Finance minister defends inflation data amid manipulation allegations
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Business
HC okays merger of Walton Digi-Tech with Walton Hi-Tech
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Business
Extreme heat costs workers Tk 77,000cr a year: study
12 August 2026
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Economy
Inflation falls to eight-month low of 8.32% in July
12 August 2026
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Economy
BB considers Tk 1,000cr collateral-free loans for young entrepreneurs
12 August 2026
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Business
Govt targets sustainable farming on 50% of land
12 August 2026
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Economy
SDG delivery, LDC graduation must move together
12 August 2026
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Economy
Polish retailer LPP will continue sourcing from Bangladesh
12 August 2026
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Economy
Bangladesh to carry out first-ever watercraft census
12 August 2026
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Economy
Banglalink gets e-wallet licence
12 August 2026
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Economy
Sanem economists’ conference begins tomorrow
The South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem) is going to organise a two-day Annual
2 February 2023
Govt won’t raise fertiliser prices Razzaque says
The prices of fertiliser, seeds and other agricultural inputs will not be raised further to ensure continuous production and sustainable security of food, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said yesterday.
2 February 2023
How to build a Smart Bangladesh
Once upon a time, there was a man who always bragged about his smartness. One day he came across an old man from his village and boasted, “I am the smartest man in the world. Nobody can match my intelligence.”
2 February 2023
Adani’s adversity raises the stakes for India and investors
As Indian tycoon Gautam Adani’s woes deepen and force him to drop a share sale, foreign
2 February 2023
Loan provision rules eased for stock intermediaries
The central bank yesterday relaxed the rules on the provisioning of bank loans to brokerage houses, merchant banks and stock dealers, a move that may make it easier for intermediaries to get credits.
2 February 2023
LC opening for Ramadan commodities rises in January
The quantity of Ramadan essential commodities to be imported through letters of credit (LCs) increased in January, which will help keep the commodity market stable, Bangladesh Bank said today.
2 February 2023
Bangladesh Bank sells US dollar at Tk 101 for first time
Bangladesh Bank has sold US dollar at Tk 101 each to banks for the first time, giving indication that it is likely to devalue the local currency to reflect the market reality.
2 February 2023
IMF releases $476.27 million as first loan instalment for Bangladesh
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disbursed $476.27 million to Bangladesh as the first instalments of $4.7 billion loan it approved early this week.
2 February 2023
Stocks rise for second day
Stocks in Bangladesh rose for the second consecutive day today.
2 February 2023
Towards a just int’l tax system
Defying all common wisdom, the world had never had an apex body for international tax cooperation.
2 February 2023
UCEP-StanChart training countering Covid job losses
s soon as the coronavirus pandemic hit Bangladesh in early 2020, thousands of people, mostly in the informal sector, lost their jobs.
2 February 2023
Let taka depreciate further: economists
As the US dollar shortage persists, businesses in Bangladesh are increasingly finding it difficult to open letters of credit (LCs) since banks can’t supply the adequate American greenback needed to finance imports.
2 February 2023
Issue bonds, rely less on call money market
Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to take initiatives such that they can mobilise funds issuing bonds instead of relying much on the interbank call money market.
1 February 2023
Remittance hits five-month high
Remittance flow to Bangladesh rose to a five-month high in January as banks have made an all-out effort to mobilise US dollars from abroad to overcome the stress in the foreign exchange market.
1 February 2023
Concord to construct 5th block plant
Concord Group is going to set up its fifth green block manufacturing plant installing a German machine in Munshiganj’s Gajaria upazila.
1 February 2023
Unilever Bangladesh appoints new finance director
Unilever Bangladesh yesterday appointed its first female finance director.
1 February 2023
South Korea slides toward recession
South Korea’s economy inched toward its first recession in three years as data on Wednesday
1 February 2023
Emirates runs demo flight using sustainable aviation fuel
Emirates has operated a demonstration flight on the use of a 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to power one of the engines of a Boeing 777-300ER.
1 February 2023
Pay ‘ethical’ price for apparel
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday asked
1 February 2023
Draft digital commerce act facing backlash
E-commerce entrepreneurs yesterday came down heavily against the formulation of a new law to regulate the sector, saying that it would hinder the development of digital commerce in Bangladesh.
1 February 2023