Employees of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday postponed their pen-down strike after the top authority of the interim government invited them for a discussion over their demands to repeal the new Revenue Policy and Revenue Management Ordinance, 2025.

With frequent volatility in edible oil prices in the local market, farmers across the southern region are increasingly turning to oilseed cultivation -- both to meet household needs and as a commercial venture.

The government has decided to create a fund to compensate victims of financial irregularities by using money and assets recovered from alleged embezzlers and money launderers.

Credible financial reporting is a matter of public confidence, yet in many cases, it has failed to meet expectations, especially in recent times. Debates and discussions have taken centre stage, with arguments and counterarguments being fervently exchanged. Let us revisit the fundamentals.

Markets appear to be writing off the latest Sino-American trade conflict as quickly as they priced it in. China’s benchmark CSI 300 index is up 1.4 percent this year, marking a full recovery from its sharp drop in early April after President Donald Trump announced a 34 percent reciprocal tariff on Chinese goods, which swiftly spiralled into triple-digit retaliatory levies. The latter has been cancelled and the former suspended for 90 days, leaving the official reciprocal charge at 10 percent, level with other countries.

Bangladesh Bank has instructed banks to bar fund transfers by Nagad while keeping the mobile financial services available to customers.

Jobs in Bangladesh are not being created in line with the demand from its youth population, leading to a rise in unemployment despite the urgent need for more job opportunities.

Nearly two-thirds of the allocations under this fiscal year’s social security budget do not qualify as genuine social protection spending, according to a study by the Citizens Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh.

The debate over whether to lease out the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) at Chittagong Port to a foreign operator is intensifying, with political parties, including the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and left-leaning groups, uniting in opposition.

Factory output in China grew at a faster rate than expected last month, official data showed Monday, weathering a brutal trade war with Washington.

The government implemented only 41% of ADP in 10 months

Bangladesh shipped $5.98 billion worth of apparels to the EU in the first three months of 2025

The silver lining is that the economy isn’t falling apart

Questions remain over whether the company has the liquidity to pursue large-scale deals

The DSEX dropped 14.75 points to 4,776.33

Daily exports through the port halved after the restriction

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“If there is no stability in the economy, no other reform will be sustainable,” he said.

The move dealt a blow to markets, which had enjoyed a healthy run-up last week after Washington and China hammered out a deal to temporarily slash tit-for-tat tariffs