The Bangladesh Bank yesterday dissolved the board of directors of ICB Islamic Bank considering the interests of depositors, according to an official letter.

Prada struck a deal on Thursday to buy smaller rival Versace from Capri Holdings for $1.375 billion, which includes its debt, in a move that unites two of the biggest names in Italian fashion.

In our days, one landline served the entire moholla – and half the neighbourhood aunties answered your calls before your parents did. If you misbehaved, Amma’s flying chappal had GPS-guided accuracy – one silent glare, one clean hit. Eid was pure magic: a new panjabi, some Tk 10 Eidi, and rooftop laughter with cousins till midnight. Fast forward to today, where kids have personal phones, fear screen-time limits more than chappals, and won’t call it Eid unless there’s a new outfit, a viral reel, and at least 500 likes before lunch.

The World Trade Organization chief said Wednesday the US-China tariff war could reduce trade in goods between the two economic giants by 80 percent, pulling down the rest of the world economy.

Spilling your Mexican beer on your t-shirt sewn in Vietnam while watching a US series on Netflix on your Chinese-made smartphone sitting outside at a Parisian cafe is an ordinary occurrence in our globalised world.

Wholesale and retail prices of maize have remained high so far in 2025, driven by sustained demand for feed from Bangladesh’s poultry, dairy, and aquaculture sectors.

The uptrend of non-performing loans (NPLs) is creating challenges for Bangladesh’s banking sector and overall economy, that too at a time when ongoing trade disputes are severely disrupting the global economy, according to various experts.

Bangladesh has all the potential to position itself as a rising digital powerhouse through the development of one of the top-tier e-governments and by increasing ICT exports and cultivating a tech-savvy workforce, said experts yesterday. 

Bangladesh’s position as the world’s second-largest apparel exporter could be at risk as Vietnam is quickly catching up with better logistics, more diverse products, and smoother trade processes, a top exporter warned yesterday.

Bangladesh’s healthcare sector has the potential to reach $23 billion by 2030, positioning the country as a major destination for foreign direct investment (FDI), according to a presentation shared at the Bangladesh Investment Summit.

The CCCI submitted 114 proposals for the upcoming budget

The $1.375 billion deal brings one of fashion's best-known Italian labels back under Italian control

The founder of Korean EPZ praises the steps taken by the chief adviser

Singaporean investors said at a roundtable by EBL

The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange edged up 0.17 percent to 5,205.23 points

If Samsung "fully absorbs" the proposed tariff cost instead of shifting production elsewhere "approximately four trillion won ($2.7 billion) -- or some 33 percent of its smartphone operating profit -- would be directly exposed"

Despite their concern, the ministers said they were ready "to engage in a frank and constructive dialogue with the U.S. to address trade-related concerns".

"The United States agreed that the two sides should initiate negotiations on a reciprocal trade agreement," according to a government statement.

Stocks on Wall Street and across Asia saw huge surges in reaction to Trump's announcement that he was halting a levy hike for almost all nations for 90 days.

As of 11 am, the DSEX rose 31.04 points or 0.59 percent to 5,227.08