H&M operating profit improves but sales still sluggish
25 September 2026
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Global Economy
Chinese-Bangladeshi JV, BPDB to build 10MW solar plant at Bhasanchar
25 September 2026
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Global Economy
H&M operating profit improves but sales still sluggish
24 September 2026
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Business
Oil prices fall as Iran says it is open to diplomacy to end the war
24 September 2026
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Business
US says China trade truce extended as Trump welcomes Xi
24 September 2026
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Business
OECD lifts global growth forecast despite Mideast war
24 September 2026
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Global Economy
H&M founding family builds stake as turnaround struggles to gain traction
23 September 2026
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Global Business
Oil falls $1 on better supply outlook, hopes for US-Iran talks
23 September 2026
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Business
Gold prices fall
23 September 2026
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Global Economy
NCT deal with DP World / Pro-BNP workers’ body urges PM for dialogue before any decision
22 September 2026
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Business
Toyota, Honda fear US tariffs to dent profits
Toyota Motor and Honda Motor are expected to report weaker first-quarter earnings this week, as US import tariffs and a stronger yen weigh on profits despite solid demand for hybrids in their biggest overseas markets.
5 August 2025
Asian markets track Wall St rally on Fed rate cut bets
Investor confidence in a Fed rate cut grows, driving stock markets higher
5 August 2025
Asia-US sea freight rates set to extend declines amid tariff chaos
Uncertainty in trade talks, geopolitical tensions to pressure sea freight rates
5 August 2025
Trump tariffs don't spare his fans in EU
Orban's 'golden age' promise falters as new US tariffs hit Hungary's auto industry
5 August 2025
Trump to raise tariff on India over Russia oil
President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to “substantially” hike US tariffs on goods from India over its purchases of Russian oil -- a key source of revenue for Moscow’s war on Ukraine.
4 August 2025
Markets’ Trump truce is on ever-shakier ground
If stock markets are to be believed, Donald Trump has pulled off a masterstroke. The US president has ratcheted up tariffs on trading partners while avoiding tanking either the economy or asset prices. Yet investors’ muted response to Thursday’s latest levies may be misleading. The Trump-market truce will soon face steeper tests.
4 August 2025
Malaysia agrees to boost tech, LNG purchases from US as part of trade deal
The US announced last week that it would impose a 19% tariff on Malaysia
4 August 2025
Latest Trump tariffs unlikely to budge, top negotiator says
Trump-imposed tariffs on many countries will remain, US trade representative says
4 August 2025
New Trump tariffs: early modelling shows most economies lose – the US more than many
The tariffs will compel foreign producers to lower their prices. But these price decreases only partially offset the cost of the tariffs, so US consumers pay higher prices.
4 August 2025
Asian markets fluctuate as traders weigh tariffs, US jobs
Investors fret over US tariffs, weak jobs report, and possible rate cuts
4 August 2025
Remittance surges 30% in July
Remittance surged 30 percent year-on-year in July, the first month of the current fiscal year, maintaining buoyancy in inflows as more than 40 lakh Bangladeshis have gone abroad for work over the past four years.
3 August 2025
US government turmoil stalls thousands of export approvals
Thousands of license applications by US companies to export goods and technology around the globe, including to China, are in limbo because turmoil at the agency in charge of approving them has left it nearly paralyzed, two sources said.
3 August 2025
Bangladesh eyes stake in $7 trillion global halal economy: Ashik Chowdhury
Industry people join Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber-organised seminar to explore Bangladesh’s potential
3 August 2025
OPEC+ slated to increase oil output in bid to regain market share
The anticipated output increase by the group of eight oil-producing countries known as the "Voluntary Eight" (V8), would be the latest in a series of hikes that began in April
3 August 2025
World economies reel from Trump’s tariffs punch
Global markets reeled Friday after President Donald Trump’s tariffs barrage against nearly all US trading partners as governments looked down the barrel of a seven-day deadline before higher duties take effect.
2 August 2025
Trump stakes reputation as dealmaker
Donald Trump is staking his reputation as a tough negotiator and slick dealmaker -- that has served him well throughout his life -- with his ultra-muscular, protectionist tariffs policy.
2 August 2025
Effective tariff for RMG exports to US climbs to 36.5%: BGMEA
The tariff will be a bit less if 20% of the cotton used in garment production is sourced from the USA
2 August 2025
India will continue to buy Russian oil, government sources say
Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
2 August 2025
Trump stakes reputation as dealmaker with tariff policy
How donald trump’s protectionist tariff policy is being put to the test
2 August 2025
World economies reel from Trump's tariffs punch
Trump announced late Thursday that dozens of economies, including the European Union, will face new tariff rates of between 10 and 41 percent.
2 August 2025