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BIDA converts over 15% of investment pipeline into active projects
23 July 2026, 20:22 PM
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Oil prices hover at six-week high as Middle East shipping risks escalate
23 July 2026, 12:18 PM
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Google-parent Alphabet beats expectations, cloud revenue nearly doubles
23 July 2026, 12:15 PM
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Meeting With PM / Textile millers want refinancing scheme, BGMEA uninterrupted gas
22 July 2026, 21:17 PM
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Single online platform planned to ease ship recycling approvals: minister
22 July 2026, 19:53 PM
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BSEC, IMF discuss green bond market development
22 July 2026, 18:25 PM
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Chittagong Chamber urges stronger security at Ctg port
22 July 2026, 17:25 PM
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Trump to hit Canada, Mexico, China with tariffs, raising price fears
Trump has promised to impose 25 percent tariffs on immediate neighbors Canada and Mexico
1 February 2025, 06:40 AM
Trump: Nothing Canada, Mexico or China can do to delay Feb 1 tariffs
Trump has been threatening the tariffs for weeks
1 February 2025, 02:04 AM
Trump’s family business partner wants to invest in Bangladesh
Gentry Beach, the head of a visiting delegation of US billionaire investors, wants to invest in mineral and gas exploration
30 January 2025, 11:25 AM
H&M fourth-quarter sales disappoint due to late Black Friday
H&M's sales in the fourth quarter to Nov. 30 were 62.19 billion Swedish crowns ($5.65 billion), up 3 percent in local currencies
30 January 2025, 07:39 AM
Meta posts big profit, aims to take AI lead
The parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp saw its net income soar 59 percent to $62.36 billion for the full year, while fourth-quarter profits jumped 49 percent to $20.84 billion.
30 January 2025, 05:56 AM
SoftBank eyes $15-25 bn investment in OpenAI: FT
The report comes after Chinese startup DeepSeek sparked panic this week with a powerful new chatbot developed at a fraction of the cost of its US competitors, dealing a blow to markets.
30 January 2025, 05:53 AM
Market-based pricing can cut fuel prices by Tk 10-15 a litre: CPD
The existing automatic pricing formula does not reflect global markets, the think-tank says
29 January 2025, 14:36 PM
Top UAE companies to invest in Bangladesh
Two major companies from the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi Ports Group and Masdar, have unveiled plans to invest in Bangladesh’s port development, management, and logistics, as well as the renewable energy sector.
28 January 2025, 19:12 PM
Increasing efficiency of NBR essential for business growth
Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed yesterday said that increasing the efficiency of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) is essential for the growth of trade and commerce in the country.
27 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Don’t hike gas price further: factory owners
Four associations, including BGMEA, sent joint letter to the power adviser
27 January 2025, 14:19 PM
Davos presents elites with economic Rorschach Test
Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate who is leading Bangladesh’s government after protests forced out the previous prime minister, told Reuters Breakingviews that the upheaval in his country demonstrated the dangers of sycophantically praising politicians who pursue headline GDP growth without much thought about the consequences.
27 January 2025, 11:08 AM
China manufacturing activity contracts for first time in four months
Policymakers have battled to reverse a post-pandemic slump driven by a crisis in the property sector, weak consumption and high government debt.
27 January 2025, 07:45 AM
Weak yuan, Trump tariff threats confound Beijing's economic puzzle
Just days after beginning his second term in the White House last week, Trump said he would impose a 10 percent levy on all Chinese products from February 1, while leaving the door open for negotiations.
27 January 2025, 05:47 AM
40 local firms to participate in world’s largest trade fair in Germany
The five-day show, Ambiente 2025, will begin on February 7
26 January 2025, 14:40 PM
Cost of foreign debt rises 27% in first half of FY25
Bangladesh paid $1.98 billion in principal and interest in Jul-Dec of 2024, up from $1.57 billion in the same period the previous year
26 January 2025, 11:52 AM
Boeing warns Q4 loss bigger than expected on costs from labor strike
The US aviation giant projected a loss of $5.46 per share, much above the $1.55 foreseen by analysts, according to a profit warning that cited the costs of a new labor agreement, among other factors.
26 January 2025, 05:17 AM
US Fed prepares to pause in first rate decision since Trump's inauguration
The Fed cut its key lending rate by a full percentage point in the last four months of 2024 and indicated it would move more cautiously going forward amid an uptick in inflation away from its long-term target of two percent
26 January 2025, 05:11 AM
Govt signs LNG deal with US firm
The government has signed a heads of agreement (HOA) with the US-based Argent LNG to import up to 5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year for 20 years.
25 January 2025, 18:56 PM
Kamalapur ICD looking for an operator for five years
Tender has been floated, as the previous contract with Saif Powertec is set to end next month
25 January 2025, 12:47 PM
Renata’s sales grow 12%, but profit plunges 35%
Higher wages and currency depreciation caused the profit to fall
25 January 2025, 11:45 AM