Local manufacturing of 5G handsets crossed the one lakh mark in October for the second time since June 2024, as manufacturers grew optimistic following the commercial launch of 5G services by mobile operators.

Beximco Pharmaceuticals has announced that trading of its global depositary receipts (GDRs) on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) will be suspended from January 2, 2026, due to delays in publishing its annual financial results for the year ended June 30, 2025.

Stock investors of Central Pharmaceuticals have been unsettled after the auditor of the listed drug maker issued an adverse opinion, warning of significant uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue operating as a business amid persistent financial distress and regulatory lapses.

Bangladesh has massively increased soybean imports from the United States over the past four months, thanks to attractive prices and private sector efforts to narrow the trade gap with Washington.

When bankers entered the new year and opened their books for 2025, many quickly realised that the scale of long-buried damage was too large to hide any longer.

The project will also introduce new initiatives to promote women's empowerment

The financing will support the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation-Chattogram-Dohazari Railway Project

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Under the initiative of Bangladesh Bank, IFIC Bank PLC, as the lead bank, organised a series of day-long programmes in Jashore on December 23 to promote the expansion of the Cashless Bangladesh Initiative.

The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) has urged the government to extend the cash incentive on export receipts for three more years, until December 2028, to support the struggling textile industry.

Jamuna Bank PLC signed a corporate agreement with Best Western Plus Bay Hills Hotel in Cox’s Bazar on December 9, according to a press release.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed banks to keep their branches open on Saturday to facilitate election-related financial transactions ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election.

The government has reduced customs duty on date imports by 10 percent ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan to keep prices stable.

The government has extended the value-added tax (VAT) exemption on metro rail services until June 30, 2026, aiming to keep fares affordable and encourage wider use of the mass transit system.

The government has approved a revised budget of Tk 7.88 lakh crore for the current fiscal year 2025-26.

Midland Bank PLC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Marco Polo Dhaka Hotel to provide special privileges to its cardholders.

Bangladesh is facing a moderate form of stagflation, said Zahid Hussain, a former lead economist at the World Bank’s Dhaka office, as economic growth remains weak, inflation stays high, and job creation has been limited in recent years.

Despite a modest fall in prices, rice inflation remained elevated in November, continuing to exert significant pressure on overall food inflation.

The ongoing downturn in the country’s housing sector is not permanent, and the industry will recover once market confidence returns, said Md Reazul Islam, chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk), amid concerns over falling sales, rising costs, and regulatory hurdles.

The capital market opened 2025 with a tentative sense of hope.