Govt adds 135 new medicines to essential drug list, prices fixing soon
The list includes diabetes and hypertension medicines but excludes cancer drugs TBS Report 08 January, 2026, 05:45 pm…
GDP growth rises to 4.50% in first quarter of FY26
According to provisional quarterly estimates released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) yesterday (12 January), overall GDP…
Bank deposit growth hits 20-month high in November on remittance surge
Economists and bankers largely attribute the strong growth to the robust inflow of remittances 11 January, 2026, 10:25…
FDI surges over 200% in Q3 despite global uncertainty
Net FDI inflow for July–September reached $315.09 million TBS Report 11 January, 2026, 07:45 pm Last modified: 12…
Next govt must go for swift reforms to stabilise economy: CPD
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has urged the next elected government to implement immediate and politically challenging…
Food supply shows no improvement despite easing inflation: CPD
Inflation stood at 8.49% in December. TBS Report 10 January, 2026, 02:15 pm Last modified: 10 January, 2026,…
Stakeholders seek NBR clarification over tax exemption on Universal Pension investment
With the Sixth Schedule of the Income Tax law not mentioning any pension scheme contributions, the Universal Pension…