Bangladesh's 2025 was strong on paper: $8.20 billion in US exports, up 11.71 percent, lifting its share to 10.53 percent — inside a market that shrank 1.74 percent in value and 3.70 percent in quantity

Bangladesh has reached an important stage in its economic journey.

The coming decade will reward individuals who invest in specialised skills, lifelong learning, and innovation

In Bangladesh, praise is treated like public money: everyone agrees it should circulate, but nobody wants to release it. Tell a colleague he did well, and someone will demand an audit. Compliment a bridge and another citizen will ask which political party issued your membership card. We are generous with criticism, stingy with gratitude and quick to suspicion.

For decades, Bangladeshi businesses have demonstrated extraordinary resilience.

The spillover effects of the energy crisis on the wider economy are evident

Bangladesh’s export competitiveness has long been one of the country’s greatest economic strengths.

In Bangladesh, even for common illnesses such as fever, headaches or high blood pressure, many people bypass nearby primary healthcare facilities and head directly to large hospitals

The Bangladesh Bank has unveiled an 18-month roadmap to tackle mounting non-performing loans (NPLs).

At a meeting on alternative financing chaired by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on June 20, the Bangladesh Bank governor proposed that the country’s first international sovereign bond should be a $50 million panda bond in China’s onshore market.

The global leather industry is changing rapidly. Environmental sustainability, resource efficiency, traceability and responsible production have become essential for competing in international markets.

Bangladesh is among the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall,

The first responsibility of a taxpayer is to confirm that the audit communication is genuine

Successful implementation of these measures will require close coordination among the Ministry of Finance, the judiciary, the National Board of Revenue (NBR), the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), and other relevant institutions

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to generate curiosity, fear and hype. Some believe it will replace millions of jobs overnight.

Two neighbours went to a village elder with a dispute. After hearing the first man, the elder said, “You are right”.

Bangladesh’s transition to a digital economy is no longer a distant ambition. Mobile financial services, internet banking, e-commerce and instant payments are already changing how millions of people conduct everyday transactions. The introduction of Bangla QR is another important step towards a cash-lite, inclusive and interoperable payment system

Every year, farmers grow rice on more than 11 million hectares, harvesting nearly 38 million tonnes of rice over three growing seasons. But there’s a new challenge threatening our rice -- heat.

Despite ongoing challenges across the sector, a few private banks delivered remarkable growth and profitability in 2025. BRAC Bank became the first local private bank to cross the Tk 2,000 crore profit milestone, while several leading banks recorded annual profit growth of between 20 percent and more than 100 percent.

The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into daily life has sparked intense debates globally, most recently captured in a candid dialogue between US Senator Bernie Sanders and an advanced AI entity