The government has decided to reserve 10 MHz of the valuable 700 MHz band exclusively for state-owned Teletalk once a pending court case is resolved, raising concerns among industry experts about underutilisation and anti-competitive effects.

The country’s stock market is witnessing one of its worst periods in recent times, falling sharply yesterday amid prevailing political tension and regulatory moves, including changes to borrowing rules for share trading.

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) has received applications from 10 firms interested in becoming the government’s transaction adviser for the planned sale of Nagad, the mobile financial service (MFS) provider under the Bangladesh Post Office.

The country’s pharmaceutical industry has achieved remarkable growth over the past four decades. Meeting 98 percent of the domestic demand for medicines worth more than $3 billion and exporting to over 150 countries, including highly regulated markets such as the UK, the US and the EU, it has become a sector of immense strategic importance.

The new rate will be effective from tomorrow

The IMF’s review mission led by Chris Papageorgiou concluded today

Seven new courts, online case system, and digital worker database in the pipeline

He asserted that the looted banking sector has now recovered and that public confidence has returned

The DSEX posted the biggest fall since October 19

The Ibn Sina Pharmaceutical Industry reported a sharp rise in earnings in the July-September quarter, with profit more than doubling on the back of strong revenue growth and higher other income.

Traders said they are forced to pay middlemen as police inaction has allowed such practices to continue unchecked

Experts proposed forming a permanent taskforce to advance the active pharmaceutical ingredient industry

The government has not submitted any proposal for the deferral as of now

The project will be implemented by the Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority under the ICT Division

The decline is owed to a reduction in Aush rice acreage, which is harvested during the monsoon

The Bangladesh Bank has set a critical economic goal: to increase the nation’s foreign exchange reserves to approximately $40 billion by June 2026 to stabilise the local currency and bolster economic confidence. While this target is ambitious, recent trends show momentum.

China is grappling with a glut of soybeans after months of record imports, curbing prospects for US exports despite a recent trade truce that Washington said includes a pledge by Beijing to resume heavy purchases.

The facility will remain valid until March 31, 2026

They were involved in money laundering and illegal fund transfers by the bank’s former chairman and family members

He says after a meeting of the cabinet committee on public purchase