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How a Bangladeshi garment-maker is fighting the Middle East energy crunch
22 September 2026
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Iran economy contracts 10% during US war
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22 September 2026
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Global diesel shortage likely to last into 2027: experts
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Govt forms five working groups to implement National Logistics Policy
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Warner Bros fight heats up with $108 billion hostile bid from Paramount
Financing for Paramount offer includes Jared Kushner's firm and Middle Eastern funds
9 December 2025
India flies into airline turbulence of own making
The chaos at India’s airports stems from more than just IndiGo. The number of flights the airline has been cancelling a day surpassed 1,000 on Friday after executives neglected to plan for tighter pilot rest rules that came into effect at the start of November.
8 December 2025
China’s exports top expectations on strong sales to non-US markets
China’s exports topped forecasts in November, driven by a surge in shipments to non-US markets as manufacturers deepen trade ties with the rest of the world in light of President Donald Trump’s prohibitively high tariffs.
8 December 2025
European CEOs downbeat on Europe
Chief executives of large European companies are downbeat on Europe’s economic prospects, albeit less so than six months ago, and have become more bullish about investing in the US than at home, according to a survey published on Sunday.
8 December 2025
Extortion at Chattogram port Tk 2-2.5 crore daily, adviser says
Extortion occurs at every corner of Chattogram port, according to Labour Adviser Brig Gen (retired) M Sakhawat Hussain, who estimates the daily amount at Tk 2 crore to Tk 2.5 crore.
8 December 2025
How Netflix won Hollywood's biggest prize
Netflix announced on Friday it had reached a deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery's for $72 billion
8 December 2025
Gold rises on dollar weakness
Spot gold rose 0.3 percent to $4,207.99 per ounce
8 December 2025
China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion despite plunge in US-bound exports
Exports climbed 5.9 percent year-on-year in November
8 December 2025
Inflation still strains US consumers
US consumer pricing and sentiment reports released Friday pointed to lingering questions about affordability as the calendar moves towards the peak of the festive season.
7 December 2025
Divided US Fed set for contentious interest rate meeting
Policymakers generally hold rates at a higher level to tamp down price increases
7 December 2025
Gold gains on fed rate cut optimism
Gold prices rose on Friday as mounting expectations of a US Federal Reserve rate cut next week buoyed sentiment, while silver soared to a record high.
6 December 2025
India central bank cuts rates
India’s central bank cut interest rates on Friday and signalled more could be on the way as low inflation provided room to help cushion the world’s fifth-largest economy against US President Donald Trump’s tariff blitz.
6 December 2025
From 'Icarus bug' to flawed panels: Airbus counts cost of relying on single model
The European giant was forced to slash delivery targets when defects surfaced in some of their fuselage panels
6 December 2025
Fresh data show US consumers still strained by inflation
The PCE price index rose to 2.8 percent on an annual basis in September
6 December 2025
Gold gains on Fed rate cut optimism
Spot gold was up 1% to $4,212.16 per ounce
6 December 2025
Oil gains
Oil prices firmed on Thursday after Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s oil infrastructure signalled potential supply constraints, and stalled peace talks tempered expectations of a deal restoring Russian oil flows to global markets, though weak fundamentals kept gains limited.
4 December 2025
Apple woes undercut India’s opening-up drive
Doing business in developing countries is never straightforward, but India needs to make life easier for foreign firms. Apple is tussling with telecoms officials and antitrust watchdogs in the country. The US company’s growing list of headaches undercuts New Delhi’s big push to open up the world’s fifth-largest economy to multinationals.
4 December 2025
Poor hiring data points to US economic weakness
US private-sector hiring data released Wednesday painted a downcast picture of the job market in the world’s biggest economy, especially among small businesses.
4 December 2025
Leathertech Bangladesh 2025 begins in Dhaka
ASK Trade and Exhibitions is organising the three-day show with the support of the LFMEAB
4 December 2025
Gold slips as investors turn cautious ahead of Fed meeting
Spot gold was down 0.2 percent at $4,196.96 per ounce
4 December 2025