Move sparks anger among Umrah pilgrims and travel agents as foreign carriers step in to fill the gap

SME Foundation organised the two-day event

The company will annually produce 1 million pieces of carton boxes, 42 million polybags, and 1 million metres of foam

The government has issued a notification allowing the export of hilsa to India ahead of this year’s Durga Puja.

The DSEX dropped 8.56 points to finish at 5,627.59

The new rates take effect across the country today

The DSEX gained 4.51 points to 5,640.66 by 11:52 am

The five banks slated for consolidation are First Security Islami Bank, Union Bank, Global Islami Bank, Social Islami Bank and Exim Bank.

Elon Musk really does do things no one else has. Chief among them: squeeze unprecedented paychecks from electric-car maker Tesla. On Friday, the company’s board proposed to award its CEO up to $1 trillion in stock. Becoming the world’s first trillionaire requires hitting goals that range from eyebrow-raising to eyeball-popping. It’s also an example of Tesla’s bizarre governance.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed trading higher yesterday, rebounding from the previous day’s losses, while turnover—the combined value of shares bought and sold—also rose.

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves fell to $25.30 billion yesterday, according to the International Monetary Fund’s calculation, after the country cleared $1.50 billion in import bills under the Asian Clearing Union (ACU).

Bangladesh will form an expert panel for negotiations as the country seeks to sign deals with major trading partners ahead of its graduation to a developing nation from the least developed country (LDC) category.

Gold’s powerful rally took on fresh legs on Friday, with prices just cents away from $3,600 per ounce, as weak US jobs data further raised expectations for bullion-supportive Federal Reserve rate cuts.

Consumer prices eased in August, reaching their lowest point in more than three years. Yet households faced higher food bills compared with July, at a time when shrinking purchasing power and declining jobs are squeezing many households.

The country’s economy grew in August, though at a weaker pace than the month before, as several sectors lost momentum, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index (PMI).

The country’s leather footwear sector has the raw materials, skilled labour and a strong place in the global supply chain.

Bangladesh has a money problem. Not the kind where the government cannot pay its bills, but the kind where there is simply not enough capital flowing into the country to fuel real growth.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order offering some tariff exemptions as soon as Monday to trading partners who strike deals on industrial exports such as nickel, gold and other metals, as well as pharmaceutical compounds and chemicals.

Confidence Cement PLC has announced plans to sell its entire stake in its Dhaka-based subsidiary to Confidence Power Holdings Ltd, citing a combination of financial obligations, strategic restructuring, and market headwinds in the cement sector.

Growth stalls in agriculture, construction, as input costs and employment decline