App-based banking gains traction as customers go digital
Banking is no longer limited to brick-and-mortar branches. People are banking remotely using the internet more and more. Of late, mobile applications have come up as a new and inviting option, and a growing number of customers are using apps for banking in Bangladesh.
28 January 2026, 00:00 AM
28 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Wheat output largely steady despite drop in acreage
Production remains over 10 lakh tonnes thanks to improved varieties
26 January 2026, 02:03 AM
26 January 2026, 02:03 AM
Uneasy recovery: strong reserves, weak exports
Record remittances and recovering foreign-exchange reserves offer a rare cushion, but weakening exports expose vulnerabilities
9 January 2026, 06:00 AM
9 January 2026, 06:00 AM
Tent, camping gear exports show signs of recovery
Tents and camping gear exports are showing signs of revival, with global buyers placing fresh orders after selling off pandemic stockpiles.
22 December 2025, 18:00 PM
22 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Sugar, edible oil imports surge as dollar supply improves
Bangladesh remains heavily dependent on imports for sugar, palm oil, soybean oil and wheat
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Jute goods exports show signs of recovery after four-year slump
Recovery began in July, following an overall export decline of 4 percent in FY2024-25
14 December 2025, 18:48 PM
14 December 2025, 18:48 PM
Brazil becomes Bangladesh’s top cotton supplier, surpassing India
India was the second-largest supplier with 1.4 million bales, followed by Benin
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Rice output fell in FY25 despite historic high Boro harvest
The decline is owed to a reduction in Aush rice acreage, which is harvested during the monsoon
12 November 2025, 18:00 PM
12 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt cuts OMS rice, wheat prices again
The government has slashed rice and wheat prices by 25 percent and 10 percent respectively for open market sales
25 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Nestle pins hopes on rising consumer class
Bangladesh sees a rising consumer class due to more than 6 percent annual economic growth and improvements in the country's
6 February 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR to hunt tax-dodging illegal foreign workers
The National Board of Revenue is going to launch a drive against foreign nationals who are working in Bangladesh without work permits
2 February 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR to open five offices to monitor source tax
The National Board of Revenue is set to open five separate zones to intensify its monitoring of the deduction of source or withholding tax and to curb evasion.
31 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Saarc standards for six products in the offing
The South Asian Regional Standards Organisation (Sarso) has developed Saarc standards for six products to facilitate
30 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Farmers shift from aus rice to other crops for higher profits
Farmers are shifting from aus rice cultivation to various other crops, particularly summer vegetables, for higher
30 January 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR plans to split customs bond commissionerate
The National Board of Revenue plans to split the Customs Bond Commissionerate (CBC) Dhaka into two parts to offer better and faster services.
25 January 2016, 18:00 PM
No standards set for water filters
Companies never tire of boasting about their products, and consumers are easily enticed. But in the case of water purifiers and filters,
22 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Industries to pay VAT on environmental clearance certificates
Industrialists and brick kiln owners will now have to pay value-added taxes on fees for environmental clearance
19 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Health standard for seeds on cards
The agriculture ministry plans to set a standard to ensure that only infection-free seeds make their way to farmers.
17 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Mindless exports put firms at risk
A section of traders are engaged in exporting processed foods, buying those straight from the domestic market, ignoring the fact that
7 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Rab seeks to operate mobile court against VAT dodgers
The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has requested the National Board of Revenue to include the current VAT Act 1991 in
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Jump-start private investment in 2016
The New Year rolls on with the hope that the business and investment climate will finally pick up after almost nine
31 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Farmers benefit from duty hike on rice imports
Paddy prices have increased at the growers' end as rice imports slumped owing to a duty hike earlier this month.
29 December 2015, 18:00 PM
NBR toughens stance on e-cash registers
The National Board of Revenue plans to persuade all large and medium stores to install electronic cash registers
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM
NBR makes imported sugar costlier to help state mills
The National Board of Revenue has imposed 15 percent value-added tax on the imports of raw and refined sugar
23 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Sugar prices rise
Local businesses have hiked sugar prices, speculating a possible move by the tax authority of imposing VAT on imports to better
19 December 2015, 18:00 PM
No room for complacency
Bangladesh still has a long way to go despite progress on social and economic fronts, said Kaushik Basu, chief economist of the World
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Taxpayers' satisfaction to be gauged
The National Board of Revenue plans to survey taxpayers' level of satisfaction with the services provided by tax officials.
14 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Developers of hi-tech parks get duty waiver
The National Board of Revenue has provided a zero-duty privilege to the developers of hi-tech parks for importing
12 December 2015, 18:00 PM