Chattogram customs house is set to auction goods from 442 containers from August 27 to September 16 as part of efforts to clear long-abandoned consignments occupying valuable space at Chattogram port.

Commercial banks need to adopt a more tailored approach to financing start-ups while maintaining prudent banking practices, Md Ezazul Islam, director general of the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM), said yesterday.

Ten ministries and divisions failed to spend a single penny on development projects in the first month of the current fiscal year, according to government data.

The government agreed to pay $24 per MMBtu, which was $10-$12 before February this year

Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) and Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), two agencies under the agriculture and industries ministries, will buy the crop production input, mostly used for rice cultivation, from Saudi Arabia, Russia, Morocco, Canada and Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Ltd (KAFCO)

442 containers of goods will be auctioned from August 27 to September 16

He noted that bureaucrats try various ways to influence the government and run it in line with their own preferences

Despite the increase in spending, the implementation rate remained unchanged at 0.69 percent

Citing Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics data, he said the picture is worse at the industrial level

The two sides discussed ways to identify those issues and make bilateral trade relations easier and more effective

The move away from the July-June cycle is aimed at avoiding monsoon-related delays in vital infrastructure development

Invest Bangladesh, the country’s new apex investment promotion agency, began operations yesterday, bringing the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) and Public-Private Partnership Authority (PPPA) under one umbrella.

Sugar prices are rising as the ongoing gas crisis is curbing production at local refineries, which had stepped up output after three major suppliers exited the market.

Around 2.5 lakh yards of chemically treated fabric have been damaged at Tithi Textile in Madhabdi, Narsingdi, after gas pressure remained at zero for the last four days, bringing production and generators to a halt, said Sonet Saha, the factory’s maintenance manager.

People are losing hard-earned cash to online scams offering cheap loans and quick investment returns

Transactions through Bangla QR -- the country’s interoperable national payment standard -- have nearly doubled since the system became mandatory for merchants on July 1, Bangladesh Bank (BB) said.

The government has taken an initiative to reduce vessel registration fees to ensure hassle-free, simple and low-cost ownership registration for watercraft owners and workers, State Minister for Shipping Md Rajib Ahsan said yesterday.

Deposits in no-frill accounts (NFAs) increased 23.93 percent year-on-year to Tk 9,010 crore at the end of the April-June quarter of 2026, according to Bangladesh Bank data.

As El Niño reshapes Bangladesh’s weather patterns with unusual heat, erratic rainfall and warmer winters, the country’s farms and the food security of millions face growing challenges. In 2026, this evolving climate phenomenon has emerged as an increasingly important concern for Bangladesh’s agriculture.

At the end of June this year, 30 banks with agent banking outlets in suburban, rural areas provided Tk 40,870 crore in loans