Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) report a strong rebound in both green and sustainable finance during January-March 2025, reflecting renewed institutional focus on c... Read More
Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Bangladesh's microfinance sector has seen a significant expansion over the past six years, with the microfinance institutions' (MFIs) total number of branches rising from 18,825 in f... Read More
Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- In the April-June quarter of FY25, Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) sector saw a 7.5-percent decline in raw-material imports, standing at over $3.94 billion from over $4.25 bill... Read More
Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- As of July, 2025, Bangladesh's installed solar energy capacity reached 1,307.15 megawatts (MW), up from 949.65 MW in June 2023-a 38 per cent increase in just over two years. While th... Read More
Dhaka, July 22 -- The horror of the Uttara Milestone School plane crash still hangs heavy in the air. Among the many who suffered, seventh-grader Ayan is now fighting for his life inside the ICU at th... Read More
Dhaka, July 5 -- Disbursements of farm credit posted a robust 28.9-percent year-on-year growth in May last, according to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank (BB). Agricultural loans amounting to Tk ... Read More
Dhaka, July 3 -- Online cattle trading through commercial banks and mobile financial services (MFSs) saw a 125.3 per cent rise during this year's Eid-ul-Adha compared to that of last year with a growi... Read More
Dhaka, June 30 -- Usage of credit cards abroad by Bangladeshi nationals jumped by nearly 29.5 per cent while their domestic utilisation dropped by nearly 20 per cent in April 2025 over the previous mo... Read More
Dhaka, June 28 -- Islamic banks maintained consistent deposit growth, with figures increasing from Tk 4.19 trillion in February 2024 to Tk 4.36 trillion in February 2025 - a 4.0-percent rise. This ca... Read More
Dhaka, June 26 -- The slow pace in the formation of One Person Companies (OPCs) is emerging as a bottleneck for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Bangladesh despite regulatory reforms aimed at encour... Read More