Exports slip in September

But first quarter earnings remain positive
5 October 2025, 12:46 PM

Bangladesh Bank consolidates outward remittance rules

The new directive aims to simplify regulatory framework for outward remittances
5 October 2025, 11:57 AM

Remittance rises 12% in September

Expatriates sent home $2.68 billion in the third month of FY26
5 October 2025, 11:52 AM

Dhaka stocks extend rally

The DSEX gained 31.84 points to close at 5,447.63
5 October 2025, 11:24 AM

UK trade envoy in Dhaka now

In her five-day visit, she will meet top officials of the interim government
5 October 2025, 11:08 AM
5 October 2025, 07:29 AM

Dhaka stocks extend rally as benchmark index climbs nearly 1%

The DSEX gained 51.39 points to 5,467.17 by 11:54 am
5 October 2025, 06:02 AM

Are we doing enough for the urban poor?

More than one in four people are poor, while one in ten live in extreme poverty
5 October 2025, 05:00 AM
4 October 2025, 20:10 PM

BRAC Bank gets nod for country’s first social bond

Social bond to channel funds for CMSMEs, women entrepreneurs, and food security
4 October 2025, 20:09 PM

World turns to AI, Bangladesh stuck in Excel-era training

Outdated training is failing to make Bangladesh's young people job-ready at home or abroad
4 October 2025, 20:07 PM

Gold nears Tk 2 lakh mark per bhori

Prices have spiked again within less than a week
4 October 2025, 15:46 PM

Why is Bangladesh’s inflation highest in South Asia?

Bangladesh Bank has hiked the policy rate on 11 occasions since May 2022
4 October 2025, 14:51 PM

Islami Bank: Terminated staff demand reinstatement

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited’s terminated employees and those placed on OSD yesterday demanded reinstatement to their original posts and immediate withdrawal of the OSD status imposed on thousands.
3 October 2025, 20:00 PM

$4.7 billion IMF loan: Govt meets most conditions for next tranche

An IMF mission is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on October 29 for a two-week review of progress made until June.
3 October 2025, 18:17 PM

Loan recovery from top 20 defaulters stalls

As of December 2024, the top 20 borrowers owed Tk 85,444 crore
2 October 2025, 18:18 PM

Purpose beyond profit

A CEO in Dhaka once gathered his managers and declared with great seriousness, “Our company has only one purpose: to maximise profit.
2 October 2025, 18:00 PM

UN support for LDC review: Helpful, but won’t guarantee deferment, say economists

The review is expected to start within a month and conclude by mid-January 2026
2 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh drew less than 5% of S Asia’s logistics FDI: report

Bangladesh has attracted $1.8 billion in greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) in logistics between 2019 and 2024, accounting for 4.9 percent of South Asia’s total, according to a report by GlobalData and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
2 October 2025, 18:00 PM

ADB to cancel or redirect $408m amid project delays

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will cancel or redirect around $408 million from projects in Bangladesh this year due to prolonged implementation delays, even as several ADB-funded schemes made progress.
2 October 2025, 18:00 PM