About two-thirds of the gains from the FTA strategy could come from deeper agreements with countries in the RCEP and the ASEAN

The government has halved the aromatic rice export allocations of 278 previously approved exporters amid a sharp rise in domestic prices of the premium rice.

Bangladesh’s trade deficit, the gap between what it buys and sells abroad, widened by 38.36 percent to $2.08 billion in July, the first month of the current fiscal year, mainly due to high import growth amid negative export growth.

Bangladesh’s economic activity fell to a 23-month low in August, reversing July’s rebound, as exports weakened and energy disruptions weighed on manufacturing and services, according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI).

Bangladesh’s mobile network quality mostly met regulatory standards in July, but a long-delayed assessment by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) found significant differences between operators’ reported figures and the regulator’s own measurements.

One morning in August 2025, a Turkish textile giant walked into BIDA, exploring Bangladesh for its first overseas factory.

Built at a cost of nearly Tk 50 crore, Balla land port in the north-eastern district of Habiganj now stands largely unused, with parts of its infrastructure overrun by jungle and cattle grazing on the premises.

Some 7,896 customers of the five merged banks withdrew Tk 327 crore on the second day of fund disbursement, officials of Sammilito Islami Bank said.

The BAPA FoodPro International Expo 2026 will begin tomorrow at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in Dhaka, showcasing the latest food processing and packaging technologies.

Philip Kotler, widely regarded as the father of modern marketing, will speak with Bangladeshi brand practitioners and marketers for the first time tomorrow.

Around 12,000 new customers applied to withdraw Tk 331 crore today

The trade deficit was $1.50 billion in the same month of the last fiscal year.

The revised quotas took effect immediately and will remain valid until December 31 this year

Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday said the government is working to raise the contribution of the creative economy to 2 to 3 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).

Bangladesh Bank has asked all scheduled banks to verify the educational certificates of their officers and employees within seven months, following repeated cases of questionable recruitment and forged qualifications in the banking sector.

The Bangladesh Travel & Tourism Fair (BTTF) 2026 will be held from October 29 to 31 at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center in Dhaka, aiming to promote tourism, create new business opportunities and strengthen regional and international collaboration.

Bangladesh Bank has published a list of 131 institutions eligible to value collateral pledged against bank loans, aiming to standardise asset appraisal across the financial sector and curb the practice of artificially inflating collateral values to secure unearned credit.

Bangladesh is entering a crucial phase in its trade diplomacy as the government pursues Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and other preferential arrangements with several countries.

Bigger screens, modern features gain ground despite cautious spending amid high inflation

The Planning Division formed the committee through a notification issued on September 5 and made it public yesterday