The minister said good governance in the banking sector cannot be viewed in isolation from the country's broader political and institutional framework

The government is developing a new economic model aimed at transforming Bangladesh into a $1 trillion economy by 2034, while ensuring growth benefits are shared across society, Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, prime minister’s adviser on planning and economic Affairs, said yesterday.

Bangladesh’s leather industry risks falling behind rising global compliance standards unless management of the troubled Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) at the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate is handed over to a competent professional operator, economists and industry stakeholders said at a webinar yesterday.

More than one-third of Bangladeshi chief executive officers expect artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce junior-level jobs over the next three years, according to a recent PwC report.

Combined non-performing loans in these banks stood at more than Tk 4.99 lakh crore

May extend metro rail VAT exemption

Country’s fast-growing motorcycle fleet and rising fatality rates contrast with helmet imports declared at a fraction of their retail value

Agricultural products must be transformed into value-added agro-industrial products in order to transition from an agriculture-based economy to an industrial one, Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan said yesterday.

Garment exports to non-traditional markets declined by 5.95 percent year-on-year to $5.68 billion in the July-May period of the outgoing fiscal year, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) compiled by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday.

Says Managing Director and CEO M Shamsul Arefin

More than one-third of Bangladeshi chief executive officers expect artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce junior-level jobs over the next three years, according to a recent PwC report

Bangladesh considers all markets non-traditional except the USA, the European Union (EU), Canada and the UK.

Workers allege dismissal of 1,868 employees across seven Savar factories violated provisions of the Bangladesh Labour Act

PRAN Group introduced the award

The minister handed over the Bangladesh Agro-Industry Media Award 2025

The call emerged during a webinar today on the future of the country's leather sector

When electricity or fuel prices rise in Bangladesh, most people do not see an economic adjustment

With fuel prices increased in two rounds, the latest power tariff hike will add to the already high inflationary pressure, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

Dhaka and Rajshahi divisions accounted for nearly half of all animals sacrificed during Eid-ul-Azha 2026, according to divisional data released by the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock yesterday.

A major change took place at the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) yesterday when the entire commission resigned, and a new one was appointed on the same day -- marking the first such complete reshuffle in the regulator’s history.