851 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
A secretary committee meeting chaired by Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani has taken five key policy decisions to advance Bangladesh's ninth pay scale, which the government aims to make effective from 1 July. The committee…
International oil prices have fallen back to roughly where they stood before the Iran war, as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz returns to normal and Middle East supply is expected to increase. Brent…
A two-year-old girl died after receiving an electric shock while playing in Gangnee upazila, Chuadanga, on Wednesday morning. The officer-in-charge of Gangnee police station confirmed the child came into contact with a live wire…
Bangladesh Bank has raised the maximum repayment period for personal loans and consumer-durables financing from five years to eight years, the central bank announced in a circular to all scheduled banks on Thursday. It…
SpaceX shares have fallen for three straight days after a strong market debut, wiping out more than $600 billion in market value, after the Elon Musk-led company announced it would sell investment-grade bonds for…
Bangladesh's stock markets ended Sunday lower, with the DSEX down 21 points at 5,639 and the CSE's CASPI down 104 at 15,354. Turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange still crossed 1,000 crore taka at…
Springfield Corporation, Alibaba.com's authorised channel partner in Bangladesh, has opened a new office in Chattogram to help local exporters, manufacturers and traders reach Alibaba's global B2B platform, which connects buyers and sellers in about…
Beximco Pharmaceuticals, the only Bangladeshi company listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM, faces possible delisting in early July after failing to publish audited financial statements for 2024-25, leaving its GDR trading suspended since…
The government is building a central online 'one-stop window' to make licensing and approvals simpler and faster for investors, Commerce Minister Khondoker Abdul Muktadir said during a meeting with a Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce…
Jamaat-e-Islami leader Dr Shafiqul Islam Masud said the country’s economy would be at risk if the government failed to take the right decisions over Islami Bank, calling for a board made up of the…
Willful defaulted loans in the banking sector stood at Tk 47,380 crore at the end of March, according to a recent central bank report, which also showed the sector posting a net loss of…
Bangladeshis’ deposits in Swiss banks rose to an unprecedented degree last year, crossing Tk 12,500 crore — the second-highest on record — with more than Tk 3,600 crore deposited in 2025 alone, according to…
In a reaction to the proposed budget, an entrepreneur welcomes the cut in source tax on packaging materials but says importers face persistent customs harassment, and questions where the funds to implement a Tk…
Skincare, homecare and cosmetics maker Remark HB Limited has launched a ‘Double Lakhpati’ campaign for retailers, in which those buying at least Tk 2,000 of products get a chance to win up to Tk…
Uttara Bank PLC has approved a 30 percent dividend for shareholders for 2025 — 25 percent as stock dividend or bonus shares and 5 percent as cash — at its 43rd annual general meeting.
The Bangladesh Sericulture Development Board, the Silk Industry Owners’ Association and Bangladesh Post Office have agreed to work together to deliver the country’s traditional silk products to customers quickly, safely and efficiently.
The Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association has cut domestic gold prices, lowering the price of a bhori of 22-carat gold by Tk 4,374 to Tk 228,556, after two straight increases and one VAT adjustment.
Buyers and sellers say rice prices have risen even as the government insists supply is normal and prices stable. While most goods in the capital’s markets have fallen since before Eid, rice, flour and…
Gold prices fell in the international market under the weight of a strong US dollar and the Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance on interest rates, with spot gold down 0.8 percent to $4,174.50 an ounce…
Deposits held by Bangladeshi nationals and banks in Switzerland rose 41 percent from 2025, the Swiss National Bank's annual report showed Thursday, reaching 834.2 million Swiss francs.
Trading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange ended higher on the week's final session, with the benchmark DSEX up 39.76 points and turnover at 1,197 crore taka.
The government is prioritizing domestic resource mobilization by expanding production and industry rather than raising tax rates, the prime minister's finance and planning adviser said.
Bangladesh Bank has relaxed the rules for remitting foreign currency to pay charter fees on leased ships, allowing authorized dealer banks to send the payments abroad to strengthen the domestic shipping sector.
The banking sector recorded a net loss of 1.36 lakh crore taka in 2025, its first sector-wide loss, after hidden defaulted loans surfaced, Bangladesh Bank's annual stability report showed.
South Korea has expressed strong interest in investing in Bangladesh's electronics manufacturing and technology sectors, the ambassador said during a meeting in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Bangladesh's apparel export earnings in the European Union fell 19.26% in the first three months of 2026 from a year earlier, according to EU statistics agency Eurostat.
The global oil market will return to normal gradually after the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz but could swing into a significant surplus by 2027, the International Energy Agency said.
A new income-tax provision treats deducted loan interest a company fails to pay within three years as taxable income, the finance minister said.
Bangladesh has granted full tax benefits to its export-oriented semiconductor sector through 2031, opening a path to lift annual chip-design export earnings from $6 million to $1 billion within five years.
