US consumer confidence edged slightly lower in June amid rising concern about current and future business conditions, according to survey data published Tuesday.

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka said Wednesday it had clinched a restructuring deal with a majority of bilateral lenders covering up to $5.8 billion in debt, a key step towards recovery after a 2022 financial crash.

The debt crisis risk that has overshadowed the global economy for four years is beginning to recede, the Paris Club of rich creditor nations said in its 2023 annual report on Wednesday.

The two will work jointly in Chattogram, Mongla, Dhaka

$21.64 billion worth of apparels were shipped to the European Union in the Jul-May period this fiscal year

The number of border haats will also be increased, State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu also said

Sri Lanka will sign a debt restructuring agreement with a group of creditor nations on Wednesday, the government said in a major step to help stabilise the country’s finances following its economic crisis.

Brent crude fell on Tuesday while investors awaited US inflation data later this week, but prices held above the $85 level after the previous session’s gains on escalating geopolitical tensions and hopes of improved demand this summer.

Alpen Banyan Garments BD Company, a Chinese company, will invest $108.99 million to set up a woven and knit garment factory inside Bepza Economic Zone in Mirsharai of Chattogram.

Justice isn’t always blind. When it comes to levying punishments on powerful companies, the challenge is to inflict enough pain that bad behavior is deterred, but not so much that it creates unintended suffering elsewhere. Boeing, an American icon in a heap of trouble, exemplifies that quandary.

Each bhori of 22-carat gold will cost Tk 118,355

Retailers in China face a daunting near-term future after a disappointing mid-year online shopping festival that has also clouded the recovery prospects of the world's second-largest economy

Prosecutors are recommending that the Department of Justice bring criminal charges against the $104 billion aviation company, according to sources cited by Reuters, for breaching the terms of its deferred prosecution agreement

It hit $99.30 billion in March, down from $100.64 billion in December last year

Anyone who has tried to secure an Uber at a busy time of day will have experienced the ride-hailing app’s least appealing feature: surge pricing. Too many punters and too few available cars mean the cost of getting from A to B spikes. Something similar is currently afflicting the global shipping sector.

Beijing wants the EU to scrap its preliminary tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles by July 4, China’s state-controlled Global Times reported, after both sides agreed to hold new trade talks.

Apple is talking to major rival Meta about integrating the Facebook parent company’s generative AI into its products, as it tries to catch up with rivals on artificial intelligence, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.

Bangladesh Jeweller's Association will organise the three-day International Jewellery Machinery Exhibition Bangladesh 2024

Domestic forecasts for next season's harvest in Vietnam, the world's second biggest coffee producer, remain grim.

EU and China trade chiefs held “candid and constructive” talks on Saturday over plans from Brussels to ramp up tariffs on Chinese electric cars, and the two sides will hold further consultations, the EU said.