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ADB lowers Bangladesh’s growth forecast further

The Manila-based lender said GDP growth in FY26 may reach 4.7 percent
10 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Put domestic industry and business first

Historically, governments have used construction to fight stagflation and recession
10 December 2025, 18:00 PM

ICDs postpone decision to suspend container handling

ICDs have postponed their earlier decision to suspend handling of export, empty containers for a month
10 December 2025, 18:00 PM

After a decade of decline, poverty rising again since 2022: Salehuddin

The government has now publicly acknowledged that the number of people living in poverty is growing
10 December 2025, 18:00 PM

VAT dominance squeezes consumers as income tax lags

VAT is charged at every stage of production and sale, and consumers always bear the final cost
10 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt exempts excise duty on Hajj air tickets

The exemption will remain in place until June 2026
10 December 2025, 14:47 PM

Regulator cancels TradeCap’s licence renewal application

BSEC spokesperson says the brokerage house’s ownership transfer was not done properly
10 December 2025, 14:36 PM

Govt delays blocking of unauthorised handsets by 3 months

The mobile phone traders left after blocking the Karwan Bazar streets for around two hours
10 December 2025, 14:20 PM

Banglalink given primary approval to launch digital wallet

The operator has already received regulatory go-ahead to operate as a payment service provider
10 December 2025, 13:01 PM

BICDA postpones decision to suspend container handling

The association agreed to the CPA chairman’s call to postpone the suspension decision by a month
10 December 2025, 12:46 PM

Rules eased for capital goods import

The new instruction aims to simplify access to import finance for industries against the import of capital goods for a tenor of three years
10 December 2025, 11:36 AM

Bangladesh economy projected to grow 5% in 2026: Mastercard report

The Mastercard Economics Institute 2026 Outlook was released today
10 December 2025, 10:07 AM

VAT often fails to reach government exchequer: finance adviser

It is an unfortunate and persistent weakness in the VAT system, said the adviser
10 December 2025, 08:13 AM

Bangladesh’s debt repayments jump 617%, fastest in South Asia

With exports failing to keep up, rising repayments have crossed IMF risk thresholds
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Onion prices start to fall after govt allows imports

Retailers in Dhaka and Chattogram said onion prices have dropped by Tk 25-Tk 30 per kg
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt gives green light to 12 solar power plants

The power ministry will buy electricity from these plants at an estimated cost of around Tk 40,000 crore
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Banking in the 2030s

Banking is going through a rapid global transformation unlike anything seen before. Large international banks are shifting from retail banking to wealth management.
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM

EU launches antitrust probe into Google’s data use for AI

The EU announced Tuesday it had opened a probe to assess whether Google breached antitrust rules by using content put online by media and other publishers to train and provide AI services without appropriate compensation.
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Pakistan secures further $1.2b loan from IMF

Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed the release of a further $1.2 billion in loans from the International Monetary Fund to help its economic recovery and reforms programme, calling it evidence of “hard work” undertaken after two years of financial crisis.
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM