8 October 2026

CATEGORY: BUSINESS

Business and financial news

Railway revenue up almost 12% amid higher collections

by Bangla Press • 2 months ago

Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Railway earned a total of Tk2,066.38 crore in the 2025–26 fiscal year, which ended on 30 June, compared with Tk1,845 crore in 2024–25, marking an increase of Tk221 crore or 11.9%.The largest increase came from the pa...

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The reason why NBR's first secretary Tanzina was fired

by Bangla Press • 2 months ago

Bangla Press Desk: Additional Commissioner of Customs Tanjina Raees has been dismissed from her job for going to Australia without taking leave. This information was revealed in a notification signed by NBR Chairman (Acting) Ahsan Habib.Earlier, on J...

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Shinepukur Allowed LC Relief Through End of 2027

by Bangla Press • 2 months ago

Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has exempted Shinepukur Ceramics Limited from a specific restrictive provision allowing the company to open Letters of Credit (LC) with a 100% margin through Sonali Bank PLC to import essential raw materials.Th...

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US-Iran hostilities trigger sharp rise in oil prices

by Bangla Press • 2 months ago

Bangla Press Desk:   Oil prices opened sharply higher on Monday after the United States launched a wave of attacks on Iran and as Tehran announced it would close the Strait of Hormuz.A barrel of international benchmark Brent crude for September...

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Local paper mills face crisis as low-cost imports surge

by Bangla Press • 2 months ago

Bangla Press Desk:  Bangladesh’s paper industry is facing a multifaceted crisis, with rising production costs, energy shortages, escalating raw material prices, high interest rates, weakening domestic demand, and the import of finished paper at...

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Gold prices revised downward; new bhori rate revealed

by Bangla Press • 2 months ago

Bangla Press Desk:  Gold prices have been reduced again in the domestic market, with the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) lowering the price of 22-carat gold by Tk2,216 per bhori.As per today’s gold price update, the price of one bhori (...

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DCCI urges policy changes to boost investor confidence

by Bangla Press • 2 months ago

Bangla Press Desk:   Business leaders have called for urgent reforms to improve Bangladesh's business environment, citing rising operating costs, regulatory complexities, limited access to finance and law and order challenges as major obsta...

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