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

Bangladesh sets 12.65% export growth target for this fiscal year

Bangladesh’s exports are expected to grow by 12.65 percent year-on-year to $50 billion in the current fiscal year
8 September 2024, 07:55 AM

Britain needs extra $1.3 trillion investment for economic growth, report says

Britain needs an additional one trillion pounds ($1.3 trillion) in investment in the next decade to grow the economy, a report said on Friday
8 September 2024, 05:17 AM

China tells US it presents 'opportunity' not 'threat': ministry

Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen told his US counterpart on Saturday that a modern China was an economic "opportunity" not a "threat" to the United States, the ministry said
8 September 2024, 05:02 AM

Dhaka Bank MD Emranul Huq passes away

Emranul Huq, managing director and CEO of Dhaka Bank, passed away last night at a hospital in Kolkata.
8 September 2024, 04:38 AM

No limit on cash withdrawals from tomorrow

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has lifted a limit on cash withdrawals from banks in view of overall improvements in law and order.
7 September 2024, 15:21 PM

Bangladesh, Vietnam overtake India in low-cost manufacturing: WB

India’s share in global trade has not kept up with its fast-growing economy, as Vietnam and Bangladesh have surpassed the country as low-cost manufacturing and export hubs, according to a recent report of World Bank (WB)..Despite India’s rapid economic growth, the proportion of trade in go
7 September 2024, 14:50 PM

Market monitoring should protect consumers, producers alike

The interests of both consumers and producers of goods, including essential food commodities, need to be kept in mind during market monitoring, said Salehuddin Ahmed, finance and commerce adviser to the interim government, yesterday..While there will be regular market monitoring to prevent
7 September 2024, 14:25 PM

Leadership and business insights from the stars Switzerland symposium 2024

Attending the three-day stars symposium in Switzerland, organized by stars, was an enriching experience that brought together some of the most brilliant minds in leadership and business.
7 September 2024, 12:13 PM

Russia raises main economic forecasts, sees higher year-end inflation

A sharper rise in capital investment is one of many improvements to Russia's 2024 economic outlook, new economy ministry forecasts showed, though stubbornly accelerating inflation may blunt the impact of faster rises in household incomes
7 September 2024, 08:14 AM

China’s global battery ram will be hard to stop

China’s electric cars have zoomed into a new era of battery-powered driving. Now models such as BYD’s Seal and Great Wall Motor’s Funky Cat face an international backlash.
7 September 2024, 06:29 AM

Google 'anti-competitive' over online ad tech: UK

US tech titan Google employs "anti-competitive practices" with regards to online advertising, Britain's competition watchdog concluded Friday in provisional findings of a two-year long investigation
7 September 2024, 06:10 AM

US Fed official says expects series of rate cuts

With inflation easing and the labor market cooling, it will likely be appropriate for the US Federal Reserve to make a series of interest rate cuts in the coming months, a senior official said Friday
7 September 2024, 06:04 AM

Bangladeshi vessel on its way to Colombo after emergency repairs

A Colombo-bound Bangladeshi-flagged vessel resumed its journey to the transshipment port yesterday, a day after it returned to Bangladesh territory after facing a problem in its main engine
6 September 2024, 18:46 PM

Key index rises 500 points in a month

The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the premier bourse in Bangladesh, rose 500 points in the past month after a change in the political landscape brought on by the ouster of the Awami League government.
6 September 2024, 06:14 AM

German factory orders rise but outlook stays gloomy

German industrial orders rose for a second consecutive month in July, official data showed Thursday, but analysts said it wasn’t enough to brighten the outlook for struggling Europe’s top economy.
5 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Linde approves record 4,100% cash dividend

Linde Bangladesh Ltd has approved a staggering 4,100 percent cash dividend, the highest disbursement since its listing on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).
5 September 2024, 18:00 PM

The blame game in promotion

In a local company, two sales managers, Reaz and Mohsin, both graduates from the same university, faced a stark difference in their career paths.
5 September 2024, 18:00 PM

US job openings hit 3-1/2-year low

US job openings dropped to a 3-1/2-year low in July, suggesting the labor market was losing steam, but the reduction on its own is probably not enough to warrant a half-percentage-point interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve this month.
5 September 2024, 18:00 PM

BB eases imports of raw materials

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday eased the process of importing raw materials and capital machinery in order to improve the business situation and ensure the supply of essential consumer goods to the local market.
5 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Container backlog at Ctg port starts easing slowly

The acute container backlog at the Chattogram port has started to ease, albeit at a snail’s pace, thanks to daily deliveries and transfers over the past week following the resumption of vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway.
5 September 2024, 18:00 PM