The Financial Express (Bangladesh)

4 days ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Farhan Fardaus

FARHAN FARDAUS Published : Jun 04, 2025 03:11 Updated : Jun 04, 2025 03:11 Four years after its launch, Bangladesh's dedicated stock market board for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is floundering-raising questions about the effectiveness of its regulatory design and the country's broader commitment to nurturing its entrepreneurial base.

1 week ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Asjadul Kibria

For the third consecutive year, the country's economic growth rate has declined, reflecting the sluggish trend in the overall development scenario.  The national statistical agency released the primary estimate of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the current fiscal year (FY25) last week. It showed that the GDP growth rate declined to 3.97 per cent in FY25 from 4.22 per cent in FY24. Earlier in FY23, the growth rate was 5.78 per cent, significantly lower than 7.10 per cent in FY22.

2 weeks ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Asjadul Kibria

Despite persistent efforts, bilateral trade does not always take place smoothly as barriers to trade increase or emerge in new forms for various reasons. Geo-political tension casts a shadow on trade relations disrupting trade. The bilateral dispute also makes things bad, leading to restrictions on trade. The cost of trade disruption or restriction is usually high for both partners. It is, however, higher for countries that used to face trade imbalances.

3 weeks ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Asjadul Kibria

Even before the independence of Bangladesh, the waterway was one of the key modes for the movement of freights with India like it was historically  the case through the railway. Most of the railway network of Bangladesh was also built and developed in the British period, starting with a 53-km long broad-gauge track between Darsana and Jagati, in 1862.

3 weeks ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Farhan Fardaus

General insurance companies, which could increase premium income and had invested in Treasury securities, secured profit growth in the first quarter through March this year. Out of the 10 general insurers that recently declared their profits earned in January-March this year, six reported growth while the remaining four saw a decline. The companies with earnings growth also showed better operating efficiency that helped them cut management expenses.