OECD lifts global growth forecast despite Mideast war
24 September 2026
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Global Economy
H&M founding family builds stake as turnaround struggles to gain traction
23 September 2026
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Global Business
Oil falls $1 on better supply outlook, hopes for US-Iran talks
23 September 2026
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Business
Gold prices fall
23 September 2026
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Global Economy
NCT deal with DP World / Pro-BNP workers’ body urges PM for dialogue before any decision
22 September 2026
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Business
BB governor urges India to boost imports from Bangladesh
22 September 2026
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Business
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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Business
How a Bangladeshi garment-maker is fighting the Middle East energy crunch
22 September 2026
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Business
Iran economy contracts 10% during US war
22 September 2026
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Global Economy
Bangladesh all set to ship mango to China for first time
The first shipment will be sent tomorrow, and a second will follow if China is satisfied
27 May 2025
EU 'fully committed' to reaching US trade deal: commissioner
The contacts come after US President Donald Trump threatened Friday, but then postponed, to hit EU goods with a huge tariff, voicing frustration that talks with the EU were "going nowhere".
27 May 2025
Developing nations face 'tidal wave' of China debt: report
"Now, and for the rest of this decade, China will be more debt collector than banker to the developing world"
27 May 2025
Vietnamese airline to buy 20 Airbus A330s
Vietnamese airline Vietjet Air said Monday it will buy 20 widebody Airbus A330-900 planes, doubling its order from the aviation giant in a deal worth an estimated $8 billion.
26 May 2025
Ctg port gridlocked as NBR protests cause pile-up
Although the National Board of Revenue (NBR) resumed regular operations yesterday after nearly two weeks of protests and work abstentions, ship and container congestion has once again gripped the Chattogram Port, triggering concern among businesses over potential delays in cargo handling and increased logistics costs.
26 May 2025
Exporters of India’s northeast can use Ctg port
Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud yesterday said exporters from India’s northeastern states can use the Chattogram port, but it would be better if they process their goods in Bangladesh and export those through the port.
26 May 2025
Asian markets mixed as Trump dials down after EU tariff threat
Tokyo, Shanghai and Seoul rose, but Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore, Wellington, Taipei, Manila and Jakarta fell.
26 May 2025
Trump extends EU tariff deadline until July 9
Brussels and Washington have been negotiating in a bid to avert an all-out transatlantic trade war, and had agreed to suspend tariff action on both sides until July.
26 May 2025
Exclusive: Nvidia to launch cheaper Blackwell AI chip for China after US export curbs, sources say
Nvidia plans to launch a new, more affordable AI chipset for China, targeting mass production by June.
25 May 2025
Bangladesh per capita debt mounts to $483
The amount was $257 in 2015-16 fiscal year
24 May 2025
Gold price rises over 2%
Gold prices rose more than 2 percent on Friday and logged their best week in six, as investors sought the safe-haven asset amid renewed tariff threats from US President Donald Trump and a weaker dollar.
24 May 2025
How US-China chip conflict is evolving under Trump
The United States has taken aim at China’s Huawei over the cutting-edge chips powering artificial intelligence (AI), part of a shifting technology dispute between the two largest economies.
24 May 2025
Trump expands Apple tariff threat to all smartphones
He threatened with a 25 percent tariff unless the devices are built in the United States
24 May 2025
Weak US economic outlook persists despite brief trade truce: poll
The outlook for the US economy remains weak despite a temporary cooling of the US-China trade war, a Reuters poll of economists showed, with a debate over the country’s fiscal health hanging in the balance.
22 May 2025
Weak US economic outlook persists despite brief trade truce with China: Reuters poll
Economists in a May 14-21 Reuters poll were unanimous the Trump administration's policies have hurt the economy
22 May 2025
Asian equities track Wall St sell-off as US deficit fears grow
All three main indexes on Wall Street ended sharply lower.
22 May 2025
BGMEA wants 3-month window from India to clear pending shipments
The association urges the interim government to send a letter to India seeking the opportunity
21 May 2025
US importers race to create bonded warehouses amid Trump tariffs
The rush to bond U.S. warehouses for goods ranging from clothing to auto parts is a bet for some that raised U.S. tariffs will be only a short-term policy by the Trump administration.
21 May 2025
China slams US 'bullying' over new warnings on Huawei chips
Beijing condemned new US warnings on the use of AI chips made in China
21 May 2025
Trump’s remittance tax plan poses threat to Bangladesh
The US House Budget Committee voted late on Sunday to move forward with President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act", a proposal that could make sending money back home more expensive for three lakh Bangladeshis currently living in the United States.
20 May 2025