Bangladesh has agreed to pay White & Case an hourly rate of $1,250 (Tk 152,691) to handle proceedings

The order also cancelled the contractual appointment of Dr Md Shafiqur Rahman who was arrested yesterday over the alleged abuse of an 11-year-old domestic worker

After agriculture and readymade garments, light engineering should have been Bangladesh’s next export frontier, but that transition has yet to take place, said Md Abdur Rahim Khan, additional secretary at the commerce ministry.

US dollar purchases by Bangladesh Bank from the forex market have surpassed $4 billion so far in fiscal year (FY) 2025-26.

The Capital Market Stabilization Fund (CMSF) will now have to keep all its funds in a bank account and manage them in a risk-free manner, according to a draft of the Capital Market Stabilisation Fund Ordinance published yesterday on the Financial Institutions Division website.

Masudur Rahman, who has been investing in stock for nearly 20 years, was hopeful that at least a few state-run firms would be listed on the stock market soon, as the interim government directed authorities to do so. To his dismay, no new state-run companies were listed.

With just over a week to go before Bangladesh heads to the polls on February 12, the country’s domestic airlines are enjoying a rare boon. Passenger numbers on some key routes have risen by 5 percent to 10 percent.

The country’s merchandise exports held nearly steady in January, with shipments totalling $4.41 billion, down 0.50 percent year-on-year, according to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data.

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has urged bankers to uphold professionalism even in the face of political and bureaucratic pressure.

The interim government has not approved any individual or organisation to farm hilsa using the recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) or any other artificial or indoor methods, the fisheries ministry said in a statement yesterday.

Kazi Ziaul Islam has been appointed as deputy managing director and head of financial services and public sector, respectively, of ONE Bank PLC.

JP Morgan said late on Sunday it expects demand from central banks and investors to drive gold prices to $6,300 per ounce by year-end.

A statutory audit is not a demand-driven service. It is a legally mandated regulatory requirement.

Sediment containing rare earth was retrieved from ocean depths of 6,000 metres (about 20,000 feet) on a Japanese test mission, the government said Monday, as it seeks to curb dependence on China for the valuable minerals.

Raju Ahmed, a businessman from Lalbagh, Dhaka, came to Panchagarh for sightseeing with his family in November 2025. His primary aim was to enjoy the iconic sight of Mount Kanchenjunga.

The BGMEA sent a note to the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC)

Initially, the note will be available from the Motijheel office of Bangladesh Bank

Bangladesh Food Safety Authority data reveals

For the first time in February, the central bank bought $218.50 million from 16 commercial banks today

The fisheries ministry issued a statement after news about such farming came to light