Dhaka: Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir today urged Thai investors to increase investment in Bangladesh, expressing optimism that stronger trade and investment ties would elevate economic cooperation between the two countries to a new level….
Dhaka: Stocks today extended losses as investors remained cautious amid uncertainty over the renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, which further weakened market sentiment.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the DSEX, the broad in…
Dhaka: The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has successfully transitioned more than $400 million in investments into the decision and implementation stages from a $1.5 billion investment pipeline initiated in 2025. This progress high…
Dhaka: The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) today approved the establishment of a solar power plant with battery backup and an associated power distribution system at Hatiya upazila in Noakhali district to ensure a reliable and sustaina…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has doubled the Exporters’ Retention Quota (ERQ) for merchandise exporters of goods with high import content, raising the permissible retention limit from 7.5 percent to 15 percent of the repatriated Free on Board (FOB) val…
Dhaka: The country’s stock market today ended lower as strong selling pressure in the final trading hour erased early gains amid persistent policy uncertainties and renewed tensions in the Middle East, dampening investor sentiment. The benchmark DSEX …
Dhaka: Aligning with Bangladesh Bank’s drive to expand digital payments, bKash has replaced Bangla QR at more than 800,000 merchants across the country. Through significant investment and expanded operational capacity, bKash completed the largest Bang…
Dhaka: Bangladesh received US$2.095 billion in workers’ remittances during the first 21 days of July, the opening month of the 2026-27 fiscal year, marking a 23.5 percent increase compared with the corresponding period of the previous year.
Accordin…
Dhaka: Mobile financial service provider Upay and NRB Bank have entered into a strategic partnership to expand access to digital financial services and enhance customer convenience across Bangladesh.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Upay cu…