Solar push helps Pakistan temper Gulf energy shock
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Middle East conflict to push 12 lakh Bangladeshis below poverty line: World Bank
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Crude prices plunge, stocks surge as US and Iran agree ceasefire
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European gas prices open down 20% on Mideast ceasefire
8 April 2026, 12:33 PM
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Dollar falls against pound, euro after Iran truce
8 April 2026, 12:30 PM
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Oil dives, stocks surge as Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire
8 April 2026, 06:29 AM
Global Economy
Dollar nears Tk 123 as war keeps markets on edge
8 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Hormuz closure divides the fortunes of Middle Eastern oil states
8 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
China’s coal-based urea shields farmers from global fertiliser turmoil
8 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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War to kickstart renewables boom: IEA chief
8 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
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
Laldia Char Terminal boosts Ctg port’s container storage capacity by 10,000 TEUs
The Ctg port’s capacity has risen from 56,000 TEUs to 66,000 TEUs
10 November 2025, 12:24 PM
US holiday sales set to top $1tn for first time
US holiday sales are expected to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, the National Retail Federation said on Thursday, though growth is forecast to slow as economic pressures weigh on consumer sentiment.
9 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Vietnam’s garment industry rebounds, but challenges loom
Vietnam’s textile and garment industry has shown clear signs of recovery in 2025, bouncing back after a difficult period of stagnation.
9 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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
Stock market frenzy is a louder echo of the 1990s
Throughout the late 1990s Fred Hickey, the editor of The High-Tech Strategist, was relentlessly critical of the wild market excesses of the time. So-called “bubbleheads” responded by leaving vile messages on his voicemail. However, he developed a cult following among bearish investors.
8 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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
Paris accord will defeat fossil fuels – eventually
The transition to green energy is messy, contradictory and too slow. It’s roughly a decade since 195 countries struck the Paris Agreement, opens new tab at the United Nations’s 21st Conference of the Parties (COP) in France, pledging to hold the average global temperature to “well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels”.
6 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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 one-week low
Gold prices rose on Wednesday, as bargain hunters stepped in after bullion dropped to a near one-week low in the previous session, while focus was also on the US private payroll data for cues on future interest rate cuts.
5 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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