Md Emdad ul Bari has been appointed chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)

The projects funded by Indian loans will proceed as planned, said Finance and Commerce Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed today

The United States is set to launch economic talks this week with Bangladesh's interim government, including its leader, Muhammad Yunus, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has asked the officials of its income tax wing to be at office ahead of the 9:00am reporting time.

Loose and bottled soybean oil have become costlier in Bangladesh due to price hikes in the global market amid a supply shortage of the key cooking ingredient, according to traders.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has decided to conduct an inquiry into allegations of regulatory non-compliance against two mutual funds managed by Investasia Capital and Asset Management Ltd.

The government appointed an administrator to the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) yesterday, seven days after the president and the remaining 23 directors of the CCCI executive board resigned following protests.

M Aslam Alam, former rector of the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre, has been appointed as chairman of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (Idra).

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) yesterday formed a committee to look into allegations of market manipulation by Mohammed Saiful Alam and Salman F Rahman, owners of S Alam Group and Beximco Group, respectively.

Indices of the Bangladesh stock market extended their losing streak for a sixth consecutive day yesterday as investors traded cautiously ahead of corporate earnings disclosures, which  influence investor decisions.

As we witness the devastation caused by climate induced disasters around the world and the floods across our nation, it becomes painfully clear that the impacts of climate change and global warming are no longer distant threats but a harsh reality.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) last week began a formal inquiry into the alleged corruption of former chief of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Professor Shibli Rubayat-Ul Islam and eight of its other officials.

More than 80 factories in the Ashulia-Gazipur industrial belt remained shut yesterday as workers demonstrated to realise several demands.

Deposits in banks are increasing and money outside the banking sector has decreased by Tk 45,000 crore in recent times, reflecting growing confidence in the banking sector, Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur said yesterday.

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) today asked banks to provide details of accounts of former state minister for foreign affairs Md Shahriar Alam, his wife and son.

Alam's appointment comes following Mohammad Jainul Bari's resignation as chairman of the insurance regulator on September 5.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has formed a committee today to investigate the market involvement and activities by Saiful Alam and Salman F Rahman -- owner of controversial conglomerate S Alam Group and Beximco Group, respectively

BB is not blocking or interfering with the accounts of any businesses, regardless of their political affiliations, said BB Governor Ahsan H Mansur

The Bangladesh Bank is set to rescue problem banks including some Shariah-based banks controlled by S Alam Group by managing liquidity or merging a few.

YiXin Bangladesh, a Chinese company in Bangladesh, will set up a footwear accessories manufacturing factory in the Bepza Economic Zone with an investment of $7.45 million.