Bangladesh Bank yesterday said it would take the initiative for the mergers and acquisition of banks from March 2025 if they fail to do so voluntarily by December this year.

The agriculture ministry has announced a Tk 64.15 crore incentive package to encourage small and marginal farmers to produce Aush paddy and boost overall production.

AP Moller Maersk, a Danish shipping and logistics company, will likely invest between $300 and $400 million for constructing the Laldia container terminal at Chattogram Port, according to project officials.

The government yesterday initiated talks to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Japan in order to retain the duty benefit after Bangladesh's scheduled graduation to a developing nation in 2026.

The garment industry, a cornerstone of Bangladesh’s economy, faces a looming challenge, i.e. overcapacity. The unplanned expansion and excessive capacity in a few products created a major fault line for the industry.

Although the commerce ministry yesterday fixed a price range for dates, a key food item for the fasting month of Ramadan, businesspeople opined that it is not possible to make a profit and sustain their trade selling the fruit at those rates.

Importers have again taken to bringing over potatoes through Dinajpur’s Hili Land Port after nearly one and a half months as prices had started to rise, though local harvests are about to end.

Bangladesh yesterday amended an agreement with the Netherlands on avoidance of double taxation and revenue evasion, according to a press release issued by the finance ministry.

Investors did not react to the news that Grameenphone and Robi Axiata have received unified licences, with stocks continuing to drop yesterday amid an ongoing bear-run in the market.

Primark officials now in Dhaka

Bangladesh Bank issues new guideline on wilful defaulters today

Shares listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped for the fifth consecutive day today.

After December, the central bank will take decision on merger, acquisition

India so far exported diesel worth $34 million to Bangladesh

Price of low grade dates will be Tk 150 to Tk 165 a kg

The government today began the negotiation to ink the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Japan in order to retain the duty benefit after Bangladesh’s scheduled graduation to a developing nation in 2026

DBH Finance PLC recorded a Tk 98.45 crore profit in 2023, a 3 percent slide year-on-year

Bangladesh should make the most of the LDC-linked trade benefits during the extended three-year period agreed by the member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), said experts yesterday.

Bangladesh’s agricultural product exports have slightly increased year-on-year during this fiscal year, marking a turnaround from a gradually drop over the past three years thanks to, according to industry insiders, restoration of supply chains and a slight improvement in the US dollar crisis.

Noted economists recommended focusing on macroeconomic stability, publishing the names of top loan defaulters, and forming a review commission on government expenditures.