The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) is fully prepared to launch a commodity exchange, with preparations across the market ecosystem in their final stage, the bourse’s Managing Director M Shaifur Rahman Mazumdar said yesterday.

IDLC Finance PLC and bKash Limited, two of the country’s leading financial service providers, have jointly launched a digital fixed deposit receipt (FDR) service, making it easier for customers to save through fixed-term deposits.

Citizens Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Nec Pay Limited, a Cyprus-based electronic money company, to facilitate inward remittance payments from European countries, further expanding the bank’s international remittance network and strengthening services for Bangladeshi expatriates and their families.

At least 29 consignments logged as exports, while officials allege raw materials were sold locally and incentives claimed

A total of 306 plots will be created in the EPZ and divided into three categories

The government has instructed government officials to exercise utmost caution while using artificial intelligence (AI) tools for official work, warning that careless use could result in the unauthorised disclosure or transfer of sensitive and confidential government information to third parties.

Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) exports to the European Union (EU) fell 16.43 percent year-on-year to €8.64 billion in the January-June period of 2026, according to Eurostat, the bloc’s statistical office.

Bangladesh has barely used its three trade remedy tools -- anti-dumping, countervailing duty and safeguard measures -- against unfair imports even as it remains a frequent target of such measures abroad, a Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI) study has found.

Not long ago, the finance team in a company would have spent the week buried in paper, chasing invoices and posting entries by hand.

Spectrum should be treated as a strategic national asset rather than a short-term revenue source, said Rehan Asad, the prime minister’s adviser on telecom and ICT, urging mobile operators and policymakers to focus on expanding connectivity and digital inclusion.

A large portion of land in Sylhet remains either fallow or is cultivated only once a year due to natural and infrastructural constraints

The careless use of AI could pose risks to the security and confidentiality of official information, the cabinet says

However, in June alone, the volume rose 6.53 percent

Experiences from India, China, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam show that regulated outbound investment can strengthen the domestic economy

The following is a recap of those major stories as covered by Star Business

The government’s debt is growing faster than its revenue base, widening the gap between accumulated debt and the state’s annual resource mobilisation capacity, according to Bangladesh Bank’s latest report.

The government is tightening its watch on aromatic rice exports as domestic prices rise sharply, asking exporters to report their actual shipments so that unused quotas can be reviewed.

Saudi Arabia has opened the high-demand Bangladesh-Saudi air route wider under a new bilateral deal, giving Bangladeshi airlines more room to expand. But how much of that opportunity they can use will depend on whether they have enough aircraft.

City Group, one of Bangladesh’s leading commodity importers and processors, plans to raise up to Tk 1,500 crore from the capital market to broaden its funding base and reduce its reliance on bank loans.

Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have identified an annual investment pipeline of more than $1 billion to implement the Integrated Growth Network Development (IGND) economic corridor plan.