BIDA converts over 15% of investment pipeline into active projects
Star Business Report
23 July 2026, 20:22 PM Business
Google-parent Alphabet beats expectations, cloud revenue nearly doubles
AFP, San Francisco
23 July 2026, 12:15 PM Business
Single online platform planned to ease ship recycling approvals: minister
Star Business Report
22 July 2026, 19:53 PM Business
BSEC, IMF discuss green bond market development
Star Business Report
22 July 2026, 18:25 PM Business
Chittagong Chamber urges stronger security at Ctg port
Star Business Report, Chattogram
22 July 2026, 17:25 PM Business
Oil extends gains on fresh Mideast supply risks
Reuters, Singapore
22 July 2026, 11:22 AM Business
Bangladesh to take part in 50 international trade fairs in FY27
Star Business Report
21 July 2026, 19:20 PM Business
Trump orders new 50% tariff on many Canadian goods
AFP, Washington
21 July 2026, 13:28 PM Business

Dollar recovers some losses, stocks gain as traders eye tariff deals

Oil also staged a comeback after tanking on news of an output hike by key producers
6 May 2025, 07:23 AM

OpenAI abandons plan to become for-profit company

The structural issue had become a significant point of contention for the artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer, with major investors pushing for the change to better secure their returns.
6 May 2025, 05:22 AM

April exports grow slightly

Exports stood at $3.01 billion in April
5 May 2025, 12:16 PM

Warren Buffett: billionaire investor with simple tastes

He still lives in the same house in a quiet neighborhood of Omaha that he bought in 1958 for $31,500.
5 May 2025, 06:47 AM

Crisis-hit Maldives secures $8.8bn Qatar investment

Three residential and office towers, a convention centre and hotels will form part of the Maldives International Financial Centre (MIFC), President Mohamed Muizzu's office said in a statement.
5 May 2025, 06:17 AM

'Bombshell' OPEC+ output hike hits oil price

The output increase of 411,000 barrels a day announced by Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other members of the oil cartel on Saturday added to concerns about over-supply.
5 May 2025, 05:11 AM

The bigger picture: leveraging IMF engagement for lasting economic reform

It is worth looking beyond the immediate economic cost of the IMF loan
4 May 2025, 14:24 PM

Remittance rises 35% in April

Bangladeshi migrants sent home $2.75 billion in the month
4 May 2025, 12:09 PM

Warren Buffett to retire from Berkshire Hathaway after six decades

Influential billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday he would retire from leading his Berkshire Hathaway business group by the end of the year and that he would recommend his chosen successor Greg Abel take over..Buffett's success, coupled with his ability to explain his thinking
4 May 2025, 11:30 AM

US solar tariffs could drive Asia transition boom

Southeast Asia accounted for nearly 80 percent of US solar panel imports in 2024.
4 May 2025, 05:12 AM

US Fed expected to pause cuts again and wait for clarity on tariffs

Trump has imposed steep levies on China, and lower "baseline" levies of 10 percent on goods from most other countries, along with 25 percent duties on specific items like steel, automobiles and aluminum.
4 May 2025, 05:00 AM

Renata’s Q3 profit falls despite 16% jump in sales

The listed drugmaker made Tk 58 crore in the January-March quarter
3 May 2025, 14:45 PM

Patenga container terminal starts import container handling

So far, ships had been taking away export containers
3 May 2025, 13:37 PM

Trump's tariffs bite at quiet US ports

Trump's on-again-off-again tariffs -- and the retaliation launched by other countries -- has cowed importers, whose usual orders for furniture, toys, and clothing have dwindled.
3 May 2025, 09:09 AM

US ends duty-free shipping loophole for low-cost goods from China

Starting on Friday, goods shipped commercially will now be subject to new tariffs of 145 percent -- the current level of levies imposed on goods coming from China.
3 May 2025, 07:16 AM

US hiring better than expected despite Trump uncertainty

However, job creation was still well above the market consensus of 130,000, according to Briefing.com, and remained slightly above the average monthly gain over the past 12 months.
3 May 2025, 05:57 AM

How Trump’s tariffs could hit developing economies – even those not involved in the trade war

In early April, Trump said many countries had “ripped us off left and right” and declared “now it’s our turn to do the ripping”. His administration swiftly imposed sweeping tariff increases, with some of the highest rates falling on poorer countries like Laos and Lesotho.
3 May 2025, 05:33 AM

Remittance surges 37% in April

Migrants sent home $2.6 billion in the first 29 days of April
1 May 2025, 05:36 AM

Trade war may lower growth and inflation in euro zone, ECB's Cipollone says

While the inflation impact is less clear, the short to medium-term effects may even prove disinflationary for the euro area, Cipollone added.
29 April 2025, 10:46 AM

China blames US tariffs for halting Boeing plane deliveries

"Relevant Chinese airlines and Boeing in the United States have suffered greatly," a spokesperson said.
29 April 2025, 07:27 AM