A king once set out to tour his kingdom with an assistant. In the very first village they visited, they discovered that water and ghee were being sold at the same price.

State-run Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Limited might soon be forced to halt extractions as it is running out of storage space, apparently due to slow government purchases.

Pran, one of Bangladesh’s leading food processors and exporters, is eyeing up to $2 million in orders from global buyers at the Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) 2025, currently underway in Kuala Lumpur.

The United States relies more heavily on imports from the European Union than commonly assumed, with the bloc surpassing China in both total value and the number of goods, according to a study from Germany’s IW economic institute.

Bangladesh’s foreign debt rose in the last quarter of the fiscal year 2024-25, while borrowings by the private sector declined, according to Bangladesh Bank data.

The government has approved the export of raw jute shipments that were stuck at the ports. This will give relief to exporters who had already sent their goods to the ports and completed all export procedures.

The country’s imports hit a three-year high in July this year, as the economy continued to recover from the dollar crisis that had forced authorities to scale back purchases from abroad..Importers brought in goods worth $6.2 billion in July, up 19.5 percent in the same month a year earlier

State-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has finalised a deal to buy two new ships from US-based Hellenic Dry Bulk Ventures LLC for $76.69 million.

Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs can turn into the biggest opportunity for boosting trade among Saarc nations as many countries have adopted protectionism in response to the tariffs, said Saarc Chamber President Md Jashim Uddin yesterday.

Product manufactured at facility approved by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration

Both refined and unrefined forms of the oil will face the regulatory duty

The DSEX declined 42.41 points to close at 5,449.92

The event will feature 26 stalls from the automobile, agricultural machinery and light engineering sectors

US-based Hellenic Dry Bulk Ventures LLC to supply the ships 

The DSEX decreased 12.79 points to 5,479.54 by 12:02 pm

Bangladesh’s semiconductor industry, still in its infancy, has outlined an ambitious vision to emerge as a $1 billion export hub for chips and embedded systems by 2030.

Tax deducted at source (TDS) has emerged as a heavy burden for businesses, driving up operational costs and fuelling inflationary pressure, said a new study by Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD), a public-private dialogue platform.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending by Bangladesh’s banks nearly halved in the first half of 2025 amid rising bad loans, according to Bangladesh Bank’s (BB) half-yearly report on CSR activities of scheduled banks and non-bank financial institutions.

According to the central bank, female participation in banking dropped by 4.96 percent, or 1,867 individuals.

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