Bangladesh is moving to integrate international payment systems such as PayPal to expand global market access for small entrepreneurs and modernise the cottage and small industries sector through stronger digital connectivity, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur yesterday.

Export earnings have dropped sharply, even as global demand remains robust

Leaders of the sector meet with Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday

Its board noted that the company has invested an additional Tk 10.6 crore in JSHL

The adviser highlighted the role of small, cottage, and medium industries in advancing industrialisation

The Bangladesh Bank will introduce a newly designed Tk 500 banknote on Thursday. .The note will first be issued from the BB’s Motijheel headquarters before being distributed through other branches across the country, the central bank said in a press release today..The new note featur

In our society, borrowing cash from relatives or friends during emergencies is quite common

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