Four domestic airports see big drop in passenger traffic
6 October 2026
Four domestic airports have registered a gradual decline in passenger traffic as some travellers have shifted to road transport because of improved connectivity to several destinations and comparatively cheaper fares.
6 October 2026
After jute, India seeks anti-dumping duty on PET film
1 October 2026
India’s trade remedies authority has recommended definitive anti-dumping duties of up to $218 per tonne on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, widely used in packaging, from Bangladesh for five years.
1 October 2026
After jute, India seeks anti-dumping duty on PET film
30 September 2026
The move comes just days after India imposed anti-dumping duties of up to $445 per tonne on Bangladeshi jute products
30 September 2026
India now moves to levy anti-subsidy duty on jute goods
30 September 2026
Days after imposing fresh anti-dumping duties on jute goods, India has recommended anti-subsidy duties of up to $140.04 per tonne on jute products imported from Bangladesh.
30 September 2026
News Analysis / Why cheaper money is failing to unlock investment
20 September 2026
Why is the private sector not borrowing money?
20 September 2026
Why cheaper money is failing to unlock investment
19 September 2026
Over the last couple of years, businesses have raised concerns over high interest rates on loans and urged the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to cut its policy rates to reduce the cost of funds
19 September 2026
Govt’s bank borrowing exceeds FY26 target by over Tk 47,500cr
1 September 2026
The government’s net borrowing from the banking system stood at Tk 165,538 crore in fiscal year (FY) 2025-26, far exceeding its plan for the year amid falling foreign financing and lower-than-expected revenue collection, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.
1 September 2026
Bangladesh more a target than user of anti-dumping: BFTI study
16 August 2026
Bangladesh has barely used its three trade remedy tools -- anti-dumping, countervailing duty and safeguard measures -- against unfair imports even as it remains a frequent target of such measures abroad, a Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI) study has found.
16 August 2026
Private players betting on modern rice seeds
Private companies are gearing up to develop modern rice seeds after the government lifted restriction on carrying out research to introduce inbred varieties of the staple to cater to the Tk 1,000 crore market.
9 August 2018
Boro rice output hits new record
Rice production in the immediate past boro season shot up to a new high of 1.95 crore tonnes, pulling the total output of the staple to 3.62 crore tonnes in the immediate past fiscal year, enough to meet domestic demand.
1 August 2018
Marine survey in Bay from August 2
The marine research vessel, Dr Fridtjof Nansen, will dock at Chittagong next week to survey fish stocks, biodiversity and the amount of micro plastics in the Bay of Bengal, said officials of the fisheries ministry.
26 July 2018
16 firms get nod
The government has given the approval to 16 firms to bring vessels to catch tuna and pelagic fishes beyond the 200-metre depth of the Bay of Bengal and in the international waters, said officials of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.
24 July 2018
Shrimp exports fall for fourth straight year
Shrimp exports fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2017-18 in the face of persistent weak demand in the international market for the
22 July 2018
Innovative hiring pays off
Every year Unilever gets 1.8 million job applications from across the world, some 7,000 of them coming from one of the 190 countries the company has operations in, Bangladesh.
14 July 2018
Caustic soda export to India comes to a halt
The export of caustic soda to India has remained suspended for the last three months after New Delhi ruled the chemical will not be allowed to enter the country without the certification from its standards authority.
12 July 2018
Compliant firms to get rid of customs hassles
The National Board of Revenue is set to offer compliant businesses the privilege to clear their imported and exported goods fast by awarding them the status of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) with a view to boosting international trade.
11 July 2018
Tax-breaks, incentives lure investors
A rising number of entrepreneurs are joining the queue to establish private economic zones, tempted by the tax breaks and a host of other benefits offered by the government.
9 July 2018
NBR thwarts solar energy march
New and ongoing green energy initiatives are set to face spiralling costs in the wake of the shock imposition of value-added tax on the import of solar panels from this fiscal year.
5 July 2018
Supply adequate, yet rice prices up
Rice prices have gone up as millers and traders hiked prices banking on the government decision to raise import duty on the cereal to 28 percent from 2 percent, say market insiders.
4 July 2018
New varieties of rice should reach farmers fast
Bangladesh has developed 87 modern rice varieties in the last five decades, but only a handful of them have become popular among farmers who are not adequately informed about the features of all of the varieties.
2 July 2018
Use of e-BIN a must from today
Individuals and companies will have to use the electronically generated business identification numbers (BINs) from today as the
30 June 2018
Govt plans Tk 10,000cr fund for jute sector
The jute ministry is working on a policy to form a Tk 10,000 crore fund to provide low-cost loans for the development of the nearly $1 billion export earning jute sector.
26 June 2018
Higher penalty for noncompliance
Corporate taxpayers will have to pay more in fine from the next fiscal year for noncompliance, which includes non-submission of
23 June 2018
NBR seeks air travellers' info
Airlines operating to and from Bangladesh will soon have to provide advance information about passengers to customs authority, as part of the National Board of Revenue's efforts to combat: smuggling, import of prohibited goods and terrorism.
21 June 2018
Govt's puzzling policy on tobacco
The government's move to withdraw the export duty on tobacco contradicts its own plan to discourage cultivation and consumption of the health-hazardous item.
20 June 2018
Consumers hit by higher VAT
The burden of value-added tax is set to get heavier from next fiscal year as the revenue authority looks high and low to find ways to
10 June 2018
More rich to face wealth surcharge
The rich who have been out of the wealth surcharge net in the past several years will be brought under it from fiscal 2018-19 as the
9 June 2018
No cheers in tax measures
Every year when the budget is placed in the parliament, Taufiq Hasan, a 35-year-old private sector employee, gets all worked up about which products and services he would have to pay more the following fiscal year.
7 June 2018