Ahsan Habib

The economy now can take the centre stage with the elections finally done for

Sub-branches are the priority for banks now, replacing agent banking in bringing banking services efficiently to people

Bangladesh might have bid adieu to 2023 but it could not leave behind the old problems that held it back throughout the turbulent year

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.

Food and beverages are major sources of revenue for most of the luxury hotels in Bangladesh compared to their earnings from renting out rooms

Stocks of Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries soared 10-fold over the past year even though the company has been drowning in losses

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have received loan payouts from IMF, strengthening their buffers against risks to foreign exchange reserves

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

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

Investment dropped 20.8 percent year-on-year to $2.33 billion in FY 2022-23, it was $4.5 billion in 2018-19

Data from the food ministry showed that 12.92 lakh tonnes of rice and wheat were distributed under various schemes

Of the 23 listed NBFIs in Bangladesh, 17 published their financial reports

A real estate company has issued bonds by offering eye-popping returns to raise funds for a gigantic housing project in Gazipur, a normal development on the surface.

Listed apparel companies in Bangladesh struggled to capitalise on the massive devaluation of the local currency against the US dollar in fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 due to a hike in gas and electricity prices, and fuel and raw material costs.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has rejected the application of two companies – Al-Amin Chemical Industries and Rangamati Food Products – for transferring their shares from the over-the-counter (OTC) market to its SME platform.

Government revenue collection in the July-October period, the first four months of the current fiscal year of 2023-24, slowed to 12.68 percent despite higher income tax growth.

Deposits of Tk 1,600 crore of four state-run commercial banks —Sonali, Rupali, Agrani, and Janata — have been stuck in several weak non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) as the latter have repeatedly failed to repay despite maturity owing to a persisting liquidity crisis.

Bangladesh’s balance of payments (BoP) faces moderate risk among four South Asian countries owing to a drastic fall in foreign currency reserves, according to global credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service.

The political unrest and the garment workers’ agitation in the apparel sector have started to take a toll on the economy that is already grappling with elevated inflation, a depleting dollar stockpile, slowing exports and decelerating private sector activities.

Short-term foreign debts in the private sector have declined every month since January as repayments outpaced fresh loans, contributing to the depletion of foreign currency reserves of Bangladesh, official figures showed