Artificial intelligence will transform industries and economies. Yet while fears are growing in the United States that spending on advanced chips and data centres is inflating an investment bubble, China may end up with the opposite problem: not spending enough to make breakthroughs at the frontier.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday bought $107 million from commercial banks, three days after it purchased a nearly equivalent amount from the market to rebuild foreign exchange reserves and maintain stability in the exchange rate.

Local soybean importers say they are taking advantage of the US soybean glut

Authorities say jobs and deposits will stay protected

According to provisional estimates released by BBS, GDP grew by 3.35%

Business leaders yesterday urged the central bank governor to lower bank interest rates to single digits, as they said high borrowing costs are affecting businesses.

The global economy is doing better than expected, even as it faces prolonged uncertainty and underwhelming medium-term growth prospects, the head of the IMF said Wednesday.

Bangladesh’s Telecommunication Network and Licensing Policy 2025 represents the most ambitious reform since the 2010 ILDTS framework

The five are: First Security, Union, Global Islami, Social Islami, and Exim

It was 2.14 percent in the same period last year

The DSEX dropped 54.14 points to close at 5,283.71

Order takes effect immediately, according to Internal Resources Division notification

Investors worldwide are flocking to gold as a safe investment

The DSEX declined 4.96 points to 5,332.90 by 12:02 pm

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.

When Citibank Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jane Fraser decided to wind down the bank’s retail operations around the world, her main focus was to pivot towards wealth management. HSBC has taken a similar approach, and its recent closure of retail banking in Bangladesh and markets such as Indonesia reflects this shift.

The sector has only 4 such qualified professionals, though 40 are needed

Merged lenders to be named United Islami Bank; ordinances on bank merger and depositor insurance to be placed at advisory council meeting today

Dhaka, Chattogram and Rangpur drive jobs and output, as WB warns of regional disparity and policy mismatch

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.