21+ hour, 20+ min ago   (249+ words) The value of internet banking transactions in Bangladesh grew by 6.22 percent month-on-month to Tk 1.84 lakh crore in June 2026, driven mainly by sharp increases in two payment systems, according to a recent central bank report. The total had stood at Tk…...

17+ hour, 11+ min ago   (585+ words) The European Central Bank raised interest rates Thursday for the second time this year as renewed Middle East fighting fans fears of higher inflation, and opened the door for further hikes. As widely anticipated, the central bank for the 21 eurozone…...

16+ hour, 42+ min ago   (295+ words) Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon today said Bangladesh’s large population is its main asset and must be transformed into skilled human resources for the country’s development. He made the remarks while speaking at a plenary session, titled “Teachers at…...

21+ hour, 49+ min ago   (737+ words) A growing consumer push to buy Canadian and boycott US products is reshaping supermarket shelves in Canada, forcing grocers to improve country-of-origin labeling and secure new sources of supply. In Ontario, the president of independent grocer Vince’s Market, Giancarlo Trimarchi,…...

21+ hour, 57+ min ago   (738+ words) High government taxes, expensive fuel, steep ground-handling charges and congestion caused by Dhaka airport’s single runway are pushing up airlines’ operating costs, expenses that ultimately land on passengers’ ticket prices, an airline managing director said on Saturday. Mohammed Abdullah Al…...

16+ hour, 29+ min ago   (250+ words) The US Commerce Department on Friday finalized steep duties on imports of solar cells and panels from India, Indonesia and Laos, finding that producers in those countries dumped cheap products in the United States and benefited from unfair government subsidies....

22+ hour, 17+ min ago   (429+ words) In a major push to foster self-employment and drive grassroots economic growth, Bangladesh Bank yesterday issued a comprehensive guideline titled “Udyog: Upazila-Driven Youth Opportunity for Growth”. The programme aims to identify and finance prospective young entrepreneurs across all upazilas in…...

19+ hour, 55+ min ago   (903+ words) An energy security roadmap, an enabling investment climate and timely policies are among the major tasks for the government to attract more American investment in Bangladesh, said Syed Mohammad Kamal, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham)....

22+ hour, 25+ min ago   (211+ words) BRAC Bank PLC has signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank under the central bank’s Tk 3,000 crore revolving refinance scheme to support the development of an agriculture-based economic hub in northern Bangladesh. AKM Saiduzzaman, director of Bangladesh Bank’s Agriculture Credit…...

22+ hour, 35+ min ago   (132+ words) Inflation eased slightly to 8.26 percent in August, down from 8.32 percent in July, as food prices recorded a slower rate of increase, according to data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) today. Food inflation fell to 7.02 percent in August from…...