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Missed targets: NBR needs Tk 2.6 lakh crore by June to avoid shortfall
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Economy
Govt clears purchase of 1.75 lakh tonnes of fuel oil
22 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Mobile signals weaken as blackouts, fuel shortages spread
22 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Two-thirds of agent banking outlets not engaged in lending: study
22 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Top USTR official due soon
22 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
BB removes Int’l Leasing MD over irregularities
22 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Renewables key to RMG survival
22 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
India strikes US gas deal
India said Monday it had signed a “significant” deal that will see the United States supply nearly 10 percent of the Asian giant’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports, as it seeks to diversify its energy sources.
17 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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17 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Digital payments lose ground to cash despite growth in volume: BB
While digital transactions — covering payments through mobile wallets, internet banking, and other electronic channels — grew in volume in Bangladesh in 2024, their share of total payments declined, according to the Bangladesh Payment Systems Report 2024 published by Bangladesh Bank.
17 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Local companies’ outward investment hits $35m
Bangladeshi companies are investing more money abroad, suggesting that local firms are becoming more confident
17 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Businesses file Tk 600cr insurance claims over Dhaka airport fire
A government probe has found that unsafe storage practices and the absence of fire protection systems allowed the blaze to spread.
17 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Why punish genuine businesses for bonded warehouse misuses by a few
Top woven and knitwear exporters have told the revenue board that a handful of unscrupulous traders are exploiting the bonded warehouse facility and walking away unchallenged, while genuine firms are left to face the consequences.
16 November 2025, 18:00 PM
BB rejects Dutch-Bangla Bank’s Tk 1,000cr HQ purchase plan
The Bangladesh Bank has rejected Dutch-Bangla Bank’s proposal to purchase a Motijheel building for more than Tk 1,000 crore to use as its corporate headquarters, saying the price was significantly inflated and the deal posed a conflict of interest involving the bank chairman’s family.
16 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Beximco plans to reopen textile factories in new deal
Beximco’s textile division, which shut down its factories late last year due to financial problems, is set to reopen with support from Japan-Bangladesh ventures Revival Group Co Ltd and Revival Projects Ltd, alongside state-owned Janata Bank.
16 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Election jitters, infrastructure gaps threaten tourism
Bangladesh, with its large population and strong domestic demand, has significant potential for a thriving tourism sector. However, tourism infrastructure is still not up to the required standard, said Mohammad Rafeuzzaman, president of the Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (Toab), the country’s apex body of tour operators.
16 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Debugging the Bangladeshi tech firm scene
While at PwC, we implemented many CBS (core banking system), ERP (enterprise resource planning), CRM (customer relationship management), data analytics or technology transformation projects at various enterprises or banks. While our clients focused on smooth implementation by engaging our cross-border or the best of local resources, senior regulators or bureaucrats often used to ask us why we engaged so many cross-border technology experts and why we did not pursue joint business relationships or rely more on local firms. The hard truth was that we often had to engage cross-border resources because there was an identified shortage of trained local technology project implementation teams or firms.
16 November 2025, 18:00 PM
China’s economy jolted by weakest factory output
China’s factory output and retail sales grew at their weakest pace in over a year in October, piling pressure on policymakers to revamp the $19 trillion export-driven economy as a trade war with the US and weak domestic demand heighten risks to growth.
16 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Google announces $40b investment in Texas to expand AI
Google announced Friday a major $40 billion investment in Texas through 2027 to build new cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure, marking the latest in a series of massive technology investments in the US state.
16 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Sammilito Islami Bank may onboard foreign investors
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) wants to bring in strategic foreign investors for the new shariah-based Sammilito Islami Bank, which is being created through the merger of five troubled Islamic lenders, according to BB Governor Ahsan H Mansur..Days after the central bank gave the preliminary appr
16 November 2025, 16:20 PM
Garment exports to US rise 5% in July-October
Garment exports to the USA, the country’s largest single export destination, increased by 5.14 percent to $2.59 billion during July-October, despite facing a 20 percent reciprocal tariff imposed by the US under President Donald Trump’s administration..The USA accounted for 19.92 percent of
16 November 2025, 16:10 PM
Swiss firm to run Pangaon container terminal for 22 years
The government has finalised the process to appoint Switzerland-based logistics firm Medlog SA to manage and operate the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal in Keraniganj for 22 years...An agreement is expected to be signed this afternoon between the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and
16 November 2025, 15:40 PM
'Disease outbreaks a major concern for aquaculture sector'
Disease outbreaks remain a major concern for Bangladesh’s aquaculture sector due to inconsistent biosecurity practices across the country, said Abu Tahir Muhammad Zaber, secretary to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock..He made the remarks at a programme organised by the Aquaculture Ne
16 November 2025, 15:12 PM
Economy stabilising despite challenges: Salehuddin
Bangladesh has made notable progress in stabilising its economy in recent months, finance adviser said today
16 November 2025, 14:45 PM
Bangladesh outpaces China in RMG export growth to EU
Bangladesh offered a much more competitive unit price than the East Asian superpower.
15 November 2025, 18:51 PM
GSMA flags risks in draft telecom licensing rules
The Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) has raised concerns about Bangladesh’s draft telecom licensing guidelines, cautioning that several proposed conditions could deter investment, restrict market participation, and contradict the objectives of the Telecommunications Network and Licensing Policy (TNLP) 2025.
15 November 2025, 18:49 PM
With bad loans at 30%, boardroom feud erupts at Standard Bank
Standard Bank is mired in internal conflict as its bad loans rise to nearly a third of total lending, exposing governance problems at the shariah based lender already under scrutiny by the central bank, show documents.
15 November 2025, 18:49 PM