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
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
Akij Resource plans to launch digital bank
The company will soon apply to introduce “Munafa Digital Bank”
23 October 2025, 13:27 PM
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
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
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

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

Dhaka stocks slip as engineering, food drag indices

The DSEX declined 30.48 points to close at 5,197.26
14 October 2025, 10:42 AM

Youngone wins global diversity award at WCD Visionary Awards

The company has expanded female employment at its overseas bases, including Bangladesh, since the 1980
14 October 2025, 10:34 AM

Bangladesh issues legal notice to ESPNcricinfo over online betting ads

The notice was sent to ESPN's legal department in London via email on October 12
14 October 2025, 09:52 AM

Gold leaps above $4,100 on Fed rate cut hopes, US-China trade tension

Spot gold rose 0.5 percent to $4,128.49 per ounce
14 October 2025, 08:46 AM

China says will 'fight to the end' in US trade war

The latest escalation has rattled markets and called into question a potential upcoming meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in South Korea
14 October 2025, 07:37 AM

Government has not hiked edible oil price: commerce adviser

He made the clarification through a statement today
14 October 2025, 07:31 AM

Nobel economist warns of AI dangers

Howitt was one of three economists honored Monday for work on how technology drives and affects growth
14 October 2025, 07:00 AM

Indian textile exporters turn to Europe, offer discounts to offset US tariffs

President Donald Trump doubled tariffs in August on Indian imports
14 October 2025, 06:26 AM

Dhaka stocks extend gains for second day

The DSEX 40.90 rose points to 5,268.66 by 11:36am
14 October 2025, 06:03 AM

Faria Yasmin becomes first Bangladeshi to lead Bata Bangladesh as MD

She is expected to assume office on October 20
14 October 2025, 05:58 AM

More British investment coming to Bangladesh

Baroness Rosie Winterton tells The Daily Star in an exclusive interview
13 October 2025, 18:10 PM

Private firms can now sell renewable power directly to customers

New policy removes state-run Power Development Board (PDB) as the sole buyer and seller from the process
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Bhutan wants to upgrade PTA with Bangladesh to FTA

Bhutan is looking to transform its existing Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Bangladesh, signed in December 2020, into a full-fledged Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to utilise the untapped business potential between the two countries, Bhutanese Ambassador Dasho Karma Hamu Dorjee said yesterday.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Grant bond licence to seafood exporters

The proposal came during a high-level stakeholder consultation convened by Mida yesterday
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Gold, silver hit record highs

Gold prices scaled to another record high on Monday as investors revved up their safe-haven bets after US President Donald Trump renewed tariff threats against China, while expectations of US interest rate cuts added to the metal’s allure.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM

How the US is eating Trump’s tariffs

US companies and consumers are bearing the brunt of the country’s new import tariffs, early indications show, contradicting assertions by President Donald Trump and complicating the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM

China’s rare earth exports fall sharply

China’s rare earth exports fell 31 percent in September from August, customs data showed on Monday, the third straight month of declines.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM

JMI Hospital Requisite to invest Tk 11.5cr in subsidiary

JMI Hospital Requisite Manufacturing Ltd (JHRML) will inject Tk 11.50 crore into its subsidiary, JMI Specialized Hospital Limited, to complete an ongoing project, purchase machinery, and strengthen working capital.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Cross-platform MFS transfers from Nov

Sending Tk 1,000 from an MFS account to another to cost Tk 8.50
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Gold continues becoming pricier

Hits Tk 213,719 per bhori, a new record, with effect from tomorrow
13 October 2025, 15:31 PM