The capital market in Bangladesh faces persistent problems with trust

Gold hit a near one-week low on Monday as a stronger dollar and ‌oil’s surge above $100 after the US moved to blockade Iranian ports fuelled inflation concerns, prompting traders to scale back expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts this year.

Garment exporters have urged the government to arrange priority diesel supply to factories from nearby filling stations, warning that energy shortages have cut production capacity by 25-30 percent in key industrial hubs.

Bangladesh should step up efforts to tap Asian markets as global trade and investment patterns shift rapidly, economist Mustafizur Rahman, distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), said on Sunday.

Khandaker Sakib Ahmed has been elected chairman of Shahjalal Islami Bank Securities Limited.

The global monetary system is not prepared to address artificial intelligence’s rapidly escalating risks, the IMF managing director warned Sunday, as a new Anthropic model raises urgent cybersecurity concerns.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has sought information from the DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh (DBA) to evaluate its request for extending the deadline for complying with new margin rules by three months.

The United States is a key destination for Bangladeshi exports, especially readymade garments, accounting for one-fifth of total apparel shipments.

Brazil and the United States have become two key suppliers of corn to Bangladesh’s growing feed industry, as imports from India -- the traditional source -- have declined, according to a recent report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has warned of regulatory action against banks that fail to accept and exchange torn, defective and soiled banknotes.

Banks will be borrowing and lending among themselves for the short-term, using a new transaction-based reference rate from Wednesday.

The government will not introduce any adverse measures for businesses in the upcoming national budget for the fiscal year 2026-27, Commerce and Industries Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said yesterday.

Bangladesh’s Starlink service is currently among the most responsive in Asia-Pacific, but high package prices make it unaffordable for ordinary households, according to a new report by Ookla, a global internet performance tracking firm.

Bangladesh is scrambling to secure urea imports after an international tender floated last month failed to attract any bidders, with the Aman paddy, the country’s second-largest rice crop, due for planting in June.

From now on, interest rates will no longer be determined solely based on banks’ quoted rates

This is the second extension of the deadline

He added that currently about 12 percent of Bangladesh’s exports go to Asia—a share he described as disproportionately low given the region’s market potential

The chamber suggests a hike in the threshold for tax-free income to Tk 5 lakh for individuals

For nations heavily reliant on the American market, the message is unambiguous

The SME Foundation has, for the first time, organised a weeklong Baishakhi Fair to promote SME products, expand market access, and strengthen buyer linkages.