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
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
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

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

Stocks extend losing streak for fifth consecutive session

Turnover, a key indicator of market activity, stood at Tk 97.51 crore during the period
20 April 2025, 05:15 AM

Analysts warn US could be handing chip market to China

Silicon Valley semiconductor star Nvidia and its US rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) expect big financial hits from new US licensing requirements for semiconductors exported to China, they notified regulators this week.
20 April 2025, 05:13 AM

Tariffs could lift Boeing and Airbus plane prices even higher

The American and European aerospace giants have grappled with higher expenses for primary materials such as titanium, components and energy, as well as overall labor cost pressures.
20 April 2025, 05:11 AM

Garment exports to US grow 17%

Bangladesh shipped apparels worth $5.74 billion in the July-March period to the USA
19 April 2025, 14:49 PM

Bangladesh at a crossroads: Turning tariff relief into economic triumph?

China is getting expensive and shifting industries within the country
19 April 2025, 13:07 PM

In US Chinatowns, merchants ‘don’t want the trade war to be a war’

Chinatowns across the US are feeling the effects of the escalating tariff war
19 April 2025, 10:29 AM

Stocks post weekly 2% fall

Concerns over corporate tax hikes hit investor confidence
19 April 2025, 09:24 AM

US 'strong dollar' policy rings increasingly hollow

The 'strong dollar' policy has always been about more than just the exchange rate, although a more expensive currency can help keep inflation and interest rates low.
19 April 2025, 06:54 AM

Sri Lanka's women-run hotel breaks down barriers

The hotel, on the shores of Lake Kandalama in the green hills of central Sri Lanka, opened in January with a unique selling point -- its staff are exclusively women.
19 April 2025, 05:54 AM

Trump goes to war with the Fed

"If I want him out, he'll be out of there real fast, believe me," Trump said Thursday, referring to Powell
19 April 2025, 05:49 AM

Can Bangladesh ride out the wave of US tariffs?

Trump's announcement sent businesses scrambling. Orders froze. Buyers demanded discounts. Stock markets plummeted.
18 April 2025, 18:00 PM

“Best of Bangladesh in Europe 2025" event begins in the Netherlands

A total of 32 exhibitors from eight key sectors—apparel, leather, jute and handicrafts, IT, agro-food, poultry, and seed—are participating
18 April 2025, 14:46 PM

Grameen Bank: Govt stake to fall to 10% from 25%

The Advisory Council of the interim government has given the go-ahead in principle to the amendment proposal of the Grameen Bank Ordinance that seeks to reduce the government's stake in the Nobel-winning microcredit institution to 10 percent from the present 25 percent.
17 April 2025, 18:59 PM

Bangladesh’s exports to US may increase: WTO report

Some Least Developed Countries (LDCs), including Bangladesh, are likely to see their exports rise in the US, said a report by the World Trade Organization (WTO).
17 April 2025, 18:20 PM

Investors not confident

Investors do not feel confident because they are not sure if the policies taken by the interim government will be in place for long, said Debapriya Bhattacharya, head of the white paper panel on economy, yesterday.
17 April 2025, 18:17 PM

Cancellation of Transhipment due to ‘some developments’

India yesterday said its withdrawal of transshipment facility to Bangladesh for third-country exports should be seen in the backdrop of “some of the developments” that preceded it.
17 April 2025, 18:01 PM

NBR to collect travel tax directly from outbound passengers

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is set to introduce a new system for collecting travel tax directly from outbound passengers, replacing the current practice where airlines include the tax in ticket prices and later deposit it into the state coffer.
17 April 2025, 18:01 PM

Highway to justice on a rickshaw

Someone I know once joked, “In Bangladesh, legal process is like a traffic signal -- it exists, but nobody follows it.” I know of a family that has been caught in a legal battle regarding land for decades. It is the kind of dispute that survives elections, grey hairs, and a few judges. They have won every round up to the top court, but the case? It is still pending outside the court. The legal system here is not just blind -- it is apparently waiting in traffic, hoping to dodge the maxim justice delayed is justice denied.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM

China’s US bond holdings are going nowhere fast

With China and the United States engaged in a full-on trade war, anxious investors are asking which side can press its financial advantage given Beijing’s vast holdings of US Treasuries. In truth the situation is more of a fraught equilibrium both sides have an interest in maintaining.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Debate heats up over locking SIM slots for smartphone sales on EMI

The major telecommunication companies in Bangladesh and their smaller peers are in a debate over whether they should be allowed to lock all SIM slots when selling smartphones on instalment plans.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM