The World Bank projects lower economic growth for Bangladesh in the current fiscal year, stating that 12 lakh poor people will remain below the poverty line mainly due to the impact of the US-Israel war on Iran.

The government will import another three lakh tonnes of fuel oil to tackle the energy crisis, which has prompted authorities to adopt austerity measures in recent days amid geopolitical instability arising from the US-Israeli war on Iran

The SEA-ME-WE-5 (SMW5) consortium has undertaken a maintenance activity

Manufacturing hits contraction after 18 straight months, services sector maintains momentum

The vessel, with 31 crew members on board, is carrying 37,000 tonnes of fertiliser

Syed Moin Uddin Ahmed joining as deputy managing director

This marks the highest point for the premier bourse since March 16, when the index finished at 5,353.94

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) and Bangladesh Bank yesterday began piloting an electronic system for commercial invoices issued by exporters for importing industrial ingredients.

Bangladesh Bank Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman has promised full protection to the members of the country’s shariah boards and urged them to work independently.

Artificial intelligence is squeezing the planet’s resources. Serious questions have yet to be answered about whether there’s enough labor, copper, water and other basics to build and operate all the data centers now under consideration.

Siraj Mia, 70, a farmer from Katabunia village in Char Amanullah Union of Subarnachar upazila, Noakhali, had spent Tk 10,000 this year cultivating soybeans on 40 decimals of land. He had hoped to harvest 12 to 15 maunds (1 maund = 40 kg) and, with prices ranging from Tk 1,500 to Tk 1,600 per maund, expected a profit of Tk 10,000 to Tk 14,000.

There is no denying that any war between two or more nations carries a huge financial cost, apart from human casualties, including deaths, partial and permanent disabilities, loss of property and damage to infrastructure and strategic installations.

The United States has become Bangladesh’s top soybean supplier, as private importers increased purchases under a reciprocal trade deal and US prices eased earlier in the year when Chinese demand briefly slowed.

Oil ​prices extended gains on Tuesday as a US-imposed deadline loomed for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or be “taken ‌out”, with US President Donald Trump threatening to order attacks on Iranian bridges and power plants.

Bangladesh and the UK have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in public-private partnerships (PPP), reinforcing their shared commitment to boosting investment and sustainable infrastructure development in the aviation sector.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has approved City Bank’s subordinated bond worth Tk 1,200 crore.

Small businesses and service providers, from retail shops to transport and personal services, are expanding more rapidly than formal manufacturing units, prompting economists to question the sustainability of the country’s long-term growth.

Bangladesh’s net foreign direct investment witnessed a sharp 39 percent increase in 2025, reaching $1.77 billion, according to central bank data.

The BB governor recently met with leading shariah scholars to discuss the current state, challenges, and future reforms of Islamic banking in Bangladesh

The country also registered the lowest growth in the number of persons engaged in economic units in 28 years, since 1996