Foreign stock investors keep pulling out funds

Foreign investors pulled more money out of the stock market in the first four months of fiscal year (FY) 2025-26, as political uncertainty made them cautious about putting fresh funds into shares.
20 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Farmers of early potato varieties hit by old stock glut

Farmers who cultivated early varieties of potatoes are once again incurring losses as prices of newly harvested tubers remain unusually low due to an oversupply of older stock in the market.
20 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Prime Bank clients to get discounts on JBS Holdings’ flats

Mamur Ahmed, senior executive vice-president and head of branch distribution at Prime Bank PLC, and Abdul Huque, managing director of JBS Holdings Limited, signed an agreement
20 December 2025, 14:04 PM

NRBC Bank organises AI-driven AML & CFT conference

Md Mofizur Rahman Khan Chowdhury, executive director of Bangladesh Bank and acting head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), attended as the chief guest
20 December 2025, 13:59 PM

Ctg customs Jul-Nov revenue jumps 9% but misses target

The port city custom house collected Tk 31,602 crore in revenue during the period
20 December 2025, 10:10 AM

Half of Bangladeshis still offline despite rapid digital expansion

50.4 percent of households were internet users during July-September quarter
20 December 2025, 08:04 AM

Govt urges Meta to act against violence-inciting content amid unrest

The telecom regulator sent a letter on Friday to senior Meta officials, including representatives responsible for Facebook
19 December 2025, 18:24 PM

ERF condemns attack on Prothom Alo and The Daily Star offices

It demanded that the perpetrators be brought to justice.
19 December 2025, 17:43 PM

Digital sub-module launched to track truck movement at Benapole

The system named "Truck Movement" began pilot operation on December 15
18 December 2025, 15:05 PM

Passenger movement through Benapole drops 66% in Jul-Oct

Missed earnings from visa fees and travel tax crossed Tk 3 crore for India and Bangladesh, respectively
18 December 2025, 13:06 PM

Bangladesh Bank plans to raise reserves to $35b by year-end: Governor

Within December, non-performing loans also likely to come down, Ahsan H Mansur says at ERF seminar
18 December 2025, 11:44 AM

Internet subscribers plunge in Oct as SIM caps bite

The contraction was driven entirely by mobile internet connections
17 December 2025, 18:35 PM

Energy efficiency saved $3.3b in FY24

Households and industries adopting LED lighting, efficient furnaces, waste-heat recovery contributed
17 December 2025, 18:33 PM

Target eight sectors to repair macroeconomic fault lines

Economic review urges long-term institution-building, not short-term numbers
17 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Farmers struggle to buy non-urea fertilisers at govt rates

DAE officials blame dishonest dealers for creating an artificial crisis
17 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt seizes Tk 66,146cr in assets of 10 businesses, Hasina family

104 lawsuits have so far been filed against these entities
17 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt unveils new 5-year plan to bolster fiscal governance

The Finance Division under the finance ministry has launched its third Public Financial Management (PFM) Reform Strategy, a five-year plan designed to shift fiscal governance from system-based reforms to outcome-driven accountability and service delivery..For the first time, the plan mains
17 December 2025, 15:32 PM

Bangladesh Bank buys another $67m from 7 banks

Dollar acquisition reached $691.50 million so far in December 2025
17 December 2025, 13:35 PM

Eastern Bank wins ‘ICSB National Award’ for corporate governance excellence

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has been honoured with the silver award in the General Banking category at the 12th ICSB National Award for its excellence in corporate governance..Lutfey Siddiqi, special envoy on international affairs to the chief adviser, handed over the award to Ali Reza Iftekhar
17 December 2025, 13:25 PM

CDBL declares 22% cash dividend

Last year, the company’s profits grew by 8 percent year-on-year to Tk 65 crore
17 December 2025, 12:13 PM