Crisis in Chittagong port for protests against terminal lease to foreign operators deepens with planned strike resumption today that will aggravate the severe container congestion already caused by six days' strike by workers and employees. Shiploads of cargos stayed stuck at sea and docks in a na
Bangladesh Bank has issued new instructions to reduce the cash transaction limit ahead of the upcoming general election. Transactions of more than Tk 10,000 per day cannot be made using mobile financial services (MFS) until midnight on election day, Feb 12. The central bank sent the instructions
The country’s general point-to-point inflation rate reached 8.58 percent in January, 2026 slightly up from 8.49 percent in December, 2025, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). This slight increase in inflation was mainly attributed to an uptrend in foo
Bangladesh Bank has said it will announce the monetary policy for the new year on Monday. In a statement issued on Sunday, the central bank said Governor Ahsan H Mansur will unveil the policy at 3:30pm. Bangladesh Bank announces its monetary policy every six months. The upcoming policy will cove
Bangladesh and Japan Friday signed a landmark Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that ushers in a new era of bilateral trade and investment cooperation and marks Dhaka's first such comprehensive pact with any country. Under the agreement, Japan will grant 100-percent duty-free access to 7,
