Economy shows fragile gains
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When the BNP government took office in February, several key economic indicators were flashing red.
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The bridge that never came to be
17 August 2026
Khaleque Bhuiyan still remembers the day the piling equipment arrived at Payrakunj, seven kilometres from Patuakhali town, a spot where a bridge over the Payra river was finally meant to rise.
17 August 2026
Foreign investment in stocks keeps falling
17 August 2026
Policy uncertainty keeps overseas investors wary of Bangladesh stocks, although floor prices and other market restrictions have been removed
17 August 2026
Patuakhali pins hopes on EPZ for jobs, industrialisation
16 August 2026
A total of 306 plots will be created in the EPZ and divided into three categories
16 August 2026
Family card: A cushion for those struggling to get by
9 August 2026
On a low-lying island in Patuakhali, 32-year-old Tanjila Begum’s husband works irregularly as a day labourer in nearby watermelon fields, where seasonal tidal surges often destroy crops and wipe out daily earnings.
9 August 2026
Business Plus / Money talks: Now the machines are listening
1 August 2026
Artificial intelligence is helping banks and financial institutions understand customers, manage risks and make faster decisions
1 August 2026
Is the stock market ready for easier margin loans?
22 July 2026
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has drafted new rules to make margin lending easier, allowing investors to borrow money from their brokerage to buy shares, using shares they already own as collateral.
22 July 2026
BSEC proposes easier margin loans even for low-dividend shares
21 July 2026
BSEC proposed expanding margin loans to more B-category companies
21 July 2026
Food makers’ sales growth halves amid higher inflation
Inflation is the leading cause of the slow growth of leading food makers
21 January 2024
'Floor price for stocks should not be reintroduced'
Floor price should not be reintroduced as its unfriendly to both investors and market, said Saiful Islam, president of DBA
20 January 2024
Listed apparel exporters' profit drops 50% despite strong dollar
Even with taka's devaluation, profits of listed export-oriented garment makers declined heavily for higher costs
19 January 2024
Regulator lifts floor price curbs on most stocks after 18 months
After 18 months, BSEC yesterday withdrew the floor price for most stocks, to bring back vibrancy to the market
19 January 2024
Higher production costs blindside building material industry
Despite registering higher revenue, building material makers profits were down for increasing production costs
18 January 2024
USD shortage, inflation slowing automobile sales
Automobile sales in Bangladesh recorded the steepest fall in profits among all sectors in fiscal 2022-23
17 January 2024
Pharma profit falls for first time in five years as costs escalate
Rising production cost is the primary reason for the shrinking profits of pharma companies in Bangladesh
16 January 2024
Olympic's annual biscuit sales cross Tk 2,500cr for the first time
Rising sales for packaged bakery and confectionary items helped Olympic Industries to cross Tk 2,500 crore in sale
11 January 2024
With election over, economy to take centre stage in 2024
The economy now can take the centre stage with the elections finally done for
8 January 2024
Agent banking losing steam with banks opening more sub-branches
Sub-branches are the priority for banks now, replacing agent banking in bringing banking services efficiently to people
3 January 2024
Three factors that could determine stock market recovery in 2024
Bangladesh might have bid adieu to 2023 but it could not leave behind the old problems that held it back throughout the turbulent year
2 January 2024
Sikder Insurance: Rules broken, yet IPO goes ahead
Sikder Insurance Company Limited has invested most of its assets in the capital market, parking funds in a single stock of scandal-ridden National Bank Ltd (NBL), in a corporate wrongdoing influenced by family ties.
27 December 2023
Luxury hotels log higher revenue: half of it comes from food, beverage
Food and beverages are major sources of revenue for most of the luxury hotels in Bangladesh compared to their earnings from renting out rooms
20 December 2023
Investors of junk stocks found value among the ruins
Stocks of Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries soared 10-fold over the past year even though the company has been drowning in losses
18 December 2023
IMF injected cash into Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Are the two economies diverging?
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have received loan payouts from IMF, strengthening their buffers against risks to foreign exchange reserves
14 December 2023
A $12 billion question hangs over export data mismatch
In 2022-23, the mismatch between the actual realisation reported by BB and EPB shipment figure was $12.08 billion, the highest in at least eight years
12 December 2023
Stocks moribund for far too long. Price curbs are to blame
alongside floorprice, deterioration of macroeconomic indicators fuelled by higher inflation, dwindling foreign exchange reserves, the sharp depreciation of the local currency, and political uncertainty is also responsible
10 December 2023
Foreign investment in stock markets halves
Investment dropped 20.8 percent year-on-year to $2.33 billion in FY 2022-23, it was $4.5 billion in 2018-19
4 December 2023
Food welfare expands as election looms
Data from the food ministry showed that 12.92 lakh tonnes of rice and wheat were distributed under various schemes
3 December 2023
Most NBFIs incurred losses in July-September
Of the 23 listed NBFIs in Bangladesh, 17 published their financial reports
24 November 2023