There has been a sharp decline in loans commitments by foreign sources to Bangladesh in the first seven months of fiscal year 2024-25, raising concerns about development funding.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has prepared the Customs Strategic Plan (CSP) 2024-2028, aiming to facilitate trade, enhance revenue collection, and modernise its operations to support businesses and economic growth.

Marine fish catches from the Bay of Bengal have been falling consistently over the past two years, raising concerns as sea fish provide roughly 13 percent of the country’s total annual protein production.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday appointed a new administrator for Nagad, a mobile financial service provider mired in scandal, following the resignation of the previous administrator, Muhammad Badiuzzaman Dider.

Five enterprises and organisations were honoured at the EBL Climate Change Action Awards 2025 for their outstanding contributions to addressing climate challenges in Bangladesh.

Depositors continued to move their funds out of full-fledged Islamic banks in the October-December period last year, a sign that many savers have yet to regain confidence in the Shariah-compliant banks due to alleged irregularities.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) is expected to approve in mid-March a development project proposal (DPP) for breakwater construction and access channel dredging for the Chattogram port’s Bay Terminal project.

Indonesia has struck a deal with Apple for the tech giant to invest in the country, its industry minister and the company said Wednesday, in a move that could end a ban on iPhone 16 sales in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.

The Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) has ordered all lighter vessels to leave the port within 72 hours after loading imported goods from mother vessels anchored at the outer anchorage.

Trust Bank PLC, in cooperation with all scheduled banks operating in Jashore, recently organised a “School Banking Conference-2025” at the Software Technology Park auditorium in the district, aiming to promote financial literacy and the importance of savings among young students.

HSBC remains committed to making banking easier and more secure within the ever-evolving economic landscape by blending the power of digitisation, said Md Mahbub ur Rahman, chief executive officer of HSBC Bangladesh.

The Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has denied allegations of loan irregularities and fund embezzlement, a day after one of its customers sought legal action against nearly four dozen senior officials and the bank’s chairman in a Chattogram court. 

Nvidia on Wednesday said it finished its fiscal year with record high revenue of $130.5 billion, driven by demand for its chips to power artificial intelligence in data centers.

The stock market ended the week with a losing streak as the indices of both bourses of the country fell for the second consecutive trading day yesterday.

The government will create a private sector advisory council which will advise the interim government on what needs to be done to improve the business ecosystem, said Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida), on Wednesday.

Motasem Billah, who previously served as director of the Bangladesh Bank’s Chattogram office, will be the new administrator of the mobile financial services provider, according to an order issued by the central bank.

From tomorrow, each bhori of 22-carat gold will cost Tk 150,862

China also wants to invest in the cultivation of mango, jackfruit, and guava in Bangladesh

Once approved, a loan deal with the World Bank will be signed

The company attributed the sharp decline to reduced sales volume and higher cost of goods sold