There is no denying that Bangladesh’s economy has grown at a fast and more or less constant rate since the early 90s. Similarly, our dependence on foreign loans and grants for development budget had also reduced after, among others, the introduction of VAT.

The government has formed a six-member committee to review the labour and business environment at the Beximco Industrial Park, an enclave of 24 industrial units owned by troubled conglomerate Beximco.

The anti-money laundering agency also sought details of accounts belonging to Monjurul Ahsan Bulbul, editor-in-chief of TV Today, Abdul Gaffar Khan, chief in editor of Dainik Amar Somoy, and Chowdhury Jafarullah Sharafat, acting editor of Dainik Bangla.

They sought removal of Nurun Nahar and Habibur Rahman

Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, is the founder of the foundation

The commission is alleging they were engaged in hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to help an Adani company while "falsely touting the company’s compliance with antibribery principles and laws in connection with a $750 million bond offering".

Labour Adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain will lead the six-member panel

The shares are issued to refinance existing loans 

The prime index fell 0.86% as of 11:18 am today

The World Bank focuses on creating quality jobs for the millions of youth population entering the job market every year, its Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan Abdoulaye Seck said yesterday.."We are ever more determined to give it all for Bangladesh,” he said at an exhibition, titl

Banking rules and regulations stipulate a single borrower exposure limit but the banking regulator itself disregarded the rule routinely in the last 16 years.

Once a reputable private commercial lender, AB Bank’s financial health is now deteriorating gradually due to boardroom mismanagement, loan irregularities, illegal facilities availed by its sponsors and inaccurate measures by the central bank.

Asia forms the backbone of the world economy, powering vital supply chains from electronics hubs in Taiwan and South Korea to garment factories in Bangladesh.

With temperatures around Bangladesh dropping ahead of winter, hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions around Cox’s Bazar are being crowded by visitors.

The interim government is taking steps to ensure that prices of essential food commodities are within tolerable levels during upcoming Ramadan, said Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin yesterday.

Medicine prices will not rise because of Bangladesh’s graduation from the group of least developing countries (LDCs) to a developing nation in 2026, but structural challenges in the health sector and rising energy costs may have an impact, a study found.

Price shocks in coal, oil, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) have profound effects on inflation, exchange rates, and reserves, according to new studies of the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem).

Bangladeshis spend around $4 billion abroad every year for healthcare, according to Malik Talha Ismail Bari, senior vice president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).

DCCI Senior Vice President Malik Talha Ismail Bari says in a seminar on outbound healthcare tourism

From tomorrow, each bhori of 22-carat gold will cost Tk 142,265