The fee was reduced to Tk 450 from Tk 500 in 2016

The fee was reduced to Tk 450 from Tk 500 in 2016

The first shipment will be sent tomorrow, and a second will follow if China is satisfied

The estimate is almost close to the projection by the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) 3.8 percent for the year.

The Bangladesh Engineering Industry Owners Association and the Export Competitiveness for Jobs Project under the commerce ministry will jointly organise the two-day event

The DSEX lost 41.25 points to close at 4,678.13

The number of suspicious transaction reports was 11,736, and suspicious activity reports were 5,609

“Inflation has remained above 9 percent since April last year, and food inflation in particular has been significantly high.”

Citing media reports, she said the move is expected to increase public expenditure by nearly Tk 7,000 crore

The information was revealed at a discussion on carbon financing organised by LightCastle Partners

Although the National Board of Revenue (NBR) resumed regular operations yesterday after nearly two weeks of protests and work abstentions, ship and container congestion has once again gripped the Chattogram Port, triggering concern among businesses over potential delays in cargo handling and increased logistics costs.

Despite repeated appeals from bank directors and top executives over the past month, the central bank held firm.

The interim government expects the country’s gross foreign exchange reserves to rise to $34.4 billion by the end of the fiscal year (FY) 2025–26, buoyed by strong remittance inflows, export performance, and budgetary support from development partners.

Bangladesh’s RMG exports may suffer this calendar year owing to an increase in tariffs in the US, the possibility of a reduction in shipments to India, and energy shortages, according to a forecast by Bloomberg Economics.

In a bid to discourage the use of plastic, the interim government may double the value-added tax (VAT) on some synthetic household products such as tableware and kitchenware to 15 percent.

Bangladesh has taken a long-awaited and consequential step by officially floating the taka. This marks the end of a tightly managed exchange rate regime that, for years, concealed deeper imbalances in the economy. While partly driven by necessity, dwindling foreign reserves and IMF-mandated reforms, it also presents a rare opportunity to reset the country’s macroeconomic fundamentals.

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would pause his threatened 50-percent tariffs on the European Union until July 9, after a “very nice call” with European Commision president Ursula von der Leyen.

It’s Japan’s version of the Fed’s Jackson Hole symposium, without the trail hikes or views, and this year’s gathering of global central bankers in Tokyo will focus on two uncomfortable realities: flagging economic growth and sticky inflation.

Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd (Desco) has received regulatory approval to issue over 23.81 lakh irredeemable non-cumulative preference shares in favour of the government.

Evidence-based policymaking and timely impact evaluations are essential to ensure development efforts lead to real progress, Nobel laureate economist Abhijit Banerjee said yesterday..“Evidence is not costly. Relative to the scale of many government programmes, it's actually quite cheap,” s