Farmers count losses as Aman prices fall
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
EU wants Bangladesh to import more to reduce trade gap
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
Climate-driven heat eats up 20% of farm labour income
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
Restoring depositors’ trust is top priority
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
11 agri heroes honoured with Agrow Awards
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
Economy now in better shape
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
Are we giving up thinking to AI?
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
OECD says world economy ‘resilient’
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
China issues new rare earth export licences
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
Decline in India’s Russian oil imports may be temporary
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
Govt plans Tk 1,000cr for ICB to ease liquidity crisis
The government is considering providing Tk 1,000 crore to the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) through the revised national budget to mitigate its liquidity crisis and ensure stability in the stock market.
18 October 2025, 18:41 PM
Closure of Pacific Jeans factories may hurt overall denim exports
The export of denim products from Bangladesh is expected to face significant disruption as the country’s largest denim manufacturer, Pacific Jeans Group, has indefinitely shut down all eight of its factories in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) following days of violent worker protests.
18 October 2025, 18:41 PM
Businesses alarmed by repeated fires
A series of fires leave entrepreneurs anxious about what might come next
18 October 2025, 18:40 PM
NBR collection jumps 20% in first quarter of FY26
Tax collection jumped 20 percent year-on-year in the July-September quarter, the highest in recent years, buoyed by robust growth in value-added tax (VAT) and income tax receipts.
17 October 2025, 11:21 AM
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
Yunus calls for self-reliance as businesses seek LDC delay
Three business leaders yesterday once again urged Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus to defer Bangladesh’s graduation from the group of least developed countries (LDCs) by at least three years from November 2026 to allow better preparation.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
NBR chief tells businesses to report officials’ misconduct
National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan yesterday urged businesses not to tolerate any misconduct by field-level NBR officials and to file formal complaints against them when such incidents occur.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt moves to train insurance risk analysts
The sector has only 4 such qualified professionals, though 40 are needed
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
World Bank maps ‘trident-shaped’ growth corridor in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Chattogram and Rangpur drive jobs and output, as WB warns of regional disparity and policy mismatch
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Government working to finalise new import policy
Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the Chief Adviser’s Office, quoted the chief adviser as saying
8 October 2025, 12:56 PM
Auditor finds Tk 1,373cr unauthorised deals at Uttara Finance
An external auditor has found unauthorised transactions worth Tk 1,373 crore at Uttara Finance and Investments Limited, a listed non-bank financial institution (NBFI).
6 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Regulator proposes steep cuts to insurers’ management costs
The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (Idra) has proposed stricter limits on how much life and non-life insurance companies can spend on management costs, aiming to strengthen financial discipline and reduce delays in claim settlements.
6 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Universal Pension yields 11.61% profit for contributors; govt expanding scheme coverage
Board meeting led by finance adviser approves higher contributions and future Islamic option
6 October 2025, 14:28 PM
UN support for LDC review: Helpful, but won’t guarantee deferment, say economists
The review is expected to start within a month and conclude by mid-January 2026
2 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh drew less than 5% of S Asia’s logistics FDI: report
Bangladesh has attracted $1.8 billion in greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) in logistics between 2019 and 2024, accounting for 4.9 percent of South Asia’s total, according to a report by GlobalData and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
2 October 2025, 18:00 PM
ADB to cancel or redirect $408m amid project delays
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will cancel or redirect around $408 million from projects in Bangladesh this year due to prolonged implementation delays, even as several ADB-funded schemes made progress.
2 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Construction slump pushes steel industry into deep crisis
Manufacturers say many factories closed while others sell at a loss just to meet loan instalments
1 October 2025, 18:00 PM
No approval needed to extend outsourced services for ADP
The interim government has withdrawn a requirement for outsourced personnel to renew approvals for working in annual development programmes (ADP).
1 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Ceramics makers battered by real estate slump, credit crunch
Real estate slump, stalled projects, and liquidity crunch hit ceramic firms
28 September 2025, 18:00 PM
One in three graduates remains jobless for up to 2yrs
Lack of investment, skills mismatch fuel high graduate joblessness rate
28 September 2025, 18:00 PM