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BLRI vaccines against bird flu, goat pox set for commercial production: Minister

Bangladesh, Aug. 11 -- Bangladesh will commercially produce vaccines against avian influenza and goat pox developed by the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Moh... Read More


756 hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours

Bangladesh, Aug. 11 -- Bangladesh has recorded 756 more hospital admissions with dengue across the country in the past 24 hours. Advertisement No deaths were reported during the period. The latest f... Read More


Savar building surrounded by CTTC, bomb-making materials recovered

Bangladesh, Aug. 11 -- The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police cordoned off a four-storey building in Savar's Shyampur area on Tuesday evening. Advertis... Read More


Tax-GDP ratio edges up despite weak economic activity

Bangladesh, Aug. 10 -- Bangladesh managed to stem the downturn in its tax-to-GDP ratio last fiscal year with the proportion having edged up by 0.08-percentage point notwithstanding sluggish investment... Read More


'Infrastructure delays leave two-thirds of economic zone land non-operational'

Bangladesh, Aug. 10 -- Slow implementation of infrastructure and utility facilities in government economic zones has triggered a confidence crisis among industrial investors leaving nearly two-thirds ... Read More


Bangladesh among economies most exposed to US-Israeli war on Iran: ICCB

Bangladesh, Aug. 10 -- Bangladesh is among the economies most exposed to the ripple effects of the ongoing military conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran, which has evolved far beyond ... Read More


AmCham pushes for reforms to drive ICT-led growth, investment

Bangladesh, Aug. 10 -- The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) on Sunday called for policy reforms to promote innovation, investment, cybersecurity and ICT-led growth in Bangladesh. ... Read More


BB declares four NBFIs non-viable

Bangladesh, Aug. 10 -- Bangladesh Bank has declared four non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) non-viable and initiated resolution proceedings against them under the Bank Resolution Act 2026, accord... Read More


BFIU targets 42 entities with Tk 2.0b NPLs

Bangladesh, Aug. 10 -- The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has identified 42 defaulting entities, each having non-performing loans of more than Tk 2.0 billion, in a fresh drive to trace ... Read More


Private-sector economic activity picks up faster

Bangladesh, Aug. 10 -- Bangladesh's private-sector economic activity showed signs of a faster pickup as per July indicator as a sharp rebound in manufacturing and continued growth in agriculture and s... Read More