The auction faces another complication as 20MHz of the 700MHz band remains tied up in a long-running legal dispute

Investor confidence remained weak, and the effects are expected to linger into 2026.

TCB's deficit reached Tk 7,876 crore on a revised basis at the end of FY2024-25

Sector leaders question capital rules, dual regulation and investor influence, while authorities say review is underway for clarity

The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Industry Owners Association (MIOB) yesterday described the implementation of the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) as a major step towards consumer protection, market discipline, and ensuring the sustainability of the country’s mobile phone industry.

Ahsan Zaman Chowdhury, managing director and chief executive officer of Trust Bank PLC, has won the “Excellence in Remittance Leadership & Diaspora Banking Award” at the NRB Global Convention Dhaka 2025 in recognition of his outstanding leadership and significant contributions to strengthening remittance inflows and advancing diaspora-focused banking services.

SBAC Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Bangladesh Bank (BB) to participate in the central bank’s Tk 500 crore Start-up Refinance Fund, aimed at promoting innovation and supporting the development of new entrepreneurs.

Political clarity has therefore emerged as a decisive factor shaping the outlook

Traders say sales may more than double this year

Says finance adviser

Bangladesh recorded 26,659 fire incidents in 2024, of which short circuits were responsible for 9,069 incidents

The reform aims to divide the NBR into two separate bodies

MIOB said NEIR would help identify and block illegal, counterfeit, and stolen mobile phones

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed $2.57 billion in new sovereign financing to Bangladesh in 2025, more than doubling its $1.18 billion commitment in 2024.

Bangladesh should adopt artificial intelligence to boost economic growth, while ensuring responsible AI use to protect women’s safety, privacy, and human creativity, experts said yesterday.

Bangladesh’s export engine, long powered by the ready-made garment (RMG) sector, slowed in 2025 amid overlapping domestic and external shocks.

Say business leaders, party members

The steady imports have led to a decrease in retail onion prices in the country

Following months of a brief pause, inflationary pressures continued to rise in December for the second consecutive month.

Says central bank governor, as the legal process to wind up nine non-banks begins this week