Breaking / Stocks drop as fresh trade news awaited, oil down on Iran hopes
News that Beijing was suspending some non-tariff countermeasures on US entities for 90 days following the superpowers' weekend truce did little to inject much more enthusiasm
15 May 2025, 05:12 AM
Business
Trump: India has offered US a trade deal with no tariffs
The United States is India's largest trading partner, with bilateral trade totalling some $129 billion in 2024
15 May 2025, 08:14 AM
Business
NBR officials continue strike for second day
15 May 2025, 10:46 AM
Business
UK economy beats forecast to grow 0.7% in first quarter
15 May 2025, 07:07 AM
Business
Analysis / Nissan is rolling out big cuts. Turning around sales will prove harder
15 May 2025, 05:16 AM
Business
Stocks down for third consecutive session
15 May 2025, 05:06 AM
Business
NBR staff observe pen-down strike over ordinance
14 May 2025, 20:12 PM
Business
NBR staff observe pen-down strike over ordinance
14 May 2025, 20:12 PM
Business
IMF loan tranches: Agreement with IMF at last
14 May 2025, 18:10 PM
Business
BB eases currency controls in IMF reform push
14 May 2025, 18:02 PM
Business
Subsidised food supply shrinks despite poverty fears
14 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
HC bars trade, town association groups from Ctg chamber’s polls
23 October 2025, 15:00 PM
Business
Akij Resource plans to launch digital bank
The company will soon apply to introduce “Munafa Digital Bank”
23 October 2025, 13:27 PM
Business
ILO ratification demands labour reforms in Bangladesh
The rights groups welcome the move as a long-overdue response to workers’ demands
23 October 2025, 12:59 PM
Business
ILO ratification demands labour reforms in Bangladesh
23 October 2025, 12:59 PM
Business
Summit Power’s profit plunges 88% in FY25
23 October 2025, 10:18 AM
Business
Culture of impunity behind repeated industrial disasters: BILS
23 October 2025, 08:05 AM
Business
Govt moves to boost House Building Corporation’s lending capacity
22 October 2025, 18:42 PM
Business
Interbank dollar price crosses Tk 122 after 2.5 months
22 October 2025, 18:36 PM
Business
Golden-green Aman paddy kindles hope for Patuakhali farmers
9 November 2025, 13:28 PM
Bangladesh
Floating fields of hope in Pirojpur marshlands
18 October 2025, 21:03 PM
News
Potato farmers hold back stock as prices crash
15 October 2025, 14:56 PM
Business
Livestock sector a major source of methane emissions: adviser
30 September 2025, 12:05 PM
Business
Bangladesh Agricultural Journalist Forum gets new president, general secretary
28 September 2025, 14:12 PM
Business
Biotech key to Bangladesh’s food security: finance adviser
27 September 2025, 13:59 PM
Business
Saarc Agriculture Centre teams up with IFPRI for food, agriculture research
25 September 2025, 13:25 PM
Business
Farmland protection ordinance on the cards: adviser
25 September 2025, 12:48 PM
Business
Onion farmers demonstrate over fertiliser price hike
24 September 2025, 13:48 PM
News
Hilsa slips out of reach as sea catches plummet
21 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
Prime Minister's China Visit / Nagad strikes deal with Huawei
9 July 2024, 13:44 PM
Business
Cheque dishonour case: Evaly’s Rassel, Shamima get 1-yr jail in Ctg
On September 16, 2021, Rassel and Shamima were arrested from their Mohammadpur residence in the capital in a case filed over fraud and embezzlement
2 June 2024, 14:25 PM
Business
Tk 127 crore owed to customers: DNCRP forms body to facilitate refunds
The platforms had offered hefty discounts to lure unsuspecting customers to make advance payments of thousands of crores of taka
19 May 2024, 14:16 PM
Business
Tk 127 crore owed to customers: DNCRP forms body to facilitate refunds
19 May 2024, 14:16 PM
Business
Mamun Rashid joins ShopUp as president
6 May 2024, 15:45 PM
Business
Telenor to stay in Bangladesh for long
6 April 2024, 18:08 PM
