The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has risen twice in less than three weeks, piling pressure on restaurants already dealing with red-hot prices of rice, chicken and beef.

The recent fuel price hike is rippling through Bangladesh’s trade logistics chain, pushing up costs for importers, exporters and freight operators at the same time.

For millions, the cost of living has been rising for three years. A record fuel price hike made everything worse overnight...

The US dollar rose ​to its highest level in a week against major currencies on Monday before paring gains as renewed US-Iran tensions and ‌fading hopes for a Middle East peace deal sent investors toward safe havens.

On-demand service platform Sheba.xyz has launched a “Fuel Refuelling Driver Service” that allows customers to hire a driver to queue at a filling station on their behalf and refuel the vehicle. The move has drawn mixed reactions online as fuel shortages continue to grip Dhaka and other cities.

Gold prices fell on Monday as the dollar firmed, while ‌news that the Strait of Hormuz is closed again pushed oil prices higher, reviving inflation fears.

Bangladesh’s LPG market has expanded rapidly in response to real energy needs, and yet the infrastructure supporting this growth has not kept pace.

The initiative has significantly changed lives in the area

A Bangladeshi multinational company, MGH Group, is going to construct the country’s first privately built container terminal at Chattogram port on the bank of the Karnaphuli river in Patenga.

The recent diesel price hike has made service providers increase charges for harvesting the largest rice crop, Boro, irrigating farmlands, and threshing the cash crop maize-- and farmers are struggling to cope.

The recent diesel price hike has made service providers increase charges for harvesting the largest rice crop, Boro, as well as for irrigating farmlands, and threshing maize -- leaving farmers struggling to cope.

According to Bangladesh Bank data from December 2025, the banking sector's NPL ratio hit approximately 30.6 percent

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Sabekunnahar Mitu, a young woman from Faridpur, had vague notions, but no concrete plans of becoming an entrepreneur. An unlikely event made her curious about eco-friendly handicrafts, and she now not only makes a good profit from her venture but also employs around 400 people in her locality.

They raised the charges because of the diesel price hike, says Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association (BICDA)

HSIA’s new radar and navigation facility brings entire national airspace under real‑time monitoring

Abdul Muktadir tells parliament that continued instability could disrupt trade, raise costs and strain remittances in the months ahead

Qatar shut its airspace amid Iran’s retaliatory drone and missile campaign against Gulf countries

Once upon a time, banks in Bangladesh were regarded as highly reliable financial institutions

The service is priced at Tk 175 per hour during the day and Tk 225 per hour at night

Amid ongoing domestic and global challenges, businesses have urged the government to ensure that the upcoming national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year is supportive and growth-oriented rather than “punitive”.