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How AI is reshaping primary healthcare in Bangladesh
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Nat’l semiconductor symposium kicks off
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Economy
Benapole revenue target lowered amid trade slump
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Stronger chemical industry needed to cut import dependence
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Sluggish RMG exports unlikely to rebound in coming months
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Classified loan accounts double as retail defaults surge
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Govt taskforce prescribes reforms for ailing tea sector
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Structural ailments holding back businesses
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Janata Bank officials slam draft promotion policy
The new policy could damage morale and lead to long-term instability in the institution, they say
19 July 2025, 11:13 AM
Reforms in Bangladesh face slow progress: Debapriya
He stressed the media’s role in fostering inclusive democracy
19 July 2025, 11:10 AM
BPO’s next chapter: Survive the AI wave or sink
Bangladesh's BPO sector transforms as AI automates routine tasks, cuts workforce
18 July 2025, 18:00 PM
NBR withdraws advance income tax on cotton, man-made fibre imports
The move comes just over two weeks after the revenue authority imposed the tax to increase collection
18 July 2025, 05:34 AM
Dhaka stocks gain for third day
The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange closed higher yesterday, extending its gains for the third consecutive session.
17 July 2025, 18:22 PM
Trump says India trade agreement is close, Europe deal possible
The United States is very close to a trade deal with India, while an agreement could possibly be reached with Europe as well, but it is too soon to say whether a deal can be agreed with Canada, President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Real America’s Voice on Wednesday.
17 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Power of perspective
Two shoe salesmen were sent to a remote village to assess the market. The first returned, visibly deflated. “Hopeless! No one wears shoes there,” he said. The second came back beaming, saying, “Amazing! No one wears shoes there!” Same village, same people, same situation, different perspectives. One saw zero demand, the other saw untapped potential.
17 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Beneath China’s resilient economy, a life of pay cuts and side hustles
Chinese state firm employee Zhang Jinming makes up for a 24 percent cut to his salary by delivering food for three hours every night after work and on weekends - and hopes he can avoid awkward encounters with colleagues.
17 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Western Marine delivers two tugboats to UAE buyer
Leading shipbuilder Western Marine Shipyard Limited delivered two high-powered tugboats to a buyer in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday.
17 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt debt nears Tk 20 lakh crore
The government’s total outstanding debt increased to nearly Tk 20 lakh crore by March 2025, intensifying the pressure of debt servicing on the national budget.
17 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh, Vietnam to drive global cotton trade next decade: report
Bangladesh and Vietnam will drive global cotton trade over the next decade as mills increase their use of it in making yarn for export-oriented garments, said a recent global report.
17 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Form agricultural price commission: experts
Bangladesh urgently needs an “Agricultural Price Commission” to ensure fair prices for farmers and stabilise the country’s largest employment sector, agriculture experts and policymakers said yesterday.
17 July 2025, 18:00 PM
US tariff threatens booming synthetic shoe exports
The country’s growing non-leather footwear industry now faces a major setback as a steep new tariff from the United States threatens its growth
17 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump to write tariff letters to 150 nations: Politico
"They are not big countries," says Trump, according to the American political digital newspaper
17 July 2025, 14:55 PM
BB honours Sri Lankan bankers for foiling 2016’s reserve heist
Officials from Pan Asia Banking Corporation helped thwart the $20 million cyber fraud attempt
17 July 2025, 14:20 PM
A cloudy business sky over Bangladesh
Let’s not wait—to witness the nightmare become real.
17 July 2025, 12:05 PM
Dhaka stocks gain for third consecutive day
The DSEX rose 15.58 points before closing the day at 5,132.47
17 July 2025, 11:06 AM
Islami Bank chairman resigns amid BFIU move
An independent director of Islami Bank and a senior central bank official confirmed the matter to The Daily Star
17 July 2025, 08:37 AM
Grameenphone posts Tk 879cr profit in Q2
However, revenue fell by 3 percent year-on-year to Tk 4,103 crore
17 July 2025, 06:24 AM
NBR misses revenue target for 13th year
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has fallen short of its revenue collection target for the 13th consecutive year, with experts opining that the existing framework for tax collection is inadequate.
16 July 2025, 19:27 PM