Bangladesh wants to export onion and potato to Sri Lanka
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China is now a strategic cooperative partner of Bangladesh
9 September 2026
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Bangladesh signs investment promotion deal with Hong Kong
9 September 2026
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Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict intensifies
9 September 2026
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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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Why isn't oil above $100 despite supply disruptions?
8 September 2026
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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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Oil drops, stocks hit records on hopes of Hormuz opening
The renewed optimism after five months of blockage for Gulf oil and gas tankers bolstered stocks, with two of the three major Wall Street indices powering to fresh records
5 August 2026
BTMA, BGMEA join hands to launch annual global textile machinery expo
The exhibition, to be known as the Bangladesh International Textile and Apparel Machinery Exhibition (BITMA), will be held in Dhaka every year
4 August 2026
Democratic US states sue to challenge Trump's latest tariffs
The states' lawsuit filed in the US Court of International Trade in New York follows previous challenges by small US businesses
4 August 2026
Oil ticks up after selloff as talks to end US-Iran war remain uncertain
Front-month Brent futures rose $1.12, or 1.3 percent, to $84.89 a barrel
4 August 2026
Bangladesh’s exports decline 1% in July
However, the July export figure is 12.49% higher than that of June
3 August 2026
Oil prices sink on Middle East hopes
Oil prices tumbled Monday as Donald Trump said fresh talks with Iran will begin later in the day
3 August 2026
Japan confirms joint yen intervention with US, signals readiness for more action
Trump says US intervening to prop up yen as sign of friendship
3 August 2026
Bangladesh's foreign aid commitments fall 37%, debt servicing rises 11%
Total foreign assistance commitments dropped 37 percent to $5.24 billion in FY26 from $8.32 billion a year earlier, a decline of nearly 37 percent
2 August 2026
Md Fazlul Hoque, new administrator of FBCCI
The commerce ministry has appointed Md Fazlul Hoque as the administrator of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI)
2 August 2026
AI keeps consumer prices high in 'RAMaggedon' chip crunch
Samsung Electronics' chief financial officer said this week shortages of microchips that store digital data will likely deepen in 2027
2 August 2026
OPEC+ tipped to raise production again but new quotas loom
The enlarged Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will likely increase production by 188,000 barrels per day
2 August 2026
Dollar continues to gain against taka
The US dollar continues to gain against the taka amid increased demand for foreign currency to clear import bills
1 August 2026
S Alam shuts all factories in Ctg's Karnaphuli
11 industrial units cease operations as raw material shortages force closure; over 5,000 workers lose jobs
1 August 2026
Apple set to lose nearly $500 billion in value after weak forecast
The drop, if sustained, would mark the stock's worst day since the pandemic-driven selloff in March 2020
1 August 2026
US Fed dissenters call for rate hikes over sustained inflation
The Fed held rates at 3.50-3.75 percent for its fifth straight meeting on Wednesday
1 August 2026
Oil prices settle more than 1% higher, log strongest month since March
For July, Brent gained 24 percent and WTI rose 21 percent
1 August 2026
Samsung quarterly operating profit up 1,800% on AI boom
April-June operating profit came to 89.5 trillion won ($62 billion)
30 July 2026
Oil slips as markets look for cues on Gulf supplies
Brent futures fell 96 cents, or 1.06 percent, to $89.78 a barrel
30 July 2026
Oil rises as US-Iran tension escalates after Iraq strikes, missile attack
Brent futures increased by $3.15, or 3.8 percent, to $87.24 a barrel
29 July 2026
SK hynix posts 1,200% net profit boost on AI chip boom
Wednesday's earnings figures included quarterly net profit of 94 trillion won ($64 billion)
29 July 2026