Shipping disruptions, cargo rerouting, and rising freight and insurance costs are set to increase business expenses

A US federal appeals court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s push to delay legal proceedings linked to tariff refunds, allowing the battle to proceed in a lower court.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has sought budget proposals from business organisations across the country as it begins preparations for the 2026-27 fiscal year budget.

The government has directed factory owners to clear all outstanding wages within seven working days to ensure industrial stability ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

The majority of Bangladeshi oceangoing vessels -- both state-owned and private -- have suspended navigation through the Gulf region as conflict has flared between the US, Israel and Iran.

Urges caution against misinformation amid Middle East flight disruptions

Labour minister sets March 12 as deadline for Eid bonus payment

Threatening messages based on fabricated claims have been sent through fake email addresses

All flights to Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Kuwait suspended

Banks must initiate the renewal process at least two months before a loan’s expiry

Work on the upcoming budget has already begun, says the tax administrator

The facility will carry market-based interest rates

Bangladesh’s energy security is increasingly vulnerable to Middle Eastern geopolitics, as it sourced over 50% of its LNG imports from Qatar, UAE in 2025

The decline came after a day of recovery in share prices

Bangladesh’s merchandise exports fell for the seventh consecutive month in February, declining 12.03 percent year-on-year (YoY) to $3.49 billion, driven primarily by weakening garment shipments.

Defaulted loans in the banking sector fell to around 31 percent at the end of last year, down from around 36 percent three months earlier, following large-scale loan rescheduling under a special policy support of the central bank.

British American Tobacco Bangladesh Company Ltd (BATBC) has announced a 30 percent cash dividend for its shareholders for 2025, which, according to data available on the Dhaka bourse, is the lowest dividend in about a decade.

India and Canada on Monday reached a string of agreements, including on critical mineral cooperation and a “landmark” uranium supply deal for nuclear power, the countries’ leaders said in New Delhi.

Bangladesh has not been hit by a single cyclone. It has faced a series of shocks, back-to-back, leaving little time to rebuild. First came Covid-19. Then global commodity spikes, freight disruptions, energy volatility and unpredictable supply chains. Power shortages became routine, the taka weakened, reserves fell and confidence among international lenders wavered.

The Opec+ decision to lift crude oil output by 206,000 barrels per day (bpd) from April is probably the least consequential decision the group has made in nearly a decade of existence.