Economy

Thailand is looking to use the 2026 IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings to attract global investment, accelerate technology transfer and strengthen its position as a regional financial hub. Deputy Prime […]

BASIC Bank’s deposits increased by nearly Tk 5,000 crore between January and September this year, reflecting growing customer confidence in the state-owned lender, according to its board of directors. The […]

  Bangladesh has urged India to remove restrictions on Bangladeshi exports, including land port-related barriers and non-tariff obstacles, and withdraw anti-dumping duties imposed on Bangladeshi products. The issues were raised […]

Vegetable prices remain high across retail markets in the capital, with traders citing increased transportation costs following fuel price hikes and rainfall as reasons for the elevated prices, putting further […]

US financial markets have been whipsawed as bond market fears grow, pushing Treasury yields to their highest levels in more than 20 years, and oil prices continue to fluctuate, despite […]

DHAKA: Gold prices have increased in Bangladesh, with the new rates taking effect on Friday morning (October 9). Under the revised rates, 22-carat gold, the highest-quality category commonly sold in […]

Croatia has consistently supported Bangladesh’s stability, economic development and efforts to strengthen trade and economic ties with Europe, according to Nenad Črnac, Honorary Consul of Bangladesh in Croatia. In an […]

The Bangladesh government has approved $3.3 billion in non-concessional foreign loans to modernise the country’s power distribution network and finance fuel oil and LNG imports. The approval was given at […]

Bangladeshi citizens travelling abroad can now buy up to US$3,000 in foreign currency at a time from licensed money changers against their personal travel entitlement, up from the previous limit […]

Bangladesh has lost its position as the second-largest apparel exporter to the US, falling to third place behind China, according to the latest data from the US Department of Commerce’s […]