15+ hour, 16+ min ago   (157+ words) A high-level delegation from Chevron met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday and discussed the US energy giant’s potential investment in Bangladesh’s energy sector, particularly gas. President of Chevron’s Base Assets and Emerging Countries, Javier La Rosa, led the delegation…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1059+ words) Thursday • 10 September 2026 Bangladesh has outlined a comprehensive US$1.85 billion investment plan to execute an equitable green economic transition, making it the first nation in Asia to integrate a dedicated, costed Just Transition chapter into its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0). ​Unveiled…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (424+ words) LightCastle Partners, in partnership with Meta, today announced the launch of local payments for Meta advertisers in Bangladesh, enabling businesses to fund their Meta Ads accounts using bKash, the country’s leading mobile financial service. Until now, businesses in Bangladesh could…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1083+ words) The Financial Express Of late, some of the print media in Bangladesh are doom scrolling about public debt and giving Cassandra-like signals with dark portents. There is no doubt that they are well-intentioned and giving vent to their worries in…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (260+ words) The World Bank has signalled its interest in helping Bangladesh strengthen climate resilience in its most vulnerable coastal districts, officials said on Tuesday, as the government pursues a $300 million package to guard against future catastrophic flooding. Bangladesh has recently sought…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (661+ words) Bangladesh's actual protection at the border is roughly double what its tariff schedule suggests, with regulatory and supplementary duties, not customs tariffs, driving both the distortion and the fiscal risk of reform, according to a new World Bank study presented…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1480+ words) Tuesday • 8 September 2026 Diplomatic ties between Bangladesh and India have remained strained for more than two years, but bilateral trade has continued to show resilience, with Bangladesh’s exports to its neighbour rising in the first two months of the ongoing fiscal…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (248+ words) However, the dynamics of global trade have fundamentally shifted from labour-intensive commodity production to high-speed, technology-enabled supply chains. Treating this structural weakness as a temporary post-pandemic or inflationary blip is a misdiagnosis of the economy's underlying state. Vietnam's rise is…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (440+ words) Monday • 7 September 2026 Bangladeshis returning home on leave from the United Arab Emirates are seeking monthly allowances, rehabilitation and alternative jobs after their visas were cancelled, leaving them unemployed. They made the demands at a briefing at the Press Club in…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (256+ words) The High Court has summarily rejected a petition challenging the gazette appointing Md Mostaqur Rahman as Bangladesh Bank governor after removing Ahsan H Mansur. The bench of Justice Khizir Ahmed Choudhury and Justice AFM Saiful Karim issued the order on…...