The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $175 million concessional loan to expand reliable and affordable electricity access in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts.

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The country’s leading commodity importers and processors have urged the government to ensure uninterrupted gas and electricity supply to their factories, warning that disruption could trigger serious supply-chain problems nationwide.

Draft rules approved to attract firms to capital market

Manufacturers say growth is partly explained by a low base last year, as gas and power shortages now disrupt production

Governor sends demi-official letter to finance minister in this regard

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The country shipped merchandise worth $9.15 billion in the first two months of the current fiscal year

The country’s leading commodity importers and processors have urged the government to ensure uninterrupted gas and electricity supply to their factories, warning that disruption could trigger serious supply-chain problems nationwide

Indian two-wheeler giant is doubling down on Bangladesh

But the amount remained below $3 billion for third straight month

Proposed rules will address aircraft and airport management operations, passenger services and pave way for greater private sector participation, says Rashiduzzaman Millat

It is expected to benefit at least 88,000 additional households

The dollar inched lower on Monday, but remained near a roughly two-week high, as markets ramped up bets on a rate hike after hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh and renewed Gulf tensions, while the yen traded near the closely watched 160-per-dollar level.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted businesses and companies with annual turnover of up to Tk 2 crore from minimum turnover tax, easing a tax burden that applies regardless of whether a business makes a profit.

Business leaders have called for sector-specific action plans to help industries prepare for Bangladesh’s graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh (SCB) has appointed Enamul Huque as its new chief executive officer, nearly three months after the previous CEO stepped down.

Between fiscal year 1995-96 and fiscal year 2021-22, Bangladesh experienced an average inflation rate of 6.3 percent over the 26 years.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) is planning to frame a regulation to bring certain “public interest companies” to the stock market under the Securities Act, said its Chairman Masud Khan yesterday.

The government’s net borrowing from the banking system stood at Tk 165,538 crore in fiscal year (FY) 2025-26, far exceeding its plan for the year amid falling foreign financing and lower-than-expected revenue collection, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.