The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has risen twice in less than three weeks, piling pressure on restaurants already dealing with red-hot prices of rice, chicken and beef.

The recent fuel price hike is rippling through Bangladesh’s trade logistics chain, pushing up costs for importers, exporters and freight operators at the same time.

For millions, the cost of living has been rising for three years. A record fuel price hike made everything worse overnight...

The recent diesel price hike has made service providers increase charges for harvesting the largest rice crop, Boro, as well as for irrigating farmlands, and threshing maize -- leaving farmers struggling to cope.

According to Bangladesh Bank data from December 2025, the banking sector's NPL ratio hit approximately 30.6 percent

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Sabekunnahar Mitu, a young woman from Faridpur, had vague notions, but no concrete plans of becoming an entrepreneur. An unlikely event made her curious about eco-friendly handicrafts, and she now not only makes a good profit from her venture but also employs around 400 people in her locality.

They raised the charges because of the diesel price hike, says Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association (BICDA)

HSIA’s new radar and navigation facility brings entire national airspace under real‑time monitoring

Abdul Muktadir tells parliament that continued instability could disrupt trade, raise costs and strain remittances in the months ahead

Qatar shut its airspace amid Iran’s retaliatory drone and missile campaign against Gulf countries

Once upon a time, banks in Bangladesh were regarded as highly reliable financial institutions

The service is priced at Tk 175 per hour during the day and Tk 225 per hour at night

Amid ongoing domestic and global challenges, businesses have urged the government to ensure that the upcoming national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year is supportive and growth-oriented rather than “punitive”.

If the sudden stop-start of pandemic lockdowns proved anything, it’s that central bankers can handle demand problems.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh, in partnership with Channel i, launched the 11th Agrow Award yesterday to continue recognising individuals and organisations contributing to the growth of the country’s agriculture sector.

In February 2022, I was working as a regional business head for a global bank based in Singapore. I was on a call with a senior manager in Russia to discuss winding down our credit exposures there as Russian troops gathered near the border with Ukraine.

Bangladesh’s mobile operators have warned of an imminent nationwide telecom disruption as a deepening electricity and fuel crisis pushes networks to the brink, raising serious concerns over the vulnerability of data centres and the wider digital economy.

Business leaders have called for the urgent appointment of a private-sector administrator and the swift holding of elections at the apex trade body, warning that prolonged administrative uncertainty is weakening the trade body and undermining business confidence.

An acute shortage of ammonia has closed down production at the state-owned DAP Fertilizer Company Limited (DAPFCL), marking a fresh setback for the country’s fertiliser supply chain, officials said.

Economist Debapriya Bhattacharya yesterday urged the government to explain the intention behind recent revisions to the Bank Resolution Act, which now allow former owners to regain control of five Islamic banks being merged amid a severe liquidity crisis due to past irregularities.