Bangladesh’s trillion-dollar future needs more FDI

Bangladesh stands at a defining moment in its economic journey. Having grown into a $510 billion economy, the country now aims to become a $1 trillion economy by 2034.
15 July 2026

BSEC approves intraday trading

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has approved the introduction of intraday trading, in a move aimed at modernising the capital market and improving trading efficiency.
15 July 2026

No reprieve for Summit over Tk 3cr bandwidth pricing fine

The telecom regulator has upheld a Tk 3 crore administrative fine on Summit Communications Ltd, the country’s largest telecom infrastructure operator, after concluding it engaged in discriminatory bandwidth pricing.
15 July 2026

Shinepukur Ceramics gets special LC facility

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has allowed Shinepukur Ceramics, a defaulting company of Beximco Group, to open letters of credit (LCs) for raw material imports under a special arrangement.
15 July 2026

Skills gap costing Bangladesh its youth dividend

One in five young people in Bangladesh, nearly 86 lakh in all, is neither working, studying nor training for a job, the latest Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 shows.
15 July 2026

Pharma pricing policy threatens innovation

Limited price adjustments have squeezed profitability, say manufacturers
15 July 2026

Govt working like private sector to cut red tape: finance minister

The minister inaugurates RSGT Bangladesh, the operator of the Patenga Container Terminal
14 July 2026

Defaulter Shinepukur Ceramics allowed to continue opening import LCs

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has extended a legal exemption allowing defaulter Shinepukur Ceramics Ltd to continue opening letters of credit (LCs) for importing raw materials, aiming to keep the company's production running and protect jobs
14 July 2026

Dhaka Chamber pushes for quicker trade deals ahead of LDC exit

Bangladesh should fast-track the signing of free trade agreements (FTAs) and preferential trade agreements (PTAs) with key trading partners to preserve its export competitiveness after graduating from the least developed country (LDC) category, the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) said today
14 July 2026

LDC challenges test global solidarity, credibility of multilateralism: PM's adviser

Presenting five-pronged priority agendas for urgent action, Prime Minister's Adviser on Finance and Planning Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir on Monday said the challenges faced by LDCs are a test of international solidarity and the credibility of multilateralism
14 July 2026

Reforms under IMF programme to be phased in - Finance minister says

Reform programmes under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) new loan programme will be implemented gradually, taking into account the country’s political realities, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said yesterday.
14 July 2026

Dollar hits Tk 123 in inter-bank trade

Banks are now trading the US dollar between Tk 122.70 and Tk 123.75
14 July 2026

Commodity supply under pressure amid non-stop rain

Businesses say the downpour has disrupted the entire supply chain
14 July 2026

Berger affiliate to invest $13.7 million in special economic zone

Jenson & Nicholson Packaging Ltd, an affiliate of Berger Paints Bangladesh, will invest $13.7 million in the National Special Economic Zone (NSEZ) under a land lease agreement signed with the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) yesterday.
14 July 2026

Give expatriates something worth investing in

Bangladesh’s expatriates sent home a record $35.56 billion in the fiscal year just ended, up 17.3 percent on the previous year.
14 July 2026

Acute fry shortage grips Bagerhat prawn farming

Prawn farmers in Bagerhat are grappling with an acute shortage of giant freshwater prawn fry, locally known as ‘golda chingri’, threatening one of the country’s key export-oriented sectors.
14 July 2026

Two stocks halted after unusual price surge

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) halted trading of the shares of two low-performing companies -- Usmania Glass Sheet and Daffodil Computers -- yesterday after their prices rose unusually.
14 July 2026
14 July 2026

Dollar hits Tk 123 in inter-bank trade

The US dollar has climbed to Tk 123 in the inter-bank market as stronger demand for foreign currency coincides with slower inflows of remittances and export earnings
13 July 2026

Govt to establish modern meat processing centre in Rajshahi: state minister

The proposed meat processing centre will ensure pre-slaughter health checks of animals by registered veterinary doctors
13 July 2026