Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has invited Chinese companies to expand their manufacturing and supply networks into Bangladesh and co-author the “next great Asian economic miracle.”

Proposes draft law after banking woes identified as obstacle to $1tn economy ambition

The key challenge facing agricultural insurance in Bangladesh is not a lack of demand, but the absence of viable business models and risk-sharing mechanisms needed to scale the sector, experts said yesterday.

Some 60 percent of people who filed e-returns reported no taxable income, former finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said yesterday, describing the finding from his tenure under the interim government.

Bangladesh’s latest national budget heavily favours power generation over energy, with the Power Division receiving more than six times the allocation of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD).

My office is slowly becoming a corporate emergency ward. CEOs walk in not with ECG reports, but with bruised egos, unsigned exit letters and bonuses that have developed a terminal illness.

Separate cargo villages equipped with modern storage facilities should be built outside airports to tackle the ongoing cargo backlog, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said today

The Bangladesh Bank today organised a daylong campaign at its headquarters to promote the use of Bangla QR codes for digital payments, with the interoperable system set to become mandatory from July 1 at all merchant payment points

Bangladesh's development expenditure fell to its lowest level in at least five years during the July-May period of the current fiscal year

Syed Sehab Ullah Al-Manjur has been appointed chief executive officer of United Insurance Company Limited with effect from May 3 this year

The national budget and the finance bill are not merely statements of government income and expenditure; they are key policy instruments that shape the future direction of the economy

The government has allocated Tk 14,996 crore to the Power Division, compared with Tk 2,349 crore for the EMRD

Increased land acquisition costs ultimately become part of the final apartment price paid by consumers

The directive follows concerns that some branches were not providing the required level of support to investors seeking to buy savings certificates

Bangladesh Bank (BB) provided Tk 75,903 crore in emergency liquidity assistance to banks as of June 6, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury told parliament yesterday.

Finds BSEC probe as recurring brokerage scandals continue to hurt investor confidence

Entry-level developers, small firms and freelancers still face uncertainties

The weak performance came despite the economy growing at a faster pace this year

The government should increase public expenditure and tackle corruption concerns with the aim of meeting the growing needs of an expanding population, said AK Enamul Haque, director general of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).

The government on Tuesday launched the Online Pension Tracking and Management System, initially piloting it at the Ministry of Public Administration before a planned rollout across all ministries, attached departments and field offices.