The commerce ministry has recommended that the revenue board end the duty-free import of certain types of yarn under the bonded warehouse facility.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has carried out major legal reforms in the stock market, said its chairman, Khondoker Rashed Maqsood.

The US Supreme Court signaled four months into Donald Trump’s second presidential term last year its interest in shielding the Federal Reserve from political interference. When the justices on Wednesday consider the legality of his bid to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, their willingness to preserve the US central bank’s independence will be ​put to the test.

A well-functioning tax system rests on three foundational pillars: fairness, predictability and finality. While Bangladesh has made progress in expanding the tax base and modernising legislation, the lived experience of corporate taxpayers shows a persistent failure on the last two counts. Nowhere is this more evident than in the country’s regressive and repetitive tax audit practices.

The general manager, the third-highest post at the Sammilito Bank PLC, can be appointed through open competition, transfer of GMs from state banks, or specially selecting officials from the five banks being merged to form the new bank, the government has decided.

Bangladesh’s booming farm production is coming at a hidden cost of health risks, environmental damage, and long-term threats to future generations, warns eminent economist Prof Anu Muhammad.

Defaulted loans at the country’s non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) have surged to a record 37 percent, highlighting the sector’s fragile condition.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) will not change its decision about paying no profits on deposits for 2024 and 2025 at five shariah-based banks now undergoing a merger, even as depositors staged protests at a number of branches.

Not all crops require flood irrigation, and using it on wheat, corn, onions, garlic, sugarcane, and other winter crops causes water wastage and may even harm the crop itself. To address this, the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) is testing a centre-pivot irrigation system to deliver water precisely to maintain optimal soil moisture.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has introduced an automated system that allows advance income tax (AIT) paid at the import stage to be directly credited to taxpayers’ electronic returns.

The commission organised a stakeholders’ meeting

The rise reflects growing stress in the overall financial sector

The hidden cost is translating into long-term threats to future generations, the economist said

The ministry recommended the cancellation of the bond facility to import yarn of 10 to 30 count

At its core, banking is about pricing and managing risk. Trouble begins when risk is quietly recycled within the system rather than reduced or spread adequately across the board. In trading bonds, that is increasingly what is happening in the country’s banking sector.

The country’s ready-made garment (RMG) exports to the European Union (EU) grew 7.65 percent to €18.05 billion (around $20 billion) during the January-November period of last year, compared with the same period in 2024, according to Eurostat, the EU’s official statistical office.

A recently published Bangladesh Bank (BB) report shows a significant rise in financial inclusion of the rural population, especially women, in several sectors, including agent banking, deposit, CMSME, and cooperatives.

The government-commissioned white paper on ICT has been removed from the official website of the ICT Division just days after it was uploaded.

Southeast Bank PLC recently organised its “Annual Agent Banking Conference 2026” for the Dhaka zone, bringing together all 84 agent partners operating agent banking outlets in the area.

Global and regional leaders in the accounting profession have called for stronger ethical oversight, responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI), and robust sustainability reporting to reinforce trust and long-term value creation in financial governance.