The share price of Dhaka-listed Sonargaon Textiles has more than doubled in a month with no specific cause, prompting the Dhaka Stock Exchange to halt trading on Monday.
Multinational Berger Paints Bangladesh has declared a 525 percent cash dividend totaling about 258 crore taka after its annual profit rose to 377 crore taka, with foreign shareholders set to receive the bulk.
US Ambassador Brent T. Christensen visited Rajshahi's Baneshwar mango market, praised the fruit's freshness and stressed developing cold-chain infrastructure to boost exports.
Newly appointed Commerce Secretary Md. Ataur Rahman Khan joined the ministry, with Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir saying his experience would give the ministry fresh momentum.
Bangladesh won six awards across four categories at the 10th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, China, including a top organizer prize for its Export Promotion Bureau.
ECNEC approved five projects costing Tk 7,003.36 crore at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, with Tk 4,536.10 crore from government funds.
Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman, director of Bangladesh Bank's Chattogram office, has been promoted to executive director and attached to the human resources department at the central bank's head office.
The proposed budget lacks clear revenue-collection guidance and its Tk 6 lakh crore target is unrealistic, speakers said at an American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh discussion.
Allocations for 27 ministries, divisions and other bodies rose by Tk 56,118 crore in the revised budget for the current 2025-26 fiscal year, the finance minister told parliament.
The newly appointed administrator of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC said the lender's banking operations would continue normally and an independent board would be formed.
Islami Bank has received another 2,500 crore taka in liquidity support from Bangladesh Bank, though not all of it has yet been used, the acting managing director said.
A fish-farm worker died after being electrocuted in Mollahat, Bagerhat, on Monday while fixing a water pump, police said.
Mobarak Hossain of Narsingdi turned five Silkie hens bought four years ago into a farm with 22 breeds of poultry, earning Tk 40,000 to Tk 50,000 a month, he said.
Top officials of Islami Bank met Bangladesh Bank Governor Mostakur Rahman on Sunday to brief him on the bank's current situation and business operations, a Bangladesh Bank spokesman said.
Kawsar Ahmed, who runs the firm MyAdsBD, works in digital marketing and online branding, helping businesses and personal brands reach customers through online platforms.
The BNP government's proposed Tk 9.38 lakh crore budget for 2026-27 gives agriculture, food, fisheries and livestock just 3.2 percent of total spending, far too little for a sector tied to half the population,…
A plan to import an additional 20 megawatts of electricity from Nepal to Bangladesh has stalled after India cited transmission-line capacity limits, so Bangladesh will get only 40 megawatts from June 15.
Bangladesh Bank has given Islami Bank a special loan of Tk 2,500 crore to ease a cash crunch, according to sources at the central bank and Islami Bank.
The government has named the ICT and telecom sector a thrust sector in the proposed 2026-27 budget, aiming to build a technology-driven economy.
The National Board of Revenue has been set a target of Tk 6.04 lakh crore for the 2026-27 fiscal year, which experts say is unrealistic and will pressure consumers and the board alike.
The Bangladesh Jewellers Association has raised the price of gold again, setting one bhori of 22-carat gold at Tk 2,24,940 after an increase of Tk 6,590.
Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said Bangladesh's new democratic government is committed to deepening bilateral ties with China, speaking at the inauguration of "Bangladesh Day" at the China-South Asia Expo in Kunming.
Gold prices fell on the international market on Friday amid inflationary pressure and fears of a possible interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Bangladesh Bank Governor Mostakur Rahman said tools to be deployed within days will let Islami Bank depositors withdraw money at any time, denying any improper intervention in the lender.
The 2026-27 budget makes a Tax Identification Number (TIN) mandatory for registering motorcycles above 150cc, within a record Tk 9,38,000 crore budget that lifts development spending to 33.70% of the total.
Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury proposed raising the allowance for families of gallantry-award freedom fighters by Tk 5,000 each — to Tk 40,000, Tk 30,000 and Tk 25,000 — while keeping the general…
The proposed 2026-27 budget allocates Tk 7,515.46 crore to the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs — Tk 6,529.29 crore operating and Tk 986.17 crore development — up from Tk 7,330 crore the previous year,…
Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury announced a 'Probashi Card' for expatriate Bangladeshis and the retention of the 2.5% cash incentive on remittances — noting monthly remittance hit a record $3.75 billion.
The source tax on cash incentives from export earnings may be cut from 10% to 5%, boosting cash flow to the garment sector — though the government will lose about Tk 500 crore —…
Anti-tobacco groups PROGGA and ATMA say the 2026-27 budget's tiny low-tier cigarette price rise and unchanged bidi/jorda rates will cut real prices — forgoing about Tk 44,000 crore in potential revenue and risking 400,000…
The country's 55th budget proposes Tk 1,062.50 crore for Farmer Cards covering 42.5 lakh farmers, fish, livestock and salt producers across 100 upazilas — within a record Tk 9,38,000 crore budget with a Tk…