Bad weather, storage crisis turn record onion harvest into losses

Rapid spoilage from heat and rain, and a chronic shortage of storage facilities have combined to push farmers in major producing regions of Pabna and Faridpur deep into losses this season, following record yields.
2 July 2026, 22:23 PM

ITFC to provide $3.3 billion for energy, fertiliser in FY27

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) has raised its trade finance facility for Bangladesh to $3.3 billion for fiscal year 2026-27 to support imports of fuel oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and fertiliser.
2 July 2026, 21:45 PM

BB introduces pilot program for digitalisation of trade documents

The framework will allow electronic submission, transmission, and verification of trade documents across approved international trade corridors
1 July 2026, 20:14 PM

Beyond politics, Kolkata businesses looking forward to return of Bangladeshi tourists

Resumption of tourist visas raises hopes of reviving trade, healthcare travel and people-to-people ties
1 July 2026, 19:47 PM

Dhaka, Ctg bourses get power to set market control parameters

The decision recognises that both stock exchanges have the legal authority under their respective regulations to determine and implement market control parameters, including circuit-breaker limits
1 July 2026, 19:40 PM

Govt fixes flat VAT on gold, diamonds, silver

The government has imposed a fixed VAT structure for the jewellery sector, taxing gold and platinum at Tk 2,500 per bhori, silver at Tk 100 per bhori, and diamonds at Tk 2,500 per gramme.
30 June 2026, 22:04 PM

Monetary policy does not reflect growth-oriented fiscal measures: Dhaka Chamber

The leading trade body said the government has offered various tax and duty incentives for fiscal year 2026-27 aimed at expanding businesses, encouraging private investment and accelerating industrialisation
30 June 2026, 20:05 PM

BB projects lower GDP growth than govt target

Bangladesh Bank has projected that the country's economic growth in the next fiscal year will be 6.1 percent, while the government has set a target of 6.5 percent.
30 June 2026, 19:37 PM

Al Batuni Mohammad Sayed Ahmed, new country managing director of EDOTCO Bangladesh

He succeeds Sunil Issac, under whose leadership EDOTCO Bangladesh expanded its market presence and strengthened its nationwide infrastructure footprint
30 June 2026, 18:42 PM

Renata PLC’s Thyrox receives European approval

Renata PLC has received approval for its Levothyroxine Sodium tablets under the EU Decentralised Procedure (DCP) in Ireland, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Malta
30 June 2026, 18:18 PM

US dollar rate rises amid June-end payment pressure

The exchange rate of the US dollar against the taka rose further today as banks faced increased payment pressure and settled letters of credit (LCs) ahead of the June-end closing.
29 June 2026, 21:42 PM

BB caps banks' lending-deposit spread at 4 percentage points

The decision was taken to ensure that borrowing costs remain reasonable for businesses and productive sectors
29 June 2026, 20:24 PM

Why Bangladesh punches below its weight in remittance

Bangladesh receives around $24-27 billion in remittances each year, placing the country firmly in the global top 10, ahead of Nigeria, Vietnam and Indonesia. It is the headline figure that every government in Dhaka has, with reason, taken credit for over the past two decades. It is also, on closer inspection, a figure that quietly indicts us.
29 June 2026, 17:40 PM

Five-year tax policy to aid entrepreneurs: Titumir

The government, for the first time in Bangladesh, has announced tax rates for five years to provide businesses with greater policy certainty and help create jobs, said Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, the prime minister's adviser on planning and economic affairs
28 June 2026, 20:24 PM

Kazi Farms ships 10,440 hatching eggs to Nigeria

This is the first-ever hatching egg export consignment from Bangladesh
28 June 2026, 19:32 PM

Bangladesh's first short-term sukuk oversubscribed by 10 times

Investors submitted bids worth Tk 56,607 crore against an issuance target of Tk 5,500 crore through the 273-day sukuk, making the auction oversubscribed by 10.29 times
28 June 2026, 19:18 PM

Citizens oppose leasing of NCT, CCT

A citizens' platform today demanded that the government immediately scrap plans to lease the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) and Chattogram Container Terminal (CCT) to domestic or foreign operators, saying the country's main seaport must remain under national ownership and control
28 June 2026, 18:58 PM

Insurance regulator considers bailout plan for troubled insurers

Bangladesh’s insurance regulator is considering a one-time bailout package to help insurance companies clear around Tk 7,000 crore in outstanding claims, a move aimed at restoring public confidence in the sector.
27 June 2026, 21:35 PM

Bangladesh’s RMG exports to EU fall 19% in Jan-Apr

Garment exports from Bangladesh to the European Union (EU) fell 19.33 percent year-on-year to €6.09 billion in the January-April period of 2026 due to intense international competition and weaker demand
27 June 2026, 20:33 PM

Govt to establish another floating LNG terminal: commerce minister

The facility is expected to add 550-600 million cubic feet of gas per day to the national grid
27 June 2026, 20:05 PM