Bangladesh wants to export onion and potato to Sri Lanka
10 September 2026
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China is now a strategic cooperative partner of Bangladesh
9 September 2026
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Business
Bangladesh signs investment promotion deal with Hong Kong
9 September 2026
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Business
Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict intensifies
9 September 2026
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Business
Trump hits Canada with import bans, 50% tariffs
9 September 2026
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Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz stays below 10-day average, data shows
9 September 2026
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Bangladesh’s trade deficit widens 38% in July
8 September 2026
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Business
Why isn't oil above $100 despite supply disruptions?
8 September 2026
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Business
China's trade booms as focus turns to expected Trump-Xi summit
8 September 2026
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Panama Canal considering more cuts in transits due to El Nino
8 September 2026
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Middle East war: global economic fallout
Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war
31 March 2026
Airlines face fare dilemma as fuel spike threatens travel demand
Low-cost carriers could struggle the most given their passengers are more price-sensitive than the corporate customers and wealthy consumers
30 March 2026
Dollar near 10‑month high on Middle East escalation concerns
The yen hovered near the key 160 per‑dollar level, after hitting its weakest since July 2024
30 March 2026
WTO conference ends without final declaration
Members debated key issues such as e-commerce and WTO reform over the last four days
30 March 2026
Brent heads for record monthly jump as Houthi attacks widen Gulf conflict
Brent crude futures jumped $2.43, or 2.16%, to $115 a barrel
30 March 2026
Bank Asia to buy Bank Alfalah’s Bangladesh operations at Tk 580 crore
The shareholders of Bank Alfalah gave go-ahead to the acquisition on March 26
29 March 2026
What is the World Trade Organization e-commerce moratorium that stops tariffs on digital downloads and streaming?
It covers cross-border transmissions such as software downloads, e-books, music and movie streaming and video games
29 March 2026
66 WTO members adopt interim e-commerce pact
Sixty-six World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries, representing 70 percent of global trade, have adopted a pathway to bring into force electronic commerce (e-Commerce) agreement through interim arrangements.
29 March 2026
Two India-bound LPG tankers crossing Strait of Hormuz out of Gulf, data shows
The two India-flagged vessels have crossed the Gulf area and are in the eastern Strait of Hormuz, the data showed
29 March 2026
Middle East war: global economic fallout
Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war
29 March 2026
S&P warns of heightened energy vulnerability for Bangladesh
Bangladesh remains at “a greater risk” due to heavy reliance on imported fuel and weaker external positions
28 March 2026
Fishy trades before major news spark insider trading allegations
Six accounts on the betting site Polymarket made $1.2 million on bets that the US would attack Iran on February 28, the day the war began
28 March 2026
IMF reaches agreement to unlock $1.2 billion for Pakistan
The South Asian nation is one of the largest debtors to the IMF after Argentina and Ukraine
28 March 2026
Middle East war: global economic fallout
Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war
28 March 2026
Oil climbs, stocks fall as markets see no end to war
Oil prices climbed, with the Brent international benchmark rising 4.2 percent to $112.57
28 March 2026
Facts about Strait of Hormuz shipping blockade
Around a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas passes through the waterway in peacetime
26 March 2026
Middle East war: global economic fallout
Oil prices rose and equities were mixed Thursday as investors tracked mixed developments in the war
26 March 2026
Oil edges up and equities mixed amid mixed messages on 'talks'
Trump on Wednesday threatened to "unleash hell" if Iran did not strike a deal,
26 March 2026
Gold sees Tk 36,000 price cut in three weeks
Each bhori of gold costs Tk 2.41 lakh today, down from around Tk 2.77 lakh on March 3
25 March 2026
Asia looks to Covid-era playbook to tackle fuel crisis
Countries across Asia are weighing up work-from-home policies and stimulus measures enforced during the Covid pandemic, as they scramble to respond to global fuel shortages triggered by the Iran war.
25 March 2026