Import rules open up to spur trade
Star Business Report
25 August 2026 Business
CPD regrets factual error over factory closure data
Star Business Report
25 August 2026 Business
Meghna Bank to raise ৳400 crore through subordinated bond
Star Business Report
25 August 2026 Business
Ctg customs house begins destroying 126 containers of expired goods
Star Business Report, Chattogram
25 August 2026 Business
RAK Ceramics Bangladesh’s managing director to sell 885,000 shares
Star Business Report
25 August 2026 Business
Ctg customs to auction Tk 9,000 crore worth of abandoned goods
Staff Correspondent, Chattogram
24 August 2026 Business
Runner set to manufacture BYD cars in Bangladesh
Star Business Report
23 August 2026 Business

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kazi Farms ships 10,440 hatching eggs to Nigeria

This is the first-ever hatching egg export consignment from Bangladesh
28 June 2026

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

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

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

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

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

iFarmer bags $250,000 OPEC Fund award for empowering farmers

First Bangladeshi startup to receive the honour
27 June 2026

NEIR stalled: Grey market fears grow as tax break expires

A tax relief measure on mobile phone imports is set to expire next week with no extension in the proposed budget, stoking fears of further grey market expansion as the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) remains unimplemented.
27 June 2026

Use of BSTI label made mandatory for seven new products

The products are fortified maize (corn) oil; saris; woven dress fabrics for women and girls made of man-made fibres and their blends; LED luminaires; plastic feeding bottles; toys; and autoclaved aerated concrete blocks
27 June 2026

60% of e-return filers show no taxable income: Salehuddin

Some 60 percent of people who filed e-returns reported no taxable income, former finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said today, describing the finding from his tenure under the interim government.
25 June 2026

BB launches campaign to push Bangla QR payments

The Bangladesh Bank today organised a daylong campaign at its headquarters to promote the use of Bangla QR codes for digital payments, with the interoperable system set to become mandatory from July 1 at all merchant payment points
25 June 2026

Development spending hits lowest level in at least 5 years

Bangladesh's development expenditure fell to its lowest level in at least five years during the July-May period of the current fiscal year
25 June 2026

Syed Sehab Ullah Al-Manjur, new CEO of United Insurance

Syed Sehab Ullah Al-Manjur has been appointed chief executive officer of United Insurance Company Limited with effect from May 3 this year
25 June 2026