G20 finance chiefs except China back action on distorted trade
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Bangladesh's exports rise 5.43% in July-August
1 September 2026
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Remittance rises 22% in August
1 September 2026
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What's in the US-Venezuela oil agreement
1 September 2026
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Global AI boom fuels Asia factory expansion in August
1 September 2026
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Oil extends gains, stocks drop as Trump issues fresh Iran warning
1 September 2026
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China's factory activity slides for second straight month
31 August 2026
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Oil jumps more than 2% after US attack on Iran's Larak island
31 August 2026
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Bangladesh repaid 3 times more in foreign loans than it received in July
30 August 2026
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US employment growth only modestly lower than thought in BLS revision
30 August 2026
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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