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

MJL to sell aging oil tanker for $22.7m

MJL Bangladesh PLC, popularly known as Mobil Bangladesh, has decided to sell a secondhand oil tanker for $22.7 million, the company said yesterday.
6 March 2025, 06:41 AM

DSE rises despite BSEC stalemate, work stoppage

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the DSE, rose by 34 points, or 0.62 percent, reaching 5,231 by 10:50am
6 March 2025, 05:36 AM

The human stories behind the Pathao brand

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6 March 2025, 02:16 AM

American chamber calls for tax return exemption for credit card

Currently, personal loans of up to Tk 5 lakh do not require a tax return, but credit cards do. Since credit cards are also a form of loan product, this policy appears contradictory, AmCham said
5 March 2025, 20:00 PM

Frequent changes to tax policies hurt business climate

Frequent changes in tax policies and high effective tax rates are undermining the business climate and discouraging future investments, businesspeople said yesterday.
5 March 2025, 18:30 PM

Rice shipments arrive from Pakistan, India

Out of the 50,000 tonnes of rice to be bought under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pakistan, Bangladesh received a total of 26,250 tonnes of white rice.
5 March 2025, 18:11 PM

Protest halts work at BSEC

The activities of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission came to a halt yesterday due to officials’ protest against the forced retirement of Saifur Rahman, an executive director.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

China files complaint with WTO against US tariffs

Beijing said Tuesday it had filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against the United States over President Donald Trump’s tariff increases on Chinese goods.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Unilever Consumer Care’s profit hits 3-year low

Unilever Consumer Care Ltd yesterday reported a profit drop to its lowest level in three years, affected by factors, including a decline in revenue.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump tariff uncertainty overshadows growth promises: analysts

President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the retaliation they attracted will likely weigh on US growth and boost inflation, according to analysts, but, beyond that, uncertainty surrounding the levies threatens to overshadow optimism about his future policies.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

US, UAE overtake Saudi Arabia as top remittance sources

The United States, the United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia were the top sources of remittance inflows to Bangladesh in the first seven months of the 2024-25 fiscal year.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

India-funded projects will continue: Salehuddin

Bangladesh and India began a two-day meeting to review Indian-funded projects, which have been running behind schedule.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Factories shut after July uprising struggle to reopen

Mills and factories that were vandalised, ransacked or set ablaze during and after the July uprising have been struggling to reopen due to financial crises, unavailability of bank loans and their politically exposed owners facing legal consequences.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

USA, UAE overtake Saudi Arabia as top remittance sources

According to BB data, total remittance inflows from the top 30 countries stood at $15.96 billion during FY25
5 March 2025, 14:58 PM

Govt to buy Tk 1,496 crore LNG from spot market

The Energy and Mineral Resources Division has been authorised to procure LNG worth Tk 754.42 crore at $15.73 per Metric Million British Thermal Units (MMBTU) from M/S Total Engineering Gas and Power Ltd, Switzerland. Another purchase worth Tk 741.95 crore at $15.47 per MMBTU was approved from M/S Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore.  
5 March 2025, 13:58 PM

China's goals for 2025: five things to know

China has set an economic growth target of around five percent for 2025, broadly in line with analysts' expectations.
5 March 2025, 12:57 PM

Malaysia signs deal with Arm to bolster chip ambitions

Malaysia is a key player in the vital chips sector but has been largely focused on packaging, assembly and testing services -- the lower end of the market
5 March 2025, 12:50 PM

CanCham President Masudur Rahman passes away

He was the founding president of CanCham Bangladesh, established in 2005
5 March 2025, 07:22 AM

China ramps up stimulus to guard economy from changes 'unseen in a century'

The trade war with US President Donald Trump's administration is threatening China's economic jewel, its sprawling industrial complex
5 March 2025, 07:10 AM

How a key ingredient in Coca-Cola, M&M's is smuggled from war-torn Sudan

Sudan produces around 80 percent of the world's gum arabic, a natural substance harvested from acacia trees that's widely used in mass-market products including L'Oreal, lipsticks and Nestle, petfood
5 March 2025, 06:50 AM