Sammilito Islami Bank PLC, formed by merging five troubled shariah-based lenders, has filed nearly 10,000 lawsuits to recover defaulted loans, according to a statement released yesterday.

Invest Bangladesh, the newly formed apex investment authority, plans to offer the first batch of five to seven idle state-owned assets, including closed factories, to private investors through open bidding in October, a top official said yesterday.

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has appointed Nazneen Ahmed as its executive director, effective from September this year, according to a press release issued yesterday.

By 8am, when Jesmin Alam’s maid arrives at her home in Uttara’s Sector-3 to prepare the day’s meals, the gas burner often lies useless.

With Bangladesh’s startup ecosystem facing its worst funding drought in more than a decade, the government and banks have launched several new initiatives to provide cash-strapped entrepreneurs with fresh sources of capital.

The company described the achievement as an industry-first initiative aimed at strengthening professional expertise and improving the quality of investment services in the country’s capital market

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has appointed Nazneen Ahmed as its executive director (ED), effective from September 1, 2026

Aswar Rahman, chief executive officer of AmeriBangla Corporation and a Bangladeshi-born American, launched the new digital marketing platform

The move is expected to make it easier for foreign companies to participate in projects in Bangladesh

The project is expected to create jobs for 306 Bangladeshi nationals

Initiatives have also been taken under an exit policy and Alternative Dispute Resolution to recover depositors’ funds

The private commercial lender’s board took the decision on August 25

Flight BG136 was diverted to Muscat, where an airport doctor declared the 55-year-old woman dead

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has given the go-ahead to Meghna Bank PLC’s proposal to raise Tk 400 crore through a seven-year subordinated bond to strengthen its Tier-II capital base under the Basel III framework.

Bangladesh and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) yesterday signed a $13 million grant agreement to develop technology experts with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) in the country.

SAK Ekramuzzaman, sponsor shareholder and managing director of RAK Ceramics Bangladesh, has declared that he is the proprietor of Mohammed Trading, and his company intends to sell 885,000 shares of RAK Ceramics.

The government is preparing for a change in how it plans, spends, taxes and measures its economy.

Unilever is betting that shedding food assets and focusing on beauty, personal care and home products will close a valuation gap with more focused rivals.

Bangladesh’s economy showed signs of gradual stabilisation during the April-June quarter of FY26, although overall economic activity remained subdued, said the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) in its review.

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has acknowledged a factual error in data presented at a media dialogue on the first six months of the new government, saying the mistake occurred because its research team relied on a media report without verifying the original source.