Bangladesh must accelerate export diversification, enhance competitiveness, and adopt forward-looking trade policies to address challenges following its upcoming graduation from the group of least developed countries (LDCs) to a developing nation, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said yesterday.

Exporters will be required to use the automated Customs Bond Management System for all services

The goods had been stuck at the port for four days

The closure is part of a nationwide protest announced by the Mobile Business Community Bangladesh

Four companies, three individuals awarded for contributions to digital finance, e‑commerce, health‑tech and innovation

The move comes after farmers repeatedly complained about paying higher than government-set rates for fertilisers

Gold prices rise in the local market

Factories are failing to utilise the available energy, with some losing a large chunk of their potential energy because of old machinery, lack of proper audits, and policies that exist largely on paper, experts have said...The inefficiency and wastage have become two of the major cri

Non-performing loans currently stand at Tk 6.4 lakh crore, nearly 36 percent of all disbursed loans

The acquisition comes as Crown Cement posted stronger earnings in the July–September quarter of FY2025–26

The government should remove barriers and formulate the necessary policies to introduce climate risk insurance (CRI) products, encouraging private insurance companies to enter the market, experts urged yesterday..The recommendations came at an event titled “From Risk to Resilience: Institu

Both income inequality and prosperity gap are expected to increase, it says

The interim government should officially recognise fisheries workers as labourers and provide them with social security, experts urged yesterday..They highlighted that livelihoods in the fisheries sector are fragile, workers lack legal protection and safety measures, and existing social se

Bangladesh will observe National Livestock Week 2025 for the first time, holding programmes across the country from tomorrow till December 2..Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter announced the schedule at a press conference at the ministry in the Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka today..The w

The new telecom policy should be reviewed once Bangladesh returns to a democratic order to safeguard the interests of citizens, the nation, and investors, BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said yesterday..“I think this is the responsibility of those who will be ele

After months of promises, interim govt has withdrawn its plan to purchase 50,000 tonnes of potatoes

The new draft rules on initial public offerings (IPOs) are complex and discouraging for investors and entrepreneurs, according to stakeholders.

Bangladesh must urgently transition to a sustainable and investment-ready energy system to protect industrial growth and ensure economic stability, experts said at a policy dialogue today..The dialogue, titled “Enabling Bangladesh’s Growth and Prosperity: Developing a Sustainable Power

Just a day after reducing prices, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) today announced a hike in the rates of the precious metal..The association said it will sell gold at Tk 209,520 per bhori, effective from tomorrow, up by Tk 2,613 or 1.26 percent per bhori. One bhori is equivale

Half of Bangladeshi firms are very confident that their international businesses will grow over the next two years, according to a new HSBC survey..The British multinational bank found that the local sentiment is stronger than the global average of 41 percent..“Bangladeshi businesses