The interim government has withdrawn a requirement for outsourced personnel to renew approvals for working in annual development programmes (ADP).

VoWiFi pilot greenlighted for GP, Banglalink, promising uninterrupted voice calls indoors

The national economy of Bangladesh is facing one of its toughest tests in decades. The provisional GDP growth for this fiscal year is only 3.97 percent, the lowest in 34 years apart from the pandemic period. It is true that a sluggish growth rate can have different interpretations when compared with previous years, but few can deny the adverse state of many economic indicators even after more than a year of the interim government.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its policy rate unchanged on Wednesday, signalling room to lower rates in December as it assesses the impact of domestic tax cuts and punitive US tariffs on the South Asian economy.

.Overdue loans given by banks to the farm sector rose further in July, signalling growing repayment stress and rising credit risk in the agricultural sector, according to a Bangladesh Bank (BB) report released this week...Unpaid loans almost doubled to Tk 23,806 crore at the en

Bangladesh’s growth prospects face headwinds from global trade shocks, persistent inflation, and domestic financial sector fragilities, the Asian Development Bank has warned, even as the economy is expected to expand moderately in the current fiscal year.

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) has made it mandatory for every foreign investor and employee to obtain security clearance for work permits exclusively through Bida’s One Stop Service (OSS) portal.

Gold prices hit a fresh high on Tuesday and were poised to log their best month in nearly 16 years, as fears of a potential US government shutdown and growing expectations of further Federal Reserve rate cuts boosted demand for the metal.

The US dollar held steady on Tuesday ahead of a possible US government shutdown that could disrupt the release of the monthly jobs report this week, while the Australian dollar rallied after the central bank struck a cautious tone on inflation.

OpenAI generated around $4.3 billion in revenue in the first half of 2025, about 16 percent more than it generated all of last year, The Information reported on Monday, citing financial disclosures to shareholders.

The United Nations (UN) will support an assessment of the country’s readiness to graduate from the group of least developed countries (LDCs) in November next year, the Chief Adviser’s Office said yesterday.

The government has shifted all public procurement online in a bid to curb corruption and bring greater transparency to spending, ending the decades-old practice of submitting physical tenders.

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Create a congenial environment to let the economy grow, says the former BB governor

Bangladesh Bank governor will speak on how much will be repatriated, he says

The Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute is conducting studies to measure and reduce methane emissions from cattle

The move aims to ensure uninterrupted trade flows despite the two-day public holiday from October 1–2

They will form a consortium of local and foreign investors to redevelop and operate the terminal for 25 to 30 years