The time is right for Bangladesh to move towards a more flexible exchange rate regime, said Chris Papageorgiou, mission chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Bangladesh.

Someone I know once joked, “In Bangladesh, legal process is like a traffic signal -- it exists, but nobody follows it.” I know of a family that has been caught in a legal battle regarding land for decades. It is the kind of dispute that survives elections, grey hairs, and a few judges. They have won every round up to the top court, but the case? It is still pending outside the court. The legal system here is not just blind -- it is apparently waiting in traffic, hoping to dodge the maxim justice delayed is justice denied.

Revenue collection by Chattogram Customs House rose 12 percent over the past nine months thanks to the easing of import restrictions, with shipments of Ramadan essentials surging ahead of the month of fasting for Muslims..The country’s top revenue earner collected Tk 55,346 crore in the Ju

Turnover, a key measure of market activity, dropped 14 percent to Tk 339.29 crore.  

The global lender said such an agreement would pave the way for completing the combined third and fourth reviews

The economist said Bangladesh will need to undertake major reforms as it graduate from the LDC group

The CPD said Bangladesh imposes customs and other duties averaging 6.2 percent on US imports

Turnover, a key indicator of market activity, stood at Tk 76.35 crore during the period.

The newly fixed gas tariff discriminates against new investors, as it compels them to pay 33 percent more in bills than existing ones, said Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida).

.Dream71 Bangladesh Limited has been entrusted with building a digital platform to promote renewable energy in the African nation of Lesotho..The leading Bangladeshi information technology company will develop a modern, web-based system to streamline e-tendering, data management, rea

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has fined Premier Bank Tk 1.11 crore and $30,000 (in equivalent local currency) for unfreezing the bank account of HBM Iqbal, the former chairman of the bank, and allowing fund withdrawals from the account in violation of law.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday instructed banks to furnish detailed information about wilful loan defaulters.

A high-powered delegation from Bangladesh is scheduled to visit the US next week to discuss the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said yesterday.

The rate of claim settlements in Bangladesh’s insurance sector declined last year, deepening concerns over transparency and further eroding the confidence of policyholders in an industry already trailing behind global standards.

Banks’ spending on corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities fell to an eight-year low in 2024 as the pressure to provide finance from higher-ups declined following the political changeover in August.

The new target has raised eyebrows, given the underwhelming performance in revenue collection so far

The International Organization for Migration (IoM) will use a €5 million grant from the European Union to implement a project on improving migration management and reintegration services in Bangladesh.

Two sponsor directors of Crown Cement have announced plans to gift a total of 1.04 crore shares, worth Tk 50.98 crore based on yesterday’s closing price on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), to their family members.

After seeing very little progress over the past one and a half years, the Bay Terminal project at the Chattogram port is expected to gain momentum as a development project proposal (DPP) for three crucial components is expected to be placed soon.

The DSEX lost 26.32  points to close at 5,105.68