Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) is maintaining close communication with its vessel, MV Banglar Joyjatra, now berthed at the Port of Jebel Ali in the UAE, amid heightened regional tensions linked to the Iran-US conflict.

Brent crude jumped 10 percent to about $80 a barrel over the counter on Sunday, oil traders said, while analysts predicted that prices could climb as high as $100 after US and Israeli strikes on Iran plunged the Middle East into a new war.

Newly appointed Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman has assured bankers that the reform initiatives launched by his predecessor will continue and that political interference will not be tolerated.

Bangladesh recorded its highest remittance inflow for any February in at least seven years last month, as expatriates sent home more money ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the largest festivals for Muslims.

The Supreme Court ruling of February 20 that sweeping global tariffs imposed by US President Trump were illegal has rightly been read as a rebuke of executive overreach. But it does not mark a return to the old order. The trade policy of the United States has shifted in a more durable protectionist direction, and the world has noticed.

The governor meets with the leaders of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh for the first time

Only one out of seven vessels owned by the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation is now in the Gulf region

Oil could spike to $100 a barrel, analysts say

This is the highest amount in at least seven fiscal years

The project is expected to create 3,000 jobs for Bangladeshi nationals

This offer is available with return fares, where the minimum EMI is Tk 1,567 per month

Says prime minister is personally monitoring the situation and issuing

Flight cancellations leave hundreds of passengers stranded

Bangladesh’s publishing sector is navigating one of its most difficult periods in recent memory, as declining sales, reduced book production, and limited institutional support continue to weigh on it.

It is a very tough exercise for our central bank to arrive at an optimal exchange rate and interest rate and, more importantly, ensure adequate liquidity in the market for credit creation without denting market discipline.

The new government must end its policy of overemphasising liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports or risk repeating a damaging cycle of financial debt while falling behind on energy transition goals, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) warned yesterday.

Bangladesh’s private investment fell for the third consecutive year, reaching 22.03 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the fiscal year 2024-25, the lowest level in 11 years, amid a weak investment climate and macroeconomic stress.

Business leaders and government officials at an event yesterday stressed the urgent need to improve the law-and-order situation and strengthen market management, warning that business confidence and sustainable economic growth will remain elusive unless immediate and effective measures are taken.

The market share of Bangladesh in the European Union’s (EU) apparel market increased to 21.57 percent in 2025 from 20.78 percent in 2024 thanks to the rising demand for locally made apparel items in the EU.

The government will soon introduce a “Probashi Card” for expatriates, as promised in the election manifesto, and will take coordinated steps involving multiple ministries to reopen closed labour markets, Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury said yesterday.