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CAAB tightens security at all airports

Authority says alert issued after instruction from Police Headquarters
27 April 2026

UK firm renews 30-year lease at Dhaka EPZ

The company has invested $15.16 million in the zone since its establishment and currently employs 2,485 Bangladeshi nationals
27 April 2026

Google may invest $40b in Anthropic

Google is planning to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, the artificial intelligence firm confirmed Friday, expanding a long-standing alliance between the two companies.
27 April 2026

BB appoints administrator to Aviva Finance

Bangladesh Bank has appointed an administrator to Aviva Finance Limited to ensure uninterrupted operations of the non-bank financial institution.
27 April 2026

BUP wins HSBC-BRAC business case contest, heads to global finale

Team Six Seven of the Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) emerged champion at the Business Case Competition 2026, jointly organised by HSBC and BRAC University, held at the university’s multipurpose hall in Dhaka yesterday.
27 April 2026

Fed set to hold rates steady on cost hikes from war

The US central bank is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at its policy meeting next week, as energy prices stay high and supply chains snarled due to war in the Middle East.
27 April 2026

Tax returns for SMEs

There are serious lapses in policies aimed at expanding the tax net, resulting in persistently low revenue collection and a weak tax-GDP ratio over many years.
27 April 2026

Excessive stockpile at Barapukuria coal mine raises fire risks

The Barapukuria coal mine yard in Dinajpur is now storing more than twice its designed capacity, with stocks continuing to rise and raising concerns over fire hazards, possible heap collapse and declining coal quality.
27 April 2026

Akij Resources to acquire 30% stake in Dominage Steel Building

Dominage Steel Building Systems (DSBSL) has decided to sell 30 percent of its shares to a buyer group led by Akij Resources.
27 April 2026

RMG exporters demand lower source tax

Garment exporters yesterday urged the government to cut the source tax from 1 percent to between 0.5 and 0.65 percent, citing ongoing difficulties caused by domestic challenges and external pressures.
27 April 2026

Chinese economic zone still stalled after a decade

Beza chief sets 180-day roadmap to break deadlock
27 April 2026

ADP spending hits multi-year low amid political transition

The government’s development expenditure has fallen to its lowest level in at least five years in the first nine months of the current fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26).
27 April 2026

Ensure predictability, fix tax system to attract foreign investment

Bangladesh will not be able to realise its ambition of becoming a trillion-dollar economy by 2034 unless it revives investment, foreign investors and development partners said yesterday.
27 April 2026

Tax reforms vital as shortfall hits Tk 59,000 crore: PRI

Despite steady economic growth, Bangladesh’s tax system continues to underperform, with average annual revenue shortfalls reaching nearly Tk 59,000 crore over the past five years, according to the Policy Research Institute (PRI) of Bangladesh.
26 April 2026

Team Six Seven of BUP wins HSBC-BRAC business case contest

The winning team will represent Bangladesh at the global finale in Hong Kong
26 April 2026

Bangladesh Bank appoints administrator to Aviva Finance

Hasan Tarek Khan, a director at the Financial Institutions and Markets Department, has been temporarily assigned as the administrator
26 April 2026

Budget 2026-27: Double burden of minimum tax and tax deduction at source

The main objective of the minimum tax is to ensure that no taxpayer is left out of the tax net
26 April 2026

5 key developments of economy last week

The week was also marked by a revenue collection shortfall heading into the fiscal year-end
26 April 2026

Akij Resources to acquire 30% stake in Dominage Steel

Upon receiving BSEC clearance, a new board of directors will assume management and operations of DSBSL
26 April 2026

Govt to cite three key challenges to defer LDC graduation

Citing three major economic challenges, the government has prepared its position paper ahead of a United Nations hearing on Bangladesh’s request to defer its graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category.
26 April 2026