State minister for primary and mass education Bobby Hajjaj urged Japanese businesses Tuesday to invest in Bangladesh, describing the country as a strategic economic bridge between South Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Bangladesh’s proposed Padma Barrage could increase the country’s gross domestic product by 0.5% to 1%, prime minister’s adviser Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir said at a roundtable in Dhaka.
Bangladesh ranks 91st among 103 countries for mobile internet speed and 93rd among 141 for fixed broadband, according to a World Bank report citing the February 2026 Speedtest Global Index.
Bangladesh Bank cut its policy interest rate by 50 basis points to 9.5% in the first quarter of 2026, shifting its focus toward employment, industrial lending and investment despite persistent inflation risks.
Bangladesh’s garment industry is operating at about 60% efficiency as prolonged electricity and gas shortages disrupt production, delay exports and threaten factory owners with bankruptcy, industry representatives said.
Investigators are finalizing a decade-long inquiry into the 2016 Bangladesh Bank reserve heist, with a 10,000-page draft charge sheet sent to the attorney general’s office for legal advice.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman directed all sea, land, and airports across the country to operate 24 hours a day during a high-level meeting with business leaders at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon on Saturday.
A record gap between container imports and exports is leaving thousands of empty boxes at private depots and Chattogram Port, reducing space available for export cargo.
More than 50,000 residents of 25 villages in Bangladesh face severe travel problems each monsoon as a vital 1.5-kilometer road turns into a mud track.
A mechanical failure at a liquefied natural gas terminal in Moheshkhali has deepened Bangladesh’s gas shortage, disrupting electricity generation, factories and transportation.
