Runner set to manufacture BYD cars in Bangladesh
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No-frill account deposits rise 24% in Apr-Jun
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Fu-wang Foods lays off factory for six months amid gas crisis
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MGI enters sanitaryware market with Tk 300 crore investment
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22 August 2026 Business
Southeast Bank’s sponsor gifts 1.3 lakh shares to son
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20 August 2026 Business
Withdraw bond facility for 10-30 count yarn imports: textile millers
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BB rolls out rules to enlist mediators for resolving loan defaults
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20 August 2026 Business

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%
5 July 2026

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
5 July 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kazi Farms ships 10,440 hatching eggs to Nigeria

This is the first-ever hatching egg export consignment from Bangladesh
28 June 2026

Bangladesh's first short-term sukuk oversubscribed by 10 times

Investors submitted bids worth Tk 56,607 crore against an issuance target of Tk 5,500 crore through the 273-day sukuk, making the auction oversubscribed by 10.29 times
28 June 2026