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
NBR officials continue strike for second day
15 May 2025, 10:46 AM
Business
UK economy beats forecast to grow 0.7% in first quarter
15 May 2025, 07:07 AM
Business
Analysis / Nissan is rolling out big cuts. Turning around sales will prove harder
15 May 2025, 05:16 AM
Business
Stocks down for third consecutive session
15 May 2025, 05:06 AM
Business
NBR staff observe pen-down strike over ordinance
14 May 2025, 20:12 PM
Business
NBR staff observe pen-down strike over ordinance
14 May 2025, 20:12 PM
Business
IMF loan tranches: Agreement with IMF at last
14 May 2025, 18:10 PM
Business
BB eases currency controls in IMF reform push
14 May 2025, 18:02 PM
Business
Subsidised food supply shrinks despite poverty fears
14 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
HC bars trade, town association groups from Ctg chamber’s polls
23 October 2025, 15:00 PM
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
ILO ratification demands labour reforms in Bangladesh
23 October 2025, 12:59 PM
Business
Summit Power’s profit plunges 88% in FY25
23 October 2025, 10:18 AM
Business
Culture of impunity behind repeated industrial disasters: BILS
23 October 2025, 08:05 AM
Business
Govt moves to boost House Building Corporation’s lending capacity
22 October 2025, 18:42 PM
Business
Interbank dollar price crosses Tk 122 after 2.5 months
22 October 2025, 18:36 PM
Business
Golden-green Aman paddy kindles hope for Patuakhali farmers
9 November 2025, 13:28 PM
Bangladesh
Floating fields of hope in Pirojpur marshlands
18 October 2025, 21:03 PM
News
Potato farmers hold back stock as prices crash
15 October 2025, 14:56 PM
Business
Livestock sector a major source of methane emissions: adviser
30 September 2025, 12:05 PM
Business
Bangladesh Agricultural Journalist Forum gets new president, general secretary
28 September 2025, 14:12 PM
Business
Biotech key to Bangladesh’s food security: finance adviser
27 September 2025, 13:59 PM
Business
Saarc Agriculture Centre teams up with IFPRI for food, agriculture research
25 September 2025, 13:25 PM
Business
Farmland protection ordinance on the cards: adviser
25 September 2025, 12:48 PM
Business
Onion farmers demonstrate over fertiliser price hike
24 September 2025, 13:48 PM
News
Hilsa slips out of reach as sea catches plummet
21 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
Prime Minister's China Visit / Nagad strikes deal with Huawei
9 July 2024, 13:44 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
Tk 127 crore owed to customers: DNCRP forms body to facilitate refunds
19 May 2024, 14:16 PM
Business
Mamun Rashid joins ShopUp as president
6 May 2024, 15:45 PM
Business
Telenor to stay in Bangladesh for long
6 April 2024, 18:08 PM
Business
Five ICT trade bodies demand tax exemption until 2031
4 April 2024, 18:01 PM
Business
Daraz 'letting go of' employees in Bangladesh, four other countries
27 February 2024, 09:19 AM
Business
HC bars trade, town association groups from Ctg chamber’s polls
23 October 2025, 15:00 PM
Business
Akij Resource plans to launch digital bank
23 October 2025, 13:27 PM
Business
ILO ratification demands labour reforms in Bangladesh
23 October 2025, 12:59 PM
Business
Summit Power’s profit plunges 88% in FY25
23 October 2025, 10:18 AM
Business
Telcos, ISPs asked to boost fire safety measures
22 October 2025, 15:40 PM
Business
Square makes Tk 2,400 crore profit for first time
22 October 2025, 15:08 PM
Business
Govt to import 1 lakh tonnes of rice to replenish stock
22 October 2025, 15:07 PM
Business
Dhaka Customs House to remain open 24/7 over the next two days
22 October 2025, 12:58 PM
Business
Govt outlines 12 conditions for tourists to Saint Martin’s
22 October 2025, 12:51 PM
Business
Eight Pacific Jeans factories in CEPZ to reopen tomorrow
22 October 2025, 11:54 AM
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
US and Indian coalition of VCs pledges $1B+ to fund India’s deep tech startups: Report
6 September 2025, 11:10 AM
Tech & Startup
Pathao and Shomvob / Bangladeshi startups earn spot on Forbes Asia list
26 August 2025, 20:23 PM
Tech & Startup
Musk launches new company called ‘Macrohard’
25 August 2025, 06:35 AM
Tech & Startup
Robo Life becomes champion at Startup World Cup Bangladesh 2025
15 August 2025, 15:21 PM
Tech & Startup
Perplexity wants to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion
13 August 2025, 06:21 AM
Tech & Startup
GitHub CEO announces departure
12 August 2025, 08:08 AM
Tech & Startup
Inside the making of a local cat food brand
10 August 2025, 10:21 AM
Tech & Startup
Google snatches AI coders after OpenAI tried to buy their startup
13 July 2025, 10:35 AM
Tech & Startup
RU student-led startup secures government funding
9 July 2025, 06:24 AM
Tech & Startup
China, US to hold trade talks in Malaysia in coming days
23 October 2025, 07:34 AM
News
India poised to sharply cut Russian oil purchases after sanctions, sources say
23 October 2025, 06:50 AM
Business
Australia-US deal to challenge China rare earths reign: mining boss
22 October 2025, 18:48 PM
Business
Explainer / 5 reasons rare earths are key to the US-China rivalry
22 October 2025, 10:40 AM
Business
Gold falls again as rally comes to halt, stock markets mixed
22 October 2025, 07:53 AM
Business
Trump administration plans new probe into global drug pricing, FT reports
22 October 2025, 06:51 AM
Business
US-Aussie critical minerals pact is worthy stretch
21 October 2025, 19:06 PM
Business
Goldman Sachs warns of rare earth supply risks
21 October 2025, 19:06 PM
Business
US, Australia sign rare earths deal as Trump promises submarines
21 October 2025, 07:59 AM
Business
Gold's record run pauses as investors book profits
21 October 2025, 06:41 AM
Business
How prepared is Bangladesh for signing FTAs?
