9+ hour, 10+ min ago   (752+ words) Bangladesh's non-tax revenue surged nearly threefold in the final quarter of last fiscal year (FY2025-26), driven largely by dividend payouts from state enterprises, interest earnings and administrative fees. The collection provided a temporary boost to the government's fiscal performance despite persistent…...

9+ hour, 31+ min ago   (573+ words) Bangladesh's textile and spinning industries could help restore a significant number of jobs lost over the past three years and create new employment opportunities, potentially securing nearly 1.5 million jobs in the sector following the recent tighter controls on yarn imports,…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (104+ words) Bangladesh received $6.85 billion in remittances from July 1 to September 9 of fiscal year 2026-27, up 15.9 percent year-on-year, according to Bangladesh Bank data released Thursday. The country received $5.918 billion during the same period of FY26. Bangladeshi expatriates living in different countries sent home $1.031 billion…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (491+ words) Thursday • 10 September 2026 Iranian Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi on Thursday paid a courtesy call on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Bangabhaban. During the meeting, the President said Bangladesh attaches great importance to its long-standing friendly and fraternal…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (296+ words) Invest Bangladesh has drafted a policy to bring underperforming, non-functional and closed state-owned industrial and commercial enterprises, along with their unused land and facilities, under new investment. The authority sought feedback on the proposed framework for transferring such assets, shares…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (290+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday announced ambitious plans to establish a new deep-sea LNG terminal and drill 150 new gas wells by the 2030-31 fiscal year, as part of a comprehensive master plan to ensure energy security and uninterrupted industrial production....

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (457+ words) Electricity, cooling systems, secure buildings, and servers operating around the clock are major points for the running of data centre in the country. If Bangladesh wants to add to the AI economy, it must adopt a national data centre policy…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1083+ words) The Financial Express Of late, some of the print media in Bangladesh are doom scrolling about public debt and giving Cassandra-like signals with dark portents. There is no doubt that they are well-intentioned and giving vent to their worries in…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (184+ words) Citizens Bank PLC has signed a Participation Agreement with Bangladesh Bank at its Head Office in Dhaka under the “BDT 5,000 crore revolving refinance fund, supporting the working capital needs of Cottage, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CMSMEs).” The agreement was…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (524+ words) Wednesday • 9 September 2026 Eastern Bank priority customers can enjoy special discounts and other healthcare-related benefits at Sunway Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. M. Khorshed Anowar, Deputy Managing Director and Head of Retail and SME Banking of EBL, and Vincent Gooi, Director,…...