As global aid flows shrink and traditional donor priorities turn inward, Bangladesh must strengthen its domestic resource mobilisation, Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur said yesterday.

Asset quality review aims to improve banking sector stability

Social Islami Bank's (SIBL) founding shareholders have urged the central bank and the Ministry of Finance not to involve the bank in any merger with other ailing banks.

The Financial Institutions Division (FID) of the finance ministry has formed a four-member committee to probe and submit an inquiry report on the controversial image/video of AFM Shahinul Islam, head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), that was circulating on social media.

Bangladesh Bank has recently taken an unprecedented step in restructuring some banks. This move will only bring real benefits if individual banks carry out their own internal reforms.

Cash-conscious consumers choosing to eat in rather than dine out have raised the prospect of an upturn in earnings for supermarkets and food delivery firms, according to data, analysts and company executives.

Delays in rail transport compound port container backlog

Experts call for tax reform to meet annual target

Eligibility criteria, loan restrictions tighten under draft

A team of BGMEA leaders met Energy Division secretary today

The DSEX decreased 9.01 points, settling at 5,410.89

Firms with fraudulent papers caught importing cigarette raw material, evading taxes

The DSEX increased 4.96 points, reaching 5,415.85 by 11:38 am

Bangladesh is in an advantageous position compared with competing countries in the US

Bangladesh is set to launch a month-long marine survey in the Bay of Bengal to assess fishery resources and ecosystem health, aiming to support sustainable management and conservation efforts.

Bangladesh Bank has dissolved the current board of Premier Bank and formed a new one – a move which, industry insiders claim, will end the dominance of the family members of HBM Iqbal, founder chairman of the bank and an Awami League lawmaker.

Google has agreed to pay a Aus$55 million (US$36 million) penalty for striking “anti-competitive” deals to pre-install only its own search engine on Android mobile phones sold by two leading Australian telecoms firms.

Nvidia is developing a new AI chip for China based on its latest Blackwell architecture that will be more powerful than the H20 model it is currently allowed to sell there, two people briefed on the matter said.

In Rajbari, the shuttered doors of Salina Akter’s jute workshop tell the story of how artificial intelligence is reshaping global trade and leaving Bangladesh’s small businesses stranded. For five years, she stitched eco-friendly bags for European buyers. Then the orders stopped. Her clients now demanded AI-optimised production schedules, predictive inventory systems and delivery timelines that only automated supply chains can provide. Salina’s modest factory could not keep pace.

The government has approved the purchase of three cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the spot market at a total cost of Tk 1,442 crore, with the average price set at about $11 per million British thermal unit (MMBtu).