Everything is up for grabs. That’s the takeaway from the US-Japan trade pact Donald Trump and Shigeru Ishiba revealed on Wednesday. By setting tariffs on US imports from the Asian country at 15 percent, including autos, the US president is handing Japan’s prime minister a decent win but also beating a big retreat on his flagship “sectoral tariffs”. It further complicates Washington’s regime of wildly diverging levies.

The government has approved 18 improved rice varieties for cultivation, 80 percent of which are suitable for the Boro and Aman seasons, in an effort to raise agricultural productivity and enhance food security.

80% of the varieties are suitable for the Boro and Aman seasons

The cement producer made Tk 96 crore profit in the quarter

The ceramics manufacturer attributed the loss mainly to higher finance expenses

The bank’s inability to recover loans from defaulters and higher interest on deposits dented its bottom line

The Dhaka stocks rose for the seventh consecutive day

NBR chairman says while visiting Benapole Customs House

Government to import US wheat, seeking lower tariffs for Bangladesh exports

The DSEX rose 74.66 points to reach 5,345.23 by 12:02 pm

Bangladesh has entered a new chapter under a fresh political horizon, opening new opportunities for development. With a focus on governance reforms, economic liberalisation, and citizen-centric policies, the country aims to achieve stability and sustainable growth.

Bangladesh can boost crop yields by at least 25 percent through the adoption of modern technology in a cultivation method known as “precision agriculture”, according to a Dutch environmental and soil scientist.

The number of mobile subscribers in Bangladesh grew by 10 lakh in May, driven primarily by net additions from the country’s two largest operators, Grameenphone and Robi Axiata.

Local handset production dropped by over 30 percent in June compared to the previous month, with feature phones taking the biggest hit, according to official figures.

Bangladesh will auction around Tk 100 crore worth of abandoned imports on August 8, in the first such sale held under a special order aimed at easing the severe congestion at the country’s ports.

Average daily interbank spot transactions rose to $68.7 million in June, registering a ninefold increase from $7.5 million in March and April this year, following increased market-driven exchange rate movements and improved liquidity.

Over the past eight years until fiscal year 2023-24, the country’s economy grew by more than 50 percent, painting a rosy picture of performance by major sectors, while the expansion did not translate into job creation.

Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC has signed a global distributorship agreement with Barbados-based private company Bargain Warehouse Inc to expand its international reach.

The stock market has bounced back strongly within two months of falling to its lowest in the past five years, thanks to some macroeconomic-level recoveries, including a drop in inflation and the strengthening of the local currency against the greenback.

The study was prepared using responses from officials of 37 banks