Iran war revives European rooftop solar demand to cut energy bills
23 April 2026, 13:52 PM
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Young Chinese use AI to launch one-person firms over job anxiety
23 April 2026, 11:35 AM
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US March retail sales surge past expectations on energy cost spike
22 April 2026, 16:46 PM
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Opinion / Iran war may crush oil demand today, but send it soaring long term
22 April 2026, 14:09 PM
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How the Iran war oil and gas supply shock compares with past disruptions
22 April 2026, 12:26 PM
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Oil, stocks fall as traders weigh outlook after Trump extends truce
22 April 2026, 12:19 PM
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Commerce minister seeks Australian investment in solar energy
21 April 2026, 20:12 PM
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War in Iran is causing biggest energy crisis in history, IEA says
21 April 2026, 18:56 PM
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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
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
Central bank caps passport endorsement fee at Tk 300
No additional service fee or charge can be collected beyond this amount
17 May 2025, 12:23 PM
Vietnam steps up talks with US to reduce hefty tariff
Vietnam has the fourth-largest trade surplus among all US trading partners, worth $123.5 billion last year
17 May 2025, 05:46 AM
Tokyo, Osaka top trending destinations for summer travel
Mastercard Economics Institute says in its report on travel trends in 2025
15 May 2025, 11:54 AM
Trump: India has offered US a trade deal with no tariffs
The United States is India's largest trading partner, with bilateral trade totalling some $129 billion in 2024
15 May 2025, 08:14 AM
UK economy beats forecast to grow 0.7% in first quarter
Gross domestic product rose 0.7 percent in the January-to-March period
15 May 2025, 07:07 AM
Nissan is rolling out big cuts. Turning around sales will prove harder
Nissan's sales have plunged 42 percent since the 2017 business year
15 May 2025, 05:16 AM