When we hear the phrase “conflict of interest,” many of us picture shady backroom political deals. But in truth, conflicts of interest are just as rampant in the world of business, especially in Bangladesh’s fast-growing economy, where family ties and personal connections often blur professional lines.

As listed companies, especially those in the manufacturing sector, have reported falling profits in recent quarters, business leaders are now turning their attention to how best to navigate 2025 amid global uncertainty, domestic inflation and rising borrowing costs.

Bangladesh’s garment exports to the United States grew by 17.23 percent during the July-March period of fiscal year (FY) 2024–25, according to the latest data published by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).

The government’s revenue collection and spending targets for fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 have been set in line with the recommendations of a taskforce given the task of developing strategies to boost the economy, according to the finance ministry.

Bangladesh shipped apparels worth $5.74 billion in the July-March period to the USA

The announcement comes under the purview of the "One Country, One Rate" policy introduced by the BTRC in June 2021.

China is getting expensive and shifting industries within the country

In the case of international transactions, Bangladeshi cardholders spent the most at department stores, accounting for 29 percent of total cross-border spending.

The contract will be signed on April 22 under the phase 1 of the Matarbari Port Development Project

Concerns over corporate tax hikes hit investor confidence

One Pharma Ltd, a Bangladeshi company which already exports medicine for illnesses associated with cancer to neighbouring Myanmar and Afghanistan, is now planning to grab a slice of the growing market in Algeria.. Exporting drugs to a highly controlled market like Algeria requires overcomi

A total of 32 exhibitors from eight key sectors—apparel, leather, jute and handicrafts, IT, agro-food, poultry, and seed—are participating

The Advisory Council of the interim government has given the go-ahead in principle to the amendment proposal of the Grameen Bank Ordinance that seeks to reduce the government's stake in the Nobel-winning microcredit institution to 10 percent from the present 25 percent.

Some Least Developed Countries (LDCs), including Bangladesh, are likely to see their exports rise in the US, said a report by the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Investors do not feel confident because they are not sure if the policies taken by the interim government will be in place for long, said Debapriya Bhattacharya, head of the white paper panel on economy, yesterday.

India yesterday said its withdrawal of transshipment facility to Bangladesh for third-country exports should be seen in the backdrop of “some of the developments” that preceded it.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is set to introduce a new system for collecting travel tax directly from outbound passengers, replacing the current practice where airlines include the tax in ticket prices and later deposit it into the state coffer.

The major telecommunication companies in Bangladesh and their smaller peers are in a debate over whether they should be allowed to lock all SIM slots when selling smartphones on instalment plans.

Implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) in the first nine months of the current fiscal year of 2024-25 has reached its lowest point in at least 15 years, with about Tk 82,894 crore being spent during the period.

A probe has found massive irregularities in the rental of shops at nine markets of the National Sports Council (NSC), including a case where the government receives as little as Tk 22,000 in monthly rent while as much as Tk 3 lakh is being collected from the tenant.