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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

Banking details sought of S Alam, 12 family members, companies

The BFIU also sought information related to their loan accounts with guarantee and loan repayment
26 August 2024, 12:51 PM

Importers can take delivery of 1,850 containers from Pangaon terminal: NBR

The permission was given as rail communication to Kamalapur ICD has remained suspended
26 August 2024, 12:41 PM

What went wrong for Nestle CEO Mark Schneider

Two years ago, Mark Schneider could do nothing wrong; now he seems to get it all wrong
26 August 2024, 11:59 AM

22-carat gold now Tk 127,942 a bhori, a new record

Jewellers raised gold prices by Tk 1,936 a bhori with effect from today
26 August 2024, 10:43 AM

Stocks rise marginally

Stocks in Bangladesh yesterday maintained their upward momentum for a second day consecutively as Khondoker Rashed Maqsood, the new chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, made an announcement that bolstered investor confidence..Maqsood said that they will conduct a
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Key imports fall, painting bleak outlook for investment, jobs

Bangladesh’s imports of capital machinery, industrial raw materials, and intermediate goods fell for a second consecutive fiscal year, reflecting the depressed state of private investment and bleak prospects for new jobs.
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Morgan Stanley cuts oil demand growth outlook

Morgan Stanley has lowered its global oil demand growth forecast for 2024, mainly due to China’s slower economic growth, increased electric vehicle usage there, and a rise in the number of trucks in China powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM

BATB’s profit rises 3.7% in Q2

British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) posted a profit of Tk 511.92 crore in the second quarter of this year.
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Hatem new BKMEA president

Mohammad Hatem has been elected as the president of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA).
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh can learn from Korean experience in farm mechanisation

The Republic of Korea is now enjoying surplus rice production and one of the major factors that enabled the East Asian nation to become self-sufficient in this regard was farm mechanisation.
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM

China coal plant approvals plunge as green power grows: study

China approved the building of nine gigawatts (GW) of coal power generation in the first half of 2024, down by more than 80 per cent compared with a year earlier as the nation adds renewable energy capacity in record amounts, according to a study published on Aug 22.
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Debapriya may propose 10-member panel to prepare white paper

The panel, which will prepare a white paper on the state of the economy, will consider incorporating issues beyond its mandate depending on the situation, said Debapriya Bhattacharya, the panel chief.
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM

BSEC to focus on good governance, transparency

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) will focus on ensuring good governance and transparency so that the confidence of investors in the stock market makes a rebound, said its chairman, Khondoker Rashed Maqsood, yesterday.
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Transport activities partially resume along Dhaka-Ctg highway

Transport activities through the Dhaka-Chattogram highway partially resumed yesterday after a three-day disruption due to flash floods.
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Eliminate scope to whiten black money

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) yesterday demanded the abolishment of a provision that allows black money to be whitened without scrutiny by paying a 15 percent tax.
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Govt to give no quarter for black money

The interim government will not leave any scope for generating black money and the Bangladesh Bank is already working to bring money siphoned off abroad back into the country, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said yesterday.
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Rice prices rising despite ample harvests

Rice prices are rising in spite of an ample amount being produced in the just concluded fiscal year, causing hardship for low and fixed-income people who are already struggling to make ends meet amid persistently high inflation.
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Restructure DSE board: brokers’ association

The DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh wants appointment of seven new independent directors for the DSE board
25 August 2024, 14:39 PM

Banks freeze accounts of Padma Bank former chairman Nafeez Sarafat, family members

Bank accounts of their business entities will also remain frozen for the next 30 days
25 August 2024, 13:30 PM

Banks asked to freeze accounts of Exim Bank chairman, wife 

The anti-money laundering agency instructed the lenders to keep the accounts frozen for the next 30 days
25 August 2024, 11:54 AM