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

EU imposed unfair trade barriers on Chinese firms

China said Thursday that an investigation had found the European Union imposed unfair “trade and investment barriers” on Beijing, marking the latest salvo in long-running commercial tensions between the two economic powers.
9 January 2025, 18:00 PM

China inflation hit nine-month low in December

China narrowly avoided slipping into deflation in December with prices rising at their slowest pace in nine months, official figures showed Thursday, as Beijing struggles to kickstart consumer activity in the world’s number two economy.
9 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Buoyant dollar keeps peers under pressure

The US dollar charged ahead on Thursday, underpinned by rising Treasury yields, putting the yen, sterling and euro under pressure near multi-month lows amid the shifting threat of tariffs.
9 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Novoair’s fleet expansion stalled by lack of leasable aircraft

Despite plans to expand its fleet and international network, Novoair, a private airline in Bangladesh, has been unable to do so due to a global shortage of aircraft available for lease.
9 January 2025, 18:00 PM
9 January 2025, 15:59 PM

AFM Shahinul Islam, new head of BFIU

The former Bangladesh Bank executive director has been appointed in the post for two years
9 January 2025, 15:21 PM

‘We don’t have Aladdin’s lamp to suddenly lower commodity prices’

Commerce adviser says after meeting with Turkish trade minister
9 January 2025, 14:40 PM

BFIU seeks bank account details of Shomi Kaiser

Banks have to send the data within January 12
9 January 2025, 13:27 PM

Restaurant owners threaten strike over VAT hike on food bills

They would keep restaurants closed for a day as a token protest if their demand is not met
9 January 2025, 12:51 PM

Feud over container handling rates disrupts Ctg port operations

Disputes between berth operators and shipping agents slow handling at six jetties
9 January 2025, 12:01 PM

Humankind’s Comparative Advantage

A seeker at an early age, Yuval Noah Harari has written about human evolution as a philosopher and historian.
9 January 2025, 10:26 AM

Asian markets drop as trades fret over US inflation, rates outlook

Sentiment was also clouded by data showing that Chinese consumer inflation remained almost non-existent despite a raft of stimulus measures in the final three months of last year.
9 January 2025, 06:02 AM

China inflation hits nine-month low in December

For the whole of 2024 prices were up 0.2 percent, the same as the previous year.
9 January 2025, 05:57 AM

Dhaka stocks up slightly  

Total turnover stood at Tk 97.58 crore. 
9 January 2025, 05:42 AM

Payra thermal power plant resumes full production

The Payra 1,320MW Thermal Power Plant in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali has resumed full production following a roughly two-month halt for maintenance works on its second unit and test runs of a neighbouring facility..Upon completing maintenance works, which began on November 9 last year,
8 January 2025, 18:07 PM

Modi looks to new economic playbook as risks mount

After world-beating economic growth last year, India’s policymakers are scrambling to head off a sharp slowdown as worsening global conditions and domestic confidence wipe out a recent stock market rally.
8 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Don’t transplant Boro seedlings during cold spell: DAE

The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has advised farmers not to transplant seedlings of Boro paddy during the cold spell.
8 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Monetary policy likely in last week of January

Bangladesh Bank will soon announce its monetary policy for the second half of the ongoing fiscal year (2024-25) with the aim of addressing several economic challenges plaguing the country.
8 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Soybean oil prices rising again

Edible oil prices have been rising over the past week in the local market, as grocers say they are not getting enough supplies from the cooking oil companies.  
8 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Listed firms’ profit drops 24% amid economic slowdown, political turmoil

Listed companies across all sectors saw their profits fall by around 24 percent on an average year-on-year during the last January-September period, due mainly to an economic slowdown and widespread political turmoil, according to an unofficial estimate.
8 January 2025, 18:00 PM