BJMA claimed that a handful of middlemen have stockpiled raw jute in warehouses, creating an artificial crisis in the domestic market

The disclosure comes a week after the ninth National Pay Commission proposed a new salary structure for government employees

Its revenue rose 13 percent year on year to Tk 459.24 crore

The interim government has approved a Tk 100 crore subsidy package for the fisheries and livestock sectors and decided to extend a 20 percent rebate on electricity bills to farmers and hatcheries, aiming to cut production costs and support agro-based industries.

Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC recently organised its “Annual Business Conference 2026” at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) will push private firms to the capital market to ease the economy’s dependence on the banking sector and reduce non-performing loans (NPL), said the central bank’s governor, Ahsan H Mansur. He also called attention to improving the bond market as a financing source.

In 2026, the message from the Bangladesh Bank is blunt. The year will reward prepared banks and punish complacent ones.

Over the past month, two major developments have stood out in the Asian telecommunications market. Telenor, the Norwegian telecom company, has finalised the sale of its Pakistan operations, nearly two years after announcing its exit, and reached an agreement to sell its stake in Thailand, further shrinking its presence in Asia.

Domestic gold price broke its previous record and reached Tk 2.62 lakh per bhori

The new rate will come into effect tomorrow

It will establish a large-scale bag, luggage, and high-end garments manufacturing facility

The announcement came from a governing board meeting of Beza

He welcomes the fresh arrival of 60,000 tonnes of US wheat at Ctg port

Moreover, farmers and hatcheries will get a 20% rebate on electricity bills

The BB governor said if investors can sell their savings certificates at any time, they will feel encouraged

Traders imported more food items during the July-December period last year than in the same period a year earlier, raising expectations of a stable market during Ramadan, which begins in the third week of February.

Bangladesh has drafted a national artificial intelligence (AI) policy to guide the use of AI across all sectors, aiming to become a producer of homegrown innovation, modernise public services, and promote inclusive economic growth.

The government has increased monthly allowances and expanded beneficiary coverage for 15 social safety net programmes (SSNPs) for the upcoming fiscal year 2026-27 (FY27), which begins in July.

Prices of essential commodities are expected to remain stable this Ramadan, and could even be lower than last year, thanks to higher supply and stability in domestic markets, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said yesterday.

Garment manufacturers and investors in export processing zones (EPZs) have warned that a three-day general holiday around the upcoming national election could disrupt production and hurt exports.