The government has mapped out five strategic priorities for its ICT and telecommunications sectors, focusing on areas such as tax reform and upgraded connectivity, Rehan Asif Asad, adviser to the prime minister on post, telecommunications, ICT, science and technology, said today.

From midnight tonight, Jet A-1 price will be Tk 159.52 a litre, $1.0358 for international flights

International consulting firm LightCastle Partners, in partnership with Meta, has launched the Meta Small Business Growth Academy in Bangladesh to strengthen the digital and AI capabilities of small and medium-sized businesses and help them expand into new markets.

Bangladesh's path to BPO leadership is not to imitate the Philippines or India. It is to occupy the space that neither has fully captured: AI-native, multi-skilled, and positioned at the intersection of quality and value

Borrowers to repay within 30 days; banks may charge service fee

New board of directors of Bogura Chamber takes charge

The rules apply to scheduled banks, including digital banks, and finance companies undergoing immediate corrective measures or the resolution process

Frequent power outages across southwestern Bangladesh are pushing the country’s export-oriented shrimp industry deeper into uncertainty, disrupting production at farms and processing factories as growers and exporters grapple with prolonged electricity shortages.

Guardian Life Insurance Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) to make insurance protection and healthcare services more accessible to workers and employees in the country’s knitwear sector.

For the single month of June 2026, exports from Bangladesh to the US were $763.57 million, up 5.74 percent compared with June last year

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir today asked all relevant government agencies and stakeholders to submit written feedback on the draft "Gold Policy 2018 (Revised) 2026" by August 9

The BIDA organised a briefing at its office in Dhaka, on the investment-related outcomes of the national budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year

Manufacturers say, push for rooftop solar

The joint initiative aims to establish a one-stop business matchmaking platform that would facilitate investment partnerships

Bangladesh's 2025 was strong on paper: $8.20 billion in US exports, up 11.71 percent, lifting its share to 10.53 percent — inside a market that shrank 1.74 percent in value and 3.70 percent in quantity

The exhibition, to be known as the Bangladesh International Textile and Apparel Machinery Exhibition (BITMA), will be held in Dhaka every year

Renata said it aims to build a reputation in Portugal for quality and reliability, as in other European markets

In a statement, the trade body said factories were not closing due to the gas crisis, although many were operating at only 60 percent to 70 percent of their capacity.

The issue is not whether businesses should pay tax. The real question is whether gross sales or gross receipts (essentially, turnover) are an appropriate basis for determining tax liability, particularly for small and low-margin enterprises

SM Masuduzzaman Robin, special correspondent of Jamuna Television, was elected president, while Faruk Hossain, special correspondent of The Daily Inqilab, was elected general secretary