According to data from the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), average approval cycles for foreign loans exceed 30-45 days, undermining competitiveness in global capital markets.
BNP earned Tk15.65 crores and spent Tk4.8 crore in 2024: Financial report
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has submitted its financial report for the year 2024 to the Election Commission (EC), detailing its income and expenditures for the calendar year. According to …
Screams and chaos: The moments after Bangladesh fighter jet hit a primary school
At least 31 people were killed, many of them schoolchildren, when a fighter jet crashed into a school in Dhaka.
Bangladesh Jet Crash Toll Rises To 34; Indian Medical Team Assists In Treating Burn Victims
A Bangladesh Air Force jet crash into a school in Dhaka has claimed 34 lives, with most of the victims being children. The death toll rose after three more children succumbed to severe burn injuries.
Banking sector needs $35 billion for reconstruction as 80% funds embezzled: Finance Advisor
Finance Advisor Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed stated that Bangladesh’s banking sector requires an estimated US$35 billion for its reconstruction.
Property seized from owner of collapsed Bangladesh building
SAVAR, Bangladesh A top Bangladesh court on Tuesday ordered the government to “immediately” confiscate the property of a collapsed building’s owner, as thousands of protesters demanding death …
Unlocking business growth and efficiency: How Bangladesh can leverage Generative AI
Generative AI, a subset of the broader AI field, consists of machine learning systems that can produce content, insights, and solutions with intuition and efficiency similar to humans.
Day of prayers for victims after Bangladesh jet crash
Special prayers were held across Bangladesh on Friday, as the death toll from a fighter jet crash into a school building in Dhaka rose to 32.Following a government directive, all mosques across the …
With Political Uncertainty And Tariff Threats, Bangladesh Is Drifting
In early August last year, Bangladesh witnessed a mini-revolution which saw the ouster of long-serving leader Sheikh Hasina and the installation of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus as an …
Why Bangladesh’s capital market is poised for a bull run
As Bangladesh emerges from years of economic turbulence, a rare alignment of factors is setting the stage for its capital market to roar back to life. From a stabilising macroeconomic backdrop to …