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US widens metal tariffs

The United States has broadened the reach of its steel and aluminum tariffs, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, impacting hundreds more products that contain both metals such as child seats, tableware and heavy equipment.
20 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Ensure adequate gas supply to garment factories: BGMEA

A team of BGMEA leaders met Energy Division secretary today
20 August 2025, 15:03 PM

US hikes steel, aluminum tariffs on imported appliances, railcars, EV parts

US to expand steel, aluminium tariffs on 400 products
20 August 2025, 06:05 AM

How Trump’s reciprocal tariff challenged WTO’s multilateral trading system

Bangladesh is in an advantageous position compared with competing countries in the US
20 August 2025, 02:00 AM

OpenAI rolls out cheapest ChatGPT plan in India

ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Tuesday launched ChatGPT Go, a new India-only subscription plan priced at 399 rupees ($4.57) per month, its most affordable offering yet, as the company looks to deepen its presence in its second-largest market.
19 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Fewer fake firs, higher prices

US shoppers looking for fake Christmas trees and holiday decor this year will have fewer choices and face higher prices as tariffs on Chinese imports force retailers to scale back orders as they assess how tight customer budgets are.
19 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Time is ripe for Bangladesh-US trade deals: FBCCI administrator

US embassy’s commercial counsellor in Dhaka, Paul G Frost, visits FBCCI office
19 August 2025, 13:03 PM

India removes import duty on cotton in temporary relief for garment industry

Cotton import duty exemption to boost India's struggling garment sector
19 August 2025, 06:37 AM

S&P affirms US 'AA+' credit rating, cites tariff revenue

Tariff revenue from Trump's trade war offsets US fiscal deficit, says S&P
19 August 2025, 06:19 AM

Japan's SoftBank to invest $2b in Intel

The move is the latest in SoftBank's succession of investments in the US
19 August 2025, 06:03 AM

India’s Russian crude buying has to stop

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said India's purchases of Russian crude were funding Moscow's war in Ukraine and had to stop, adding that New Delhi was "now cozying up to both Russia and China."
18 August 2025, 22:29 PM

HSBC to honour exporters

HSBC Bangladesh will recognise exporters for their role in driving economic growth and strengthening the country's presence in global trade.
18 August 2025, 22:25 PM

China’s half-cooked growth plan is going cold

China’s economic planners are at a tricky crossroads. Growth is set to slow in the third quarter as President Xi Jinping’s war on overcapacity takes a toll. And various efforts aimed at reinflating property prices have yet to work. While further rate cuts to prop up the rebounding stock market look likely, heading off deflation would require creating sustainable demand. That seems unlikely.
18 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Singapore key exports slip in July as US shipments tumble 42.7%

Southeast Asia's second-largest economy is heavily reliant on international trade
18 August 2025, 05:17 AM

Import containers must move same day

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has directed that all import containers destined for private inland container depots (ICDs) or off-docks must be transferred to the designated facilities on the very day they are unloaded from vessels at Chattogram port.
17 August 2025, 18:10 PM

Money laundering: NBR traces Tk 40,000cr in assets abroad

The National Board of Revenue has found assets worth nearly Tk 40,000 crore in five countries which it believes were bought with money laundered from Bangladesh, said the Chief Adviser’s Office yesterday.
17 August 2025, 18:00 PM

EU push to protect digital rules

The European Union is trying to prevent the United States from targeting the bloc’s digital rules as both sides work through the final details of a delayed statement to formalise a trade deal reached last month, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
17 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Thai Government launches Crypto-to-Baht scheme to boost tourism

The initiative "TouristDigiPay" is a direct response to a significant slowdown in tourism this year
17 August 2025, 09:11 AM

US cancels India trade talks scheduled for August

The current round of negotiations for the proposed bilateral trade agreement is now likely to be deferred to another date
17 August 2025, 05:41 AM

Oil settled $1 lower

Oil prices closed down nearly $1 on Friday as traders awaited talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, which could lead to an easing of the sanctions imposed on Moscow over the war in Ukraine.
16 August 2025, 19:49 PM