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

Samsung Q3 operating profits soar to $6.6 bn, miss forecast

The world's largest memory chip maker posted an operating profit of 9.18 trillion won ($6.6 billion) "largely due to one-off costs".
31 October 2024, 06:05 AM

Stock gains for third day amid regulatory optimism

The DSEX advanced 44.92 points, reaching 5209.76 as of 11:04 am.
31 October 2024, 05:18 AM

Govt won't allow shortage of essentials: Salehuddin

The interim government will see to it that there is no shortage of any essential commodity even though there are financial constraints, said Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed yesterday..“We have been repeatedly saying that we will not allow people to suffer for a shortage of essential commo
30 October 2024, 18:24 PM

Govt to go for wider reforms to fix economy: Lutfey Siddiqi

The government will bring structural reforms in all areas as required to mend the economy and create an investment climate, according to Lutfey Siddiqi, the chief adviser’s special envoy on international affairs..“We want to create a pro-business climate through discussions with businessme
30 October 2024, 18:00 PM

China files complaint over EU’s new taxes on its EVs

Beijing said Wednesday it had lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organization over the European Union’s decision to impose hefty tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars.
30 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Germany dodges recession

The German economy unexpectedly grew in the third quarter as domestic spending increased, official data showed Wednesday, defying expectations of a slowdown that would have tipped the European giant into a technical recession.
30 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Slow growth, high debt taking heavy toll on developing nations: UN

Poorer nations are increasingly struggling to navigate the sluggish global economy, the UN warned on Tuesday, calling for a fundamental rethinking of development strategies.
30 October 2024, 18:00 PM

BB nod not needed for bandwidth import payments

Banks will no longer be required to take permission from the Bangladesh Bank to process import payments for internet bandwidth and related services.
30 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Defying guidelines, NTTN operators yet to go public

Five of the six operators of Nationwide Telecommunication Transmission Network (NTTN) have not gone public despite being mandated to float shares on the stock market several years ago.
30 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Onion production costs almost double this year

Onion production costs have practically doubled this year thanks to the higher price of Kondo onion bulbs, which are planted in October and harvested in mid-November, according to farmers in major producing districts of Bangladesh.
30 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Stocks rise 2.94% amid talks of policy support

The stock market yesterday saw its highest single day rise in the past three months after an announcement by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) that the stock regulator would seek policy support from the government.
30 October 2024, 18:00 PM

National Bank incurs further losses

National Bank saw a huge amount of losses pile up during the July-September period this year, mainly due to the non-recovery of loans disbursed in the past 15 years.
30 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Interim govt to strengthen universal pension scheme

The interim government plans to strengthen the universal pension scheme (UPS) with the aim of bringing people from all walks of life under a sustainable social security framework.
30 October 2024, 18:00 PM
30 October 2024, 14:29 PM

Robi Axiata’s profit rises 78% in Q3

The telecom operator made Tk 188.7 crore in Jul-Sep this year from Tk 106 crore in the same period last year
30 October 2024, 13:23 PM

Stocks rise a massive 2.94%

The market gained for the second day straight
30 October 2024, 12:28 PM

National Bank’s losses surge 40% in Q3

Failure to recover loans from defaulters caused the rise in losses 
30 October 2024, 09:53 AM

City Bank’s Q3 profit surges 41%

Robust investment gains and rising commissions led to a jump in profit
30 October 2024, 08:35 AM

BSEC to seek policy support from govt

Finance adviser to visit BSEC today
30 October 2024, 07:31 AM

BAT Bangladesh sees 2% drop in profit

It declared a 150% cash dividend for the Jan-Sep period 
30 October 2024, 06:53 AM