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

Oil extends losses on hopes for Middle East talks to ease supply woes

Brent crude futures were down 41 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $87.43 a barrel
27 August 2026

Nvidia doubles revenue, forecasts even more AI spending

Revenue for the quarter ending July 26 rose 106 percent from a year earlier
27 August 2026

Shipping traffic through Strait of Hormuz rises slightly, data shows

Visible commodity vessel transits at Hormuz totalled 10 on Wednesday, up slightly from eight on Tuesday, data from Kpler showed. This remained below a 10-day moving average of about 15 vessels.
27 August 2026

Economy shows signs of gradual stabilisation, but structural challenges persist: MCCI

The leading trade body said the country's economic growth for FY26 was provisionally estimated at 4.14 percent, up from 3.49 percent in FY25
25 August 2026

Death of the consumer conglomerate? Unilever bets less is more

Big industrial companies from General Electric to Siemens have spent years simplifying their structures in an effort to eliminate what investors call a conglomerate discount
25 August 2026

Six months into Iran war, almost half of global oil flows from war zones

Ongoing conflict in Libya and US restrictions on Venezuelan oil exports at the start of the year have added further strain
25 August 2026

Bangladesh’s September LNG purchase to cost two times the pre-war rates

The government agreed to pay $24 per MMBtu, which was $10-$12 before February this year
24 August 2026

Govt to import 365,000 tonnes of fertiliser to shore up stocks

Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) and Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), two agencies under the agriculture and industries ministries, will buy the crop production input, mostly used for rice cultivation, from Saudi Arabia, Russia, Morocco, Canada and Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Ltd (KAFCO)
24 August 2026
24 August 2026

Runner set to manufacture BYD cars in Bangladesh

Runner has completed a technical agreement with BYD following a feasibility study, paving the way for local production of BYD electric cars
23 August 2026

Canada retaliates as trade war with US escalates

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced retaliatory tariffs on the United States on Saturday, after walking away from a "bad deal" on trade in a deepening rift between the longtime allies
23 August 2026

Why India's market regulator barred a JPMorgan entity from the country's securities market

India's market regulator has barred a JPMorgan Chase & Co.-owned entity, Copthall Mauritius Investment, from the securities market until further orders, alleging its trading patterns were prima facie "manipulative in nature."
22 August 2026

US hits Canadian goods with 50% tariffs after trade talks fail

The tariffs that came into effect just after midnight (0400 GMT) on some $20 billion of Canadian goods - things like wooden ice hockey sticks that are rarely used anymore - are far ​from an economic game-changer for the largest US trading partner after Mexico
22 August 2026

US shoppers tighten budgets, but still find room for treats and splurges

Price cuts alone may no longer be enough to compel a reticent shopper
22 August 2026

Oil rises as Trump threatens sanctions on Iran partners

International benchmark Brent crude futures settled at $94.39 a barrel
22 August 2026

US hits Canadian goods with 50% tariffs after trade talks fail

The tariffs that came into effect just after midnight (0400 GMT) on some $20 billion of Canadian goods
22 August 2026

UK market to remain open for Bangladesh in post-LDC era: British High Commission

After LDC graduation, Bangladesh will move directly into the Enhanced Preferences tier of the DCTS, under which 92 percent of goods will continue to qualify for duty-free access to the UK market
20 August 2026

China jails Evergrande founder for life, fines firm more than US$2 bn

The company defaulted in 2021 after struggling to repay creditors
20 August 2026

Oil extends climb on prolonged Hormuz export uncertainty

Brent crude futures climbed 42 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $91.44
19 August 2026

Several initiatives of new govt praiseworthy, but there is room for improvement: BKMEA

However, the association says six months is not enough time to evaluate any government
18 August 2026