1+ hour, 50+ min ago   (855+ words) Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today (Saturday) said a US$2 billion Bangladesh-dedicated fund will be launched in Hong Kong as equity investment, not a loan, as part of the government's efforts to develop alternative sources of financing,…...

7+ hour, 41+ min ago   (629+ words) Bangladesh wants to expand its investment-to-GDP ratio by 6.57 percentage points within a year as it has set the aspiration in the newly approved five-year development strategy and framework, analysts say. Economists have termed this "over-ambitious", saying the target is almost…...

2+ day, 45+ min ago   (689+ words) Total US 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 programmes and interest payments far outstrip revenues held back…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (188+ words) thefinancialexpress.com.bd The 79th board meeting of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC was held at the Police Headquarters on Wednesday (19 August, 2026). The meeting was chaired by Md. Ali Hossain Fakir, Inspector General of Police, Bangladesh and Chairman of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC,…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (461+ words) Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Tuesday said he was not satisfied with the prevailing cost of living and commodity prices, stressing that sustained price reductions would require improvements in logistics, infrastructure, energy supply, financing and productivity. "If your question…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (747+ words) Development spending slips to an alarming low The Financial Express The sharp slowdown in Bangladesh's development spending has become more than a matter of administrative concern; it is now emerging as one of the most significant drags on the country's…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1283+ words) Tuesday • 18 August 2026 That explanation, however, is only part of the story. The contrasting performance raises a more important question than whether US demand weakened: why were some competing exporters able to grow in a shrinking market while Bangladesh was not?...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (862+ words) The Financial Express In simple terms, the Phillips Curve proposes a trade-off: when an economy grows rapidly and jobs become plentiful, prices tend to rise faster; when unemployment is high, inflation tends to slow. In other words, a country may…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (544+ words) Another close-ended mutual fund -- CAPM BDBL Mutual Fund-1 – nears conversion or liquidation as its 10-year term will end in January. The trustee has called a special meeting of unitholders on October 7 at BDBL Bhaban in the capital, where they will…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (272+ words) The Minimum Wage Board has proposed a minimum monthly wage of Tk 11,900 for entry-level workers in Bangladesh's leather goods and footwear factories. The Ministry of Labour and Employment issued a gazette notification on August 14, inviting recommendations and objections, if any,…...