Energy crisis forces businesses to cut output, seek alternatives
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Economy
Bangladesh retains No 2 spot in US apparel exports
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Economy
Marine fish catch slumps amid overfishing, habitat loss
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Economy
Spotlight / Good borrowers pay, but defaulters finally win
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Spotlight / BB to launch interest-free digital credit
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Economy
Nearly 50% industrial plots ready at Jashore EPZ
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Economy
StanChart, icddr,b join hands to boost rural healthcare
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Organisation News
Fresh LP Gas adds third carrier
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Economy
Three detained for stealing Tk 1 crore from Gazipur factory chairman’s car
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Business
Bangladesh overtakes China again in apparel exports to US
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Business
National fisheries week starts Sunday, 14 to get gold medals
They will be honoured in recognition of their outstanding contributions to fisheries production, research, technological innovation, extension services, administrative efficiency and entrepreneurship development
13 August 2026
Aromatic rice export quotas under review
Exporters are asked to submit actual shipment data in three workdays
13 August 2026
Bangladesh, ADB plan over $1 billion annual investments for IGND
During a visit to Bangladesh, the ADB vice president engaged in strategic consultations on ADB’s upcoming country partnership strategy and held policy dialogues aimed at accelerating key economic reforms, mobilising private capital, and strengthening climate resilience
13 August 2026
BBS to survey socioeconomic conditions of ethnic people
Under this initiative, a comprehensive full-count field-level data collection drive using a short questionnaire will be conducted within this month
13 August 2026
ShopUp's parent platform raises $100 million for Saudi financing push
Fina will deploy the facilities in the Saudi market to expand merchants' access to working capital
13 August 2026
Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia raise weekly passenger flights to 84
New MoU also provides for 21 weekly cargo flights, fifth freedom traffic rights, co-terminalisation and aircraft leasing
13 August 2026
Bangladesh wants durable economic partnership with US: PM
Urges US businesses to ‘invest with confidence’
13 August 2026
BB cancels contract of chief economist
Bangladesh Bank has cancelled the remaining tenure of its chief economist, Mohammad Akhtar Hossain.
13 August 2026
Huawei launches smart inverter, battery storage system
Huawei yesterday launched what it described as Bangladesh’s first grid-forming smart string inverter and large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS), as the country seeks to expand renewable power while dealing with challenges in maintaining grid stability.
13 August 2026
Oil prices climb
Oil prices rose on Wednesday after attacks on two ships reinforced worries about disruptions to Middle East supplies, while industry data showing swelling inventories of US crude might keep bulls in check.
13 August 2026
Finance Act 2026 needs stronger tax reforms
After the enactment of the Finance Act 2026, a common perception is that these are ambitious and challenging to implement.
13 August 2026
AI trails traditional method in poverty targeting
An artificial intelligence model, built using mobile phone data, matched only 32 percent of genuinely poor households in a large-scale trial in Bangladesh, compared with 52 percent for a traditional door-to-door survey method.
13 August 2026
Govt didn’t distort inflation data: Khosru
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday denied allegations of data manipulation in the latest inflation figures, saying the decline in inflation in July was primarily driven by lower rice and meat prices.
13 August 2026
Disclose public procurement contracts
Bangladesh has clear legal and regulatory procedures for awarding natural resource extraction contracts and licences, but provides only limited information on public procurement contracts, according to a US government report.
13 August 2026
Cashless push faces infrastructure, trust barriers: BB
Low financial literacy, concerns over cybersecurity discourage many consumers from using electronic payment methods
13 August 2026
Frequent power cuts put small businesses under pressure
Amid the rolling blackouts, some businesses are spending more to produce the same amount of goods, while others are taking much longer to meet delivery deadlines
13 August 2026
Bangladesh Bank cancels contract of chief economist
Hossain was appointed chief economist of Bangladesh Bank on a two-year contractual basis on July 1 last year. His tenure was therefore scheduled to run until June 30, 2027
12 August 2026
Trade deals crucial for Bangladesh as LDC graduation nears: HSBC official
Trade deals that secure preferential market access will become increasingly important for Bangladesh as it prepares to graduate from least developed country (LDC) status amid a tougher global trade environment, said a senior HSBC official
12 August 2026
Huawei launches grid-forming inverter, large-scale battery storage system
The Chinese technology company unveiled the SUN2000-506KTL-H3 grid-forming smart string inverter and LUTERRA-6261-25 battery energy storage system
12 August 2026
Finance minister defends inflation data amid manipulation allegations
The minister was responding to reporters' questions about inflation data and why people do not believe it at the closing ceremony of a three-day conference on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Dhaka
12 August 2026