The government yesterday approved the purchase of five liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes, including three from the spot market, to help meet the country’s energy demand as supplies under long-term contracts face uncertainty amid the conflict in the Middle East.

Bangladesh is one of the fastest-growing economies, with expanding trade and GDP growth of around 4 percent.

The internet regulator has granted the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) temporary access to 20 MHz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band to test a private 5G network aimed at transforming the Chattogram seaport into a smart port.

Protests at Islami Bank PLC entered a third day yesterday as a group of demonstrators, operating under the banner of the Islami Bank Conscious Customers’ Forum, demanded the removal of newly appointed Chairman Md Khurshid Alam.

The government is planning to form a high-level committee to implement and monitor the action plans it has committed to the United Nations Committee for Development Policy (UN CDP), as part of efforts to ensure a smooth graduation from the least developed country (LDC) group.

Bangladesh should show clear progress in the reforms it has committed to the UN CDP to secure a short deferral of its LDC graduation, said Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), yesterday.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to Bangladesh’s request for a new loan programme to replace the existing $5.5 billion arrangement, with a staff mission expected to visit Dhaka soon to begin discussions.

Shipments contracted to $4.40 billion last month, clouding prospects for a recovery in FY26

The government is set to backtrack from its plans to reintroduce a wealth tax and impose a first-ever advance income tax (AIT) on motorcycles and battery-run auto-rickshaws in the upcoming budget for fiscal year 2026-27, according to officials familiar with the matter.

The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase has recommended separate proposals to import five liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes to meet the country's fuel requirements

IMF mission chief for Bangladesh says in a statement

In the July-May period, exports declined 2.55 percent to $43.79 billion

The protest began in the morning outside the bank's headquarters in Motijheel, Dhaka, and later the demonstrators held a rally near the National Press Club

The UN CDP’s recommendation to consider an extension of Bangladesh’s preparatory period for LDC graduation is a highly significant development

Companies should pay workers “as much as possible”, Nvidia boss Jensen Huang said Tuesday ahead of a trip to South Korea, where Samsung Electronics recently averted a strike by making an agreement on bonuses with its union.

The dollar traded in a tight range on Tuesday as investors watched for progress on ​a potential deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while awaiting key US economic data later in the day, which could shape the ‌Federal Reserve’s policy path.

Marginal and landless farmers holding farmer smart cards will receive priority in loan disbursement under the Bangladesh Bank’s refinancing scheme.

AI giant Anthropic, the maker of the Claude chatbot, announced Monday that it had filed confidentially for an initial public offering (IPO), as Silicon Valley AI companies look to raise the enormous sums needed to fuel the sector’s rapid expansion.

In the first days of March, Petrobangla went looking for an emergency cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG), and no seller would bid.

It is expected to strengthen network coverage in both urban and rural areas