SPOTLIGHT / GPH Ispat to raise Tk 968cr through rights shares
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Economy
Red Sea tensions drive up import costs
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Economy
Used EVs: affordable option or battery waste risk?
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Economy
Import payments get more flexibility under new rules
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Economy
KPI introduced for bank CEOs
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Economy
Wheat imports likely to fall 11% in 2026-27
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Economy
Make financial inclusion Bangladesh’s next mission
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Economy
Taxes, fuel costs, single runway driving up airline fares
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Economy
BB launches ‘Udyog’ to boost youth entrepreneurship
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Economy
Govt reinstates decision on import of 10 to 30 count yarn under bond
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Business
Rules eased for capital goods import
The new instruction aims to simplify access to import finance for industries against the import of capital goods for a tenor of three years
10 December 2025
Bangladesh economy projected to grow 5% in 2026: Mastercard report
The Mastercard Economics Institute 2026 Outlook was released today
10 December 2025
VAT often fails to reach government exchequer: finance adviser
It is an unfortunate and persistent weakness in the VAT system, said the adviser
10 December 2025
Bangladesh’s debt repayments jump 617%, fastest in South Asia
With exports failing to keep up, rising repayments have crossed IMF risk thresholds
9 December 2025
Onion prices start to fall after govt allows imports
Retailers in Dhaka and Chattogram said onion prices have dropped by Tk 25-Tk 30 per kg
9 December 2025
Govt gives green light to 12 solar power plants
The power ministry will buy electricity from these plants at an estimated cost of around Tk 40,000 crore
9 December 2025
Banking in the 2030s
Banking is going through a rapid global transformation unlike anything seen before. Large international banks are shifting from retail banking to wealth management.
9 December 2025
EU launches antitrust probe into Google’s data use for AI
The EU announced Tuesday it had opened a probe to assess whether Google breached antitrust rules by using content put online by media and other publishers to train and provide AI services without appropriate compensation.
9 December 2025
Pakistan secures further $1.2b loan from IMF
Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed the release of a further $1.2 billion in loans from the International Monetary Fund to help its economic recovery and reforms programme, calling it evidence of “hard work” undertaken after two years of financial crisis.
9 December 2025
Bitcoin’s 2025 rollercoaster may end on a low
With a series of record highs and crushing sell-offs, 2025 has been a rollercoaster ride for bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, which is at risk of ending the year with its first annual decline since 2022.
9 December 2025
Bangladesh Bank tightens rules on incentive bonuses for bankers
The central bank issued a circular in this regard
9 December 2025
BACCO to launch new training project to upskill freelancers
Sixty freelancers will be trained under the 10-day programme
9 December 2025
NBR may extend VAT exemption on metro rail tickets
The exemption is scheduled to end at the end of this year
9 December 2025
BTRC pledges easier import, faster vendor enlistment for mobile handset traders
A meeting was held between the Mobile Business Community Bangladesh and the BTRC today
9 December 2025
Chinese firm Wing Tai Garments to invest $10.32 million in Bepza EZ
It will establish an RMG factory
9 December 2025
BB buys $2.51 billion from banks so far in FY26
Latest purchase of $202 million took place today
9 December 2025
NBR targets 100,000 new businesses as VAT week begins tomorrow
Presently, Bangladesh has 6.44 lakh VAT-registered entities
9 December 2025
Economy at a critical point despite some stability
The GED noted that the second half of FY25 showed rebounding economic activity
8 December 2025
61% women in agro-industries face abuse
BIDS study finds supervisors behind majority of the cases
8 December 2025
Extortion at Chattogram port Tk 2-2.5 crore daily, adviser says
Extortion occurs at every corner of Chattogram port, according to Labour Adviser Brig Gen (retired) M Sakhawat Hussain, who estimates the daily amount at Tk 2 crore to Tk 2.5 crore.
8 December 2025