H&M operating profit improves but sales still sluggish
24 September 2026
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Oil prices fall as Iran says it is open to diplomacy to end the war
24 September 2026
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US says China trade truce extended as Trump welcomes Xi
24 September 2026
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H&M founding family builds stake as turnaround struggles to gain traction
23 September 2026
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Oil falls $1 on better supply outlook, hopes for US-Iran talks
23 September 2026
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Business
NCT deal with DP World / Pro-BNP workers’ body urges PM for dialogue before any decision
22 September 2026
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BB governor urges India to boost imports from Bangladesh
22 September 2026
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Oil prices climb ahead of potential US-Iran talks
22 September 2026
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Business
Paramount wins Warner Bros takeover after settling states, union lawsuits
22 September 2026
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How a Bangladeshi garment-maker is fighting the Middle East energy crunch
22 September 2026
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PDB can save $1.2 billion a year by fixing core problems: IEEFA
The global energy think-tank suggested shifting half of Bangladesh’s existing industrial demand to the grid
4 December 2024
$6 billion foreign loan commitments may come by June: finance adviser
The commitments will come from multiple sources, including World Bank, IMF, ADB, Opec
3 December 2024
Roadmap is there to implement ILO conventions: commerce adviser
EU Ambassador Michael Miller calls on the adviser
3 December 2024
Chevron to invest in new gas exploration in Bangladesh
The energy giant thanks the interim government for starting to clear overdue payments
3 December 2024
Why Mexico’s global trade sweet spot may turn sour
Last year, Mexico sent $475 billion of goods exports to the United States, surpassing China
3 December 2024
US unveils fresh export curbs targeting China's chip sector
The announcement comes weeks before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, where he is expected to bolster Washington's hawkish stance on China
3 December 2024
US Fed officials see inflation fight as broadly on track
New York Fed President John Williams said inflation was now "within striking distance" of two percent.
3 December 2024
Moody’s told outdated story of Bangladesh
Moody's Ratings is narrating an outdated story of Bangladesh, not the updated one, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur in a webinar yesterday.
2 December 2024
KEPZ decides to fast-track land registration
The chief adviser became the first head of state to preside over a meeting of the KEPZ governing body in nine years
2 December 2024
OpenAI's Altman confident Trump will keep US in AI lead
"We need to build that here and we need to be able to have the best AI infrastructure in the world to be able to lead with the technology and the capabilities," he said.
2 December 2024
Exclusive: Latest US strike on China's chips hits semiconductor toolmakers
The move marks one of the Biden Administration's last large scale effort to stymy China's ability to access and produce chips that can help advance artificial intelligence for military applications or otherwise threaten US national security.
2 December 2024
Remittance rises 14% in November
However, November’s inflow of $2.2 billion was 8.16% lower than the previous month
1 December 2024
Businesses will now get up to three years for payment: BB
Earlier, industries could import capital machinery under a 360-day usance term
1 December 2024
US 'Black Friday' online spending put at record $10.8 bn
The biggest sales during the annual day-after-Thanksgiving promotions were for toys, jewelry, household appliances, skin- and hair-care products, clothes and electronic devices
1 December 2024
Elon Musk asks US court to block OpenAi's for-profit conversion
Attorneys representing the billionaire and his AI startup, xAI, filed the injunction Friday, the financial news site reported.
1 December 2024
Businesses voice concern over state of law and order
Power crises are also making things extremely difficult, they say at DCCI conference
30 November 2024
WTO chief reappointed as Trump threat looms
Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and the first African to head the WTO, was the only candidate in the race, and had been all but assured a second four-year term
30 November 2024
China manufacturing expands for second straight month
The latest PMI reading marks the second straight month of expansion -- indicated by a figure above 50 -- after a five-month run in negative territory that ended in October.
30 November 2024
Sri Lanka records highest deflation since 1961
Sri Lanka had already seen deflation of 0.8 percent in October and 0.5 percent in September
30 November 2024
Wage inequality declined in two-thirds of countries since start of 21st century: ILO
Global real average wage growth has started to rise again as inflation progressively eases, ILO report finds
28 November 2024