Brazil and the United States have become two key suppliers of corn to Bangladesh’s growing feed industry, as imports from India -- the traditional source -- have declined, according to a recent report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has warned of regulatory action against banks that fail to accept and exchange torn, defective and soiled banknotes.

Banks will be borrowing and lending among themselves for the short-term, using a new transaction-based reference rate from Wednesday.

The government will not introduce any adverse measures for businesses in the upcoming national budget for the fiscal year 2026-27, Commerce and Industries Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said yesterday.

Ookla report places Bangladesh among Asia-Pacific’s top performers on latency

Dhaka approaches Latvia, Brunei, requests Saudi Arabia rerouting, and holds talks with Russian representatives

Gold hit a near one-week low on Monday as a stronger dollar and ‌oil’s surge above $100 after the US moved to blockade Iranian ports fuelled inflation concerns, prompting traders to scale back expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts this year.

Garment exporters have urged the government to arrange priority diesel supply to factories from nearby filling stations, warning that energy shortages have cut production capacity by 25-30 percent in key industrial hubs.

Bangladesh should step up efforts to tap Asian markets as global trade and investment patterns shift rapidly, economist Mustafizur Rahman, distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), said on Sunday.

Khandaker Sakib Ahmed has been elected chairman of Shahjalal Islami Bank Securities Limited.

From now on, interest rates will no longer be determined solely based on banks’ quoted rates

This is the second extension of the deadline

He added that currently about 12 percent of Bangladesh’s exports go to Asia—a share he described as disproportionately low given the region’s market potential

The chamber suggests a hike in the threshold for tax-free income to Tk 5 lakh for individuals

For nations heavily reliant on the American market, the message is unambiguous

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC has sent its Managing Director, Md Omar Faruk Khan, on leave for more than one and a half months.

The government needs to allocate more to education, health, and social protection in the upcoming budget, and ensure that the funds are properly utilised to create a better future for every child in the country, development specialists and donor agencies said yesterday.

Islamic banks now hold 24.38 percent of total deposits across the banking sector

Bangladesh can no longer afford “surreal” budgets built on inflated projections and political convenience, warned eminent economist Debapriya Bhattacharya.

For many, negative real incomes have pushed protein off plates and now threaten a heavier debt burden