Economy

Illegal and converted artisanal trawling boats are operating freely in the Bay of Bengal off the fishing ports in Patuakhali, in violation of government restrictions and fisheries laws. Experts and […]

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secured an investment agreement with British Columbia on Thursday to build a major oil pipeline, overcoming initial opposition from the westernmost province. The future pipeline […]

Government institutions across European Union (EU) member states have continued awarding lucrative contracts to Israeli companies despite ongoing allegations of war crimes linked to Israel’s military operations in Gaza and […]

Bangladesh’s unified digital payment platform, Bangla QR, recorded transactions worth Tk 22.02 crore through 77,165 transactions within the first 48 hours of its mandatory nationwide rollout, highlighting strong momentum toward […]

The European Union and its member states, Spain and the Netherlands, have expressed strong confidence in Bangladesh’s potential to emerge as a regional hub for green investment, circular economy initiatives, […]

The government’s borrowing from the banking sector surged to Tk 1.40 lakh crore in fiscal year 2025-26, exceeding the revised target by nearly Tk 22,000 crore as a substantial revenue […]

Bangladesh’s gross foreign exchange reserves have reached US$37.66 billion, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Thursday(2 July). The central bank said that, under the […]

Bangladesh Bank has relaxed the lending conditions under the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-supported Urban Building Safety Project (UBSP) to facilitate financing aimed at improving workplace safety in the country’s […]

The Dhaka Stock Exchange PLC (DSE) on Thursday welcomed the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission’s (BSEC) decision to grant the country’s stock exchanges greater authority to independently determine and implement […]

One hundred employees working under bKash distribution houses have been honoured for creating innovative digital content as part of the company’s “Eid-er Chad Akashe, Salami Din bKash-e” campaign held during […]