Jet fuel price hiked by over 21%

From midnight tonight, Jet A-1 price will be Tk 159.52 a litre, $1.0358 for international flights
9 August 2026

Economy expands faster in July as PMI rises to 57.8

Three of the four key sectors covered by the index recorded expansion, with manufacturing posting the strongest performance at 65.4, followed by services at 56.0 and agriculture at 55.2.
9 August 2026

Bangladesh’s youth and the global opportunity

Bangladesh's path to BPO leadership is not to imitate the Philippines or India. It is to occupy the space that neither has fully captured: AI-native, multi-skilled, and positioned at the intersection of quality and value
9 August 2026

Biman passengers describe 40-hour ordeal at Rome airport

Flight BG306 landed at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:30pm today
9 August 2026

Tour operators can now sell overseas packages in taka

Under the new system, up to $3,000 in foreign currency may be remitted per traveller per calendar year
9 August 2026

BB gives administrators sweeping powers over troubled banks

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has introduced detailed rules for appointing temporary administrators to troubled banks and finance companies, giving them broad powers to protect critical operations, assess financial conditions and facilitate the resolution of failing institutions.
9 August 2026

Factories reopen after riding out worst part of gas crunch

After about half a month, the FSRU at Cox’s Bazar was partly repaired on Thursday
9 August 2026

Oil rises on uncertainty over war

Brent crude oil climbed more than $1 a barrel on Friday over ongoing uncertainty about the negotiations in progress that determine control of, and reopen, the key shipping artery of the Strait of Hormuz.
9 August 2026

South Korea CEPA and the next agenda

Every stage of economic development demands a different policy mindset. For Bangladesh, graduation from the LDC category is one such defining moment.
9 August 2026

Local prefabricated steel industry hits demand slump

Public sector demand for locally manufactured prefabricated steel has dropped by nearly 90 percent
9 August 2026

Travel advisories holding back tourism industry

Travel advisories issued by Western countries urging their citizens to exercise caution when travelling to Bangladesh remain a major challenge for the country’s tourism industry, stakeholders say.
9 August 2026

Dutch-Bangla Bank holds awareness programme on Bangla QR at DU

Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC, in association with Bangladesh Bank and the Department of Accounting at the University of Dhaka, organised an awareness programme on Bangla QR for the university’s teachers, students, officers and staff at its MBA Building last week to support the vision of building a Cashless and Smart Bangladesh.
9 August 2026

Islami Bank arranges meeting with Islamic scholars on Bangla QR

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC yesterday organised a discussion meeting with prominent Islamic scholars at a local hotel in Dhaka to increase the use of Bangla QR in religious institutions towards building a cashless Bangladesh.
9 August 2026

BB targets 1cr Bangla QR payments each day

Bangladesh Bank (BB) is working to increase digital transactions through Bangla QR to one crore a day by the end of the current fiscal year, BB Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman said yesterday.
9 August 2026

Digital loans up to Tk 5,000 coming for utility bills

People will soon be able to borrow digitally from banks to pay utility bills and top up their mobile phones. The interest-free loans, ranging from Tk 50 to Tk 5,000, will have to be repaid within 30 days.
9 August 2026
9 August 2026

Govt to build new fish sanctuaries in haor: agri minister

Plan is also there to replace the conventional leasing system of water bodies with a new framework aimed at protecting the interests of local communities
8 August 2026

Government plans 400-acre industrial park in Bogura: minister

New board of directors of Bogura Chamber takes charge
8 August 2026

BB gives temporary administrators sweeping powers over troubled banks

The rules apply to scheduled banks, including digital banks, and finance companies undergoing immediate corrective measures or the resolution process
8 August 2026

Biman sends engineers to Rome to fix grounded plane, two flights delayed

The aircraft, S2-AJY, operating on the Toronto-Rome-Dhaka route
8 August 2026