Dhaka May 19, 2026, 11:52 am
The US has imposed fresh tariffs on $112bn (£92bn) of Chinese imported goods.
A move is well under way to slash existing service charges imposed by micro-finance institutions (MFIs) with intent to give poor borrowers some relief.
CHATTOGRAM: Chittagong Port, the country's premier seaport, has grown in the capacity of container handling and others over the years.
The government will take necessary steps next year to ensure fair prices of rawhide of the sacrificial animals across the country.
Rising fears about the health of the global economy have prompted talk of recession, spreading anxiety about jobs and growth.
The telecom regulator has started the process of scrapping the licences of the country's two biggest telecom operators -- Grameenphone and Robi -- allegedly for not paying dues to the national exchequer.
The government is set to issue a guarantee against a Tk 10-billion central bank refinancing loan to aid farm credit disbursements by Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB).
A significant number of Chinese companies are looking for investing in Bangladesh as well as relocating their manufacturing industries to the country, mainly due to global trade dispute and rising cost there, speakers at a se
Capital machinery importers would soon be exempted from paying Advance Income Tax (AIT) on their imports on a larger scale.
Bangladesh has so far imported around 7.0 million cubic metres of LNG by 50 vessels from RasGas of Qatar and Oman Trading International (OTI) of Oman to meet domestic natural gas demand after re-gasification.
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson must pay $572m (£469m) for its part in fuelling Oklahoma's opioid addiction crisis, a judge in the US state has ruled.
A probe body of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has recommended taking punitive action against 53 travel agents of 12 countries for the cancellation of a significant number of air tickets.
The country's telecom regulator has moved to formulate a unified guideline for the country's mobile operators instead of separate licences for 2G, 3G and 4G services.
Only 37 buying houses have been registered with the Department of Textile (DoT) within the official deadline that ended in July last,
Bangladesh now considers exporting power to neighbouring India to utilise the unused electricity.
The United States and Japan agreed in principle on Sunday to core elements of a trade deal that US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said they hoped to sign in New York next month.
Price of gold in the local market has increased significantly in the last one year mainly due to the change in the international market.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Saturday that getting a trade deal with the United State won't be "plain sailing" because of barriers to the United Kingdom's goods in American markets.
Amid opposition from the leaders of readymade garment (RMG) sector, the western retailers' platform Accord has announced launching fresh boiler safety inspection in its listed 1,600 local factories from next month
Pharmaceuticals industry insiders are worried that prices of drugs may increase after the changes in tax calculation method under the new VAT law.
