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
Budget leaves regressive tax system unchanged
The national budget for the coming year shows no clear shift in tax policy, as the system continues to depend heavily on indirect and trade taxes, according to economist Zaidi Sattar.
23 June 2025, 18:00 PM
NBR officials announce nationwide shutdown from Saturday
Officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) have threatened an indefinite nationwide shutdown from Saturday unless the NBR chairman is removed and recent transfer orders for revenue officials are revoked.
23 June 2025, 18:00 PM
Oil prices seesaw
Oil prices wobbled and stock markets wavered Monday as traders awaited Tehran’s response to US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend.
23 June 2025, 18:00 PM
5 Chinese cities rise as international centers for consumption
China targets 5 cities as global consumption hubs, boosting domestic spending
23 June 2025, 13:11 PM
Iran-Israel conflict's impact on Bangladesh limited until now: BRAC EPL
The local brokerage house analysed seven global events to assess their impacts on Bangladesh’s stock market
23 June 2025, 12:16 PM
Robi appoints new CEO
Ziad Shatara, former Banglalink CEO, appointed Robi Axiata MD and CEO effective September 1
23 June 2025, 11:38 AM
Bangladesh signs $400m budget support deal with AIIB
Government secures $400 million AIIB loan for climate resilient inclusive development program
23 June 2025, 11:13 AM
Eurozone business activity almost flat again in June
The HCOB Flash Eurozone purchasing managers' index (PMI) published by S&P Global registered a figure of 50.2, the same pace of growth registered in May.
23 June 2025, 09:35 AM
In shrouds, NBR officials begin pen-down strike
The officials, wrapped in white shrouds, say their symbolic protest is aimed at drawing attention to their grievances.
23 June 2025, 06:03 AM
Scope for whitening black money goes
The interim government has finally scrapped the controversial provision allowing the legalisation of undisclosed income through the purchase of apartments and land in the upcoming fiscal year.
22 June 2025, 18:12 PM
No cut in corporate tax for non-listed firms
The interim government has kept the corporate tax rate for non-listed firms unchanged at 27.5 percent for fiscal year 2025-26, despite repeated demands from entrepreneurs and business chambers to reduce the tax, especially for those transacting through banking channels.
22 June 2025, 18:00 PM
Ministry opts to hand over New Mooring Container Terminal to CPA
The authorities have decided in principle to let the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) take charge of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) for six months amid opposition from major political parties to appointing a foreign operator.
22 June 2025, 18:00 PM
Stocks drop 1.6% amid global tensions
The stock market in Bangladesh plunged by over 1.6 percent yesterday, mainly due to investor apprehensions over news of the US joining Israel in bombing Iran.
22 June 2025, 18:00 PM
Salehuddin defends budget, says a ‘highway is born out of an old road’
Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has defended the interim government’s conservative budget strategy, pushing back against economists’ criticism that it follows an “old road”.
22 June 2025, 18:00 PM
Deep uncertainty stalls businesses
The country’s business climate is weighed down by a deep shadow of uncertainty, economist Hossain Zillur Rahman said yesterday, warning that the stagnation is slowing economic progress.
22 June 2025, 18:00 PM
South Korea counts on shipbuilding to ease US tariff woes
Asia’s fourth largest economy South Korea is facing gruelling tariffs by US President Donald Trump, but its shipbuilding industry could prove a useful bargaining chip.
22 June 2025, 18:00 PM
Why local garment industry must go nano
The rhythmic clatter of sewing machines may still define Bangladesh’s garment factories, but in the near future, that familiar sound could fade beneath the shimmer of self-cleaning fabrics and the quiet of nanotechnology at work.
22 June 2025, 18:00 PM
Investors brace for oil price spike, rush to havens
A US attack on Iranian nuclear sites could push oil prices even higher and trigger a knee-jerk rush to safety, investors said, as they assessed how the latest escalation of tensions would ripple through the global economy.
22 June 2025, 18:00 PM
China may win more than EU from auto tariff truce
A détente in the electric vehicle tariff war may suit China more than Europe. Brussels and Beijing are haggling over a way for Chinese manufacturers to sell battery rides tariff-free, but at a minimum price. Embracing such a system would be a risky move.
22 June 2025, 18:00 PM
BPO industry slowly embracing AI
The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in Bangladesh, once known solely for voice-based customer service and back-office support, is cautiously but steadily embracing artificial intelligence (AI) to stay relevant in an evolving global market...This shift was evident at the r
22 June 2025, 16:32 PM