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
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
Akij Resource plans to launch digital bank
The company will soon apply to introduce “Munafa Digital Bank”
23 October 2025, 13:27 PM
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
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
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

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

External debt servicing rises 13.22% in Jul-Aug

$488.79 million in principal and $178.32 million in interest were repaid in the first two months of FY26
28 September 2025, 12:24 PM

NBFI, pharma drag Dhaka stocks down

The DSEX declined 35.05 points to close at 5,380.07
28 September 2025, 11:34 AM

Envoy Textiles’ profits double to Tk 140 crore

Based on the higher profits, the board of directors declared a 30 percent cash dividend for shareholders
28 September 2025, 11:17 AM

Dhaka stocks slip after 3-day rally

The DSEX decreased 20.71 points to 5,394.41 by 12:24 pm
28 September 2025, 06:30 AM

62% of households spend half of their income on food: BBS

Across the country, nearly three in ten households fall into the poor to borderline category of the Food Consumption Score (FCS)
27 September 2025, 18:14 PM

Flawed NBR split risks severe fallout

The ordinance abolishing the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and splitting it into two entities—Revenue Policy and Revenue Management—does not adequately reflect the recommendations of the advisory committee, according to one of its members.
27 September 2025, 18:01 PM

Costs of trade with India rise 20% amid non-tariff measures

Bangladeshi businesses are paying higher costs when sending goods to India and bringing in industrial inputs from the neighbouring country amid retaliatory non-tariff measures imposed by Dhaka and New Delhi.
27 September 2025, 17:47 PM

Biotech key to Bangladesh’s food security: finance adviser

International conference on biotechnology in health and agriculture ends in Dhaka
27 September 2025, 13:59 PM

Dhaka stocks slide for third week

The DSEX lost 34.8 points to close at 5,415.13
27 September 2025, 10:49 AM

South Asia’s unfulfilled trade promise

South Asia trades more with Europe, the US and China than with itself
26 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Nearly half of aspirants for Chattogram Chamber polls disqualified over loan defaults or VAT non-compliance

The disclosure comes after the deadline for filing nominations ended on September 21
26 September 2025, 05:31 AM

Monno Ceramic’s profit drops 43%

Monno Ceramic Industries, one of the leading ceramics producers in the country, saw a fall in profit in fiscal year 2024-2025 as rising finance costs weighed on its earnings.
26 September 2025, 00:04 AM

China, EU stress cooperation as Trump tariffs bite

China’s Premier Li Qiang and European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen stressed cooperation during their meeting in New York, as the world’s No.2 and No.3 economies looked to defuse trade tensions while squeezed by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Five-member panel formed to appoint new BFIU chief

Bangladesh Bank governor will head the panel
25 September 2025, 15:02 PM

Techno Drugs completes production trial run for contraceptive implants

The contraceptive implants are considered an effective form of birth control
25 September 2025, 13:44 PM

Saarc Agriculture Centre teams up with IFPRI for food, agriculture research

The MoU was signed yesterday in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly
25 September 2025, 13:25 PM

Bank, pharma lift Dhaka stocks for third day

The DSEX increased 22.48 points to close at 5,415.13
25 September 2025, 13:11 PM

Farmland protection ordinance on the cards: adviser

Cultivated land must not be destroyed, says the agriculture adviser
25 September 2025, 12:48 PM

Bangladesh Bank waives 10% retention requirement on advance export payments

Central bank relaxes rules on advance payments for exporters to ease trade
25 September 2025, 11:08 AM

Beximco says investment news authentic, projects profit

Beximco expects to restart factories by October, projecting Tk 380 crore profit
25 September 2025, 09:06 AM