19+ hour, 45+ min ago   (241+ words) Bangladesh Bank has rolled out a circular explaining how banks should follow the new Import Policy Order (IPO) 2026-2029, which the Commerce Ministry issued back on August 24. The policy will stay in effect until December 31, 2029 or until a new one replaces…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (284+ words) Bangladesh Bank is considering whether to revise the definition of a loan default as it seeks to reduce the country’s high level of non-performing loans (NPLs). Under a classification system aligned with international standards, the interim government brought previously underreported…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (195+ words) Sultan Ali Allana the Chairman of HBL and Muhammad Nassir Salim the President & CEO arrived in Dhaka this week for a three-day official visit aimed at deepening Bangladesh's economic ties with key global markets. The trip includes meetings with senior…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (232+ words) For more than a decade, the economy of Bangladesh has had an arduous journey towards stock market development, an engine of economic growth. The stock market has been stuck in neutral, with the DSE index averaging 5550 since 2017. Eventually, it has…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (154+ words) businesstimes-bd.com Prime Minister Urges Action to Save Dhaka's Rivers From Pollution Editor: Abul Hasan Md. Al- Faruk Published by Ghulam Faruque Alam and Printed at Sariatpur Printing Press 28/B Toyenbee Circular Road,Dhaka-1000 and on behalf of HRC Media Ltd....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (271+ words) Water Resources Minister and BNP National Executive Committee member Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee has criticised opposition political forces for what he called a two-faced political character also saying they take one stance in parliament and another on the streets. He…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (246+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has warned that certain political parties and individuals are exploiting the country's current problems to spread confusion and push Bangladesh toward anarchy. Speaking at a discussion marking BNP's 48th founding anniversary at the Bangladesh Krishibid Institution, he…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (144+ words) businesstimes-bd.com Emphasizing constructive dialogue over confrontation, the Bangladeshi community in Venice held a press conference on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at the Cita Hall in the Mestre-Marghera area to address complexities surrounding local Islamic cultural centers. Community leaders at the briefing…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (267+ words) Six more people have died in Bangladesh after developing measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours, although no death from laboratory-confirmed measles was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the six deaths, five…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (131+ words) businesstimes-bd.com Four children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am Sunday also pushing the country's combined confirmed and suspected measles death toll to 967 this year. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) classified all four latest deaths as…...