New Zealand assures post-LDC trade access for Bangladesh
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Business
Airbus submits fresh 10-aircraft proposal to Biman
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Aviation
Dhaka division receives half of Bangladesh’s March remittance: Central Bank report
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Business
Reforms tied to $1.7b WB loans: Govt mulls changing bank merger clause
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Urgent reforms vital for a trillion-dollar economy
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM
National Budget
Improve climate planning to access more global funds
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM
National Budget
Budget should prioritise resilience over expansion
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM
National Budget
Widen tax net, cut leakages to ease fiscal pressure
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Budget should be realistic, focus on employment
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM
National Budget
Weak planning, not funds, derails development projects
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM
National Budget
Moody’s and S&P doubt Boeing will hit production targets
Boeing will likely miss a key 737 MAX jet production target in 2024, analysts at rating agencies Moody’s and S&P told Reuters, saying that the company faces challenges as it ramps up its strongest-selling plane.
13 August 2024, 18:00 PM
IEA trims oil demand outlook
The International Energy Agency (IEA) kept its 2024 global oil demand growth forecast unchanged on Tuesday but trimmed its 2025 estimate, citing the impact of a weakened Chinese economy on consumption.
13 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Stocks fall for second day
Stock markets in Bangladesh extended their losing streak yesterday as skittish investors were on a selling spree to make short-term profits amid the sharp fluctuation of the share prices.
13 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Global EV sales jump riding on robust growth in China
Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by a yearly 21 percent in July, thanks to China’s strongest growth this year and despite dropping demand in Europe, market research firm Rho Motion said Monday.
13 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Prioritise immediate economic concerns
The interim government should prepare a white paper on the economy and identify sectors that require immediate attention, according to Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, an eminent economist and public policy analyst.
13 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Ahsan H Mansur to head Bangladesh Bank
He will serve for four years, according to a notification issued by the Financial Institutions Division of the finance ministry.
13 August 2024, 16:53 PM
Banks asked to freeze accounts of Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, family members
The BFIU asked to freeze the accounts after getting reports about suspicious transactions in their names
13 August 2024, 12:59 PM
What you need to know about internet crackdown in Bangladesh
The Daily Star presents the whole situation on a chronological order
13 August 2024, 12:43 PM
Banks asked to freeze accounts of Palak, his wife
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has instructed all banks to freeze the accounts of Zunaid Ahmed Palak, former state minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology, and his wife Arifa Jesmin Konika
13 August 2024, 12:01 PM
Data centre fire had no connection with internet shutdown: probe report
The internet shutdown during the recent protests, which led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, was directed by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)
13 August 2024, 11:12 AM
M Masrur Reaz, new BSEC chairman
He will be in the post for the next four years
13 August 2024, 10:54 AM
Ahsan H Mansur likely to be next Bangladesh Bank governor
He will be the 13th governor of the central bank
13 August 2024, 09:06 AM
$600 million taken in loans from Export Development Fund defaulted
Dhaka-based firms defaulted most of the amount at $558.7 million and Chattogram-based ones $29.7 million
13 August 2024, 08:26 AM
Social Islami Bank hid Tk 7,924 crore in bad loans
SIBL, in which Chattogram-based S Alam Group holds a majority stake, hid Tk 7,924 crore of its defaulted loans, according to an inspection by the central bank.
13 August 2024, 04:11 AM
Food inflation tops 14pc for first time in 13yrs
Bangladesh’s worsening economic crisis has spun off a price shock with food inflation crossing 14 percent in July for the first time in 13 years.
12 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Gold firms
Gold prices inched higher on Monday on US interest rate cut optimism and brewing geopolitical tensions, while traders looked to key US inflation data due later this week for more monetary policy cues.
12 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Billions in dollar and euro notes reach Russia despite sanctions
Around $2.3 billion in dollar and euro bills have been shipped to Russia since the United States and EU banned the export of their banknotes there in March 2022 following the invasion of Ukraine, according to customs data seen by Reuters.
12 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Private investment slows as confidence takes a knock
Private investment as a percentage of Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) has been declining for the past three years due to low investor confidence amid global crises, a persisting US dollar crisis and high inflation.
12 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Businesses want fast restoration of law and order
Businesspeople want law and order to be restored fast and safety and security be ensured for the resumption of their trade soon under the new interim government led by Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus.
12 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Committee formed to find BB deputy governors
The interim government has formed a three-member search committee to find appropriate candidates for deputy governors of Bangladesh Bank (BB).
12 August 2024, 18:00 PM