The interim government is planning to prepare a small budget with a 6 percent GDP growth target for the next fiscal year considering the sluggish economy and low revenue collection.

Most listed multinational companies (MNCs) saw a year-on-year erosion of profits in the October to December period of FY25, mainly due to higher financing costs and macroeconomic challenges amid political uncertainty.

A good number of banks in the country will likely be unable to pay dividends after the Bangladesh Bank tightened the relevant rules through a notice yesterday.

Professor Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of the interim government, yesterday instructed his cabinet colleagues to prepare for Bangladesh’s status graduation from a least developed country (LDC) to a developing nation in November 2026, effectively doing away with all speculation.

A majority of banks in the country will likely be unable to pay dividends after the Bangladesh Bank tightened the relevant rules through a notice today

The decision was taken during today’s meeting of the Council of Advisers chaired by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus

The tax will now be 5% from the earlier 10%

Doreen’s share price falls

No worker will be terminated before the Eid festival, according to a tripartite meeting held Wednesday

The second namaz-e-janaza will be held after Zohr prayer at Gulshan Central (Azad Masjid) Mosque

The DSEX rose 0.27% to 5,230 points as of 11:28am

In order to reform the insurance sector, it is important to strengthen the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (Idra), according to Idra Chairman M Aslam Alam.

The government yesterday received a huge response from investors centring its initiative to raise Tk 3,000 crore through sukuk, a Shariah-compliant bond, to fund the construction of bridges to connect rural roads.

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh saw a drop in sales and profits in 2024 amid the political changeover and a challenging macroeconomic environment.

Moody’s Ratings has downgraded Bangladesh’s banking system outlook from “stable” to “negative”, citing rising asset risks and worsening economic conditions.

Gold prices held were little changed on Wednesday, with the market’s attention on US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies and a key US inflation report due later in the day.

A prior warning from the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) about a fourfold hike in container storage charges for longer stays has proved fruitful in combating acute congestion inside the port yards.

Imports from Saarc accounted for 15.44 percent of Bangladesh's total imports of $63.22 billion in FY24, up slightly from a year earlier.

The interim government has formed a new committee, headed by Asif Nazrul, adviser for law, justice, and parliamentary affairs, to review the reserve heist from Bangladesh Bank that took place in 2016.

In spite of bridging South Asia and Southeast Asia, the seven-member Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) has failed to emerge as a powerful economic bloc due to a lack of political will and trade barriers, economists say.