The two-day Economic Reform Summit 2025 has made a set of recommendations including ensuring macroeconomin stability, reviving investment and creating jobs. For doing so, the summit stressed the need for overhaul of financial governance, trade policy, skills development and SME transformat
The government-imposed restrictions have got in the way of the development of tourism on the Saint Martin's Island. Introduced on the pretext of environmental protection, these measures have significantly limited local visitors' access to the island and disrupted the flow of international tourists
Bangladesh's export sector registered a 5.41 per cent month-on-month growth in October 2025 compared to September 2025. However, the overall export performance from July to October in fiscal year 2024-25 showed modest growth of just 2.22 per cent, indicating persistent headwinds in global markets.
Sustained dialogue between policymakers and businesses is essential to identify effective solutions and implement reforms based on regional best practices, Md Anwar Hossain, Secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology, said on Sunday. Speaking as a special guest at a roundtable titled "Bus
Strategic reforms in Bangladesh's investment climate will be pivotal for achieving sustainable higher-middle-income status, economists and business leaders agreed at a roundtable discussion hosted by The Financial Express on Monday. The event, titled "Business Climate: Reforms, Opportunities, and
Secretary General of the Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JBCCI) Maria Howlader, FCA, has said Japan has been one of Bangladesh’s most trusted and time-tested partners for over five decades. “Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1972, Japan—mainly
Kazuiki Kataoka, Country Representative of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Bangladesh, has said Bangladesh is gaining strong attention from Japanese investors. “Every week, JETRO receives enquiries from companies across Japan seeking to understand Bangladesh’s economy an
Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JBCCI) President Tareq Rafi Bhuiyan (Jun) has said Japanese investment in Bangladesh has grown nearly threefold over the past decade, but there is significant room to grow, compared to the broader landscape of Japanese investments in Asia. “
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent US$2.56 billion in remittances in October, which was around 7 per cent higher than the corresponding month of the previous year. The wage earners sent $2.39 billion in remittances to the country in October of 2024. According to BSS, industry insiders observed that Ban
The banking sector is feeling the strain as the gap between lending and deposit rates, a key measure of profitability, narrowed to a 17-month low in September. The squeeze comes as banks face rising deposit costs and sluggish lending growth, leaving many struggling to maintain margins. Bankers an
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sought the government's permission to issue bonds through mobile money to mobilise investment for Bangladesh's development, officials said on Saturday. The Manila-based lender plans to introduce the bond in local currency in the domestic market first and, upon
The government has said the disbursement of foreign loans in the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year 2025-26 increased by 35 per cent compared with the same period last year. According to data released by the Economic Relations Division (ERD) on its website on Saturday, foreign loan disbursem
The cost of the Export Competitiveness for Jobs (EC4J) project, designed to boost Bangladesh's export diversification and employment generation, has ballooned by nearly Tk 1.59 billion due to prolonged delays in implementation and rising foreign exchange costs. According to official documents subm
