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Economy

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice President Yingming Yang. Photo: Collected

ADB to help Bangladesh become a trillion-dollar economy by 2034: Yingming Yang

Yingming Yang visited Bangladesh on 9-13 August and held senior-level consultations on ADB's next Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), sustaining policy dialogue on key reform and investment...

The Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) organised the seminar, titled "Halal Ecosystem in the Asean Region: Opportunities for Bangladesh".

Asean experience can help Bangladesh emerge as global halal hub: Commerce Minister

Deputy Director of KOTRA Dhaka Lee Sung-hoon (Daniel Lee). Photo: Collected

Korea's Kotra eyes wider role in Bangladesh's new town development

Between 3.5 and 4.5 million more Iranians have fallen into poverty since the conflict intensified. Photo: Reuters

Is Iran’s middle class being pushed into poverty?

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Govt discusses legal framework of Invest Bangladesh; next meeting to finalise structure

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Boat-building keeps century-old tradition alive in Pirojpur's Nesarabad

Sharp Industries shares have surged despite continued losses and no undisclosed price-sensitive information, according to the company, today (3 August). Photo: Collected.

Late-hour sell-off drags DSE down, market cap sheds Tk2,534cr

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S Alam factory shutdown pushes DSE’s shuttered firms list to 35

Of the total transaction value in 2025, cash accounted for 67.2%, while digital payments made up just 32.8%. Photo: TBS

Bangladesh’s cashless economy ambition faces a trust deficit

BB lifts credit ceilings on 5 key Sonali Bank branches

BB lifts credit ceilings on 5 key Sonali Bank branches

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Remittance inflows rise 15.8% to $2.86b in July

A visit to several filling stations in Tejgaon and Moghbazar areas in Dhaka today (29 July) found long queues of CNG-run auto-rickshaws and other vehicles. Photo: Focus Bangla

Gas crisis leaves auto-rickshaw drivers languishing in queues, facing income drop

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Taxation without motivation: Time for a new social contract with taxpayers?