Local prefabricated steel industry hits demand slump
9 August 2026
Public sector demand for locally manufactured prefabricated steel has dropped by nearly 90 percent
9 August 2026
Predictable policies key to attracting FDI
2 August 2026
Despite its large market and young workforce, Bangladesh trails regional peers in attracting foreign direct investment due to policy uncertainty, weak logistics and unreliable energy, according to Rupali Chowdhury, president of the Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
2 August 2026
Chinese footprint widens in Bangladesh’s economic landscape
2 August 2026
China became Bangladesh’s second-largest source of net FDI in 2025, accounting for more than 18 percent of total inflows
2 August 2026
Industries reel under gas crisis
26 July 2026
Bangladesh’s industrial sector is taking a heavy hit from the worsening gas crisis, which is raising operating costs and threatening the country’s export competitiveness.
26 July 2026
Construction sector loses steam
21 July 2026
The country’s construction sector is facing one of its worst slowdowns in years as weaker public development spending, slower private investment and high borrowing costs reduce demand for housing and construction materials.
21 July 2026
Will ‘Invest Bangladesh’ make investing easier?
20 July 2026
Invest Bangladesh -- about to become the country’s sole investment promotion agency -- cannot remove every roadblock on its own
20 July 2026
Will 'Invest Bangladesh' make investing easier?
19 July 2026
The new authority promises a genuine one-stop service through integrated digital platforms, statutory timelines for approvals and a single-window clearance system
19 July 2026
Non-leather footwear exports stall, miss global boom
19 July 2026
After rebounding strongly over two years, the non-leather footwear exports lost momentum in the last fiscal year, logging only 1.6 percent growth as manufacturers grappled with high borrowing costs, capacity constraints and lingering political uncertainty.
19 July 2026
Realtors set sight on Mirpur as metro rail project fuels demand
Major realtors have set their sight on the capital’s Mirpur to propel their growth and court middle and higher middle income groups as the largely under-developed area has turned lucrative since the start of construction of the metro rail that passes through it.
26 December 2019
Lenders join realtors for winter sales
More than a dozen lenders are taking part in a winter edition of REHAB Fair that kicked off in the capital on Tuesday, eyeing to woo home loan borrowers through different offers.
25 December 2019
Middle Eastern suppliers eye Bangladesh
Middle East-based cement raw materials exporters are keen to expand their sales in Bangladesh as the country is increasingly scaling up its manufacturing capacity to produce the key construction material to feed the growing economy.
16 December 2019
Chinese investors seek long-term, stable policies
China has sought stable policies for longer term, including those on taxes and custom duties, to avoid uncertainty as investors from the world’s second-largest economy look to broaden their footprint in Bangladesh and relocate factories.
11 December 2019
Ceramics sector draws foreign machinery makers
Foreign companies, especially machinery and raw materials suppliers, see huge growth potential in Bangladesh’s rapidly rising ceramics sector.
8 December 2019
China offers $2.13b fresh loans for two projects
China will sign agreements by next June to provide $2.13 billion in loans for two more projects, including one on the construction of the Dhaka-Ashulia elevated expressway.
2 December 2019
Joint meeting next week to step up pace
The Bangladesh-China joint working group will sit for its first meeting next week, incorporating a new agenda centring Beijing’s interest in investment and trade, to devise ways for expediting implementation of China-funded projects.
28 November 2019
Bus-truck body builders flex muscles
Just 20 years ago, it was beyond imagination that bodies of buses and trucks would be built in Bangladesh. But companies like Aftab Automobiles stepped forward and made it possible by establishing automobile workshops.
28 November 2019
Reconditioned car import halves
Import of reconditioned cars fell 46 percent year-on-year to 12,502 units in 2018-19 because of higher duties, a fall in price depreciation, currency devaluation and increasing popularity of hybrid models.
21 November 2019
ADP projects with token allocation soar
The number of projects in this year’s annual development programme (ADP) getting token allocations has increased significantly, a trick that can keep these projects alive for years.
18 November 2019
Premier Cement takes up Tk 1,300cr expansion despite industry glut
An unhealthy competition plagues Bangladesh’s cement sector for a 43 percent overcapacity but this seems to have done little to dissuade Premier Cement from realising plans of doubling its annual production by next March.
17 November 2019
Japan wants cuts in bike registration fees
Japan has come up with more than two dozen proposals, including tax benefits and a cut in motorcycle registration fee, as it looks to boost its investment in Bangladesh.
16 November 2019
PKSF, partner NGOs building microentrepreneurs
Colourful safe-to-eat vegetables, handicrafts and boutique items adorn a table and hang from walls, bringing to a halt roaming visitors who get closer for a better look.
14 November 2019
Japan wants incentives, long-term policies to raise investment
Japan has sought competitive incentives and long-term policies to ensure the viability of businesses of its investors who are eyeing expansion in Bangladesh.
12 November 2019
Overproduction weighs on cement makers
Cement manufacturers are going through a very challenging time because of an unhealthy competition caused by overproduction, market players said yesterday.
5 November 2019
Mirsarai Economic Zone set to open next month
One factory will go into operation at the Mirsarai Economic Zone (MEZ) next month and another five by June next year as the country’s largest industrial enclave is all set to open its doors to both local and foreign entrepreneurs.
20 October 2019
China Funded Projects: Red tape holds back progress
With much pomp and circumstances, Xi Jinping in October 2016 arrived in Bangladesh, the first visit by a Chinese president in 30 years.
18 October 2019
Electrical products’ market growing fast
The domestic market of electrical products and wiring solutions is growing fast thanks to the rapid urbanisation, increased availability of electricity and rising purchasing power of the general mass.
15 October 2019
Integrity the key to safe construction
In 1905, construction began of a palatial house in Dhaka. That resplendent Mughal architecture-style building today is known as Bangabhaban, the official residence and principal workplace of the president of Bangladesh.
13 October 2019
96pc bikes made locally
Just two years ago, Bangladesh was dependent on imports to meet 95 percent of its demand for motorbikes. But the situation has completely reversed: Today, around 96 percent of the two-wheelers plying on the roads are either locally manufactured or assembled, industry people said.
3 October 2019