Weekly Recap / Five key events of the economy last week
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Business
BB chief economist acknowledges limits of contractionary monetary policy in curbing inflation
24 July 2026, 17:16 PM
Business
US imposes new tariffs on 60 countries, 10% on Bangladesh
24 July 2026, 17:07 PM
Business
US tariffs to have no fresh impact on Bangladesh: Commerce minister
24 July 2026, 16:05 PM
Economy
Govt bets on investment-led growth to create jobs
24 July 2026, 14:20 PM
Economy
Nine hurdles keeping FDI away
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Bangladesh steps up in global chip race
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Govt forms committee to review ship industry laws
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
US textile bodies question reciprocal trade pact clause
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Govt begins mapping 10.13 lakh food businesses
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
EVs becoming a common sight on Dhaka roads
Electric vehicles (EVs), once seen as a novelty for the rich, are gradually becoming a familiar sight on Dhaka streets.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Turning leather into lasting growth
Exports of leather, leather products and footwear earned about $1,145m in FY2024; by June FY2025 those exports stood near $1,039m
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM
China, EU stress cooperation as Trump tariffs bite
China’s Premier Li Qiang and European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen stressed cooperation during their meeting in New York, as the world’s No.2 and No.3 economies looked to defuse trade tensions while squeezed by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Paperwork over powerplay
One of my friends has been working with a government agency for the last three years on a project, bringing more than a decade of hard-earned experience to the table, as well as the rare distinction of having actually managed the kind of project they were struggling with.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Five-member panel formed to appoint new BFIU chief
Bangladesh Bank governor will head the panel
25 September 2025, 15:02 PM
Techno Drugs completes production trial run for contraceptive implants
The contraceptive implants are considered an effective form of birth control
25 September 2025, 13:44 PM
Saarc Agriculture Centre teams up with IFPRI for food, agriculture research
The MoU was signed yesterday in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly
25 September 2025, 13:25 PM
Bank, pharma lift Dhaka stocks for third day
The DSEX increased 22.48 points to close at 5,415.13
25 September 2025, 13:11 PM
Farmland protection ordinance on the cards: adviser
Cultivated land must not be destroyed, says the agriculture adviser
25 September 2025, 12:48 PM
Beximco says investment news authentic, projects profit
Beximco expects to restart factories by October, projecting Tk 380 crore profit
25 September 2025, 09:06 AM
Phoenix Insurance to sell 8-storey building
Shares of the company rose 5.9 percent to Tk 28.70 at the DSE as of 12.22 pm
25 September 2025, 06:48 AM
Dhaka stocks gain for 3rd session as turnover hits Tk 340cr
The DSEX increased 53.27 points to 5,445.92 by 12:06 pm
25 September 2025, 06:16 AM
Samson H Chowdhury an entrepreneur who built his empire on ethics and values
Business must serve people: this was the principle Samson H Chowdhury lived by. He saw no conflict between business and ethics, only the possibility of using both as a force for good.
24 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Let the market decide IPO prices
For decades, Bangladesh's capital market has been trapped in a policy mistake of its own making: regulators, not the market, have set the prices of initial public offerings (IPOs).
24 September 2025, 18:00 PM
EPA talks with EU may conclude by 2028
Bangladesh wants to finalise negotiations on an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union by 2028, aiming to secure duty-free access to its largest export destination in the post-LDC period, Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman said yesterday.
24 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Rice prices may ease in coming months: report
In August, the government approved the duty-free import of half a million tonnes of rice to stabilise the market
24 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Forex reserves hit $26.39b
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves hit $26.39 billion as of yesterday, according to calculations based on the International Monetary Fund’s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) method.
24 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Export diversification project gets delayed again, cost rises 34%
Costs have since climbed to Tk 1,264 crore, a 34 percent increase, according to planning ministry documents.
24 September 2025, 18:00 PM
New telecom policy trims licensing categories to four
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has started preparing new guidelines under the Telecommunications Network and Licensing Policy, which came into effect last week with the gazette publication.
24 September 2025, 18:00 PM
IMED suggests reforms to speed up projects
The Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) under the planning ministry has put forward a 15-point reform package to ensure the timely and efficient execution of development projects.
24 September 2025, 18:00 PM