Disbursement of agricultural credit by scheduled banks surged significantly month-on-month in April, although it was slightly lower than that in the corresponding period of last year..According to a report by the Bangladesh Bank, banks disbursed a total of Tk 3,239 crore in agricultural lo

Three received the highest platinum rating and one gold rating

The initiative highlights the deep interconnection between land and sea

If a company gets listed, it will enjoy tax benefits, and this is one of the major incentives for them to go public..However, the government’s frequent policy changes have disheartened listed firms many times, as they faced higher tax rates once they got listed..It gave a clear, nega

Rakib died in a canoe capsize accident in Canada along with a Biman pilot

The BGMEA election board also declared seven others as vice-presidents

True reform requires the courage to correct the policy missteps of the past

Non-leather footwear exports rose 30.25% in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year

Businesspeople expressed hope that tourism during Eid-ul-Azha holidays will generate over Tk 700 crore in transactions in Cox’s Bazar.

Nature lovers crowd hill destinations as resorts report full bookings

The Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) yesterday termed reform measures in the proposed national budget "positive" but warned that implementation of certain tax measures may lead to unintended burdens on industries and individuals.

The allocation for the power division in the national budget for fiscal year 2025-26 is around 30 percent less than that of the previous fiscal year, while it has been nearly doubled for the energy and mineral resources division. .The government has decided to cut electricity production c

The government has proposed a 3.55 percent rise in the budget allocation for agriculture, food, livestock and fisheries in the next fiscal year, setting aside Tk 39,620 crore..But agro-economists say the increase is far from sufficient to ensure the country’s long-term food security..<p

Other sectors will lose competitiveness if only one sector gets the benefit, the chamber says

While 96% of industrial units have paid April salary

Just a day after the interim government proposed the national budget and tax measures for fiscal year 2025-26, leading business chambers expressed significant concern that several measures could potentially impede business growth and affect investment.

Corruption remains a pervasive challenge across the country, undermining the effective implementation of the national budget, Anisuzzaman Chowdhury, special assistant to the chief adviser, said at a post-budget discussion yesterday.

If you're planning to import cheap lipstick into Bangladesh anytime soon, think again. The country's interim government, in its latest budget, has quietly declared war on undervalued imports with a series of oddly specific tweaks to customs rules. Among the victims: chocolate bars, lipsticks, eye shadow, and -- wait for it -- inflatable toys.

The country’s trade deficit narrowed by 2.60 percent in the first ten months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period a year ago, thanks to a rise in export earnings coupled with subdued imports..During the July-April period of fiscal year (FY) 2024-25, the trade gap was $18.

In the Finance Ordinance 2025–26, presented on Monday, the government proposed amending the Customs Act 2023 and revising the penalty structure for tax evasion related to intentional false declarations during import clearance, reducing the minimum fine from twice the evaded amount to an equivale