Home appliance maker Singer Bangladesh has been moved to the “Z” or junk category on the Dhaka bourse after its accumulated losses exceeded its paid-up capital.

The operator of the Patenga Container Terminal has raised storage charges fourfold for less-than-container-load (LCL) cargoes that remain at its container freight stations beyond the free storage period.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cut its forecast for Bangladesh’s economic growth to 4.5 percent for the current fiscal year, down from its April projection of 4.7 percent, citing energy supply constraints and vulnerabilities in the banking sector.

Strong remittance growth, stable reserve levels and rising investment-related imports leave Bangladesh’s external sector well-positioned to absorb moderate shocks and support overall macroeconomic stability in the near term, according to the General Economics Division (GED).

Today, the ADB published the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) July 2025

Initiatives have been taken to allow cases to be filed directly with the Capital Market Tribunal

The disruption came as Chattogram continued to experience heavy rainfall, a day after recording its highest single-day rainfall in 42 years on Tuesday

The Asian Development Outlook July 2026 said the economy grew 3.7 percent in FY26

Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood yesterday said the government cannot cancel contracts with private power producers at will because they are backed by sovereign guarantees, making the process legally complex and time-consuming.

The government is likely to appoint Abdur Rahman Khan, the immediate past chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), as Bangladesh’s next executive director at the World Bank.

Bangladesh’s Islamic banking system posted strong deposit growth in the first quarter of 2026, as more customers placed their money with Islamic banks as well as Islamic banking branches and windows operated by conventional banks.

The government has formed a high-level committee to recommend ways to make the country’s public procurement system more effective.

Bangladesh’s economy is expected to grow by 4.4 percent in the current fiscal year 2026-27, supported by easing global headwinds and domestic economic reforms, according to HSBC.

The country’s current account deficit narrowed in the first 11 months of fiscal year 2025-26, helped by record remittance inflows, although weak economic activity continued to hold back trade and investment.

Multilateral financial institutions have failed to address the economic fallout of geopolitical conflicts, leaving developing countries to bear billions of dollars in additional costs without adequate international support, said Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, the prime minister’s adviser on finance and planning.

The government has imposed a fresh round of austerity measures for the fiscal year 2026-27, restricting spending on new vehicles, buildings, land acquisition and most foreign travel to rein in public expenditure, curb inflation and preserve macroeconomic stability.

Bangladesh’s economy is expected to grow by 4.4 percent in the current fiscal year 2026-27, supported by easing global headwinds and domestic economic reforms, according to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Limited.

FDI inflows into Bangladesh rose to $1.78 billion in 2025 from $1.23 billion a year earlier

The European Central Bank on Tuesday pressed major European banks to come up with action plans to deal with cybersecurity risks posed by increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems.

A draft law aims to bring Bida, Beza, BHTPA, PPPA under one roof