Bangladeshi airlines also have to pay ticket-sale commissions that some major foreign carriers do not

These figures demonstrate not only the scale of US commercial engagement, but also the confidence US businesses place in the national economy, Muktadir said

The country’s reconditioned vehicle importers have urged the government to withdraw the ban on imports of reconditioned and used electric vehicles (EVs), saying the restriction could deprive consumers of access to affordable and newer automotive technologies.

BEPZA operates eight export processing zones and two economic zones covering 3,550.33 acres

Dutch-Bangla Bank on Thursday signed a participatory agreement with Bangladesh Bank (BB) to access refinancing facilities under the “Export Diversification Refinance Scheme”.

Stakeholders say the facilities need a shift in focus from large buildings to skilled workers and industry-driven training

The three-day Bangladesh Innovation Fair 2026 kicked off yesterday in Dhaka, showcasing more than 1,000 innovations in technology, business, education, healthcare, agriculture, environment and other sectors.

Bangladesh produces no shortage of economic reports, research papers and policy recommendations.

The government may revert to monthly value-added tax (VAT) returns and payments from the current quarterly system launched this July amid concerns over monitoring difficulties, operational complications and increased collection risks arising from the new arrangement.

The momentum behind the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) should be turned into tangible joint-venture manufacturing and foreign investment, said South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Kim Ji-joon.

SBAC Bank PLC has signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Bank to participate in the central bank’s Tk 5,000 crore refinance scheme aimed at providing working capital support to entrepreneurs in the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) sector. Z

The government may revert to monthly value-added tax (VAT) returns and payments from the current quarterly system launched this July amid concerns over monitoring difficulties, operational complications and increased collection risks arising from the new arrangement.

The country’s reconditioned vehicle importers have urged the government to withdraw the ban on imports of reconditioned and used electric vehicles (EVs), saying the restriction could deprive consumers of access to affordable and newer automotive technologies

Card distribution is scheduled to begin on September 17

A possibly staged viral video from Russia recently showed a humanoid robot answering a customer’s push with punches and kicks.

An energy security roadmap, an enabling investment climate and timely policies are among the major tasks for the government to attract more American investment in Bangladesh, said Syed Mohammad Kamal, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham).

An investor who submits an unsolicited proposal to revive or develop a state-owned enterprise may receive a 7 percent advantage in the subsequent competitive bidding process under a proposed government policy.

The former land minister of Bangladesh, Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, has been targeted by a bankruptcy petition in London’s High Court, after the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) froze his £185 million ($250 million) property portfolio, Bloomberg said in a news report.

For decades, telecom operators built their businesses around one basic product -- connectivity. They first sold voice calls, then gradually turned mobile data into a much larger source of revenue as smartphones and mobile internet transformed how people communicate, work and consume digital services.

The central bank has ordered Bangladesh Commerce Bank to take the highest administrative action against 13 officials for allegedly receiving Tk 4 crore from the bank’s funds in the name of incentives under a deposit mobilisation campaign.