ShopUp and Sary merge to form SILQ with $110m Saudi and US investment

ShopUp, Bangladesh’s largest B2B commerce platform, and Sary, the leading B2B marketplace and services platform in the Gulf, have merged to form SILQ Group. This merger brings together Gulf &…

Bangladesh’s strong economic fundamentals open doors for investment: World Bank

Bangladesh is poised for significant economic expansion driven by a growing population, which will boost domestic demand and present ample opportunities for private sector investment, according to a new report…

Bangladesh signs historic Artemis Accords with NASA, aiming for space exploration within 20yrs

Bangladesh has made a significant stride in space exploration by signing the Artemis Accords with NASA, becoming the 54th country to join the international initiative focused on peaceful, non-military space…

Bangladesh Human Rights Council demands accountability for death of Hriday from July uprising

The Bangladesh National Human Rights Council has raised questions about who is responsible for the death of Ashikur Rahman Hriday, who was injured during the July Uprising and died eight…

Protest against excelerate energy’s LNG deal, president Cobos told to ‘Go Back’

Today (April 8), youth and climate activists from across Bangladesh gathered at the historic Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka to strongly protest the upcoming visit of Steven Kobos, President and…

Food inflation drops to 8.93% in March, general inflation rises

Food inflation in the country has declined to 8.93% in March, down from 9.24% in February, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on…

Govt prioritizes making public procurement time-befitting 

The government has given priority to make the electronic government procurement or e-GP system more time-befitting and user-friendly through bringing necessary reforms in the public procurement law soon.  Mirza Ashfaqur…

Consolidation of public-private support urged to address US reciprocal tariff impact

The Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD), a prominent think tank, has called for strengthened public-private collaboration to safeguard Bangladesh’s economic interests amid the recent imposition of reciprocal tariffs by the…

Foreign investors explore opportunities at Narayanganj Economic Zone

Foreign investors visited the Bangladesh Special Economic Zone (BSEZ) in Araihazar, Narayanganj, on the second day of the four-day Bangladesh Investment Summit, held on 8 April. The delegation explored the…

5 Bangladeshis awarded at AtomSkills championship in Russia

Five Bangladeshi professionals received awards in different categories at AtomSkills-2025, the 10th anniversary of the international professional expertise championship held at the Ekaterinburg-Expo International Exhibition Center, Russia, recently. This year,…