Prof Anisur Rahman, economist and member of the country’s first Planning Commission formed after independence, died at a hospital in the capital yesterday at the age of 91.

Technical glitch delays day’s stock trading at the DSE by 1.5 hours

Unavoidable circumstances led to the halt, says DSE

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has found a mismatch of Tk 82.44 lakh between cash kept in BRAC Bank’s Chokoria branch vault in Cox’s Bazar and that mentioned in its books..The difference was detected during an inspection of the central bank..The BB started the inspection on December 22 las

Annual sales of engine oil in Bangladesh more than doubled to Tk 8,000 crore in 2024 from Tk 3,616 crore five years ago, driven by higher prices, increased mobility, industrial growth and overall economic activities..And the sector is expected to clock more growth in the coming years, indu

The local currency taka has officially depreciated against the US dollar after seven months as the central bank recently raised the reference rate for taka-dollar transactions by Tk 2.

Despite some episodic spikes here and there, the economy of Bangladesh is still struggling, and the government isn’t sure what the top priority should be.

Six out of the 21 private inland container depots (ICDs) have come up as the major handlers of export and import-laden containers in the just concluded year of 2024, when business in the ICDs rose 16 percent year-on-year.

First Security Islami Bank PLC has sent its managing director on a forced leave over his alleged involvement in irregularities centring loans provided to companies linked with S Alam Group.

The price of poultry feed remains high in Bangladesh despite its fall in global markets, said Suman Hawlader, president of the Bangladesh Poultry Association (BPA).

The government’s recent move to increase value-added tax (VAT) on 43 goods and services has raised two key questions: will it generate enough revenue to avoid a huge budget deficit and will it further stoke an already high inflation?

An internal audit found Syed Waseque Md Ali’s involvement in loan irregularities with S Alam’s companies

KDS Logistics managed to retain its top position among ICDs in handling export and import containers in 2024

Bangladesh Poultry Association says, revealing plan to start selling eggs, chicken countrywide

Pakistan’s consumer inflation rate slowed to 4.1 percent year on year in December, the statistics bureau said on Wednesday, the lowest in more than 6-1/2 years.

Gold prices rose on Thursday, extending gains from 2024 as investors weighed potential shifts in the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate outlook in the face of President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs and their likely impact on inflation.

Indonesia has yet to implement a higher mandatory blend of biodiesel planned for Jan. 1 as industry participants await technical details of the new regulation, causing confusion among palm oil traders.

Asia’s factory powerhouses ended 2024 on a soft note as expectations for the New Year soured amid growing trade risks from a second Donald Trump presidency and China’s fragile economic recovery.

Seat bookings for passenger ships that ply the inland waterways of Bangladesh, including the Barishal to Dhaka route, has decreased by at least 66 percent.

December has brought some good news! Remittance hit a record high, taking the total for the 2024 calendar year to $26.87 billion. Exports surged too, pushing the final annual figure to $50 billion.