Bangladesh proposes signing FTA with New Zealand

Commerce Secretary Md Ataur Rahman Khan is now leading a delegation on a tour to Australia and New Zealand to find out opportunities to increase bilateral trade
13 August 2026

Bangladesh seeks Australia’s support for joining RCEP

Commerce Secretary Md Ataur Rahman Khan made the call at a meeting in Australia’s Canberra today with Ravi Kewalram, first assistant secretary of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Sarah Storey, first assistant secretary of the South and Central Asia Division
13 August 2026

Aromatic rice export quotas under review

Exporters are asked to submit actual shipment data in three workdays
13 August 2026

Bangladesh, ADB plan over $1 billion annual investments for IGND

During a visit to Bangladesh, the ADB vice president engaged in strategic consultations on ADB’s upcoming country partnership strategy and held policy dialogues aimed at accelerating key economic reforms, mobilising private capital, and strengthening climate resilience
13 August 2026

Taiwan's Foxconn reports 35% rise in Q2 profit on AI demand, beats forecasts

Net profit for the April to June period for Nvidia's biggest server maker and Apple's top iPhone assembler was $1.86 billion
12 August 2026

Mideast war impact on travel bookings fading, TUI says

TUI -- the world's largest travel group -- said bookings over the past four weeks had risen seven percent
12 August 2026

Oil prices rise, stocks mixed ahead of crucial US inflation data

Oil prices rose again Wednesday and stock markets were mixed
12 August 2026

Students can now pay overseas tuition by card

Bangladesh Bank (BB) said authorised dealer banks may issue or approve the use of designated cards for such payments through the online platforms of foreign institutions
10 August 2026

Oil rises as Iran tempers hopes for swift Hormuz reopening

Brent crude futures rose 84 cents, or 1 percent, to $84.39 a barrel by 0424 GMT
10 August 2026

Jet fuel price hiked by over 21%

From midnight tonight, Jet A-1 price will be Tk 159.52 a litre, $1.0358 for international flights
9 August 2026

China inflation slows in July, below forecast

The consumer price index, a key gauge of inflation, eased to 0.5 percent year-on-year
9 August 2026

Government plans 400-acre industrial park in Bogura: minister

New board of directors of Bogura Chamber takes charge
8 August 2026

Brent climbs $1 on uncertainty over end to Iran war

Brent crude futures settled at $83.55 a barrel
8 August 2026

China extends trade boom as global AI tech demand surges

The world's second-largest economy last year achieved a historic trade surplus of nearly $1.2 trillion
8 August 2026

US unexpectedly loses jobs in blow to Trump ahead of midterms

The world's largest economy lost 23,000 jobs in July
8 August 2026

Bangladesh, Australia reaffirm stronger cooperation in trade, skills, research

Australian high commissioner calls on Bangladesh’s commerce minister
6 August 2026

Govt to go for direct purchase of eight LNG cargoes

Two cargoes each will be procured from four international companies: Blackcube International Ltd (UK), Global Fuel Supplies Pte Ltd (Australia), Plentitude Energy Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) and Maxwell International SPC (Oman)
6 August 2026

Bangladesh's RMG exports to the US fall 5.75% in Jan-Jun

For the single month of June 2026, exports from Bangladesh to the US were $763.57 million, up 5.74 percent compared with June last year
6 August 2026

Govt drafts revised policy to formalise gold trade

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir today asked all relevant government agencies and stakeholders to submit written feedback on the draft "Gold Policy 2018 (Revised) 2026" by August 9
6 August 2026

India paves way for return of merchant fees on digital payments

UPI, one of the world's largest real-time payments networks, processed 23.6 billion transactions worth 29.9 trillion rupees ($313.5 billion) in July
6 August 2026