Why inflation remains stubborn despite tighter monetary policy
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The political economy of industrial slowdown
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Govt takes twin-track approach to retain EU duty-free access
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Weak institutions cost Bangladesh billions in tax revenue: WB
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First short-term sukuk oversubscribed by 10 times
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Small businesses power industry, employ over 3cr
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Financial and economic challenges ahead
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Globalisation isn’t dead, just ‘transformed’
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BSEC alerts investors to stock scams on Facebook
Regulator identifies 11 Facebook pages spreading stock misinformation
9 September 2025, 18:00 PM
NBR finds 1,300 cars hidden from tax files
A fresh investigation by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has revealed that owners of more than 1,300 luxury cars, including high-end brands like BMW, Mercedes, Porsche and Rolls-Royce, concealed information about the vehicles in their tax files to evade tax.
9 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Starlink establishes four local gateways
Local partners aid Starlink in setting up new gateways
9 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Rules eased for faster release of bonded goods
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has eased rules for faster clearance of industrial raw materials and other items imported duty-free under bonded warehouse licences.
9 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Bankers: the misunderstood professionals
Bankers today are often viewed through a narrow lens as profiteering professionals. With each bank failure or financial crisis, the finger is pointed at them. Much of this misunderstanding is caused by limited public awareness of how banks and bankers actually function in a complex modern economy. The purpose here is not to prove a case but to place matters in perspective.
9 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump-China deal rests on the art of the possible
For Donald Trump, the next big China deal is all about the last big China deal. The president’s first trade pact with Beijing, signed in 2019, did little to change Beijing’s behaviour or jump-start American manufacturing. Yet the White House is once again pushing for high-stakes negotiations, even if any agreement could prove as ephemeral as the last.
9 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Lenders asked to file annual CSR budget by Feb
The Bangladesh Bank has directed all scheduled banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to submit their annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) budgets, along with related documents, by February each year.
9 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Gold breaks record again
From tomorrow, each bhori will be sold at Tk 185,947
9 September 2025, 15:28 PM
Smart logistics: the backbone of Bangladesh’s post-LDC competitiveness
Tariffs are set to rise, global compliance standards are tightening, and supply chains are becoming more digitised and diversified.
9 September 2025, 15:07 PM
BFIU head’s contract cancelled for controversial video
The decision was taken upon a probe committee’s recommendation
9 September 2025, 14:32 PM
Exporters urge halt to ICD charge hike
They demand a pause until the charges are fixed by the shipping ministry’s tariff committee
9 September 2025, 13:26 PM
Govt to buy Tk 1,000 crore worth of LNG
One cargo will arrive in November and the other in December
9 September 2025, 11:44 AM
Dhaka stocks slide for second day
The DSEX dropped 89.33 points to finish at 5,538.25
9 September 2025, 11:18 AM
Nepal unrest: Dhaka-Kathmandu flights disrupted
Himalaya Airlines cancels service, Biman’s Kathmandu-bound flight returns to Dhaka
9 September 2025, 10:49 AM
Dhaka stocks fall as losing run extends to second day
The DSEX decreased 48.16 points to 5,579 by 12:14 pm
9 September 2025, 06:22 AM
Tariffs steer US synthetic shoe orders to Bangladesh
Exports reach $523m in FY25 as American buyers look beyond China
8 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Uncertainty continues to weigh on private credit growth
Sluggish investment demand stalls private credit growth in Bangladesh
8 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Cable makers hit by construction slowdown
Over the last year, that expectation has been dampened by a large margin, with major players reporting up to a 30 percent demand slump.
8 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt’s domestic borrowing surpasses target by Tk 2,000cr
Despite underspending its budget, the government borrowed more from domestic sources than planned in the last fiscal year (FY), as revenue collection shortfalls, waning foreign aid, and rising interest costs forced it to plug a widening gap.
8 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Harassment, corruption two ‘national diseases’
Bangladesh must confront harassment as fiercely as corruption if the country is to accelerate its economic momentum, said Hossain Zillur Rahman, former adviser to the caretaker government.
8 September 2025, 18:00 PM