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
24 MP quota cars remain unsold at auction due to low bids
143 bids were submitted for 35 of the 43 confiscated cars put up for auction
17 February 2025, 14:06 PM
REHAB’s Ctg fair bags Tk 84.77 crore worth of sales orders
The sales figure is 21.5% lower than the previous edition
17 February 2025, 12:07 PM
Robi posts record profit of Tk 703 crore in 2024
The profit rose 119% year-on-year
17 February 2025, 10:42 AM
Stocks rebound as turnover rise
DSEX gained 12.74 points, turnover 6%
17 February 2025, 09:31 AM
Bangladesh seeks investment from top investors in Japan
Commerce adviser made the call in a meeting with top executives in Tokyo
17 February 2025, 09:27 AM
Govt to sell eggs, meat, milk through trucks during Ramadan
These items will be sold through mobile trucks at 25 locations in Dhaka
17 February 2025, 08:25 AM
Japan 2024 growth slows despite stronger fourth quarter
Gross domestic product expanded 0.1 percent in 2024, well down from 1.5 percent the year before, the data showed
17 February 2025, 06:23 AM
Olympic Industries to invest Tk 13.66 crore in chocolate manufacturing plant
The plant, with an annual production capacity of 3,300 tonnes, will be installed and commissioned at Olympic’s Lolati factory in Sonargaon, Narayanganj
17 February 2025, 06:18 AM
China's Xi meets business leaders including Alibaba's Jack Ma
Since coming to power more than a decade ago, Xi has consistently sought to bolster the role of state enterprises in the world's second-largest economy and warned against the "disorderly" expansion of the private sector.
17 February 2025, 06:13 AM
Dhaka stocks rebound in early trading
DSEX gains 20.68 points as of 11:30 am
17 February 2025, 05:46 AM
No supply shortage of edible oil
The Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and Vanaspati Manufacturers Association has reassured consumers and traders that there is no supply shortage of bottled edible oil in the local market.
16 February 2025, 18:39 PM
BSEC returns 10 mutual funds to RACE
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has withdrawn an order on investigating fund transfers of RACE Asset Management PLC while returning the right to manage the funds to the asset manager.
16 February 2025, 18:20 PM
Credit card transactions rose significantly in Dec
Credit card transactions increased significantly at home and abroad in December last year as Bangladesh continued to embrace digital financial solutions.
16 February 2025, 18:09 PM
Lub-rref’s Q2 profit jumps 87%
Lub-rref (Bangladesh) posted higher profits in the second quarter of the 2024-25 fiscal year but saw its revenue decline year-on-year.
16 February 2025, 18:06 PM
Prime Bank strikes payroll deal with bKash
Prime Bank PLC recently signed a new payroll agreement with bKash Limited, the largest mobile financial service provider in Bangladesh.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
OpenAI board rejects Elon Musk-led buyout offer
OpenAI’s board chairman on Friday said it has unanimously rejected an Elon Musk-led offer to buy the hot artificial intelligence company for $97.4 billion.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Mercantile Bank adds new features in ‘MBL Rainbow’ app
Mercantile Bank PLC added new features to its digital banking app, “MBL Rainbow”, to ensure better and cashless banking service experiences.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Rancon FC Properties completes handover of ‘Greenwood’ project in Chattogram
Rancon FC Properties Limited, a real estate company in Chattogram, recently handed over its eco-friendly residential project, styled “Greenwood,” located at Nasirabad Housing Society in the port city.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump tariffs fuel US auto anxiety
A flood of presidential trade policy announcements has kept US automakers on edge since Donald Trump returned to the White House last month.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
City Bank signs cash management deal with IFAD Motors
City Bank PLC recently signed an agreement with IFAD Motors Limited, an automotive company in Bangladesh, for their nationwide cash management solutions.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM