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
BRAC Bank raises Tk 700cr through subordinated bond
663 unique investors participate in the long-term bond
4 March 2025, 06:19 AM
Dhaka stocks decline at market opening
The benchmark index of the premier bourse fell by 0.09 percent to 5,215.61 points as of 11:52 am
4 March 2025, 05:58 AM
Closure of weak banks: to be or not to be?
Years of corruption, mismanagement, fragile governance and bank looting have left several banks in distress in Bangladesh.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM
India’s economic growth picks up on rising govt, consumer spending
India’s economy expanded by 6.2 percent in October-December, picking up on increased government and consumer spending, official data showed on Friday, and the government said it expected a further acceleration in the current quarter.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt moves to encourage cancer drugs making
The tax authority has reduced the tax at source on the import of raw materials for the manufacture of cancer-related drugs, a development that is expected to reduce production costs and prices.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM
NBR lifts VAT on locally produced edible oils
Amid high prices and a shortage of bottled soybean oil, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday exempted traders from value-added tax (VAT) on locally produced edible oils, including mustard, sunflower, rapeseed, canola, and rice bran oils, in a bid to stabilise the domestic market.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Maize continues to win farmers’ hearts
Maize, a little-known crop three decades ago, continues its triumph over wheat, paddy and other crops due to its higher yield and profitability.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Investor jitters grow over Beximco sukuk amid layoffs
Investors in the Beximco Green Sukuk al-Istisna are increasingly worried about recovering their principal amount after the conglomerate ran into a series of troubles following the political changeover in August last year.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Deep cut to dev spending
The interim government yesterday approved a Tk 226,125 crore revised Annual Development Programme (ADP), while the health sector saw more than a 50 percent reduction in its original allocation despite being a priority sector.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Most shrimp factories shut as exports from Bangladesh halve in 7 years
Currently, out of 109 registered shrimp processing factories, only 30 in Khulna and 18 in Chattogram remain operational
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM
China’s February manufacturing hits 3-month high
China’s manufacturing activity expanded at the fastest pace in three months in February as new orders and higher purchase volumes led to a solid rise in production, an official factory survey showed on Saturday.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Fixed freight rate withdrawn for vessels on Ctg-Pangaon route
The shipping ministry has withdrawn the fixed freight rate for vessels on the Chattogram-Pangaon route in a bid to revive cargo transport via river, which has seen a drastic decline over the past year.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Source tax on cancer drug ingredients slashed to 2%
In a notification issued on Sunday, the NBR said it had slashed the tax at source on the import of ingredients for oncology medicines to 2 percent from 5 percent.
3 March 2025, 14:26 PM
Soybean oil supply to normalise in two days: Commerce adviser
"There is no shortage of daily essentials now. But the supply of soybean oil is slightly less, which cannot be denied, but I hope the situation will improve from today,” the adviser told reporters after visiting Mohammadpur Town Hall kitchen market in the afternoon.
3 March 2025, 12:57 PM
NBR waives VAT on locally produced edible oil, essentials to stabilise market
The tax administration issued a notification in this regard yesterday, which was made public today
3 March 2025, 10:53 AM
Agent banking remittance rises 21% in Dec
Loan disbursement increased a massive 56%
3 March 2025, 10:37 AM
ADP slashed by 18% to Tk 2.16 lakh crore
The National Economic Council took the decision today
3 March 2025, 10:24 AM
Fixed freight rate withdrawn for vessels on Ctg-Pangaon route
Agreements between vessel owners and mainline operators will determine it
3 March 2025, 07:33 AM
Dhaka stocks falling since morning
The benchmark index lost 0.04% to 5,234 points as of 11.10 am
3 March 2025, 05:18 AM
BSCIC calls for tighter monitoring of imported salt use
The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) has called for stricter monitoring to ensure the proper utilisation of imported industrial salt in order to protect the interests of local salt producers.
3 March 2025, 03:30 AM