Bangladesh Economy
Bangladesh Rises From 14th to World’s Second-Largest Textile Exporter
Bangladesh climbed from 14th place in 2006 to become the world’s second-largest textile exporter in 2025, according to industry data cited by the Inte...
Trust Bank Partners With Bangladesh Bank Under Tk 41,000 Crore Refinancing Package
Trust Bank PLC has joined Bangladesh Bank’s Tk 41,000 crore refinancing package aimed at supporting priority sectors. The initiative will provide affo...
Pubali Bank Joins Bangladesh Bank’s Tk 3,000 Crore Export Refinance Scheme
Pubali Bank PLC has joined Bangladesh Bank’s Tk 3,000 crore Export Diversification Refinance Scheme, which aims to expand Bangladesh’s export base bey...
402 Garment Factories Closed in Bangladesh in Three Years: Commerce Minister
At least 402 ready-made garment factories in Bangladesh closed between July 2023 and June 2026, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir told parlia...
UK Export Finance Offers Up to £2 Billion for Bangladesh Projects
UK Export Finance says up to £2 billion in UK-backed financing is available to eligible Bangladeshi buyers for development projects involving British...
Another Lifeline for Bangladesh’s Bad Debt
Bangladesh Bank has extended another restructuring opportunity for troubled borrowers, allowing those with Tk 1,000 crore or more in unpaid loans as l...
Government Jobs Are Getting Better, but What About the Private Sector?
Bangladesh’s ninth National Pay Scale significantly improves government salaries and strengthens the appeal of public-sector careers. But the bigger l...
Why the Global South Must Rethink Export-Led Growth
Economist Prabhat Patnaik argues that the export-led growth model has reached serious limits and countries in the Global South, including Bangladesh,...
Bangladesh Remittances Hit $35.59 Billion in FY2025-26
Bangladesh received $35.59 billion in remittances in FY2025-26, up from $30.33 billion in the previous fiscal year, according to Expatriates’ Welfare...
