US March retail sales surge past expectations on energy cost spike
22 April 2026, 16:46 PM
Business
Opinion / Iran war may crush oil demand today, but send it soaring long term
22 April 2026, 14:09 PM
Business
How the Iran war oil and gas supply shock compares with past disruptions
22 April 2026, 12:26 PM
Business
Oil, stocks fall as traders weigh outlook after Trump extends truce
22 April 2026, 12:19 PM
Business
Commerce minister seeks Australian investment in solar energy
21 April 2026, 20:12 PM
Business
War in Iran is causing biggest energy crisis in history, IEA says
21 April 2026, 18:56 PM
Business
Top US trade representative to visit Bangladesh soon
21 April 2026, 17:57 PM
Business
India fertiliser output drops a quarter on Mideast war
21 April 2026, 12:41 PM
Business
Oil prices dip, most stocks rise on lingering Iran peace hopes
21 April 2026, 12:36 PM
Business
Dollar pushes to one-week high as Middle East tensions reignite
20 April 2026, 10:41 AM
Business
India ships first jet fuel cargo to US West Coast
Castleton Commodities chartered the ship, which is expected to arrive in Los Angeles in the first half of December, multiple shipbrokers said.
17 November 2025, 06:28 AM
Bangladesh faces mounting macro-financial challenges despite progress: IMF
The IMF’s review mission led by Chris Papageorgiou concluded today
13 November 2025, 15:06 PM
Toyota announces $10 bn US investment
The announcement coincided with the opening of its first US factory making lithium-ion batteries for electric and hybrid cars
13 November 2025, 07:36 AM
Vietnam eyes US tariff deal soon
Vietnam is working to sign a trade agreement with the United States soon, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son said on Wednesday, as a new round of negotiations gets underway in Washington.
12 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt to sign deal with APM Terminals to develop, operate Laldia for 30 years
The Laldia container terminal is expected to start operations by 2029
12 November 2025, 11:54 AM
Gold rally eases as dollar edges higher
Spot gold was down 0.5 percent at $4,107.41 per ounce
12 November 2025, 06:09 AM
Trump says US faces ‘economic disaster’ if Supreme Court rules against tariffs
US President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States faced an economic and national security disaster if the Supreme Court ruled against his use of an emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs against nearly every country.
11 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Gold hits near 3-week peak on rate-cut bets
Spot gold was up 0.7 percent at $4,142.72 per ounce
11 November 2025, 06:39 AM
Reserves fall to $26.43 billion
$1.61 billion ACU payment settled today
9 November 2025, 14:10 PM
Bangladesh to showcase semiconductor strength in Malaysia
The Bangladesh Semiconductor Industry Association will organise a three-day roadshow
9 November 2025, 12:19 PM
China halts export ban to US of some 'dual use' materials: ministry
The announcement comes after leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump met on October 30 in South Korea
9 November 2025, 07:05 AM
Worries over AI spending, US government shutdown pressure stocks
But US President Donald Trump on Friday rejected talk of any AI bubble
8 November 2025, 07:21 AM
FDI’s hidden crisis: Where is the new money?
At least $8 billion in FDI is needed annually to boost GDP growth by one percentage point
6 November 2025, 13:24 PM
BGMEA, Bangladesh-Canada trade body team up for trade, investment
The two will jointly work to build a stronger network
6 November 2025, 13:07 PM
US Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump tariff legality
Trump did not attend Wednesday's hearing
6 November 2025, 07:21 AM
Gold rebounds from near one-week low on bargain-hunting ahead of US jobs data
Spot gold rose 0.9 percent to $3,966.65 per ounce
5 November 2025, 08:12 AM
China extends suspension of extra tariffs on US goods
The two leaders held talks in South Korea at the end of October
5 November 2025, 05:35 AM
Five local companies to import $1.25 billion US soybean products
The five are: Meghna Group of Industries, City Group, Delta Agrofood Industries Ltd, Mahbub Group and KGS Group
4 November 2025, 19:31 PM
Supreme Court cannot stop all of Trump’s tariffs. Deal with it, officials say
US factory equipment maker OTC Industrial Technologies has long used low-cost countries to supply components - first China and later India - but President Donald Trump’s blitz of tariffs on numerous trade partners has upended the supply chain math for CEO Bill Canady.
4 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Meghna, City, Delta to import $1 billion worth of US soybean
The three local commodity giants will bring in the soybean over the next one year
4 November 2025, 14:13 PM