The contacts come after US President Donald Trump threatened Friday, but then postponed, to hit EU goods with a huge tariff, voicing frustration that talks with the EU were "going nowhere".

Citing media reports, she said the move is expected to increase public expenditure by nearly Tk 7,000 crore

BB recently sent letters to these institutions, asking them to explain why their licences should not be cancelled

"Now, and for the rest of this decade, China will be more debt collector than banker to the developing world"

The information was revealed at a discussion on carbon financing organised by LightCastle Partners

Despite repeated appeals from bank directors and top executives over the past month, the central bank held firm.

Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud yesterday said exporters from India’s northeastern states can use the Chattogram port, but it would be better if they process their goods in Bangladesh and export those through the port.

The interim government expects the country’s gross foreign exchange reserves to rise to $34.4 billion by the end of the fiscal year (FY) 2025–26, buoyed by strong remittance inflows, export performance, and budgetary support from development partners.

Bangladesh’s RMG exports may suffer this calendar year owing to an increase in tariffs in the US, the possibility of a reduction in shipments to India, and energy shortages, according to a forecast by Bloomberg Economics.

In a bid to discourage the use of plastic, the interim government may double the value-added tax (VAT) on some synthetic household products such as tableware and kitchenware to 15 percent.

Bangladesh has taken a long-awaited and consequential step by officially floating the taka. This marks the end of a tightly managed exchange rate regime that, for years, concealed deeper imbalances in the economy. While partly driven by necessity, dwindling foreign reserves and IMF-mandated reforms, it also presents a rare opportunity to reset the country’s macroeconomic fundamentals.

Vietnamese airline Vietjet Air said Monday it will buy 20 widebody Airbus A330-900 planes, doubling its order from the aviation giant in a deal worth an estimated $8 billion.

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would pause his threatened 50-percent tariffs on the European Union until July 9, after a “very nice call” with European Commision president Ursula von der Leyen.

It’s Japan’s version of the Fed’s Jackson Hole symposium, without the trail hikes or views, and this year’s gathering of global central bankers in Tokyo will focus on two uncomfortable realities: flagging economic growth and sticky inflation.

Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd (Desco) has received regulatory approval to issue over 23.81 lakh irredeemable non-cumulative preference shares in favour of the government.

Although the National Board of Revenue (NBR) resumed regular operations yesterday after nearly two weeks of protests and work abstentions, ship and container congestion has once again gripped the Chattogram Port, triggering concern among businesses over potential delays in cargo handling and increased logistics costs.

Evidence-based policymaking and timely impact evaluations are essential to ensure development efforts lead to real progress, Nobel laureate economist Abhijit Banerjee said yesterday..“Evidence is not costly. Relative to the scale of many government programmes, it's actually quite cheap,” s

Can we industrialize without destroying ourselves? Or will the future generation look back at our actions and ask, “Our ancestors built the economy but destroyed the land that fed it?”

The proposed Telecommunication Network & Licensing Regime Reform Policy 2025 includes several forward-thinking provisions but also contains critical ambiguities

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