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
Trump intensifies trade war with threat of 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico
Trump announced the latest tariffs in separate letters to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum
13 July 2025, 03:32 AM
Tariff talks alone will not fix the economy
The pricing issues caused by new trade restrictions are raising growing concern across Bangladesh’s export sector. And this concern comes not from problems within the country, but from sudden changes in the international trade system.
12 July 2025, 19:29 PM
Focus on value not just volume
Bangladesh should shift its focus from volume-driven garment exports to value-added products to retain more export earnings at home, said Mahmud Hasan Khan, the newly elected president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
12 July 2025, 19:29 PM
Construction slumps as public spending slows
Bangladesh’s construction sector, one of the country’s largest sectors, is reeling from a sharp contraction in public project implementation and spending, underscoring growing stress across the broader economy, according to industry insiders and analysts.
12 July 2025, 19:25 PM
FDI hits 2-year high in Jan-Mar
This net inflow was 114 percent higher than the $403 million recorded in the same period a year earlier.
12 July 2025, 19:07 PM
RMG sector on edge as tariff talks make no headway
The diverging outcomes threaten to create a multi-tiered tariff landscape in Asia, placing nations like Bangladesh at a serious disadvantage in the US market.
12 July 2025, 18:34 PM
New telecom policy won’t force foreign firms to share ownership
The government’s new telecom licensing policy will not compel mobile operators to dispose of 15 percent of their ownership to local partners, said Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, special assistant to the chief adviser with executive authority over posts, telecommunications, and ICT.
12 July 2025, 18:28 PM
Apparel exports to US rose 14% in FY25
Bangladesh RMG exports to US soar on diversified sourcing
12 July 2025, 18:02 PM
WB’s new South Asia vice president in town
Johannes Zutt, the newly appointed vice president for the South Asia region at World Bank, arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a four-day official visit, marking his first country mission since assuming the role on July 1.
12 July 2025, 18:02 PM
Customs backlog grows as server performance worsens
The performance of the ASYCUDA World system, used by the National Board of Revenue to process trade documentation, worsened over the weekend, prompting fears of a major disruption in goods clearance..Customs houses across Bangladesh, including Chattogram, Dhaka, Benapole, Mongla, Pangaon,
12 July 2025, 16:37 PM
Benapole trade drops sharply for bans, global downturn
In a year, imports declined by 631,330 tonnes and exports by 75,232 tonnes
12 July 2025, 13:55 PM
Foreign investment more than doubled in first quarter of 2025
FDI hits $865m in Q1, fueled by intra-company loans, fresh equity
12 July 2025, 09:00 AM
Stocks fall as Trump ramps up tariff threats
Trade tensions mount as Trump targets Canada, Europe; Bitcoin hits record
12 July 2025, 05:29 AM
Second round of tariff talks with US ends
The second day of the second round of three-day tariff talks between Bangladesh and the United States ended on today in Washington, DC.
11 July 2025, 19:49 PM
All customs houses open this weekend to clear backlog
All customs houses across the country will remain open for import and export activities this weekend – today and tomorrow.
10 July 2025, 18:21 PM
Govt keeps export incentive unchanged
The interim government has decided to continue the export incentive and cash assistance for 43 sectors from July to December of this fiscal year to further encourage the country’s export trade.
10 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt moves to strengthen secondary bond market
Primary dealers, which are authorised traders of government securities, must each attain annual turnovers of at least Tk 3,000 crore in the secondary market, as per new Finance Division guidelines.
10 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Private credit growth remains slow as investors hold back
Private sector credit growth remained sluggish in May, with entrepreneurs holding back on investment amid political uncertainty and rising interest rates, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.
10 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Pharma exports more than double in seven years
Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical exports have more than doubled over the past seven years, reaching $213 million in the just-concluded fiscal year 2024-2025, thanks to the entry into fresh markets and a wave of new products.
10 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Barriers to embracing AI
In Bangladesh, numerous negative stories exist aimed at discrediting AI and discouraging its adoption. One school introduced AI to grade Bangla essays.
10 July 2025, 18:00 PM