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Appropriate reforms can get BD $15b FDI annually

Bangladesh possesses the basics but needs some radical reforms to raise annual foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to US$15 billion, investors and economists say and show the must-dos to that end. In a joint study conducted by the Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Policy Exchange Bangladesh,...

Govt proposes mandatory local reg for foreign platforms

The government has prepared a draft policy proposing sweeping regulations for cross-border digital commerce, including mandatory local registration for foreign digital platforms. It has also proposed a ban on gambling, betting, and lotteries to strengthen consumer protection, improve regulatory oversight, and promote digital exports.The Ministry of Commerce has published the...

NBR eyes Tk 380b extra VAT from 10,000 firms

The government has outlined an ambitious roadmap to generate nearly Tk 1.0 trillion in additional Value-Added Tax (VAT) revenue in the fiscal year 2026-27, with a strong focus on narrowing compliance gaps, curbing tax evasion, and leveraging economic growth.According to official projections, the largest share of the additional revenue is...

Ad-din Hospital gets back its operating licence

The government has reinstated the operating licence of Ad-din Medical College Hospital at Moghbazar in Dhaka after it found the report of a fact-finding committee satisfactory.A notification signed by the Secretary of the Health Services Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday announced the withdrawal of...

Only 11 of 122 SOEs financially solvent

Only 11 of Bangladesh's 122 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and autonomous bodies have been assessed as financially solvent, signifying the fragile financial condition of much of the country's public sector.A recent assessment by the Finance Division found that the 11 organisations had cash and liquid assets exceeding their total debt, leaving...

Five more children die with measles symptoms

Five more children died of measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours until 8:00 am on Monday, according to the health authorities.With the latest daily tally, the total fatalities from measles and measles-like symptoms rose to 825 since March 15 last.Of the total fatalities, 95 were confirmed as measles cases,...

Monsoon depression intensifies into deep depression over Northwest Bay

The monsoon depression over Northwest Bay and adjoining Odisha-West Bengal coasts intensified into a deep depression.It is now lies over Northwest Bay and adjoining West Bengal-North Odisha coasts (near lat. 21.2°N and lon. 88.1°E) at 0600 am on Monday (27 July, 2026) about 425 km west-southwest of Chattogram, 430 km...

A forest fire rages in Saint-Jean-d'Illac, some 30km from Bordeaux

A forest fire rages in Saint-Jean-d'Illac, some 30km from Bordeaux, on Monday as a wildfire has been ravaging the forest north of the Arcachon Basin (Gironde). The 220,000 people evacuated due to the massive wildfire in France's Gironde region will not be able to return home "until the fire has...