Syed Mohammad Kamal, new president of AmCham
Star Business Report
14 June 2026, 19:12 PM Business
Reform-oriented budget to strengthen economy: BGMEA
Star Business Report
13 June 2026, 21:41 PM Business
Brent falls to lowest since March on expected peace deal
Reuters, Houston
13 June 2026, 12:35 PM Business
World's first gig economy treaty adopted at the ILO
AFP, Geneva
13 June 2026, 12:30 PM Business
Bangladesh can be world's No. 1 RMG sourcing hub: Inditex regional chief
Star Business Report
10 June 2026, 21:47 PM Business
$404m WB loan, grant for health, nutrition services in Bangladesh
Star Business Report
10 June 2026, 21:00 PM Business
Tech leads Asia losses, oil rises as rollercoaster week rumbles on
AFP, Hong Kong
10 June 2026, 11:58 AM Business

Asian equities track Wall St sell-off as US deficit fears grow

All three main indexes on Wall Street ended sharply lower.
22 May 2025, 06:08 AM

BGMEA wants 3-month window from India to clear pending shipments

The association urges the interim government to send a letter to India seeking the opportunity
21 May 2025, 16:54 PM

US importers race to create bonded warehouses amid Trump tariffs

The rush to bond U.S. warehouses for goods ranging from clothing to auto parts is a bet for some that raised U.S. tariffs will be only a short-term policy by the Trump administration.
21 May 2025, 07:18 AM

China slams US 'bullying' over new warnings on Huawei chips

Beijing condemned new US warnings on the use of AI chips made in China
21 May 2025, 02:57 AM

Trump’s remittance tax plan poses threat to Bangladesh

The US House Budget Committee voted late on Sunday to move forward with President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act", a proposal that could make sending money back home more expensive for three lakh Bangladeshis currently living in the United States.
20 May 2025, 18:05 PM

Banks can now pay fees for correspondence courses abroad

The facility shall be admissible for one correspondence course at a time
20 May 2025, 13:13 PM

Apple supplier Foxconn to invest $1.5 billion in India unit

In March, Apple ramped up India production, exporting around 600 tons of iPhones worth $2 billion to the US.
20 May 2025, 08:18 AM

Japan's Honda to scale back on electric vehicles, concentrate on hybrids

It plans to launch 13 next-generation hybrid models globally in the four years from 2027.
20 May 2025, 05:52 AM

China's central bank cuts two key rates to historic lows

The five-year LPR, the benchmark for mortgage loans, was cut from 3.6 percent to 3.5 percent, it said.
20 May 2025, 05:49 AM

RMG export to EU rises 29% in Jan-Mar

Bangladesh shipped $5.98 billion worth of apparels to the EU in the first three months of 2025
19 May 2025, 14:10 PM

How is the economy doing?

The silver lining is that the economy isn’t falling apart
19 May 2025, 12:51 PM

Samsung’s next big bet? M&A hopes rise in advanced tech

Questions remain over whether the company has the liquidity to pursue large-scale deals
19 May 2025, 10:52 AM

China's factory output resists tariff impact, retail sales disappoint

China's April factory output resilient despite trade war, aided by government support measures
19 May 2025, 07:35 AM

China's Xiaomi to invest nearly $7 bn in chips

Since 2021, Xiaomi's chip development program has already received 13.5 billion yuan in research and development funds
19 May 2025, 06:56 AM

Asian markets drop after US loses last triple-A credit rating

The move dealt a blow to markets, which had enjoyed a healthy run-up last week after Washington and China hammered out a deal to temporarily slash tit-for-tat tariffs
19 May 2025, 05:58 AM

Strained ties: non-tariff barriers and the future of Bangladesh-India trade relations

The non-tariff barriers hurt Bangladesh-India trade, increasing costs and damaging bilateral trust
19 May 2025, 05:29 AM

Taka weakens against US dollar again

The inter-bank exchange rate hit Tk 122.78 per US dollar today
18 May 2025, 14:35 PM

China slaps anti-dumping duties on plastics from US, EU, Japan, Taiwan

The commerce ministry's findings conclude a probe launched in May 2024, shortly after the US sharply increased tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, computer chips and other imports.
18 May 2025, 08:31 AM

Moody's downgrade intensifies investor worry about US fiscal path

The ratings agency cut America's pristine sovereign credit rating by one notch on Friday, the last of the major ratings agencies to downgrade the country, citing concerns about the nation's growing $36 trillion debt pile
18 May 2025, 07:29 AM

Trump tariff highlights the need for diversifying exports: special assistant to CA

He says this at a discussion organised by the International Business Forum of Bangladesh
17 May 2025, 15:05 PM