Business leaders and institutional investors are increasingly turning to Asia and artificial intelligence (AI) as they reposition for growth in an uncertain global environment, according to a new survey by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation PLC (HSBC).

In many offices, teamwork means eight people joining a meeting, three speaking, two pretending their internet is unstable, one sharing the wrong screen, and the rest saying, “Fully aligned.”

A surge in potato supply at the peak of the harvest season has pushed cold storage facilities close to full, leaving farmers with little choice but to sell at rock-bottom rates.

Brummer Frontier PE II (Mauritius) Ltd is going to sell one-third of its stake in Runner Automobiles Ltd, worth more than Tk 19 crore.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) plans to introduce fully automated refunds for individual income tax and corporate tax from next year to make the process faster and easier for taxpayers, NBR Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan said yesterday.

The war in the Middle East has exposed weaknesses in Bangladesh’s energy sector, highlighting long-standing gaps in planning and implementation, speakers said at an event yesterday.

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves strengthened in early 2026, though rising global energy prices could threaten the gains, according to a report by the General Economics Division (GED) of the Planning Commission.

Bangladesh’s direct tax expenditure -- comprising rebates, exemptions, and concessional tax rates -- fell 8 percent year-on-year to Tk 1.07 lakh crore in fiscal year 2022-23, according to data published by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday.

Bangladesh’s petroleum import bill soared 52 percent year on year in the July-February period of the current fiscal year, even before the war in the Middle East broke out, raising fears of a heavier eco-nomic impact ahead.

Gold prices were steady on Thursday as investors remained cautious ‌about the fragile US-Iran ceasefire, with a key US inflation report due later in the day also in focus for interest rate clues.

The war in the Middle East could weigh on Bangladesh’s economy, disrupting output in key sectors, particularly the readymade garment (RMG) industry, according to a study by the South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (Sanem)

The expenditure hit Tk 1.07 lakh crore, down from Tk 1.15 lakh crore in the previous year

The last interim government was legitimate, but it was not elected and lacked both economic philosophy and planning

The aim is to ensure continued financing support for export-oriented industries amid persistent global economic uncertainty

At the same time, the GED cautioned against over-reliance on remittances

Carriers have largely halted flights in the Gulf region

The DSEX dropped 49 points, or 0.93 percent, till 12:40pm today

Overfishing, use of illegal nets, and capturing juvenile hilsa -- locally known as jatka -- contribute towards lowering the average size and egg production of hilsa, a fisheries expert said yesterday.

Internet services in Bangladesh may experience slower speeds or partial disruptions for four days from today due to scheduled maintenance work on the country’s second submarine cable system, SEA-ME-WE-5.

Dhaka stocks surged yesterday amid renewed optimism among investors about the economy after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, subject to the immediate and safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.