Economy

Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) and Everlast Minerals Limited (EML) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote research and development in the country’s mineral sands sector and ensure […]

Bangladesh Bank has launched a regulatory crackdown on unauthorised mobile lending applications accused of charging excessive interest, scraping users’ personal data and engaging in digital extortion. The central bank has […]

  The Chinese Embassy in Dhaka has announced a simplified visa process for Bangladeshi businesspeople and visitors planning to attend the 140th China Import and Export Fair, widely known as […]

The Bangladesh Bank has instructed all banks to verify the educational certificates of their officials at every level by March next year. The directive requires banks to authenticate the academic […]

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued comprehensive guidelines for scheduled banks to formulate or update their human resource management policies, aiming to strengthen good governance, ensure institutional stability and protect depositors’ […]

The government is working to raise the contribution of Bangladesh’s creative economy to at least 3 per cent of GDP by bringing people engaged in the sector into the economic […]

Bangladesh’s overall inflation eased slightly to 8.26% in August, although wage growth remained below the inflation rate, indicating continued pressure on people’s real incomes. According to the Consumer Price Index […]

Nepal’s hydropower system, which generates a seasonal surplus during the monsoon and supplies electricity to neighbouring Bangladesh, has suffered extensive damage from devastating floods, disrupting cross-border power exports. On August […]

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday called for bringing small, cottage and rural entrepreneurs under formal lending facilities to help integrate them into the mainstream economy. He said […]

Taxpayers in Bangladesh will have to provide detailed information on their annual living expenses when filing income tax returns, in addition to declaring their income and assets. The requirement is […]