Business
Five ICT trade bodies demand tax exemption until 2031
4 April 2024, 18:01 PM
Business
Daraz 'letting go of' employees in Bangladesh, four other countries
27 February 2024, 09:19 AM
Business
HC bars trade, town association groups from Ctg chamber’s polls
23 October 2025, 15:00 PM
Business
Akij Resource plans to launch digital bank
23 October 2025, 13:27 PM
Business
ILO ratification demands labour reforms in Bangladesh
23 October 2025, 12:59 PM
Business
Summit Power’s profit plunges 88% in FY25
23 October 2025, 10:18 AM
Business
Telcos, ISPs asked to boost fire safety measures
22 October 2025, 15:40 PM
Business
Square makes Tk 2,400 crore profit for first time
22 October 2025, 15:08 PM
Business
Govt to import 1 lakh tonnes of rice to replenish stock
22 October 2025, 15:07 PM
Business
Dhaka Customs House to remain open 24/7 over the next two days
22 October 2025, 12:58 PM
Business
Govt outlines 12 conditions for tourists to Saint Martin’s
22 October 2025, 12:51 PM
Business
Eight Pacific Jeans factories in CEPZ to reopen tomorrow
22 October 2025, 11:54 AM
Business
OpenAI hits $500 billion valuation: report
OpenAI has reached a $500 billion valuation after current and former employees sold approximately $6.6 billion worth of shares, according to a recent Reuters report citing a source familiar with the matter. The deal represents a significant increase from the company’s previous $300 billion valuation.
2 October 2025, 05:29 AM
Tech & Startup
A tech-based startup for student transport in Bangladesh
22 September 2025, 10:59 AM
Tech & Startup
Five new registration services added to Bida OSS
14 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
US and Indian coalition of VCs pledges $1B+ to fund India’s deep tech startups: Report
6 September 2025, 11:10 AM
Tech & Startup
Pathao and Shomvob / Bangladeshi startups earn spot on Forbes Asia list
26 August 2025, 20:23 PM
Tech & Startup
Musk launches new company called ‘Macrohard’
25 August 2025, 06:35 AM
Tech & Startup
Robo Life becomes champion at Startup World Cup Bangladesh 2025
15 August 2025, 15:21 PM
Tech & Startup
Perplexity wants to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion
13 August 2025, 06:21 AM
Tech & Startup
GitHub CEO announces departure
12 August 2025, 08:08 AM
Tech & Startup
Inside the making of a local cat food brand
10 August 2025, 10:21 AM
Tech & Startup
Google snatches AI coders after OpenAI tried to buy their startup
13 July 2025, 10:35 AM
Tech & Startup
RU student-led startup secures government funding
9 July 2025, 06:24 AM
Tech & Startup
China, US to hold trade talks in Malaysia in coming days
23 October 2025, 07:34 AM
News
India poised to sharply cut Russian oil purchases after sanctions, sources say
23 October 2025, 06:50 AM
Business
Australia-US deal to challenge China rare earths reign: mining boss
22 October 2025, 18:48 PM
Business
Explainer / 5 reasons rare earths are key to the US-China rivalry
22 October 2025, 10:40 AM
Business
Gold falls again as rally comes to halt, stock markets mixed
22 October 2025, 07:53 AM
Business
Trump administration plans new probe into global drug pricing, FT reports
22 October 2025, 06:51 AM
Business
US-Aussie critical minerals pact is worthy stretch
21 October 2025, 19:06 PM
Business
Goldman Sachs warns of rare earth supply risks
21 October 2025, 19:06 PM
Business
US, Australia sign rare earths deal as Trump promises submarines
21 October 2025, 07:59 AM
Business
Gold's record run pauses as investors book profits
21 October 2025, 06:41 AM
Business
How prepared is Bangladesh for signing FTAs?
23 September 2025, 16:57 PM
News
How is Bangladesh being affected despite the US tariff suspension?
4 May 2025, 16:34 PM
Star Multimedia
What's stopping the govt from breaking market syndicates?
18 April 2025, 15:16 PM
Star Multimedia
Which savings certificate offers the highest returns?
