4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (573+ words) The decline in industrial imports follows a negative 0.38 percent growth in large-scale industrial production during July–March of FY 2025–26, according to Bangladesh Bank data. The industrial stagnation gripping Bangladesh has deepened further, with letters of credit (LCs) opened in July,…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (181+ words) The growth rate of general wages declined in August alongside inflation. Overall inflation in Bangladesh fell to 8.26 percent in August, the lowest rate recorded in the past nine months. Inflation stood at 8.32 percent in July. But on a month-on-month basis,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (684+ words) Total U.S. debt has topped $40 trillion for the first time, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday, drawing fresh warnings that a fiscal crisis is ​brewing as ballooning costs for social safety-net programs and interest payments far outstrip revenues held back by…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (720+ words) State-owned banks carry a 45.2 percent NPL ratio Six months into the BNP government’s term, state-owned lenders remain burdened by bad loans as uncertainty over senior appointments holds back lending and strategic decisions. Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury, a former finance secretary, resigned…...