Tk 14,500 crore to be spent for Family Card and Farmers Card programmes

After over one and a half months of suspension, voting for the biennial election of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) is set to be held on May 23.

The “Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) Summit 2026” will begin tomorrow at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka, aiming to strengthen transparency and accountability in Bangladesh’s corporate and financial sectors.

Fitch Ratings revised Bangladesh’s sovereign outlook to “Negative” from “Stable” on May 13 while affirming the long-term rating at B+. The announcement framed this as Middle East exposure.

Bangladesh Bank has purchased nearly $6 billion from the foreign exchange market so far in the fiscal year 2025-26, reflecting continued efforts to manage liquidity and stabilise the exchange rate.

The election will be held at the World Trade Center

The World Bank has approved $350 million in financing to strengthen Bangladesh’s energy security by supporting cost-effective mechanisms for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG), as global fuel markets face volatility.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has directed all banks to keep their branches, and sub-branches open on May 23 and 24 ahead of Eid-ul-Azha to facilitate financial transactions and salary payments for garment workers.

Of the total, Tk 1.90 lakh crore will come from government financing

Mahmuda Habiba, another lawmaker from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for a reserved women's seat in the 13th National Parliament, strongly protested Milon's remarks

Out of $3.75b, Dhaka gets $1.85b; Ctg ranks second with $1.16b, BB report finds

The government has approved a Nationwide Telecommunication Transmission Network (NTTN) licence for Bangla Phone, marking the first major telecom infrastructure licence approval since the formation of the new government. The company’s earlier bid was rejected by the interim government.

The government is planning to form a capital market reform commission to bring transparency and restore investor confidence, according to officials at the Ministry of Finance.

CPD says clean energy remained sidelined for years

New Zealand will continue duty-free and preferential market access for Bangladeshi goods after the country graduates from the least developed country (LDC) category, David Pine, New Zealand’s non-resident high commissioner in Dhaka, said yesterday.

Move is part of wider trade tax reform as Bangladesh prepares for LDC graduation

UAE’s DP World, Saudi RSGT and two local entities enter competition

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has introduced a monthly performance review system to strengthen the implementation of the Bangladesh Bank Service Standard, aiming to improve efficiency, accountability, and service delivery across all operational units.

Bangladesh’s ambition to become a $1 trillion economy by 2034 is bold, inspiring and politically powerful.

Bangladesh exported $99.73 million worth of goods to the Pacific island in the last fiscal year 2024-25, with around 90 percent accounting for garment items