23 September 2025, 16:57 PM
News
How is Bangladesh being affected despite the US tariff suspension?
4 May 2025, 16:34 PM
Star Multimedia
What's stopping the govt from breaking market syndicates?
18 April 2025, 15:16 PM
Star Multimedia
Which savings certificate offers the highest returns?
15 February 2025, 14:30 PM
Star Multimedia
Businesses need a govt who can represent them: Ahsan Khan Chowdhury
23 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Star Multimedia
Food prices stubbornly high despite govt measures
14 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Business
Remittance rises 21% in October
3 November 2024, 12:48 PM
Business
Several banks are clinically dead: CPD
Several banks in Bangladesh are clinically dead but are being kept alive through bailouts, said Fahmida Khatun, executive director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
12 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Gold firms
Gold prices inched higher on Monday on US interest rate cut optimism and brewing geopolitical tensions, while traders looked to key US inflation data due later this week for more monetary policy cues.
12 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Billions in dollar and euro notes reach Russia despite sanctions
Around $2.3 billion in dollar and euro bills have been shipped to Russia since the United States and EU banned the export of their banknotes there in March 2022 following the invasion of Ukraine, according to customs data seen by Reuters.
12 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Private investment slows as confidence takes a knock
Private investment as a percentage of Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) has been declining for the past three years due to low investor confidence amid global crises, a persisting US dollar crisis and high inflation.
12 August 2024, 18:00 PM
July inflation hits 11.66%, highest in 13 years
It is the highest in at least a decade
12 August 2024, 12:05 PM
Stocks fall breaking a four-day gaining streak
The DSEX declined 1.39% before closing the day at 5,932.28 points
12 August 2024, 12:03 PM
Freeze accounts of former land minister, his wife: BFIU to banks
Instruction has also been given to find if there is any bank account in the names of other members of the former minister
12 August 2024, 11:47 AM
Banks asked to freeze accounts of Arafat, his wife
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit made the call
12 August 2024, 11:27 AM
Bangladesh power use grows as searing heat eclipses economic disruption
Bangladesh's electricity demand grew 7 percent over three weeks of deadly nationwide protests that disrupted industrial and commercial activity, data showed, as households cranked up air-conditioners to cool down amid searing heat
12 August 2024, 10:50 AM
Search committee formed to find deputy governors
Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury, former comptroller and auditor general, will lead the panel
12 August 2024, 09:30 AM
BFIU head, BB’s banking advisor, two deputy governors resign
They sent their resignation letters to the Financial Institutions Division secretary and BB governor
12 August 2024, 08:44 AM
Dhaka stocks falling since morning
The shares at the prime bourse gained for four straight days earlier
12 August 2024, 06:30 AM
Tk 92,261 crore embezzled in 24 banking scams in last 15 years: CPD
Clinically dead banks should be allowed to close down, the think-tank says
12 August 2024, 06:03 AM
Paint industry investing in eco-friendly products
Paint companies are increasingly investing in developing new products, particularly those with a low environmental impact, according to Mohsin Habib Chowdhury, the chief operating officer of Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Stocks cross 6,000 points after five months
Stocks kept the gaining momentum yesterday with the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange rising to a five-month high, surpassing the 6,000-point mark.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Unrest in banking sector raises concerns
Unrest has gripped the banking sector at a time when several banks are burdened with huge default loans and are suffering from low asset quality.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Businesses hit by drought of cash supply
Businesses in Bangladesh, especially those that mostly deal with cash transactions, yesterday said they are contending with a liquidity crunch as the country’s central bank has placed a limit on daily cash withdrawals from banks.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
India asked to boost bank scrutiny for politicians
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global anti-money laundering watchdog, has asked India to improve due diligence on the bank accounts of local politicians, government officials and their families, two government sources said.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
How do we increase inward remittance?
Bangladesh witnessed a threefold rise in human outflow over the past decade. Yet, remittance inflow has experienced relatively poor growth, rising from $15 billion to a maximum of $24 billion.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Global oil demand needs to rise faster to absorb Opec+ hike
Global oil demand growth needs to accelerate in coming months or the market will struggle to absorb an increase in oil supply that Opec+ is planning to make from October, according to data, analysts and industry sources.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM