A 10-day exhibition and fair celebrating Bangladesh’s traditional handloom industry will be held from March 8 to March 17, 2026, at the Bengal Foundation.

Danish shipping giant Maersk has suspended all new cargo bookings between the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh, and the Gulf region amid the evolving situation in the Middle East.

As a business leader in Bangladesh, I see a prolonged war in the Middle East not as a distant political development but as a direct and serious economic risk for our country.

Ramadan shoppers are increasingly leaving their wallets at home. Across the country, festive spending is shifting from cash-heavy, last-minute rushes through crowded marketplaces to strategically planned, digitally executed, and reward-driven shopping experiences.

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is conducting the country’s first Labour Demand Survey 2025 to generate demand-side labour data and guide employment, training and skills development policies. The data are now being processed, with findings expected by June.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), one of the country’s two premier bourses, suffered its steepest single-day fall in six years yesterday, as investor panic deepened over conflict in the Middle East following Iran’s warning of attacks on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical maritime trade routes.

Shipping disruptions, cargo rerouting, and rising freight and insurance costs are set to increase business expenses

A US federal appeals court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s push to delay legal proceedings linked to tariff refunds, allowing the battle to proceed in a lower court.

Urges caution against misinformation amid Middle East flight disruptions

Labour minister sets March 12 as deadline for Eid bonus payment

Threatening messages based on fabricated claims have been sent through fake email addresses

All flights to Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Kuwait suspended

Banks must initiate the renewal process at least two months before a loan’s expiry

Work on the upcoming budget has already begun, says the tax administrator

The facility will carry market-based interest rates

Bangladesh’s energy security is increasingly vulnerable to Middle Eastern geopolitics, as it sourced over 50% of its LNG imports from Qatar, UAE in 2025

The decline came after a day of recovery in share prices

The government has procured 475 mobile veterinary clinics (MVCs) to deliver livestock services directly to farmers across the country.

India has expressed its willingness to work closely with the new government of Bangladesh to expand bilateral business, economic and investment ties.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Mostaqur Rahman has directed officials to accelerate efforts to recover laundered assets and place the process under a fast-track mechanism.