Bajus hikes gold price to a new record in less than 24 hours
23 January 2026, 13:44 PM
Business
Spinners threaten factory shutdown from Feb 1
23 January 2026, 00:00 AM
BB governor wants legal reforms before polls, finance adviser ‘unsure’
23 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Govt approves EPA signing with Japan
23 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Business
Telenor sells stake in Thailand’s True Corporation
23 January 2026, 00:00 AM
PRAN-RFL to invest €30m in fish farming with Danish firm
23 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Crime is a group performance
23 January 2026, 00:00 AM
German economy staying in slow lane in early 2026
23 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Oil edges up after Trump backs off tariff threat on Greenland
23 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Gold slips below Tk 2.5 lakh per bhori as global prices fall
22 January 2026, 21:32 PM
Business
Debt, disease and weak fry cripple export-oriented shrimp sector
Shrimp fry produced in Cox's Bazar supply the farms of Khulna, Satkhira, and Bagerhat
19 October 2025, 18:54 PM
BSRM to invest Tk 200cr to expand wire business
BSRM Ltd, Bangladesh’s leading steel manufacturer, is boosting its wire production with a Tk 200 crore investment in its subsidiary, BSRM Wires Limited.
19 October 2025, 18:53 PM
BBS still relies on paper for 60% of data
Economists advocate for autonomy, resources and expertise
19 October 2025, 18:51 PM
ADP spending rises in Sept
But overall implementation remains sluggish
19 October 2025, 18:49 PM
Cronyism dominated power sector under Awami League
Bangladesh’s power sector was long dominated by political influence, muscle power, and artificial crises designed to benefit a handful of companies during the deposed Awami League regime, said KM Rezaul Hasanat David, president of the Bangladesh Independent Power Producers’ Association (BIPPA).
18 October 2025, 18:47 PM
No shortage in int’l bandwidth supply
The Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC (BSCPLC), a state-owned and publicly listed enterprise under the Posts and Telecommunications Division, has clarified that there is no shortage of international bandwidth supply in the country.
18 October 2025, 18:44 PM
Govt plans Tk 1,000cr for ICB to ease liquidity crisis
The government is considering providing Tk 1,000 crore to the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) through the revised national budget to mitigate its liquidity crisis and ensure stability in the stock market.
18 October 2025, 18:41 PM
Closure of Pacific Jeans factories may hurt overall denim exports
The export of denim products from Bangladesh is expected to face significant disruption as the country’s largest denim manufacturer, Pacific Jeans Group, has indefinitely shut down all eight of its factories in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) following days of violent worker protests.
18 October 2025, 18:41 PM
Businesses alarmed by repeated fires
A series of fires leave entrepreneurs anxious about what might come next
18 October 2025, 18:40 PM
NBR collection jumps 20% in first quarter of FY26
Tax collection jumped 20 percent year-on-year in the July-September quarter, the highest in recent years, buoyed by robust growth in value-added tax (VAT) and income tax receipts.
17 October 2025, 11:21 AM
Industrial rebound lifts GDP growth in April-June
According to provisional estimates released by BBS, GDP grew by 3.35%
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Yunus calls for self-reliance as businesses seek LDC delay
Three business leaders yesterday once again urged Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus to defer Bangladesh’s graduation from the group of least developed countries (LDCs) by at least three years from November 2026 to allow better preparation.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
NBR chief tells businesses to report officials’ misconduct
National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan yesterday urged businesses not to tolerate any misconduct by field-level NBR officials and to file formal complaints against them when such incidents occur.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt moves to train insurance risk analysts
The sector has only 4 such qualified professionals, though 40 are needed
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
World Bank maps ‘trident-shaped’ growth corridor in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Chattogram and Rangpur drive jobs and output, as WB warns of regional disparity and policy mismatch
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Government working to finalise new import policy
Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the Chief Adviser’s Office, quoted the chief adviser as saying
8 October 2025, 12:56 PM
Auditor finds Tk 1,373cr unauthorised deals at Uttara Finance
An external auditor has found unauthorised transactions worth Tk 1,373 crore at Uttara Finance and Investments Limited, a listed non-bank financial institution (NBFI).
6 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Regulator proposes steep cuts to insurers’ management costs
The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (Idra) has proposed stricter limits on how much life and non-life insurance companies can spend on management costs, aiming to strengthen financial discipline and reduce delays in claim settlements.
6 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Universal Pension yields 11.61% profit for contributors; govt expanding scheme coverage
Board meeting led by finance adviser approves higher contributions and future Islamic option
6 October 2025, 14:28 PM
UN support for LDC review: Helpful, but won’t guarantee deferment, say economists
The review is expected to start within a month and conclude by mid-January 2026
2 October 2025, 18:00 PM