Rice prices have climbed in Dhaka and Chattogram over the past week, particularly for fine varieties, as traders blame higher paddy prices, flood damage to Aus crops and Aman seedbeds, and uncertainty over rice imports from India.

Costlier crude imports are pushing up subsidies, inflation and pressure on reserves after renewed conflict unsettled global energy markets

In today’s business world, marked by relentless challenges, intense competition and constant uncertainty, leadership is often defined too narrowly by the pursuit of short-term results, overlooking the human qualities that drive long-term success.

Invest Bangladesh -- about to become the country’s sole investment promotion agency -- cannot remove every roadblock on its own

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked administrators of five merged banks to submit their exit plans as the newly appointed chairman and managing director of Sammilito Islami Bank assumed office.

Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury yesterday urged the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to expedite the disposal of the complaint pending against Bangladesh under Article 26, saying the country had made significant progress in reforming its labour sector.

The new authority promises a genuine one-stop service through integrated digital platforms, statutory timelines for approvals and a single-window clearance system

Labour minister made the call in a meeting in Dhaka with the ILO director-general

The commerce ministry today organised a validation workshop on the programme

Successful implementation of these measures will require close coordination among the Ministry of Finance, the judiciary, the National Board of Revenue (NBR), the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), and other relevant institutions

The government has restricted raw jute exports, making shipments conditional, to boost domestic supply and curb rising prices

Oil prices climbed more than 4 percent to their highest in more than a month on Friday. This came after the US and Iran stepped up attacks across the Gulf. Shipping was also threatened by a potential Red Sea closure.

Renowned multinational and large corporations will be brought to the stock market through direct listing, eliminating unnecessary delays for well-established firms, Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) chairman said yesterday.

Many importing countries, particularly Saudi Arabia, require halal certificates from internationally accredited certification bodies

After rebounding strongly over two years, the non-leather footwear exports lost momentum in the last fiscal year, logging only 1.6 percent growth as manufacturers grappled with high borrowing costs, capacity constraints and lingering political uncertainty.

Commercial banks have proposed introducing extra and some new charges for 14 services, including fees on frequent cash withdrawals, reactivating dormant accounts and higher account maintenance charges.

Nader Ali Mondal, a farmer from Jadurchar village in Kurigram’s Roumari upazila, expanded jute cultivation from eight to 10 bighas this season after earning good returns last year. But heavy rainfall during April and May reduced yields, and he now fears losses.

Huarun Tex Co Ltd, a Chinese company, will invest $30 million to build a textile manufacturing plant at the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) Economic Zone in Mirsharai, Chattogram.

As Bangladesh prepares for LDC graduation and works to meet sustainability goals for 2030, businesses must make sustainability a core part of their strategies to remain competitive in global markets, said Shariful Islam, founder and managing director of Bangladesh Brand Forum.

Customers question higher withdrawal charges as businesses fear rising costs