The Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) has raised concerns about Bangladesh’s draft telecom licensing guidelines, cautioning that several proposed conditions could deter investment, restrict market participation, and contradict the objectives of the Telecommunications Network and Licensing Policy (TNLP) 2025.

Standard Bank is mired in internal conflict as its bad loans rise to nearly a third of total lending, exposing governance problems at the shariah based lender already under scrutiny by the central bank, show documents. 

The centrepiece of the reform package is the abolition of a category that designates state-owned lenders as "specialised banks"

Gold will be sold at Tk 208,272 per bhori, down by Tk 5,446 or 2.54 percent from Tk 213,719 per bhori

The country’s economy has returned to a positive trajectory across all key indicators, including exports, foreign investment, and forex reserves, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus said yesterday.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will engage with the next government before finalising the upcoming loan review for Bangladesh, said Chris Papageorgiou, IMF mission chief to Bangladesh.

The government has decided to reserve 10 MHz of the valuable 700 MHz band exclusively for state-owned Teletalk once a pending court case is resolved, raising concerns among industry experts about underutilisation and anti-competitive effects.

The country’s stock market is witnessing one of its worst periods in recent times, falling sharply yesterday amid prevailing political tension and regulatory moves, including changes to borrowing rules for share trading.

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) has received applications from 10 firms interested in becoming the government’s transaction adviser for the planned sale of Nagad, the mobile financial service (MFS) provider under the Bangladesh Post Office.

The country’s pharmaceutical industry has achieved remarkable growth over the past four decades. Meeting 98 percent of the domestic demand for medicines worth more than $3 billion and exporting to over 150 countries, including highly regulated markets such as the UK, the US and the EU, it has become a sector of immense strategic importance.

Dhaka and Chattogram, two major divisions of Bangladesh, received 80 percent of the total remittance of the first quarter of fiscal year 2025-26, reflecting a regional disparity.

The new rate will be effective from tomorrow

The IMF’s review mission led by Chris Papageorgiou concluded today

Seven new courts, online case system, and digital worker database in the pipeline

He asserted that the looted banking sector has now recovered and that public confidence has returned

The DSEX posted the biggest fall since October 19

Traders said they are forced to pay middlemen as police inaction has allowed such practices to continue unchecked

Experts proposed forming a permanent taskforce to advance the active pharmaceutical ingredient industry

The government has not submitted any proposal for the deferral as of now

The project will be implemented by the Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority under the ICT Division