Despite ongoing challenges across the sector, a few private banks delivered remarkable growth and profitability in 2025. BRAC Bank became the first local private bank to cross the Tk 2,000 crore profit milestone, while several leading banks recorded annual profit growth of between 20 percent and more than 100 percent.

The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into daily life has sparked intense debates globally, most recently captured in a candid dialogue between US Senator Bernie Sanders and an advanced AI entity

We Bangladeshis love being unique, usually in the wrong direction. We speak of governance “of the people, by the people, for the people”, then regulate as if service providers prepared the draft, proofread it, and blessed it for their spiritual welfare.

After a three-year transition following LDC graduation, Bangladesh will lose the duty-free, quota-free access to the EU it currently enjoys under Everything But Arms (EBA) around the end of 2029, unless the transition is extended.

Office attendance is not merely a management practice; it is almost a cultural festival.

The new tax year 2026-27 began yesterday. Yet many taxpayers wait until the November deadline approaches before preparing their income tax returns.

The recent restructuring of one of Bangladesh’s largest and most respected business groups has drawn criticism.

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.

Unlike other industries, life insurance companies operate under a specialised taxation framework

There has been a serious concern about economic growth because of the liquidity crisis, huge volumes of bad and doubtful loans, inadequate revenue collection, pressure on foreign debt repayments, declining remittances from non-resident Bangladeshis and uncertainty over export growth.

The cushion of cheap, long-dated official credit that has spared Bangladesh the discipline of markets is shrinking, with no channel ready for when it runs thin

City Group has long been regarded as one of Bangladesh’s most successful local conglomerates.

The proposed changes to the Income Tax Act through the Finance Bill 2026 deserve careful attention

My office is slowly becoming a corporate emergency ward. CEOs walk in not with ECG reports, but with bruised egos, unsigned exit letters and bonuses that have developed a terminal illness.

The national budget and the finance bill are not merely statements of government income and expenditure; they are key policy instruments that shape the future direction of the economy

Increased land acquisition costs ultimately become part of the final apartment price paid by consumers

As global fashion turns away from fossil-fuel-based fibres, Bangladesh has a rare chance to stitch its past and future together through jute. That opportunity will not last forever.

The rebuilding of Bangladesh’s economy will not be determined merely by GDP growth figures, per capita income or large infrastructure projects.

When prices rise without a visible shock, markets are reacting to something harder to see: uncertainty