Greater use of renewable energy and more efficient machinery could help factories cut energy costs while meeting growing environmental requirements in key export markets

Policy uncertainty keeps overseas investors wary of Bangladesh stocks, although floor prices and other market restrictions have been removed

Gold fell more than 1 percent on Thursday as investors locked in gains after prices climbed to two-month highs following US inflation data that was in line with expectations, tempering expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike next month.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed rules for fruit imports, withdrawing the requirement for a 100 percent cash margin as stability returns to the foreign exchange market.

Finance minister vows to democratise economy

He made these remarks at an event of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh at InterContinental Dhaka

The CPD gathered data from 350 RMG factories and examined 65 machine types across eight production categories

A total of 306 plots will be created in the EPZ and divided into three categories

The government has instructed government officials to exercise utmost caution while using artificial intelligence (AI) tools for official work, warning that careless use could result in the unauthorised disclosure or transfer of sensitive and confidential government information to third parties.

Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) exports to the European Union (EU) fell 16.43 percent year-on-year to €8.64 billion in the January-June period of 2026, according to Eurostat, the bloc’s statistical office.

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.

Not long ago, the finance team in a company would have spent the week buried in paper, chasing invoices and posting entries by hand.

Spectrum should be treated as a strategic national asset rather than a short-term revenue source, said Rehan Asad, the prime minister’s adviser on telecom and ICT, urging mobile operators and policymakers to focus on expanding connectivity and digital inclusion.

For developing countries like Bangladesh, the key to economic success is not simply how quickly they adopt new technologies or attract investment.

Fallow and single-crop lands in Sylhet should be brought under cultivation, while drainage and irrigation systems need to be improved and the cultivation of new and non-traditional crops expanded to ensure fuller utilisation of the land, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said yesterday.

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) is fully prepared to launch a commodity exchange, with preparations across the market ecosystem in their final stage, the bourse’s Managing Director M Shaifur Rahman Mazumdar said yesterday.

IDLC Finance PLC and bKash Limited, two of the country’s leading financial service providers, have jointly launched a digital fixed deposit receipt (FDR) service, making it easier for customers to save through fixed-term deposits.

Citizens Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Nec Pay Limited, a Cyprus-based electronic money company, to facilitate inward remittance payments from European countries, further expanding the bank’s international remittance network and strengthening services for Bangladeshi expatriates and their families.

At least 29 consignments logged as exports, while officials allege raw materials were sold locally and incentives claimed

A large portion of land in Sylhet remains either fallow or is cultivated only once a year due to natural and infrastructural constraints