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Bangladesh has eased entry rules for spot liquefied natural gas tenders, dropping vessel ownership mandates and cutting financial thresholds to widen supplier pools.
The Savar tannery estate operates at under 18,000 cubic metres of daily liquid waste capacity despite a 25,000-cubic-metre design, choking factory output.
Industrial gas pressure drops by two thirds across manufacturing hubs, leaving packaged food exporters and apparel makers absorbing costly generator runs.
Apparel manufacturers drove Indian imports up 13.9 percent in fiscal 2026 even after border restrictions diverted raw material cargo to maritime routes.
Bangladesh’s newly merged Islamic lender prepares to allow depositor withdrawals from September 1 as central bank restructuring targets 780 branches.
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit shuttered more than 20,000 mobile financial service accounts linked to unauthorized online lenders, illegal betting networks, and crypto trading.
Thai AirAsia has unveiled plans to launch flights from Don Mueang (DMK) Airport in Bangkok to Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, as well as to the city of Lucknow in northern India. The airline will operate four flights per week to Dhaka commencing 24…
US coffee roaster Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea has opened its fourth international coffee shop in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The new Rangs Fortune Square venue joins Crimson Cup Coffee Houses in the Banani and Dhanmondi neighborhoods. “Dhanmondi is a huge residential…
The new Puma Bangladesh flagship just opened in Dhaka marks the sportswear brand’s largest yet in the country. The 2220sqft location showcasing the firm’s latest performance and sportstyle products is the brand’s first flagship in Dhaka, the largest…
Domino’s Pizza Bangladesh has opened its first store, in the capital city, Dhaka. The store features a new ‘pizza theatre’ design with in-house seating offering a front-row view of pizza-making. More stores are planned later this year. Domino’s Bangladesh is…
Budget airline Thai Lion Air launched direct flights between Dhaka and Bangkok, in an event at Lakeshore hotel on Saturday. They will be flying from Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport to Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. At the event, Malindo General…
Sbarro Bangladesh franchise partner Khan Bahadur Foods has opened eight restaurants in Dhaka. It was the first time the US fast-food chain has opened eight locations simultaneously in one city. Sbarro is the first New York-style pizzeria in Bangladesh. With…
A US espresso roaster which has developed a retail coaching and partnership idea with cafe companies, has introduced its first retailer outdoors the US. Columbus, Ohio espresso roaster Crimson Cup Espresso & Tea has labored with a gaggle of Bangladeshi…
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