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
26 January 2025, 14:08 PM

Farm, rural loans drop significantly

Farm and rural loan disbursements by banks fell by more than one-fifth in the first four months of fiscal year (FY) 2024-25, owing to a dip in the flow of credit mainly from foreign and private banks..Banks lent Tk 9,391 crore in the July-October period of this fiscal year, according to da
26 January 2025, 13:36 PM

Md Imranul Alam, new president of E-Tourism Association of Bangladesh

Md Faysal Mahamud has been elected as the general secretary
26 January 2025, 13:01 PM

Cost of foreign debt rises 27% in first half of FY25

Bangladesh paid $1.98 billion in principal and interest in Jul-Dec of 2024, up from $1.57 billion in the same period the previous year
26 January 2025, 11:52 AM
26 January 2025, 11:43 AM

Ibn Sina posts Tk 21 crore profit in Q2 

However, its EPS for July-December 2024 declined to Tk 9.47 from Tk 11.92 in the same period previous year
26 January 2025, 10:54 AM

Bangladesh Submarine Cables profit down 23% in Q2

It made a profit of Tk 41.89 crore in the Oct-Dec period
26 January 2025, 10:50 AM

Bangladesh badly needs economic reforms: Finance adviser

"We are talking about reforms in areas like political reforms, economic reforms, and the electoral process," he said.
26 January 2025, 06:53 AM

Global firms hired to recover $16B laundered during Hasina regime: FT

Governor Ahsan Mansur mentioned that the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has formed 11 teams to trace and reclaim assets suspected of being acquired through embezzlement. These teams will also assist in prosecuting those responsible
26 January 2025, 06:35 AM

Dhaka stocks decline in early trading

  DSEX lost 9.52 points as of 11 am  
26 January 2025, 05:20 AM

Boeing warns Q4 loss bigger than expected on costs from labor strike

The US aviation giant projected a loss of $5.46 per share, much above the $1.55 foreseen by analysts, according to a profit warning that cited the costs of a new labor agreement, among other factors.
26 January 2025, 05:17 AM

US Fed prepares to pause in first rate decision since Trump's inauguration

The Fed cut its key lending rate by a full percentage point in the last four months of 2024 and indicated it would move more cautiously going forward amid an uptick in inflation away from its long-term target of two percent
26 January 2025, 05:11 AM

Govt signs LNG deal with US firm

The government has signed a heads of agreement (HOA) with the US-based Argent LNG to import up to 5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year for 20 years.
25 January 2025, 18:56 PM

Aromatic rice production nearly doubles in seven years

10.23 lakh tonnes of aromatic rice was produced in FY24, up from 5.79 lakh tonnes in FY18
25 January 2025, 14:34 PM

Kamalapur ICD looking for an operator for five years

Tender has been floated, as the previous contract with Saif Powertec is set to end next month
25 January 2025, 12:47 PM

Renata’s sales grow 12%, but profit plunges 35%

Higher wages and currency depreciation caused the profit to fall
25 January 2025, 11:45 AM

Defer LDC graduation by 3yrs: BCI

"We are not ready for LDC graduation right now. Why should we commit conscious suicide?" said BCI President Anwar-ul Alam Chowdhury (Parvez) at a press briefing in the capital.
25 January 2025, 09:16 AM

Dhaka stocks return to green last week, turnover jumps

The benchmark DSEX index rose 32.61 points, or 0.64 percent, to close at 5,166.53, according to DSE data
25 January 2025, 08:40 AM

Trade wars sparked by Trump tariffs would be 'catastrophic', WTO chief says

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian finance minister, starts her second term as head of the global trade watchdog this year at a time when Trump's tariff threats have raised the spectre of trade wars
25 January 2025, 04:59 AM

Defaulted loans: Not possible to reopen Beximco’s 16 RMG factories

Considering the sheer volume of Beximco’s debt, the government does not think it’s feasible to reopen the textile and garment factories that were taken out of production by the group, Labour Adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain said yesterday.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM