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
Economy has begun to bounce back: Bangladesh Bank
The central bank today said Bangladesh's economy has begun to rebound though inflation has remained stubbornly high
18 July 2024, 09:41 AM
Private sector credit growth target lowered to 9.8%
The target for January-June was 10%
18 July 2024, 09:32 AM
Exchange rate mid-rate to remain unchanged at 117 per USD
The crawling peg and the mid-rate were introduced on May 8 this year
18 July 2024, 09:26 AM
Bangladesh Bank keeps policy rates unchanged
Kept repo rate at 8.5%, SDF rate at 7% and SLF rate at 10%
18 July 2024, 09:13 AM
Bangladesh Bank set to unveil monetary policy
The central bank is expected to maintain a tight monetary stance for July-December
18 July 2024, 08:43 AM
Mobile internet blocked, will resume when situation stabilises: Palak
There was no preannouncement for the mobile internet shut down
18 July 2024, 08:31 AM
Stocks downbeat as nationwide shutdown begins
The DSEX dropped 42.33 points, or 0.77 percent, to 5,440.81 as of 11.37 am
18 July 2024, 05:45 AM
HSBC appoints insider Georges Elhedery as CEO
Elhedery, 50, who becomes HSBC's third CEO in less than eight years, will replace outgoing head Noel Quinn from Sept. 2
17 July 2024, 05:31 AM
Large businesses keen to adopt sustainability initiatives
Large businesses and conglomerates in Bangladesh are keen to adopt sustainability initiatives in their factories to ensure efficient and responsible use of resources, according to experts..“We invested heavily in our factories during the last 10 years for green initiatives,” said Shams Mah
16 July 2024, 18:30 PM
Retailers in Dhaka face low sales
Retailers are counting lower sales in Dhaka due to the low turnout of customers amidst a nationwide student movement demanding reforms to the quota system for government jobs..Traders said the fear of vandalism kept shopkeepers from opening their shops in some areas..The current situ
16 July 2024, 18:00 PM
India plans new asset class for high-risk investors
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is proposing a new asset class that allows investors to take on higher risk through a regulated product, the Indian market regulator said in a consultation paper released on Tuesday.
16 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Once India’s biggest startup, Byju’s faces insolvency proceedings
Edtech company Byju’s, once India’s biggest startup valued at $22 billion, will face insolvency proceedings for failure to pay $19 million in dues to the country’s cricket board, a tribunal said on Tuesday.
16 July 2024, 18:00 PM
German investor morale records first drop in a year
German investor confidence fell for the first time in a year in July, a key survey said Tuesday, as the prospects for Europe’s largest economy seemed to darken once again.
16 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Inflation teaches five lessons for the next crisis
Central bankers are close to declaring mission accomplished. After inflation soared beyond 9 percent following the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it’s tumbling back toward the 2 percent level targeted by the US Federal Reserve and its peers in Britain and Europe.
16 July 2024, 18:00 PM
DSEX falls
The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell yesterday just a day after posting a rise as investors opted to book profits by selling off shares.
16 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Crab farming can boost exports: experts
Bangladesh’s export earnings will get a boost if crab farming is expanded in the country, as global demand for crabs is on the rise, experts said today.
16 July 2024, 18:00 PM
BTCL recorded Tk 316cr unrealised dues as ‘current asset’: CAG
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) has failed to realise dues worth around Tk 316 crore from different companies and falsely recorded it as “current asset” in its financial statement.
16 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Maersk’s new shipping service to boost Sino-Bangla trade
AP Moller-Maersk (Maersk) announced the launch of SH3, a new ocean shipping service, to facilitate the growing trade volume between China and Bangladesh, particularly in the retail sector.
16 July 2024, 18:00 PM
LafargeHolcim’s profit declines
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited (LHBL), a building material solutions provider, saw its profit decline by 33 percent in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period the year prior due to a sales decline amidst ongoing economic challenges.
16 July 2024, 18:00 PM
GP declares 160% interim dividend for Q2 despite profit fall
Grameenphone Ltd registered higher revenue in the April to June quarter of 2024, yet its profit dropped mainly due to higher tax expenses.
16 July 2024, 18:00 PM