The country’s exports rose to $4.77 billion in July, up nearly 25 percent from $3.82 billion a year earlier, according to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), marking the highest monthly earnings from merchandise shipment since November 2022.
Most listed multinational companies (MNCs) in Bangladesh reported a sharp drop in earnings for the April-June quarter as persistent inflation weighed on consumer spending and raised operating costs, squeezing profit margins across sectors ranging from tobacco and footwear to electronics.
Steps taken over the past year helped steer the financial sector back towards stability from the edge of collapse, said Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed yesterday.
Liabilities at 14 “very high risk” state-owned enterprises are more than 60 times greater than their liquid assets, a severe financial imbalance that prompted warnings of systemic risk, according to an official analysis.
Long seen as the “London of Bangladesh” for its foreign earnings and opulent villas, Sylhet has been dealt a sobering blow. The country’s first Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) has revealed that the division is, in fact, the poorest in Bangladesh when measured by access to education, healthcare and living standards.
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked banks to clearly mention any dissenting or differing opinions expressed by board members in the minutes of meetings of the boards of directors and supporting committees.
If stock markets are to be believed, Donald Trump has pulled off a masterstroke. The US president has ratcheted up tariffs on trading partners while avoiding tanking either the economy or asset prices. Yet investors’ muted response to Thursday’s latest levies may be misleading. The Trump-market truce will soon face steeper tests.
New US tariff rates are “pretty much set” with little immediate room for negotiation, Donald Trump’s trade advisor said in remarks aired Sunday, also defending the president’s politically driven levies against Brazil.
Job growth in Bangladesh is facing a serious threat, not from war or inflation, but from our failure to prepare the workforce for a world increasingly being shaped by artificial intelligence (AI). As automation and generative AI rapidly transform global employment, we continue to teach outdated skills that no longer match market demands.
The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange closed lower yesterday, breaking a three-day rally.
Gold edged lower on Monday as investors booked profits after a sharp rise in the previous session after weaker-than-expected US jobs data boosted hopes for a US Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September.
The government lost a substantial amount of revenue last year due to a surge in contraband cigarettes and local counterfeit production, said National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan yesterday..This came about in spite of the imposition of higher taxes, he said, adding,
Long seen as the “London of Bangladesh” for its foreign earnings and opulent villas, Sylhet has been dealt a sobering blow. The country’s first Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) has revealed that the division is, in fact, the poorest in Bangladesh when measured by access to education, healthc
There is no official mobile app or website for TakaPay, says the central bank
The data shows Tesla’s customer loyalty peaked in June 2024
The directive will be effective immediately
The US announced last week that it would impose a 19% tariff on Malaysia
Trump-imposed tariffs on many countries will remain, US trade representative says
The tariffs will compel foreign producers to lower their prices. But these price decreases only partially offset the cost of the tariffs, so US consumers pay higher prices.
Investors fret over US tariffs, weak jobs report, and possible rate cuts
Remittance surged 30 percent year-on-year in July, the first month of the current fiscal year, maintaining buoyancy in inflows as more than 40 lakh Bangladeshis have gone abroad for work over the past four years.
Thousands of license applications by US companies to export goods and technology around the globe, including to China, are in limbo because turmoil at the agency in charge of approving them has left it nearly paralyzed, two sources said.
Industry people join Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber-organised seminar to explore Bangladesh’s potential
The anticipated output increase by the group of eight oil-producing countries known as the "Voluntary Eight" (V8), would be the latest in a series of hikes that began in April
A delegation from the Embassy of Denmark, led by Christian Brix Møller, the Danish ambassador to Bangladesh, visited a factory of Dan Cake Bangladesh yesterday, underscoring the company’s commitment to quality, innovation, and sustainable food production in the country..The senior leadersh
Ahmed Saifuddin Chowdhury has been reappointed as the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Bangladesh General Insurance Company PLC (BGIC) for a fifth consecutive term..Chowdhury began his career at BGIC’s head office in 1986. .Two years later, he was transferred to
Bangladesh must prioritise enhancing trade among the seven member states of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) as the volume has remained significantly low, according to the ICCB...Only around 7 percent of the member countries
A dedicated team of volunteers, comprised of employees from MGH's Phnom Penh offices, travelled to the province to deliver essential supplies
Islami Commercial Insurance PLC has declared a 10 percent cash dividend for the financial year that ended on December 31, 2024..The declaration was made during the insurer’s 25th annual general meeting (AGM), held at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB) Bhaban in the cap
The Fund has committed Tk 1.65 crore to enterprises through two pathways
Talal Al Gergawi has been appointed as the country manager for Bangladesh at Emirates, effective August 1, 2025..In his new role, Talal will oversee the airline’s operations in Bangladesh, spearhead commercial growth, and further strengthen Emirates’ market presence in the country. .
Fazlee Shamim Ehsan has been elected president of the Bangladesh Employers’ Federation (BEF) for a two-year term (2025–2027), while Tahmid Ahmed has been re-elected vice-president..The election was held at a recent meeting of the BEF Executive Council in Dhaka, according to a press release
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In recent years, treasury bills and bond interest rates have exceeded those of savings certificates
When prices of widely consumed staples like potatoes, edible oil, sugar or onions spike and remain inflated for extended periods, it understandably hits the poor and low-income people where it hurts the most: in their wallet.
Migrant Bangladeshis sent home $2.39 billion in October
The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange closed lower yesterday, breaking a three-day rally.
Gold edged lower on Monday as investors booked profits after a sharp rise in the previous session after weaker-than-expected US jobs data boosted hopes for a US Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September.
Job growth in Bangladesh is facing a serious threat, not from war or inflation, but from our failure to prepare the workforce for a world increasingly being shaped by artificial intelligence (AI). As automation and generative AI rapidly transform global employment, we continue to teach outdated skills that no longer match market demands.
New US tariff rates are “pretty much set” with little immediate room for negotiation, Donald Trump’s trade advisor said in remarks aired Sunday, also defending the president’s politically driven levies against Brazil.
If stock markets are to be believed, Donald Trump has pulled off a masterstroke. The US president has ratcheted up tariffs on trading partners while avoiding tanking either the economy or asset prices. Yet investors’ muted response to Thursday’s latest levies may be misleading. The Trump-market truce will soon face steeper tests.
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked banks to clearly mention any dissenting or differing opinions expressed by board members in the minutes of meetings of the boards of directors and supporting committees.
Long seen as the “London of Bangladesh” for its foreign earnings and opulent villas, Sylhet has been dealt a sobering blow. The country’s first Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) has revealed that the division is, in fact, the poorest in Bangladesh when measured by access to education, healthcare and living standards.
Liabilities at 14 “very high risk” state-owned enterprises are more than 60 times greater than their liquid assets, a severe financial imbalance that prompted warnings of systemic risk, according to an official analysis.
Steps taken over the past year helped steer the financial sector back towards stability from the edge of collapse, said Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed yesterday.
Most listed multinational companies (MNCs) in Bangladesh reported a sharp drop in earnings for the April-June quarter as persistent inflation weighed on consumer spending and raised operating costs, squeezing profit margins across sectors ranging from tobacco and footwear to electronics.
