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
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
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
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
Trust Bank to issue Tk 800cr bond
Trust Bank PLC will issue a bond worth Tk 800 crore to bolster its capital base, the company said in a disclosure on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) website yesterday.
28 May 2025, 18:09 PM
Regulations approved for first commodity exchange
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has approved rules and regulations necessary to run commodity exchange markets, paving the way for the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) to launch the country’s first such trading entity soon.
28 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Historic dollar fall needed to eliminate US trade deficit
If the United States is to significantly reduce or, whisper it, eliminate its trade deficit, the dollar will probably have to weaken a lot. How much is unclear, though, as history shows large dollar declines are rare and have unpredictable consequences for trade.
28 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Why every visionary business founder needs a great COO
Every company founder reaches a point where success invites complexity. The product is gaining traction. The team is expanding. Investors are excited. Vision feels limitless. But somewhere along the way, momentum begins to stall. Meetings multiply. Decisions get bottlenecked. Execution starts to fray.
28 May 2025, 18:00 PM
BSEC to punish 44 firms over shareholding rule violation
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) is going to take action against 44 listed companies whose sponsors and directors have failed to jointly retain the minimum 30 percent shareholding required by law.
28 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Tanners may get slight tariff relief on chemicals
The government is considering reducing customs duty on seven imported tanning chemicals in the upcoming national budget, offering slight relief to the country’s struggling tannery sector.
28 May 2025, 18:00 PM
A clear roadmap for economy is absent
Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), has raised questions over whether the interim government was ensuring transparency in formulating economic policies and holding dialogues with stakeholders for reforms.
28 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Private investment sinks to five-year low
Private investment as a percentage of the gross domestic product has slumped to its lowest level in five years, stoking fears over waning business confidence and a slowdown in job creation.
28 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi firms expect milder cost pressures from global tariffs: HSBC survey
Bangladeshi businesses have, thus far, experienced lower-than-average cost increases from tariffs and anticipate milder cost escalations in both the short and long term, according to HSBC’s 2025 Global Trade Pulse Survey..The survey, which gathered insights from over 5,700 international fi
28 May 2025, 11:25 AM
“What’s changed since the fall of the dictator?" Debapriya asks
The CPD distinguished fellow also questions transparency in policy formulation
28 May 2025, 11:15 AM
Stocks fall for sixth day
The DSEX lost 62.72 points to close at 4,615.40
28 May 2025, 10:35 AM
Economy on recovery path as exports, remittance improve: MCCI
However, persistent regulatory lapses, extensive loan scams have hampered the pace of recovery
28 May 2025, 08:35 AM
NBR exempts tax on donations to nine social welfare organisations
The move aims to encourage philanthropic contributions to organisations engaged in public health, education, and social welfare
28 May 2025, 06:11 AM
Nissan plans $7 billion funding, including loan backed by UK government, Bloomberg News says
Nissan is also considering taking out a 1 billion pound ($1.35 billion) syndicated loan guaranteed by UK Export Finance, the report said.
28 May 2025, 06:09 AM
Asian stocks track Wall St rally as trade fears ease, eyes on Japan debt
Buying was also boosted by Trump's post on social media saying progress with Brussels was being made.
28 May 2025, 06:07 AM
Customs houses to remain open every day except Eid
The decision follows a request made by garment exporters on May 14
28 May 2025, 05:54 AM
Stocks fall in morning trade
The DSEX lost 15.61 points to 4,662.52 as of 11:22 am
28 May 2025, 05:32 AM
Awami league rule: Up to $20b loan money laundered
About $18 billion to $20 billion was laundered abroad during the Awami League regime, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur yesterday.
27 May 2025, 18:00 PM
BRAC Bank MD steps down
Selim RF Hussain has resigned from the posts of managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of BRAC Bank, effective from yesterday, according to a statement from the private lender.
27 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Regulator to cap SIM ownership at 10 per user
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to reduce the maximum number of SIM cards a user can register under their name from 15 to 10.
27 May 2025, 18:00 PM