The government is setting a high growth target for the next fiscal year, banking on the possibility of stability returning to the Middle East by June next year and the expansionary fiscal and monetary policies being pursued.

Goat hides see little demand amid weak Eid-ul-Azha market

Inflation and low footfall weigh on Eid electronics sales

“Trader brothers, do not panic or become frustrated. Please remain patient; customers will come after evening,” an announcer was heard saying repeatedly over loudspeakers around 4:00pm yesterday at Kamalapur cattle market.

The government is set to move away from its reliance on domestic borrowing to fund the budget deficit next fiscal year and go for foreign borrowing in a bid to free up resources for the private sector and contain inflationary pressures, according to the draft budget plan.

The telecom regulator has lifted the cap on international incoming calls for state-owned Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL), even as the company owes Tk 1,106 crore in unpaid revenue from that same service.

A garment factory owner in Dhaka recently said electricity and fuel now account for 22 percent of his manufacturing costs, up sharply from three years ago.

Onion farmers in several major producing districts are facing heavy losses as bumper production has driven prices down, while a large share of stored onions has started rotting.

The European Union is set to begin an internal assessment of Bangladesh’s proposal for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the bloc, nearly a year after the proposal was first placed.

More than 95 percent of factories across garment and textile associations paid April salaries ahead of Eid-ul-Azha as of yesterday evening, according to Industrial Police (IP) data.

The country’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) market is seeing a sharp fall in demand as steep price increases, driven by higher import costs and supply disruptions in the Middle East, continue to strain household budgets and force consumers to cut back on usage.

Many ATM (Automated Teller Machine) booths in Dhaka either ran out of cash or went out of service yesterday, the first day of the weeklong Eid holiday, raising fears of a worsening cash crunch during the festival period.

The government’s net borrowing from the banking sector in the first nine months of the current fiscal year has crossed the full-year target by more than Tk 22,000 crore, due mainly to weak revenue collection.

Seacom Group Chairman Mohammed Amirul Haque has been elected the new president of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) for the 2025-2027 term.

On a two-day visit to Dhaka from May 24, the ADB chief met with the prime minister and finance minister

Amzad Hossain and Moshiul Alam were elected senior vice-president and vice-president, respectively

Pledges to raise annual sovereign commitments by 20%

The discussions took place at a virtual meeting between Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and IMF Deputy Managing Director Nigel Clarke on May 21

Customers in several areas of Dhaka on Sunday and Monday found ATM services of many banks unavailable

The upcoming national budget should avoid imposing any new taxes on food products consumed by ordinary people, said Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, chairman of PRAN-RFL Group, one of the country’s largest food and beverage companies.