Trading in the Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) of Beximco Pharmaceuticals PLC on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) resumed on Friday after the exchange lifted a suspension imposed over delayed financial reporting.

Bangladesh’s insurance regulator is considering a one-time bailout package to help insurance companies clear around Tk 7,000 crore in outstanding claims, a move aimed at restoring public confidence in the sector.

A tax relief measure on mobile phone imports is set to expire next week with no extension in the proposed budget, stoking fears of further grey market expansion as the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) remains unimplemented.

Older, scaled firms poised to get major tax benefits

United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) turned 43 on June 26. Incorporated in Bangladesh in 1983, the bank has grown into one of the country’s largest first-generation private commercial banks.

Bangladeshi agritech startup iFarmer has won a US$250,000 award from the OPEC Fund for International Development for helping smallholder farmers gain access to finance, agricultural inputs, advisory services, weather information and markets.

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) on June 23 issued a gazette notification making the use of the BSTI label or logo mandatory for seven new products to be marketed.

The Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS) has urged the government to withdraw the proposed mandatory Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) requirement for opening bank accounts, saying it would pose an unnecessary barrier for millions of low-income workers.

Bangladesh has secured about $3.11 billion in emergency budget support from four development partners, including the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, this month to cushion the economic fallout from the US and Israel’s war on Iran.

Garment exports from Bangladesh to the European Union (EU) fell 19.33 percent year-on-year to €6.09 billion in the January-April period of 2026 due to intense international competition and weaker demand

The facility is expected to add 550-600 million cubic feet of gas per day to the national grid

First Bangladeshi startup to receive the honour

The products are fortified maize (corn) oil; saris; woven dress fabrics for women and girls made of man-made fibres and their blends; LED luminaires; plastic feeding bottles; toys; and autoclaved aerated concrete blocks

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Recognising the urgency, DBA President Saiful Islam led swift coordination between BSEC and BEXIMCO Pharmaceuticals' management to urge the necessary steps in the wider interests of investors

The funding includes $300 million as emergency support for food security

The US delegation also exchanged views on the amended labour law and labour policy reform initiatives in Bangladesh

Some 60 percent of people who filed e-returns reported no taxable income, former finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said yesterday, describing the finding from his tenure under the interim government.

Bangladesh’s latest national budget heavily favours power generation over energy, with the Power Division receiving more than six times the allocation of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD).

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.