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Regulator sticks to miserly stance on money supply

Bangladesh, Oct. 1 -- Inflation-upturn fear keeps the central bank tightfisted on money supply as the key policy rate of interest is kept pegged at 9.5 per cent for emerging external and internal risk... Read More


Firms need time, flexibility to adopt 2026 governance rules: Speakers

Bangladesh, Oct. 1 -- Market stakeholders have called for a phased and practical implementation of the proposed Corporate Governance Rules 2026, saying companies need adequate time and flexibility to ... Read More


World Investor Week to feature awareness drive

Bangladesh, Oct. 1 -- The securities regulator aims to raise awareness about scams and digital deceptions on the occasion of World Investor Week 2026. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commissio... Read More


IBN Sina Pharma earns record profit in FY26

Bangladesh, Oct. 1 -- IBN Sina Pharmaceuticals posted a record annual profit of Tk 794 million in FY26, supported by higher sales and improved operational efficiency. The drug maker reported consolid... Read More


Foreign Operator of NCT: Govt clears 15-year concession agreement

Bangladesh, Oct. 1 -- The government has given final approval for concession agreement for handing over the operation of Chittagong port's New-mooring Container Terminal (NCT) and overflow yard to int... Read More


UNDP links five educational institutions with recyclers to curb plastic waste

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- UNDP Bangladesh has linked five educational institutions with local recycling entrepreneurs to promote source-level plastic waste segregation and recycling. The initiative goe... Read More


Bring informal economy workers under coverage: Experts

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- Labour experts and trade union leaders on Tuesday called for extending the Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) to all industrial sectors and bringing informal economy workers under ... Read More


World Bank-funded project approved for major banking-sector reforms

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- A World Bank-funded banking-sector-reform project was approved Tuesday by the government's highest economic-policy body for an overhaul of banking operations in Bangladesh. T... Read More


ADB to lend $50m to MSL for polyester chip production

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would provide a $50 million loan to Bangladeshi private sector company Modern Syntex Limited (MSL) to manufacture modern, energy-efficient poly... Read More


Maiden quarterly MPS today

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- Bangladesh Bank walks a tightrope in balancing private-sector credit expansion and inflation contraction as it unveils the country's maiden quarterly Monetary Policy Statement ... Read More