Bangladesh has achieved remarkable progress over recent decades, driven by exports, remittances and a dynamic private sector. Yet in a world of growing volatility from geopolitical shifts, energy price shocks and currency swings, resilience alone is no longer enough. Safeguarding our economic stability must begin with how we manage foreign exchange reserves.

Bangladesh used $750 million in foreign aid during the first two months of the current fiscal year, a 64 percent rise compared to the same period last year, according to data released by the Economic Relations Division (ERD).

Another subsidised food programme for 1cr families struggles with incomplete list

Review aims to ensure safety net benefits keep pace with high inflation

BB mandates internal Shariah audit department to assist independent committee's work.

Traders create artificial crisis by storing hilsa to raise prices later

Real estate slump, stalled projects, and liquidity crunch hit ceramic firms

Lack of investment, skills mismatch fuel high graduate joblessness rate

Eco-tourism, heritage preservation, and stronger collaboration stressed at Dhaka roundtable

$488.79 million in principal and $178.32 million in interest were repaid in the first two months of FY26

The DSEX declined 35.05 points to close at 5,380.07

Based on the higher profits, the board of directors declared a 30 percent cash dividend for shareholders

Factory cites illegal strike, worker assault as reasons for shutdown

The DSEX decreased 20.71 points to 5,394.41 by 12:24 pm

Chairman Hossain Khaled says in an interview with The Daily Star

Prolonging a short-term government is detrimental to the economy, as it hampers investment and employment, said Fahmida Khatun, executive director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

The Bangladesh Bank has decided to merge five struggling Shariah-based banks into a single entity, after their vulnerabilities became starkly visible following the political transition after the ouster of the Awami League-led government last year.

Across the country, nearly three in ten households fall into the poor to borderline category of the Food Consumption Score (FCS)

The ordinance abolishing the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and splitting it into two entities—Revenue Policy and Revenue Management—does not adequately reflect the recommendations of the advisory committee, according to one of its members.

Bangladeshi businesses are paying higher costs when sending goods to India and bringing in industrial inputs from the neighbouring country amid retaliatory non-tariff measures imposed by Dhaka and New Delhi.