The sector has only 4 such qualified professionals, though 40 are needed

Dhaka, Chattogram and Rangpur drive jobs and output, as WB warns of regional disparity and policy mismatch

Three business leaders yesterday once again urged Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus to defer Bangladesh’s graduation from the group of least developed countries (LDCs) by at least three years from November 2026 to allow better preparation.

National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan yesterday urged businesses not to tolerate any misconduct by field-level NBR officials and to file formal complaints against them when such incidents occur.

Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the Chief Adviser’s Office, quoted the chief adviser as saying

An external auditor has found unauthorised transactions worth Tk 1,373 crore at Uttara Finance and Investments Limited, a listed non-bank financial institution (NBFI).

The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (Idra) has proposed stricter limits on how much life and non-life insurance companies can spend on management costs, aiming to strengthen financial discipline and reduce delays in claim settlements.

Board meeting led by finance adviser approves higher contributions and future Islamic option

The review is expected to start within a month and conclude by mid-January 2026

Bangladesh has attracted $1.8 billion in greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) in logistics between 2019 and 2024, accounting for 4.9 percent of South Asia’s total, according to a report by GlobalData and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will cancel or redirect around $408 million from projects in Bangladesh this year due to prolonged implementation delays, even as several ADB-funded schemes made progress.

Manufacturers say many factories closed while others sell at a loss just to meet loan instalments

The interim government has withdrawn a requirement for outsourced personnel to renew approvals for working in annual development programmes (ADP).

Real estate slump, stalled projects, and liquidity crunch hit ceramic firms

Lack of investment, skills mismatch fuel high graduate joblessness rate

Prolonging a short-term government is detrimental to the economy, as it hampers investment and employment, said Fahmida Khatun, executive director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

The Bangladesh Bank has decided to merge five struggling Shariah-based banks into a single entity, after their vulnerabilities became starkly visible following the political transition after the ouster of the Awami League-led government last year.

When monsoon waters from surrounding rivers pour into Chalan Beel, the vast wetland once famed as the “House of Fish” comes alive. For generations, fishing in the wet season and field farming in the dry season sustained its people. In recent decades, thousands of ducks have joined the ecosystem, gliding across the waters in their flocks, lifting people out of poverty and reshaping the economy.

Bangladesh wants to increase imports of limestone, a key raw material for the cement industry, from Pakistan to meet the growing demand for the construction input, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said yesterday.

The interim government is preparing a farmland protection ordinance with strict measures against violations, said Agriculture Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury.