Despite a slight improvement toward the end of the year, Dhaka’s luxury hotel industry struggled through much of 2025 amid political uncertainty, economic slowdown and declining foreign tourist arrivals.

The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has sought a 10-year extension of the value-added tax (VAT) exemption on metro rail passenger services to keep fares affordable and ensure operational sustainability.

The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) will hold its long-delayed biennial election for 2025-26 and 2026-27 on April 4, ending a months-long suspension triggered by allegations of vote manipulation.

Bangladesh Bank postponed yesterday’s scheduled meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at a time when Sadiq Ahmed, an economist and member of the committee, said he was leaving the body.

Bangladesh must prioritise boosting investment, strengthening energy supply and supporting private sector growth to generate jobs for its expanding workforce, economists and business leaders said at a policy dialogue yesterday.

Bangladeshi exporters of vegetables and other perishable goods face mounting losses as airspace closures across the Middle East, triggered by escalating US-Israeli war on Iran, have severed vital trade routes since late February.

Bangladesh’s monthly import bill could rise by up to $80 million for every $10 increase in oil prices, as escalating conflict in the Middle East drives up global energy prices, according to the report prepared by BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage Ltd.

This year, the demand is high for outfits with exotic names and intricate designs

The polls come after a five-month suspension

The existing 15 percent VAT waiver on tickets will expire on June 30 this year

The committee postpones today’s scheduled meeting

The company will manufacture a wide range of fashion hair and beauty products

The new governor of the Bangladesh Bank has made his first major policy move. It is the kind of decision that feels immediately reassuring to anyone who has ever struggled to meet a deadline

The minister had a meeting with the US assistant secretary for South and Central Asian affairs

Restoring macroeconomic stability must begin with coordinated monetary and fiscal discipline

They submitted 10-point demand to the management

Banks have been instructed to submit the details in three working days

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has sought budget proposals from business organisations across the country as it begins preparations for the 2026-27 fiscal year budget.

The government has directed factory owners to clear all outstanding wages within seven working days to ensure industrial stability ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

The majority of Bangladeshi oceangoing vessels -- both state-owned and private -- have suspended navigation through the Gulf region as conflict has flared between the US, Israel and Iran.