The world’s poorest nations face a “tidal wave of debt” as repayments to China hit record highs in 2025, an Australian think-tank warned in a new report Tuesday.

Sri Lanka’s leftist government said Tuesday it was selling a failed hotel project, marking its first privatisation move in line with an IMF bailout.

The banking sector alone cannot provide the billions of taka required as investments to reap all the pharmaceutical sector’s potentials, for which a financing mix of equity, foreign direct investment, bonds, sukuk, and others is necessary, suggested analysts..They were addressing an event

The decision came from the BSEC today

With the move, the company expects its free-float share to rise to 10.28%

The fee was reduced to Tk 450 from Tk 500 in 2016

The fee was reduced to Tk 450 from Tk 500 in 2016

The first shipment will be sent tomorrow, and a second will follow if China is satisfied

The estimate is almost close to the projection by the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) 3.8 percent for the year.

The Bangladesh Engineering Industry Owners Association and the Export Competitiveness for Jobs Project under the commerce ministry will jointly organise the two-day event

The DSEX lost 41.25 points to close at 4,678.13

The number of suspicious transaction reports was 11,736, and suspicious activity reports were 5,609

“Inflation has remained above 9 percent since April last year, and food inflation in particular has been significantly high.”

Citing media reports, she said the move is expected to increase public expenditure by nearly Tk 7,000 crore

The information was revealed at a discussion on carbon financing organised by LightCastle Partners

Bangladesh has taken a long-awaited and consequential step by officially floating the taka. This marks the end of a tightly managed exchange rate regime that, for years, concealed deeper imbalances in the economy. While partly driven by necessity, dwindling foreign reserves and IMF-mandated reforms, it also presents a rare opportunity to reset the country’s macroeconomic fundamentals.

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would pause his threatened 50-percent tariffs on the European Union until July 9, after a “very nice call” with European Commision president Ursula von der Leyen.

It’s Japan’s version of the Fed’s Jackson Hole symposium, without the trail hikes or views, and this year’s gathering of global central bankers in Tokyo will focus on two uncomfortable realities: flagging economic growth and sticky inflation.

Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd (Desco) has received regulatory approval to issue over 23.81 lakh irredeemable non-cumulative preference shares in favour of the government.

Although the National Board of Revenue (NBR) resumed regular operations yesterday after nearly two weeks of protests and work abstentions, ship and container congestion has once again gripped the Chattogram Port, triggering concern among businesses over potential delays in cargo handling and increased logistics costs.