Bangladesh signs $335.78m Chinese loan for Mongla port modernisation
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12 October 2026 • Business
IPO rules to be made easy to attract new listings: BSEC chairman
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12 October 2026 • Business
Banks’ five-day Durga Puja closure begins Oct 20
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12 October 2026 • Business
Sajek Valley closed to tourists until further notice
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11 October 2026 • Tourism
Bangladesh's foreign debt rises to $114.98 billion at end of Apr-Jun
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11 October 2026 • Business
Walton signs deal with Kenyan firm to expand in Africa
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11 October 2026 • Business
Musk shares Starlink Mobile launch in Bangladesh
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10 October 2026 • Business

Shipbreaking workers' union demands Tk 36,000 minimum wage

The demand was raised at a press conference organised by the Shipbreaking Workers' Trade Union Forum in Chattogram today
13 December 2025

Pran Group's Banga Building signs $25 million deal with German firm

The loan will be partially guaranteed by the European Union's EFSD+ programme
13 December 2025

Jaflong Khasia Punji: Touring more like a local, less like a tourist

Stay briefly with the ethnic people, support community-led tourism, livelihoods
12 December 2025

BGMEA seeks Chinese investment in man-made fibre

Leaders of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) today sought cooperation from the Chinese investors for joint-venture investment in manmade fibre (MMF), chemical and renewable energy..The request was made during a meeting between the BGMEA officials an
11 December 2025

BSEC to create a pool of independent directors to ease appointments

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) will create a pool of independent directors to help companies select those best suited to their business, BSEC Commissioner Farzana Lalarukh said today..She made the announcement at an event on independent directors, jointly orga
11 December 2025

Regulator cancels TradeCap’s licence renewal application

BSEC spokesperson says the brokerage house’s ownership transfer was not done properly
10 December 2025

BICDA postpones decision to suspend container handling

The association agreed to the CPA chairman’s call to postpone the suspension decision by a month
10 December 2025

VAT often fails to reach government exchequer: finance adviser

It is an unfortunate and persistent weakness in the VAT system, said the adviser
10 December 2025

New bank coming for small entrepreneurs

The bank is expected to have an authorised capital of Tk 300 crore
9 December 2025

BACCO to launch new training project to upskill freelancers

Sixty freelancers will be trained under the 10-day programme
9 December 2025

BTRC pledges easier import, faster vendor enlistment for mobile handset traders

A meeting was held between the Mobile Business Community Bangladesh and the BTRC today
9 December 2025

NBR targets 100,000 new businesses as VAT week begins tomorrow

Presently, Bangladesh has 6.44 lakh VAT-registered entities
9 December 2025

HC upholds decision to merge five shariah-based banks

The High Court today upheld the interim government's decision to merge five shariah-based banks with Sammilito Islami Bank Limited, summarily rejecting a writ petition that challenged the legality of the move..The bench of Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Md Ashif Hasan passed the or
8 December 2025

Over 100 crore worth of betel nut stranded at Benapole

Over 150 trucks have remained stuck at the port for two months
8 December 2025

Tk 4 lakh crore default loans stuck in lawsuits

BB data show that as of June, 222,341 cases involving Tk 407,435 crore were pending across the courts
7 December 2025

Delay NEIR rollout by six months to one year: mobile traders

MBCB leaders also said they would continue their protests in front of the BTRC building until the meeting ends
7 December 2025
7 December 2025

Closed sugar mills will be reopened: Industries adviser

Govt adopted a five-year plan to address issues of sugarcane farmers, he says
5 December 2025

Exports fall for fourth consecutive month

Earnings from exports dropped 5.54% year-on-year to $3.89 billion in November
4 December 2025