Bangladesh’s National Bank plans to resume full banking services Oct. 15 after prolonged liquidity shortages restricted customers’ access to deposits. The bank will begin accepting applications from high-value depositors Oct. 11, chairman Melita Mehjabeen said. She said branches and automated teller machines would have sufficient liquidity from Oct. 15, allowing customers to withdraw deposits according […]
Bangladesh’s economic activity contracted in September as its Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell 1.3 points to 48.6, with manufacturing, construction, and services weakening, according to a report released Thursday.
Bangladesh was scheduled to sign a 15-year concession agreement Thursday with Dubai-based DP World to operate Chattogram Port’s New Mooring Container Terminal and its overflow container yard, despite workers’ threats to shut down port operations.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman invited Wall Street firms Friday to invest in Bangladesh, saying his government is working to create a more predictable and investor-friendly business environment.
CottonPort, Bangladesh’s first digital raw cotton marketplace, has launched with an initial offering of 82 tonnes of United States (US)-grown cotton aimed at giving local spinning mills direct access to American farmers.
Bangladesh garment exporters are increasingly adopting artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Internet of Things (IoT) monitoring systems, with some factories reporting productivity gains of up to 25%.
Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue (NBR) has ordered customs houses to avoid unnecessary inspections, paperwork, and delays in releasing import and export consignments, issuing 13 instructions aimed at easing business procedures.
Greater political and social stability since Bangladesh’s February election has encouraged Japanese companies to reconsider investment opportunities in the country, a Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) official said Saturday.
Bangladesh exported $238.5 million worth of pharmaceutical products in fiscal year 2025-26, up 12% from $213.2 million a year earlier, according to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data.
Bangladesh and India are considering reopening closed border haats, restoring land ports to full capacity, and lifting restrictions on yarn imports through land routes as part of efforts to revive bilateral trade.
