Bangladesh's exports rise 5.43% in July-August
Star Business Report
1 September 2026 Business
Remittance rises 22% in August
Star Business Report
1 September 2026 Business
What's in the US-Venezuela oil agreement
AFP
1 September 2026 Business
China's factory activity slides for second straight month
AFP, Beijing
31 August 2026 Business
Oil jumps more than 2% after US attack on Iran's Larak island
Reuters, Singapore
31 August 2026 Business

G20 finance chiefs except China back action on distorted trade

A G20 chair's statement to conclude the meeting said the participants, except China's, agreed that countries should eliminate "non-market policies" that exacerbate imbalances
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Bangladesh's exports rise 5.43% in July-August

The country shipped merchandise worth $9.15 billion in the first two months of the current fiscal year
1 September 2026

Remittance rises 22% in August

But the amount remained below $3 billion for third straight month
1 September 2026

What's in the US-Venezuela oil agreement

This represents about 20 percent of Venezuela's massive reserves, which are the largest in the world. That could be a major boost for US reserves.
1 September 2026

Global AI boom fuels Asia factory expansion in August

China, Japan and South Korea saw factory activity expand in August on solid demand for chips, computers and other AI-related products
1 September 2026

Oil extends gains, stocks drop as Trump issues fresh Iran warning

The latest bout of strikes between the foes has further stoked worries about inflation that has put pressure on central banks to hike interest rates, which has in turn jolted equity markets
1 September 2026

China's factory activity slides for second straight month

The manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) came in at 49.8 in August
31 August 2026

Oil jumps more than 2% after US attack on Iran's Larak island

Brent crude futures climbed $2.51, or 2.85 percent, to $90.61 a barrel
31 August 2026

Bangladesh repaid 3 times more in foreign loans than it received in July

Fresh loan disbursements also fell a massive 83 percent year-on-year to $14 million in July
30 August 2026

US employment growth only modestly lower than thought in BLS revision

The level of total US employment as of March is now estimated to be 79,000 jobs lower than previously estimated
30 August 2026

Europe's central bankers fear more turbulence in testy US relations

Recent US Treasury interventions to prop up the Japanese yen and to lower longer-term US borrowing costs were particularly concerning
30 August 2026

Venezuela says retains 'sovereignty' in US oil deal

The United States will have majority control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's proven reserves in what President Donald Trump described Friday as "the biggest oil deal in world history."
30 August 2026

Maersk wants to invest in Bangladesh’s shipbuilding

Danish envoy, AP Moller top brass meet Bangladesh commerce minister
29 August 2026

Customs seize Khulna-bound imported board in Old Dhaka

10 trucks carrying the goods went missing from their designated route a day ago
29 August 2026

US Fed chair says inflation is elevated and 'concerning'

The US central bank has missed its long-term two-percent target for inflation for more than five years
29 August 2026

OPEC+ loses oil market sway in Iran war as China gains influence

OPEC+'s core group of seven producers, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, accounted for only a quarter of world oil output in July
29 August 2026

War weighs on Iran's economy as US intensifies sanctions

Iranian president says foreign trade down 35% due to sanctions and blockade
29 August 2026

Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves

Rubio says deal will boost investment in Venezuela, curb US gasoline prices
29 August 2026

New platform, CottonPort, launched to raise US cotton sales in Bangladesh

Aswar Rahman, chief executive officer of AmeriBangla Corporation and a Bangladeshi-born American, launched the new digital marketing platform
27 August 2026

Iran unable to import petrol amid US blockade: official

On Monday, the Iranian president's chief of staff Mohsen Haji-Mirzaei said petrol quotas would be reviewed
27 August 2026