Beximco Pharma beats major peers in nine-month revenue growth

The company recorded Tk 4,142 crore in net revenue during the July-March period of the 2025-26 financial year, up from Tk 3,662 crore a year earlier
8 hour(s) ago

Bangladesh Bank keeps export cash incentives unchanged for FY2026-27

Cash incentives will be available for 43 specified export items, with rates ranging from 0.30% to 10%
9 hour(s) ago

Bangladesh approves Starlink for bandwidth export to neighbouring countries

Bangladesh has approved a landmark proposal allowing Starlink to export International Private Leased Circuit (IPLC) links to carry unfiltered internet traffic from the country to neighbouring nations, marking the first time the government has formally permitted such an arrangement for a satellite internet provider
10 hour(s) ago

US moving from ineffective aid to fairer trade with Bangladesh: US envoy

Washington is seeking to move away from unilateral trade preferences and ineffective aid toward a fairer and more reciprocal economic relationship with Dhaka centred on trade, investment and long-term cooperation
4 July 2026, 19:39 PM

Uttara Motors rolls out new Isuzu Luxury NQR bus

Uttara Motors Ltd, the authorised distributor of Japanese commercial vehicle brand Isuzu in Bangladesh, today launched the all-new Isuzu Luxury NQR bus in the country.
4 July 2026, 17:59 PM

Bad weather, storage crisis turn record onion harvest into losses

Rapid spoilage from heat and rain, and a chronic shortage of storage facilities have combined to push farmers in major producing regions of Pabna and Faridpur deep into losses this season, following record yields.
2 July 2026, 22:23 PM

ITFC to provide $3.3 billion for energy, fertiliser in FY27

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) has raised its trade finance facility for Bangladesh to $3.3 billion for fiscal year 2026-27 to support imports of fuel oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and fertiliser.
2 July 2026, 21:45 PM

BB introduces pilot program for digitalisation of trade documents

The framework will allow electronic submission, transmission, and verification of trade documents across approved international trade corridors
1 July 2026, 20:14 PM

Beyond politics, Kolkata businesses looking forward to return of Bangladeshi tourists

Resumption of tourist visas raises hopes of reviving trade, healthcare travel and people-to-people ties
1 July 2026, 19:47 PM

Dhaka, Ctg bourses get power to set market control parameters

The decision recognises that both stock exchanges have the legal authority under their respective regulations to determine and implement market control parameters, including circuit-breaker limits
1 July 2026, 19:40 PM

Govt fixes flat VAT on gold, diamonds, silver

The government has imposed a fixed VAT structure for the jewellery sector, taxing gold and platinum at Tk 2,500 per bhori, silver at Tk 100 per bhori, and diamonds at Tk 2,500 per gramme.
30 June 2026, 22:04 PM

Monetary policy does not reflect growth-oriented fiscal measures: Dhaka Chamber

The leading trade body said the government has offered various tax and duty incentives for fiscal year 2026-27 aimed at expanding businesses, encouraging private investment and accelerating industrialisation
30 June 2026, 20:05 PM

BB projects lower GDP growth than govt target

Bangladesh Bank has projected that the country's economic growth in the next fiscal year will be 6.1 percent, while the government has set a target of 6.5 percent.
30 June 2026, 19:37 PM

Al Batuni Mohammad Sayed Ahmed, new country managing director of EDOTCO Bangladesh

He succeeds Sunil Issac, under whose leadership EDOTCO Bangladesh expanded its market presence and strengthened its nationwide infrastructure footprint
30 June 2026, 18:42 PM

Renata PLC’s Thyrox receives European approval

Renata PLC has received approval for its Levothyroxine Sodium tablets under the EU Decentralised Procedure (DCP) in Ireland, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Malta
30 June 2026, 18:18 PM

US dollar rate rises amid June-end payment pressure

The exchange rate of the US dollar against the taka rose further today as banks faced increased payment pressure and settled letters of credit (LCs) ahead of the June-end closing.
29 June 2026, 21:42 PM

BB caps banks' lending-deposit spread at 4 percentage points

The decision was taken to ensure that borrowing costs remain reasonable for businesses and productive sectors
29 June 2026, 20:24 PM

Why Bangladesh punches below its weight in remittance

Bangladesh receives around $24-27 billion in remittances each year, placing the country firmly in the global top 10, ahead of Nigeria, Vietnam and Indonesia. It is the headline figure that every government in Dhaka has, with reason, taken credit for over the past two decades. It is also, on closer inspection, a figure that quietly indicts us.
29 June 2026, 17:40 PM

Five-year tax policy to aid entrepreneurs: Titumir

The government, for the first time in Bangladesh, has announced tax rates for five years to provide businesses with greater policy certainty and help create jobs, said Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, the prime minister's adviser on planning and economic affairs
28 June 2026, 20:24 PM

Kazi Farms ships 10,440 hatching eggs to Nigeria

This is the first-ever hatching egg export consignment from Bangladesh
28 June 2026, 19:32 PM