15 February 2025, 14:30 PM
Star Multimedia
Businesses need a govt who can represent them: Ahsan Khan Chowdhury
23 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Star Multimedia
Food prices stubbornly high despite govt measures
14 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Business
Remittance rises 21% in October
3 November 2024, 12:48 PM
Business
Stocks rebound in early trading
The DSEX gained 15.33 points to stand at 4,933.24 as of 11:04 am
4 May 2025, 05:10 AM
US Fed expected to pause cuts again and wait for clarity on tariffs
Trump has imposed steep levies on China, and lower "baseline" levies of 10 percent on goods from most other countries, along with 25 percent duties on specific items like steel, automobiles and aluminum.
4 May 2025, 05:00 AM
Indian yarn producers consider waterways for export to Bangladesh
After Bangladesh shut yarn imports through its five land ports last month, producers of the spun fibre in India are considering alternative modes of transportation..Land ports in Benapole, Bhomra, Sonamasjid, Banglabandha, and Burimari handled around 30 percent of India’s yarn exports to B
3 May 2025, 18:21 PM
Renata’s Q3 profit falls despite 16% jump in sales
The listed drugmaker made Tk 58 crore in the January-March quarter
3 May 2025, 14:45 PM
Patenga container terminal starts import container handling
So far, ships had been taking away export containers
3 May 2025, 13:37 PM
Pran launches shampoo for pets
The Advance Personal Care Limited, a concern of Pran Group, brought the product -- Adora Aloe-Oatbath
3 May 2025, 13:02 PM
ACI reports massive Q3 loss despite rise in revenue
It posted a consolidated loss of Tk 13.69 crore in Jan-Mar period
3 May 2025, 11:14 AM
Stocks fell for fourth consecutive week
The DSEX dropped 55 points to close the week at 4,918
3 May 2025, 11:00 AM
bKash posts 67% profit growth in 2024
The MFS company posted a profit of Tk 315.77 crore in 2024
3 May 2025, 10:58 AM
Trump's tariffs bite at quiet US ports
Trump's on-again-off-again tariffs -- and the retaliation launched by other countries -- has cowed importers, whose usual orders for furniture, toys, and clothing have dwindled.
3 May 2025, 09:09 AM
US ends duty-free shipping loophole for low-cost goods from China
Starting on Friday, goods shipped commercially will now be subject to new tariffs of 145 percent -- the current level of levies imposed on goods coming from China.
3 May 2025, 07:16 AM
US hiring better than expected despite Trump uncertainty
However, job creation was still well above the market consensus of 130,000, according to Briefing.com, and remained slightly above the average monthly gain over the past 12 months.
3 May 2025, 05:57 AM
From subsistence to commercial farming
From the north-western bordering district Panchagarh to the southern coastal district Patuakhali, farmers grow multiple crops to sell at markets
3 May 2025, 05:43 AM
How Trump’s tariffs could hit developing economies – even those not involved in the trade war
In early April, Trump said many countries had “ripped us off left and right” and declared “now it’s our turn to do the ripping”. His administration swiftly imposed sweeping tariff increases, with some of the highest rates falling on poorer countries like Laos and Lesotho.
3 May 2025, 05:33 AM
Remittance surges 37% in April
Migrants sent home $2.6 billion in the first 29 days of April
1 May 2025, 05:36 AM
Square Pharma’s Q3 profit jumps 18%
Two entities of Square Group -- Square Pharmaceuticals and Square Textiles -- reported positive growth in the third quarter of the 2024-25 fiscal year.
30 April 2025, 19:18 PM
Nat’l committee formed for free trade zones
The authorities have formed a national committee to examine the feasibility of establishing free trade zones (FTZs) -- designated areas where goods can be imported, processed, and re-exported without interference from customs authorities.
30 April 2025, 18:02 PM
Marico Bangladesh’s profit jumped 28% in FY25
Marico Bangladesh’s profit grew in its fiscal year 2024-25 thanks to higher revenue and finance income.
30 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Future of garment industry hinges on worker welfare
The Bangladeshi manufacturing sector, particularly textiles and garments, is vital to the global supply chain. Despite its strategic importance, the sector faces significant headwinds, especially in terms of worker welfare.
30 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump tariffs expose US weak flank in services
If an angry trading partner wanted to go for US President Donald Trump’s jugular, its head of state might make a speech something like this:
30 April 2025, 18:00 PM