H&M operating profit improves but sales still sluggish
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Chinese-Bangladeshi JV, BPDB to build 10MW solar plant at Bhasanchar
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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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OECD lifts global growth forecast despite Mideast war
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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Gold prices fall
23 September 2026
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NCT deal with DP World / Pro-BNP workers’ body urges PM for dialogue before any decision
22 September 2026
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Samsung forecast beats market expectations for first quarter
Its January-March operating profits were expected to rise to 6.6 trillion won ($4.5 billion)
8 April 2025
Vietnam says to buy more US goods as it seeks tariff delay
Vietnam has asked US President Donald Trump to delay their implementation by at least 45 days to give time for talks.
8 April 2025
Over 50 countries sought talks with Trump over tariffs
More than 50 countries have sought talks with President Donald Trump in a scramble to ease punishing tariffs on exports to the United States, the White House said Sunday, as trade partners braced for fallout.
7 April 2025
Stocks savaged as China retaliation to Trump tariffs fans trade war
Asian and European equities collapsed on a black Monday for markets after China hammered the United States with its own hefty tariffs, ramping up a trade war many fear could spark a recession.
7 April 2025
Bangladesh offers zero tariffs on 100 more US goods to narrow trade gap
Commerce adviser sends a letter to US trade representative
7 April 2025
NBR needs to collect Tk 2 lakh crore in three months
IMF presents target, revises GDP growth to 4%
7 April 2025
Yunus requests Trump to postpone tariffs for 3 months
The chief adviser made the call in a letter to the US president
7 April 2025
China vows to stay 'safe and promising land' for foreign investment
China retaliated last week against levies at the same level announced by US President Donald Trump on what he called "liberation day".
7 April 2025
UK unveils support for tariff-hit auto sector to go green
The global auto sector has been hit hard by Washington's sweeping new tariffs, which impose a 25 percent levy on vehicles imported into the United States
7 April 2025
Equities savaged as China retaliation to Trump tariffs fans trade war
Trading floors were overcome by a wave of selling as investors fled to the hills
7 April 2025
Gold prices fall over 3%
Gold fell more than 3 percent on Friday, erasing gains from earlier in the week, as investors sold off bullion to cover their losses from a wider market meltdown as an intensifying trade war sparked concerns of a global recession.
6 April 2025
Starlink given go-ahead to operate in Bangladesh: Bida executive chairman
The approval was given last month, says Ashik Chowdhury
6 April 2025
US, Vietnamese businesses ask Trump to delay 46% tariffs on Vietnam
The Southeast Asian country posted a trade surplus of over $123 billion with the US
6 April 2025
'Anxious': US farmers see tariffs threaten earnings
The president's 10-percent "baseline" rate on goods from most US trading partners except Mexico and Canada took effect Saturday.
6 April 2025
Musk says wants Europe-N.America free-trade zone
"I hope that the United States and Europe can establish a very close partnership," Musk said in a video address to a gathering of the Italian hard-right party La Liga.
6 April 2025
US tariffs to hit India’s GDP growth, prompt more rate cuts: analysts
India’s economic growth could slow by 20-40 basis points in the ongoing financial year due to the latest US tariffs, which would prompt deeper interest rate cuts by the central bank, analysts said.
5 April 2025
Global investors set to attend investment summit amid FDI concerns
The event is scheduled to begin in Bangladesh on April 7
5 April 2025
Tariffs may raise costs for American families: US retail federation
More tariffs equal more anxiety and uncertainty, says the National Retail Federation (NRF)
5 April 2025
New US tariffs harmful to consumers, businesses: US fashion industry association
The USFIA said the fashion industry will be disproportionately impacted by the sweeping tariff measures
5 April 2025
Trump hails 'very productive' call with Vietnam leader
A manufacturing powerhouse that counted the United States as its biggest market last year, Vietnam was hammered with a thumping 46 percent tariff
5 April 2025