The DSEX decreased 48.16 points to 5,579 by 12:14 pm

Exports reach $523m in FY25 as American buyers look beyond China

Sluggish investment demand stalls private credit growth in Bangladesh

Over the last year, that expectation has been dampened by a large margin, with major players reporting up to a 30 percent demand slump.

Despite underspending its budget, the government borrowed more from domestic sources than planned in the last fiscal year (FY), as revenue collection shortfalls, waning foreign aid, and rising interest costs forced it to plug a widening gap.

Bangladesh must confront harassment as fiercely as corruption if the country is to accelerate its economic momentum, said Hossain Zillur Rahman, former adviser to the caretaker government.

China’s exports missed expectations but expanded 4.4 percent year-on-year in August, official data showed Monday, with falling US shipments offset by a jump in those to Southeast Asia and Europe.

Says EuroCham Bangladesh President Nuria Lopez in an interview with The Daily Star

Bangladesh is set to leave the least developed country (LDC) club next year after meeting UN criteria in two consecutive reviews. Graduation means crossing three thresholds: income per person, human development indicators and economic vulnerability. The UN reviews these every three years, and a country must pass twice before graduating.

Omera Petroleum Ltd, a subsidiary of MJL Bangladesh PLC, is going to acquire Premier LP Gas Ltd (PLPG), a leading operator in the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) market under the brand name “Totalgaz Bangladesh,” for Tk 227 crore.

Standard Chartered expects the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 50 basis points at its policy meeting this month, double its earlier projection of a 25-bp reduction, following a soft August jobs report.

US President Donald Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on India could reduce the country’s gross domestic product by half a percent this year, the nation’s Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran said in a Bloomberg TV interview on Monday.

From tomorrow, each bhori of 22-carat gold will cost Tk 182,809

Several aspirants denied submission of nomination papers

They made the call from a rally under the banner of Anti-Discrimination Businesses Forum

SME Foundation organised the two-day event

The company will annually produce 1 million pieces of carton boxes, 42 million polybags, and 1 million metres of foam

The government has issued a notification allowing the export of hilsa to India ahead of this year’s Durga Puja.

The DSEX dropped 8.56 points to finish at 5,627.59

The new rates take effect across the country today