Global technology leader Wärtsilä Corporation, Finland, has appointed Mostafa Zahed Hossain as managing director (MD) of Wärtsilä Bangladesh, effective from May 1 this year.

Retailers in Bangladesh have urged the government to allow shops and malls to stay open from 1pm to 10pm, saying the current 7pm closure order is hurting business ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

Somewhere in Dhaka, a diplomat wakes up to a familiar routine. Briefings. Reports. Summaries. Meetings. What he does not see is what has already changed overnight.

Says Akiko Okumura, executive vice-president of Jetro

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed all scheduled banks to ensure an adequate flow of working capital loans to rawhide traders ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, aiming to support the country’s leather sector and prevent wastage of a key export-oriented resource.

Money launderers, scammers and wilful defaulters will not be eligible for a Tk 20,000 crore refinance fund being prepared by the central bank to restart fully or partially closed factories, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) officials.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects that there will be a “significant growth in demand” from the private sector for its investment services in Bangladesh, a senior official said.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has revised its prudential regulations on consumer financing, raising the ceiling for auto and personal loans and introducing incentives to promote electric and hybrid vehicles.

Bangladesh earlier sought $1 billion from the Manila-based lender to shield its economy from global shocks triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran

Two failed tenders test fertiliser sourcing as regular Gulf suppliers hold back shipments

Businesses are losing up to 60% potential sales under the current 7pm closure, they say

Bangladesh Bank issued a circular today

The UAE-based company also wants to operate Chittagong Container Terminal

European aircraft maker says a mixed fleet could give the national carrier greater flexibility and commercial advantage

The firms are NBL Securities Limited, Gibson Securities Limited, UCB Stock Brokerage Limited, and Khulna Printing & Packaging Limited

He said the current government inherited it from the previous interim administration rather than initiating it

He was suffering from kidney problems

Bangladesh’s fast-growing garment exports are attracting fresh investment into support industries, with a new hanger manufacturing venture targeting a significant share of the $400 million apparel-related market.

Pioneer Insurance PLC has declared a 30 percent dividend, including 25 percent in cash, for the year that ended on December 31, 2025.

Dubai airport’s passenger traffic plunged by two-thirds in March following Iran’s attacks on the United Arab Emirates during the Middle East war, the emirate’s media office said in a statement on Monday.