Bangladesh collects only half as much corporate tax as peers
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Foodpanda Bangladesh incurs €111m losses since 2016
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Govt bets on 15% export growth despite challenges
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Achieving SDGs by 2030 needs $421b more
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Deadline extended for appointing female director in listed firms
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Walton signs deal to expand footprint in Libya
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PM commits full support to revive tea industry
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Onion growers breathe easier as prices rebound
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Restoring Bangladesh’s export edge
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BB extends disciplinary case deadline for bank staff
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Floating taka a bold move with high stakes
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.
26 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump delays EU tariffs until July 9
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.
26 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Global central banks talk harsh new economic realities in Tokyo
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.
26 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Desco to issue 23.81 lakh preference shares
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.
26 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Evidence-based policy key to sustainable growth
Evidence-based policymaking and timely impact evaluations are essential to ensure development efforts lead to real progress, Nobel laureate economist Abhijit Banerjee said yesterday..“Evidence is not costly. Relative to the scale of many government programmes, it's actually quite cheap,” s
26 May 2025, 16:10 PM
Building dreams without breaking the planet
Can we industrialize without destroying ourselves? Or will the future generation look back at our actions and ask, “Our ancestors built the economy but destroyed the land that fed it?”
26 May 2025, 13:04 PM
Reforming the telecom licensing policy: loose ends that need tightening
The proposed Telecommunication Network & Licensing Regime Reform Policy 2025 includes several forward-thinking provisions but also contains critical ambiguities
26 May 2025, 11:31 AM
Stocks fall for fourth consecutive day
The DSEX lost 16.95 points to close at 4,719.38
26 May 2025, 10:09 AM
Petrobangla refutes claims on industrial gas crisis
The state-run agency says industrial gas supply rose 21% in the Jan-Apr period
26 May 2025, 09:32 AM
Activities at NBR resume after two-week disruption
Roisun Nesa, deputy commissioner of the NBR, said that the NBR officials started work in full swing
26 May 2025, 07:54 AM
Stocks rise in early trade
The DSEX gained 8.96 points to 4,745.30 as of 11:20 am
26 May 2025, 05:23 AM
Reforms to help stock market reach new heights
The interim government is undertaking reforms to create broad space for the economy to take off, which would take the share market to a new height, said Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief adviser.
25 May 2025, 22:15 PM
Gas crisis still choking textile mills
Textile and garment industry owners yesterday expressed grave concerns over the inadequate supply of gas to industrial units, which has been severely hampering their operations for almost three years.
25 May 2025, 21:24 PM
RMG workers protest in Savar demanding arrears, Eid bonus
Workers of a readymade garment factory in Savar demonstrated for five hours today by blocking roads, demanding arrears and Eid bonus..Witnesses said around 700 workers of Basundhara Garments Limited, located in Hemayetpur area of Savar started their protest by blocking the Hemayetpur-Sin
25 May 2025, 18:35 PM
Four more companies seek NTTN licences
Four new companies have applied to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) for Nationwide Telecommunication Transmission Network (NTTN) licences, reflecting renewed interest in the transmission business in the country.
25 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Why we must invest in women
When I started working in the early 2000s, women in Bangladesh were making significant strides.
25 May 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Little, little screws’ one of many hurdles to US-made iPhones
President Donald Trump’s bid to bring manufacturing of Apple’s iPhone to the United States faces many legal and economic challenges, experts said on Friday, the least of which are the insertion of “little screws” that would need to be automated.
25 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Customs duty for buses may halve to 5%
In a move to develop an effective public transport system in the country’s major cities, the interim government may reduce customs duties on the import of public buses.
25 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Leather exports drop 64% in 10 years as CETP woes linger
The country’s leather exports have plunged by over 64 percent in the past decade, due mainly to the failure to complete the Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) at the Savar Tannery Estate -- a key requirement for obtaining international environmental certifications.
25 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Helicopter rides may cost more
From horse-drawn carriages to helicopters, weddings in Bangladesh have taken flight -- literally. What was once a luxury reserved for the ultra-rich has become an aspirational trend among the middle class in recent years.
25 May 2025, 18:00 PM