Bangladesh’s exports are order-based and free of overcapacity, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said yesterday amid an ongoing US investigation into forced labour and surplus production across 60 countries, including Bangladesh.

Bangladesh witnessed a spike in energy inflation during the January-March quarter of the current fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26), driven by gas price hikes, according to a Bangladesh Bank (BB) report published yesterday.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has banned three audit firms and four auditors from auditing listed companies for several years after they failed to audit the financial reports of two listed firms properly.

Imports halve year-on-year, retailers receive under 40% supply, consumers pay up to Tk 15 above govt rate per litre

BEA estimates that government borrowing from banks may reach around Tk 1 lakh crore in FY26

Energy inflation rose to 14.9 percent in the third quarter of FY26 from 14.4 percent in the previous quarter

The garment makers’ platform sits with Chattogram district administration

The Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) placed the recommendation to the NBR

Brent T. Christensen joins AmCham luncheon dialogue

Bonuses will be allowed only if the institution records an operating profit

The company posted a net profit of Tk 1.06 crore for the third quarter

The European Central Bank is expected to hold interest rates steady again this week as it waits to see if the inflation spike triggered by the Middle East war will prove temporary or begin to weigh on growth.

Overdue agricultural credit across all scheduled banks reached Tk 22,915 crore in February this year, marking a sharp 123.90 percent increase from Tk 10,234 crore in the same month of 2025.

Import-export activities between Bangladesh and India through the Benapole land port will remain suspended for three consecutive days due to the assembly elections in West Bengal, India.

Oil prices were up more than 1 percent on Monday as peace talks ‌between the  US and Iran stalled while shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remained limited, keeping global oil supplies tight.

After more than 35 years in commercial banking, I have seen a troubling pattern: persistently high non-performing loans, limited product innovation, weak risk management, a shortage of capable and transformational leadership, and undue interference by owner directors.

Envoy Textiles Limited, one of the leading denim manufacturers and yarn producers in Bangladesh, will invest Tk 187 crore to expand its production capacity and acquire land for its factory premises.

The government should require listed companies to hold at least one annual earnings call and publish financial reports on time to improve transparency and attract foreign investors, said Ruchir Desai, co-fund manager at Asia Frontier Capital, in an interview with The Daily Star.

Global orders to build liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGC) are set to rebound this year after a 2025 slump as growing LNG ​output and vessel fuel efficiency drive demand, industry executives and analysts say.

Global oil price shocks are likely to affect Bangladesh’s economy mainly through higher inflation, a weaker exchange rate, and limited output losses, according to a study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).