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.

Grameenphone, Robi and Banglalink had a combined 14.68 million 5G-capable handsets on their networks in July

Sammilito Islami Bank will allow individual depositors to withdraw their principal amounts from certain deposit accounts as needed from September 1, Bangladesh Bank Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman instructed the bank’s top officials yesterday.

Bangladesh’s garment exports increased 11 percent year-on-year to $10.10 billion during the April-June quarter, the Bangladesh Bank said yesterday in its quarterly review.

Easing restrictions on opening letters of credit (LCs), simplifying imports and placing greater emphasis on free trade, the government has issued a new import policy order that has received a mixed reaction from business communities.

CEL’s work focuses on three major areas: logistics, energy, and the interface between the two

"We did not verify the original source of the information while preparing the report,” the CPD research team said

The airline will operate two flights each on Saturday, Wednesday and Thursday using 72-seat ATR 72-600 aircraft

The bond will be non-convertible, unsecured and fully redeemable, with a floating coupon rate linked to the reference rate plus a 3 percent margin

The destruction of 3,268 tonnes of goods began on August 24

The leading trade body said the country's economic growth for FY26 was provisionally estimated at 4.14 percent, up from 3.49 percent in FY25

Following the announcement, shares of the ceramic’s producer declined 1.59 percent to Tk 30.90 to end today’s trading on the DSE floor

He directed the bank's leadership to address this immediately through clear communication

Anyone who has worked inside a consumer goods business in Bangladesh knows the discomfort of seeing your own packaging in a drain. Companies here have understood the problem for years. What has been missing is not intent, but structure, a framework that lets the whole value chain act together.

Ten ministries and divisions failed to spend a single penny on development projects in the first month of the current fiscal year, according to government data.

Bangladesh and India discussed lifting Dhaka’s restrictions on Indian yarn imports through land ports, alongside reopening closed border haats and bringing land ports into full operation as the two neighbouring countries seek to strengthen bilateral trade.

Bangladesh spends only about 0.3 percent of its gross domestic product on research and development (R&D), one of the lowest rates among peer middle-income countries, Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said yesterday.

Bangladesh has agreed to pay over $24 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) for two LNG cargoes to be delivered in September, as the country continues to scramble for supplies amid a global market squeeze triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran.

Adverse weather has reduced jute yields this year, while export restrictions have weakened demand and pushed down prices, raising fears of losses among farmers.

Says CPD in its assessment of the government’s first six months