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Bangladesh's trade with regional partners: Oct-Dec'25 deficit falls 15pc

Dhaka, May 23 -- Bangladesh's trade deficit with its seven neighbouring countries narrowed by more than 15 per cent to $1.70 billion during the October-December quarter of this fiscal year, according ... Read More


Insurance bodies await permanent leadership

Dhaka, May 22 -- Bangladesh's insurance sector has been operating without full-time leadership at two of its most important institutions for more than two months, fuelling concerns over policy delays ... Read More


Fitch rates Bangladesh outlook as 'Negative' over Middle East crisis

Dhaka, May 14 -- Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook on Bangladesh's Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to 'Negative' from 'Stable', while affirming the ratings at 'B+'. The outlook revision r... Read More


Govt plans duty-free raw material imports

Dhaka, May 12 -- Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said imported raw materials meant for export-oriented industries would be made duty-free to boost the country's ex... Read More


Returns on forex reserve investments at 6-yr high

Dhaka, May 9 -- The country's return on foreign exchange reserve investments reached a six-year high in fiscal year 2025 supported by mainly rising global yields, according to a report released by the... Read More


Interest payments on government debts swallow huge sums

Dhaka, May 6 -- Rising interest payments on government borrowings swallow a huge sum of Tk 712.53 billion during July-December of this fiscal year, in a 22-percent annualised increase. A latest repor... Read More


US overtakes India in Bangladesh trade

Dhaka, May 3 -- The United States has overtaken India as Bangladesh's second-largest trading partner in January, driven by a surge in imports from the world's largest economy. While China continues t... Read More


Large-scale manufacturing sees some rebound

Dhaka, April 17 -- Bangladesh's large-scale manufacturing sector sees some rebound with its return onto growth trajectory in January after a tumble last December, signifying tentative recovery in the ... Read More


Fuel price spikes could weigh on forex reserves

Dhaka, March 8 -- The ongoing devastating conflicts in the Middle East could put fresh pressures on Bangladesh's foreign-exchange reserves as fallouts from spikes in global prices of liquefied natural... Read More


GDP growth may be 4.5pc this fiscal year

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- Bangladesh's economy is expected to grow by 4.5 per cent this fiscal year, a little below earlier projections by Oxford Economics, as it believes the second-quarter growth ending Dec... Read More