3 port terminals to get foreign operators by Dec

Shipping Secretary Mohammed Yousuf says
12 October 2025, 13:56 PM

FDI sees a modest uptick, but fresh investment still lags behind

$303 million foreign investment came in during the period
12 October 2025, 13:47 PM

Bangladesh wants to sign trade deal with EU: adviser

EU ambassador to Bangladesh meets commerce adviser
12 October 2025, 11:22 AM

Lovello Ice-cream declares 16% dividend

The ice-cream maker plans to double its authorised capital to Tk 200 crore
12 October 2025, 10:12 AM

Turnover weak, Dhaka stocks drop for fifth day

The DSEX declined 58.14 points to 5,225.57 by 12:26pm
12 October 2025, 06:33 AM

Bangladesh missing out on $3tn global halal market

Businesspeople demand independent authority to issue accredited certifications
12 October 2025, 06:17 AM

NBR eases VAT rules on ‘deemed exports’

Move to ease VAT process for local suppliers, boost national exports, NBR says
11 October 2025, 19:08 PM

New law to fully insure 93% of bank depositors

Non-bank savers will also come under deposit protection by 2028
11 October 2025, 18:59 PM

Shared responsibility key to safe digital transactions

As digital payments continue to rise in Bangladesh, concerns about online fraud and transaction security have grown. Keeping the system secure depends on shared responsibility among banks, payment service providers and users, according to Sabbir Ahmed, country manager of Visa for Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. 
11 October 2025, 18:09 PM

No refund for notes bearing religious or political slogans: Bangladesh Bank

The banking regulator introduced the Bangladesh Bank Note Refund Regulations, 2025
11 October 2025, 12:45 PM

Dhaka stocks slide on weak investor confidence

The DSEX lost 132.07 points to close at 5,283.72
11 October 2025, 12:07 PM

Bangladesh ships $850m worth of halal products annually: DCCI

Many non-Muslim countries are now also showing interest in halal products
11 October 2025, 11:52 AM

5 ways soybean imports benefit Bangladesh amid US-China trade war

With Chinese soybean buyers absent, US farmers are selling at lower prices
11 October 2025, 08:49 AM

Between dreams and debt

Excessive recruitment fees, low salaries, and permit costs trap Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia
10 October 2025, 18:00 PM

China’s slim AI budgets are self-reinforcing

Artificial intelligence will transform industries and economies. Yet while fears are growing in the United States that spending on advanced chips and data centres is inflating an investment bubble, China may end up with the opposite problem: not spending enough to make breakthroughs at the frontier.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM

BB buys dollar again

Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday bought $107 million from commercial banks, three days after it purchased a nearly equivalent amount from the market to rebuild foreign exchange reserves and maintain stability in the exchange rate.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh cashes in on US soybean glut as China turns away

Local soybean importers say they are taking advantage of the US soybean glut
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt approves merger of five shariah-based banks

Authorities say jobs and deposits will stay protected
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM

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

Businesses seek single-digit interest rate

Business leaders yesterday urged the central bank governor to lower bank interest rates to single digits, as they said high borrowing costs are affecting businesses.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM