Business & Economy
Bangladesh, Bhutan discuss strengthening trade cooperation, signing FTA
NN ONLINE: Top leaders of Bangladesh and Bhutan at a bilateral meeting here today discussed strengthening trade and economic cooperation and a plan to formally launch discussions on a bilateral free trade agreement...
Experts flag ‘major gaps’ in Laldia Port deal
NN ONLINE: Port experts and economists on Saturday raised concerns over what they described as ‘ambiguities and risks’ in the government’s newly signed agreement with a Danish company for developing the Laldia terminal...
Banglalink partners with S.A. Group
Business Desk : Banglalink, the country’s innovative digital operator, has signed a corporate agreement with S.A. Group of Industries Ltd, a Chattogram-based conglomerate, as part of its drive to strengthen digital empowerment for enterprises...
G20 billionaires could end world poverty in one year’s earnings: Oxfam
AFP, Johannesburg : Billionaires in the world’s leading economies made $2.2 trillion last year, which would have been enough to lift all the world’s poor out of poverty, global campaign group Oxfam said Thursday....
Risk-Based Supervision: BB asks banks to get ready ahead of January roll-out
Business Desk : The Bangladesh Bank (BB) plans to implement risk-based supervision (RBS) from January 2026 and has asked the country’s commercial banks to take necessary measures in this regard. As part of the...
Meghna, City, Delta agro commit to $1b in new US soybean imports
Business Report : The country’s major agro-industrial conglomerates have committed to deepening their reliance on U.S. soybeans, with Meghna Group, City Group, and Delta Agro pledging to buy an additional $1 billion worth of...
RMG exports to US reached to $5.64b in Jan-Aug
Business Desk : The country’s exports of readymade garments to the United States grew robustly by 19.83 per cent reaching $5.64 billion in the January-August period of 2025. According to the latest data published...
Revenue grows 15.54pc in first four months of FY26
Business Desk : In the first four months (July-October) of the current FY26, the total revenue collection of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) stood at Tk119,478 crore. Compared to the same period last...
Islami Bank leads agent banking boom with nearly half of all deposits
Business report : Bangladesh’s banking sector amassed Tk 47,700 crore in deposits through agent banking during the July-September quarter, with Islami Bank alone contributing Tk 21,383 crore nearly 45 percent of the total, according...