Bankers today are often viewed through a narrow lens as profiteering professionals. With each bank failure or financial crisis, the finger is pointed at them. Much of this misunderstanding is caused by limited public awareness of how banks and bankers actually function in a complex modern economy. The purpose here is not to prove a case but to place matters in perspective.

For Donald Trump, the next big China deal is all about the last big China deal. The president’s first trade pact with Beijing, signed in 2019, did little to change Beijing’s behaviour or jump-start American manufacturing. Yet the White House is once again pushing for high-stakes negotiations, even if any agreement could prove as ephemeral as the last.

The Bangladesh Bank has directed all scheduled banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to submit their annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) budgets, along with related documents, by February each year.

The interim government has formed an eight-member working committee to implement the merger of five Shariah-based banks.

New export conditions on raw jute to support domestic market

From tomorrow, each bhori will be sold at Tk 185,947

Tariffs are set to rise, global compliance standards are tightening, and supply chains are becoming more digitised and diversified.

The decision was taken upon a probe committee’s recommendation

They demand a pause until the charges are fixed by the shipping ministry’s tariff committee

One cargo will arrive in November and the other in December

The DSEX dropped 89.33 points to finish at 5,538.25

Himalaya Airlines cancels service, Biman’s Kathmandu-bound flight returns to Dhaka

The DSEX decreased 48.16 points to 5,579 by 12:14 pm

Says EuroCham Bangladesh President Nuria Lopez in an interview with The Daily Star

Bangladesh is set to leave the least developed country (LDC) club next year after meeting UN criteria in two consecutive reviews. Graduation means crossing three thresholds: income per person, human development indicators and economic vulnerability. The UN reviews these every three years, and a country must pass twice before graduating.

Omera Petroleum Ltd, a subsidiary of MJL Bangladesh PLC, is going to acquire Premier LP Gas Ltd (PLPG), a leading operator in the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) market under the brand name “Totalgaz Bangladesh,” for Tk 227 crore.

Standard Chartered expects the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 50 basis points at its policy meeting this month, double its earlier projection of a 25-bp reduction, following a soft August jobs report.

Exports reach $523m in FY25 as American buyers look beyond China

Sluggish investment demand stalls private credit growth in Bangladesh

Over the last year, that expectation has been dampened by a large margin, with major players reporting up to a 30 percent demand slump.