Gold extends gains after US, Iran reach peace deal

Spot gold climbed 2.5 percent to $4,323.29 per ounce by 0536 GMT
15 June 2026

Syed Mohammad Kamal, new president of AmCham

Kamal brings 35 years of leadership experience across financial services, fast-moving consumer goods, remittances, and digital payments
14 June 2026

Lost Gulf oil exports far smaller than thought, traders and shippers say

Initial calculations were simple: add up all non-Iranian Gulf crude oil exports, some 12 million to 15 million barrels a day, and you easily have the biggest crisis in history
14 June 2026

Gold's record rally falters as bulls run into Fed rate expectations, stronger dollar

After hitting a record $5,595 in January, spot gold has fallen 25 percent
14 June 2026

Reform-oriented budget to strengthen economy: BGMEA

Garment exporters have welcomed the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2026-27
13 June 2026

Brent falls to lowest since March on expected peace deal

Brent futures settled at $87.33 a barrel, down $3.05, or 3.37 percent
13 June 2026

World's first gig economy treaty adopted at the ILO

The Decent Work in the Platform Economy Convention is aimed at extending labour protections to hundreds of millions of people worldwide who work through digital platforms
13 June 2026
10 June 2026

$404m WB loan, grant for health, nutrition services in Bangladesh

The World Bank will provide $379 million in loan assistance, along with $25 million in grant support from the Global Financing Facility (GFF)
10 June 2026

Tech leads Asia losses, oil rises as rollercoaster week rumbles on

Worries over the Middle East crisis were also weighing on sentiment and pushing oil prices up
10 June 2026

China prepares $295 billion plan to fund nationwide AI buildout, Bloomberg News reports

China's new five-year policy blueprint laid out its ​ambitions to aggressively adopt AI
9 June 2026

China exports surge as Beijing withstands Middle East stress

The spike marks a bright spot for the Chinese leadership as it struggles to kickstart growth following the pandemic and amid trade frictions with the United States
9 June 2026

The Art of Taxation

Why raising revenue is central to development
9 June 2026

Oil prices climb 3% after Iranian missile strikes on Israel

Brent crude, the international benchmark, climbed 3.29 percent to $96.15 a barrel
8 June 2026

Dubai luxury hotels woo staycationers as tourists flee

On the Palm, an artificial island that has become synonymous with Dubai opulence, five-star hotels are busy on weekends and holidays once more
7 June 2026

As OPEC+ meets, Iran war hobbles power to shape oil market

With the crucial Strait of Hormuz shut since US and Israeli attacks on Iran in late February, oil prices have nearly doubled, igniting inflation pressures worldwide
7 June 2026

Over one-third of local CEOs expect AI to cut junior jobs: PwC

More than one-third of Bangladeshi chief executive officers expect artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce junior-level jobs over the next three years, according to a recent PwC report
6 June 2026

RMG exports to non-traditional markets decline 5.95% in Jul-May

Bangladesh considers all markets non-traditional except the USA, the European Union (EU), Canada and the UK.
6 June 2026

Strong US job growth beats expectations in May, firming recent gains

US job growth has see-sawed between expansion and contraction from month to month over the last year
6 June 2026

Oil prices fall on mounting hopes for de-escalation in US-Iran War

US West Texas Intermediate crude finished at $90.54 a barrel
6 June 2026