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Nine hurdles keeping FDI away
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Bangladesh steps up in global chip race
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Govt forms committee to review ship industry laws
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US textile bodies question reciprocal trade pact clause
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Bangladesh missing out on $3tn global halal market
Businesspeople demand independent authority to issue accredited certifications
12 October 2025, 06:17 AM
NBR eases VAT rules on ‘deemed exports’
Move to ease VAT process for local suppliers, boost national exports, NBR says
11 October 2025, 19:08 PM
New law to fully insure 93% of bank depositors
Non-bank savers will also come under deposit protection by 2028
11 October 2025, 18:59 PM
Shared responsibility key to safe digital transactions
As digital payments continue to rise in Bangladesh, concerns about online fraud and transaction security have grown. Keeping the system secure depends on shared responsibility among banks, payment service providers and users, according to Sabbir Ahmed, country manager of Visa for Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.
11 October 2025, 18:09 PM
No refund for notes bearing religious or political slogans: Bangladesh Bank
The banking regulator introduced the Bangladesh Bank Note Refund Regulations, 2025
11 October 2025, 12:45 PM
Dhaka stocks slide on weak investor confidence
The DSEX lost 132.07 points to close at 5,283.72
11 October 2025, 12:07 PM
Bangladesh ships $850m worth of halal products annually: DCCI
Many non-Muslim countries are now also showing interest in halal products
11 October 2025, 11:52 AM
5 ways soybean imports benefit Bangladesh amid US-China trade war
With Chinese soybean buyers absent, US farmers are selling at lower prices
11 October 2025, 08:49 AM
Between dreams and debt
Excessive recruitment fees, low salaries, and permit costs trap Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia
10 October 2025, 18:00 PM
China’s slim AI budgets are self-reinforcing
Artificial intelligence will transform industries and economies. Yet while fears are growing in the United States that spending on advanced chips and data centres is inflating an investment bubble, China may end up with the opposite problem: not spending enough to make breakthroughs at the frontier.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM
BB buys dollar again
Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday bought $107 million from commercial banks, three days after it purchased a nearly equivalent amount from the market to rebuild foreign exchange reserves and maintain stability in the exchange rate.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh cashes in on US soybean glut as China turns away
Local soybean importers say they are taking advantage of the US soybean glut
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt approves merger of five shariah-based banks
Authorities say jobs and deposits will stay protected
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Industrial rebound lifts GDP growth in April-June
According to provisional estimates released by BBS, GDP grew by 3.35%
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Businesses seek single-digit interest rate
Business leaders yesterday urged the central bank governor to lower bank interest rates to single digits, as they said high borrowing costs are affecting businesses.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM
World economy not doing as badly as feared: IMF chief
The global economy is doing better than expected, even as it faces prolonged uncertainty and underwhelming medium-term growth prospects, the head of the IMF said Wednesday.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Signals of change: Telecom Policy 2025
Bangladesh’s Telecommunication Network and Licensing Policy 2025 represents the most ambitious reform since the 2010 ILDTS framework
9 October 2025, 14:43 PM
Proposal to merge five Islamic banks gets go-ahead
The five are: First Security, Union, Global Islami, Social Islami, and Exim
9 October 2025, 12:52 PM
Bangladesh economy grows 3.35% in Q4
It was 2.14 percent in the same period last year
9 October 2025, 11:40 AM
Dhaka stocks end week with a fall
The DSEX dropped 54.14 points to close at 5,283.71
9 October 2025, 11:05 AM