FTA with Latin Mercosur bloc could boost garment trade: BGMEA

Garment makers discuss bilateral trade with the Uruguayan ambassador in Dhaka
8 January 2026

World Bank warns Bangladesh public of fake loan scams

The global lender issued a statement today
8 January 2026

South Korea brings AI into the physical world at CES 2026

Hyundai Motor Group, LG Electronics and Doosan are set to showcase their latest AI robotics technologies
8 January 2026

Nvidia requires full upfront payment for H200 chips in China, sources say

Nvidia's standard terms for Chinese clients have previously included advance payment requirements
8 January 2026

Samsung Electronics forecasts record profit in fourth quarter

Its strong forecast comes on the back of soaring demand for high-performance memory chips
8 January 2026

US lays out plan for marketing Venezuelan oil after Maduro ouster

Venezuela's state petroleum firm separately said that talks for the sale of crude oil to the United States had begun,
8 January 2026

CPA would strengthen Bangladesh-EU ties: visiting EU top official

Paola Pampaloni, acting managing director for Asia-Pacific at the European External Action Service, is now in Dhaka
7 January 2026

China's power edge brings mixed AI blessings

The Nvidia boss warned in November that "China is going to win the AI race"
7 January 2026

Venezuela to export $2 billion worth of oil to US in deal with Washington

Trump says agreed volume to supply is 30-50 million barrels
7 January 2026

Trump announces plan to sell Venezuelan oil as US signals it is in talks with Caracas

US estimates killed about 75 people in the raid in Caracas.
7 January 2026

Tesla slump burnishes Elon Musk’s futurist cred

A Model S is not an iPhone, a fact less obvious back in 2022. Then, electric-vehicle pioneer Tesla accounted for every dollar of profit generated from battery-powered rides. In that sense, it was similar to Apple, whose trailblazing smartphones became a recurring financial gift. The automaker’s CEO, however, has been steering the $1.4 trillion company into artificial intelligence, self-driving and beyond, fantastical initiatives that look more prescient now.
6 January 2026

9 Japan companies team up on EV battery production; seek to streamline process to compete with China

Participants include Hitachi, Ltd, Ricoh Co and JTEKT Corp, which is affiliated with Toyota Motor Corp
6 January 2026

Gold hits one-week high on Fed rate-cut bets, Venezuela turmoil

Spot gold was up 0.4 percent at $4,463.63 per ounce
6 January 2026

Vietnam runs trade surplus of over $20 billion in 2025

Exports in December stood at $44 billion, up 12.6 percent from November
6 January 2026

Trump tariffs to bite in 2026, Thai exports may shrink

Thailand’s economy is also expected to expand only modestly.
6 January 2026

Trump administration sets meetings with oil companies over Venezuela, source says

The upcoming meetings will be crucial to the administration's hopes to boost crude oil production and exports from Venezuela
6 January 2026
6 January 2026

OECD finalizes deal on global minimum tax with US carveout

The deal contains two "pillars," the second of which sets a minimum global tax rate of 15 percent
6 January 2026

Gold surges as US capture of Venezuela president spurs safe-haven demand

Spot gold rose 2.2 percent to $4,424.17 per ounce, a one-week high
5 January 2026