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Remittances hit record high in 2025

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Remittance inflows to Bangladesh surged to an all-time high of US$32.82 billion in the calendar year 2025, underscoring the growing role of migrant workers in supporting the country's... Read More


NBR digitises UP system to expedite raw material imports

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has launched fully online services enabling direct exporters to obtain Utilisation Permissions (UPs), aiming to expedite the import of raw material... Read More


ACC moves to prosecute Salman F Rahman, family over alleged Tk 28.57b embezzlement

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved four cases against Salman F Rahman, his brother and their sons over allegations of embezzlement and money laundering involving billio... Read More


Biman's profit jumps 178pc with Tk 7.85 billion gain

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Bangladesh's state-owned carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines posted a net profit of Tk 7.85 billion (Tk 785.21 crore) in fiscal 2024-25, nearly tripling its earnings from a year earlier... Read More


Bangladesh bans e-cigarettes, vapes under tightened tobacco law

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- The interim government has issued an ordinance banning e-cigarettes, vapes and all other emerging tobacco products as part of a sweeping overhaul of the country's tobacco control laws... Read More


Govt cuts fuel prices by Tk 2 a litre at start of 2026

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Bangladesh cut retail fuel prices by Tk 2 a litre from January 1, reversing an increase imposed a month earlier as part of its automatic fuel pricing mechanism. The Energy and Minera... Read More


Bankers cautiously optimistic about a turnaround

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Bankers sound cautiously optimistic about a turnaround in the problem-ridden banking sector on right-minded policy support following the change-making polls ahead in the new year. Ba... Read More


Consumptionscape in Dhaka

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Walking through the streets of Gulshan, Banani, or Dhanmondi in Dhaka, it is easy to imagine that the city has joined the ranks of global metropolises. Sleek shopping malls, internati... Read More


SHIPPING AGENTS' ASSOC POLLS: Appellate Division orders status quo

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- CHATTOGRAM Dec 31: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has ordered all parties to maintain the status quo over the Bangladesh Shipping Agents Association (BSAA) election for t... Read More


Gold price falls by Tk 2,741 per bhori

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has decided to further reduce the price of gold on the country's market. This time, the price of 22-carat gold per bhori (11.664 grams) has b... Read More