Bangladesh’s healthcare system has become capable of meeting the majority of domestic demand, but chronic mismanagement and poor planning are draining nearly four-fifths of the sector’s public spending, according to AM Shamim, general secretary of the Bangladesh Private Hospital, Clinic and Diagnostic Owners Association.

The newly signed Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Japan will cost Bangladesh less than Tk 20 crore annually in forgone import duties on Japanese goods, while potentially delivering substantial benefits through expanded exports and labour mobility to the world’s fifth-largest economy.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) plans to take the unprecedented step of directly inspecting properties offered as collateral for loans exceeding Tk 50 crore as Governor Ahsan H Mansur intensifies efforts to root out fraud and restore discipline to the crisis-hit banking sector.

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves crossed $29 billion for the first time since the central bank began calculating the stock in line with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) method.

The next elected government must continue the ongoing reform agenda in the country’s interest, or risk facing public backlash, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed warned yesterday.

Bangladesh’s banking sector is facing mounting strains as weak growth, high inflation, and political uncertainty weigh on lenders’ balance sheets, said Moody’s, a leading global credit ratings and research agency.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) kept its policy rate unchanged at 10 percent yesterday, citing persistent high inflation ahead of the national election this week.

The two countries signed a deal moments ago

Shipments fall to $3.77b in Jul-Jan as demand weakens

It hit $29.47 billion today

The central bank will no longer rely solely on commercial banks' internal valuations

BRAC Bank is offering a 20 percent cashback on the first Google Pay transaction

Authorities believe the halt would have a positive impact on conserving the Halda River’s fish resources

Under the agreement, the tariff rate on Bangladeshi products may fall to 18 percent from the current 20 percent

BB issued a warning in its monetary policy for January–June 2026

BB cut its Standing Deposit Facility rate by 50 basis points to 7.5 percent.

The interim government succeeded in preventing a deeper economic and geopolitical slide during a highly volatile period, but failed to translate that stability into meaningful institutional reform, transparency, and inclusive governance, said speakers at a policy dialogue on Saturday.

Following the recent conclusion of a trade agreement between India and the European Union, and the prospect of tariff reductions under a US-India bilateral trade deal, fresh concerns have emerged among Bangladeshi exporters.

Indian farmers have expressed concern that New Delhi has made too many concessions to Washington after the two countries brokered a new trade deal that would lower tariffs.

Bangladesh’s economy may have expanded at its slowest pace in January 2026 compared to the last seven months, as the latest Bangladesh Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) showed a marginal easing in momentum amid softer manufacturing exports.