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ICT minister calls for trust, capacity, global cooperation in AI governance

Bangladesh, Oct. 7 -- Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam has called for greater trust, institutional capacity and international cooperation in the use of ar... Read More


New wage board in the works for RMG workers

Bangladesh, Oct. 7 -- The government has decided in principle to form a new Minimum Wage Board to review wages for millions of workers in Bangladesh's readymade garment (RMG) sector, winning the backi... Read More


Govt plans emergency medicine stockpile amid supply risk

Bangladesh, Oct. 7 -- The government has decided to formulate a National Emergency Medicine Supply Contingency Plan and maintain minimum stocks of key medicines to ensure uninterrupted supply during e... Read More


Deal today on Airbus buys

Bangladesh, Oct. 7 -- A US$ 2.0-billion deal on the purchase of 10 European Airbus aircraft for enlarging Bangladesh's national-airline fleet will be made today, after the signing of agreement for 25 ... Read More


Sudden Q-Cash migration blindsides scores of bank customers

Bangladesh, Oct. 7 -- Thousands of customers of 31 banks are in deep trouble as Q-Cash, the shared card-processing network, began a sudden system migration, suspending cards, ATMs, point-of-sale (POS)... Read More


Govt set to approve proposed $3.3b hard-term foreign loans

Bangladesh, Oct. 7 -- Proposals on borrowing two hard-term foreign loans worth US$3.3 billion are set to get government seal of approval today to finance fuel-oil and LNG imports and the upgrading of ... Read More


Corporates see Tk 150b VAT refunds stuck, fresh claims blocked

Bangladesh, Oct. 7 -- Corporate kingpins see Tk 150 billion in VAT refunds long stuck and fresh demands barred as the government revenue authority's digital platform stays dysfunctional. National Boa... Read More


Food inflation rises, pushes up overall inflation in September

Bangladesh, Oct. 7 -- The point-to-point inflation rose to 8.34 percent in September 2026 from 8.26 percent in August, according to data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Wednes... Read More


Central bank allows FC accounts for approved foreign loan proceeds

Bangladesh, Oct. 7 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) has allowed designated authorised dealer (AD) banks to open and maintain foreign currency (FC) accounts in the names of eligible private sector industrial bo... Read More


DCCI, ERF ink MoU to boost economic research and reporting

Bangladesh, Oct. 7 -- Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) and the Economic Reporters' Forum (ERF) Institute signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday to strengthen bilateral co... Read More