The Bangladesh Bank (BB) will push private firms to the capital market to ease the economy’s dependence on the banking sector and reduce non-performing loans (NPL), said the central bank’s governor, Ahsan H Mansur. He also called attention to improving the bond market as a financing source.

In 2026, the message from the Bangladesh Bank is blunt. The year will reward prepared banks and punish complacent ones.

Over the past month, two major developments have stood out in the Asian telecommunications market. Telenor, the Norwegian telecom company, has finalised the sale of its Pakistan operations, nearly two years after announcing its exit, and reached an agreement to sell its stake in Thailand, further shrinking its presence in Asia.

Domestic gold price broke its previous record and reached Tk 2.62 lakh per bhori

The new rate will come into effect tomorrow

It will establish a large-scale bag, luggage, and high-end garments manufacturing facility

The announcement came from a governing board meeting of Beza

He welcomes the fresh arrival of 60,000 tonnes of US wheat at Ctg port

Moreover, farmers and hatcheries will get a 20% rebate on electricity bills

The BB governor said if investors can sell their savings certificates at any time, they will feel encouraged

Traders imported more food items during the July-December period last year than in the same period a year earlier, raising expectations of a stable market during Ramadan, which begins in the third week of February.

Bangladesh has drafted a national artificial intelligence (AI) policy to guide the use of AI across all sectors, aiming to become a producer of homegrown innovation, modernise public services, and promote inclusive economic growth.

The government has increased monthly allowances and expanded beneficiary coverage for 15 social safety net programmes (SSNPs) for the upcoming fiscal year 2026-27 (FY27), which begins in July.

Prices of essential commodities are expected to remain stable this Ramadan, and could even be lower than last year, thanks to higher supply and stability in domestic markets, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said yesterday.

Garment manufacturers and investors in export processing zones (EPZs) have warned that a three-day general holiday around the upcoming national election could disrupt production and hurt exports.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is moving to fully automate value-added tax (VAT) and income tax refunds to make the process faster, more transparent, and less burdensome for taxpayers, NBR Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan said yesterday.

Production remains over 10 lakh tonnes thanks to improved varieties

The European Union has suspended its Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) tariff benefits for a wide range of Indian exports from January 1, a move expected to significantly raise duties on shipments to the 27-nation bloc and weaken India’s price competitiveness in key sectors, according to a report by The Hindu.

Trust Bank PLC organised its “Managers’ Conference 2026” at a resort in Sylhet recently.

DBH Finance PLC, the specialist housing finance of the country, has recently launched a new branch at Bitu Tower on Rangpur Road in Bogura city.