BD domain fees reduced by 36%

The Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) has announced a reduction in registration and renewal fees for two categories of .bd domain names to encourage local use.
12 January 2026

Trade flows through Ctg, but power stays in Dhaka

Businesses voice frustration over policy concentration
12 January 2026

Govt to slash ADP allocation drastically

The government is set to slash allocations for development spending by 12.5 percent in the current fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26), as the originally allocated fund remains largely unspent in the first five months.
12 January 2026

BB aims to cut bad loans to 25% by March

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has set a target to reduce non-performing loans (NPLs) to 25 percent from the current 36 percent by March, according to senior bankers.
12 January 2026

BTCL increases internet speed by five times

But kept package prices unchanged
11 January 2026

Monetary policy alone can’t cool inflation

After the interim government kept bank lending rates high for about one and a half years to reduce inflation, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed acknowledged that tight monetary policy alone cannot cool soaring prices.
11 January 2026

Autogas stations shut nationwide amid shortage

An acute shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has forced nearly all autogas stations across the country to shut down operations, said Serajul Mawla, president of the Bangladesh CNG Filling Station and Conversion Workshop Owners Association, yesterday.
11 January 2026

Garment exports to US grew 15% in Jan-Oct

Bangladesh’s readymade garment exports to the United States, the country’s largest single-market destination, grew more than 15 percent year-on-year to $7.08 billion in the January-October period, according to US government data.
11 January 2026

Electric cooker sales soar as gas crisis worsens

Mousumi Mirdha, a resident of Mohammadpur in Dhaka, recently bought an induction cooker to cope with the ongoing gas shortage.
11 January 2026

Telecom reforms gain pace, but investment challenges remain

After years of inertia, Bangladesh’s telecom sector has begun to move again under the interim government, reopening long-stalled reform pathways even as deep structural problems continue to weigh on investment and innovation, according to Grameenphone (GP) CEO Yasir Azman.
11 January 2026

Low investment, high inflation major hurdles for next govt: CPD

Raising investment and taming inflation will be the main economic challenges for the next elected government, private think tank Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said yesterday.
11 January 2026

Political unrest, global trade risks to weigh on economy: BMI

Prolonged political unrest poses a major drag on Bangladesh’s economic growth amid global trade uncertainty, said BMI, a provider of insights, data, and analytics owned by Fitch Solutions.
11 January 2026

Gold price set to rise again

Each bhori will cost Tk 227,856 from tomorrow
10 January 2026

Key stories of Bangladesh’s economy last week

Among them, six reports delved deep
10 January 2026

Interest rate cut not a one-off decision: finance adviser

The adviser noted that interest rates are often discussed as if there were simple solutions
10 January 2026

LPG autogas shortage shuts most stations nationwide, says association

In many cases, vehicle owners roam from one station to another for hours but fail to collect gas
10 January 2026

Banking sector among most fragile as Bangladesh economy faces multiple risks: CPD

CPD said Bangladesh is at a ‘critical juncture of its journey'
10 January 2026

Uneasy recovery: strong reserves, weak exports

Record remittances and recovering foreign-exchange reserves offer a rare cushion, but weakening exports expose vulnerabilities
9 January 2026

Geyser sales heat up as colder winter bites

As temperatures fall and winter cold lingers longer than usual, geysers are once again emerging as a seasonal essential, with demand rising sharply across urban and semi-urban areas of Bangladesh.
9 January 2026

Dhaka eateries hit by LPG supply crunch, price hike

Restaurant owners in Dhaka are grappling with a deepening liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) crisis, marked by soaring prices and constrained supply despite official data showing steady imports and adequate stock levels.
9 January 2026