The World Trade Organization (WTO) as a multilateral institution has been saved, for the time being, but at the cost of doing, and agreeing to do, almost nothing. 'WTO Reforms' was the catchword of 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14). Everyo...
The Finance Bill 2026 marks an important step in Bangladesh’s fiscal reform journey as the country seeks to strengthen revenue mobilization while supporting investment, employment and long-term economic competitiveness. The proposed r...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has announced that Bangladesh will soon open the country's first investment office in China to attract investment from the world's second largest economy. It is a welcome initiative as China is the third larges...
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a sizeable investment made by an enterprise of one country into a firm in another country. Further, it enables the "giving" countries to access new markets and gain resources in the recipient countries. F...
On 20 (Saturday), a fisherman caught a large hilsa (fish) weighing 2.40 kg in his net from the River Meghna. When the fisherman, Kamal Majhi, brought the fish to the Ramnewaz fish landing centre (Matsya Ghat) in Manpura upazila of Bhola dis...
Bangladesh's budget for 2026-27, a historic Tk 9.38 trillion, arrived with fanfare and a striking new promise: anyone, citizen or expatriate, who successfully brings foreign direct investment into the country will receive a 1.5 per cent con...
The rice syndicate has, once again, become hyperactive. Earlier, the millers and their cohorts took the opportunity of the lean season to raise prices of rice. But they targeted the peak harvesting period to manipulate market last year. Thi...
World Refugee Day was observed on June 20 under the United Nations theme, "Until Everyone Is Safe" - a call to stand in solidarity with refugees until every displaced person can live in safety, dignity, and hope. For Bangladesh, the theme c...
Bangladesh’s journey towards a cashless economy has received a significant boost through the introduction of Bangla QR, a universal quick-response payment framework initiated by Bangladesh Bank. The system aims to allow customers to p...
People of Bangladesh witnessed the presentation of another national budget on June 11. Since then, analysing the positive and negative sides of the budget has been ongoing, and it will continue for a few weeks, though many parts of the budg...
