Oil price shocks threaten inflation, taka stability: CPD
Star Business Report
27 April 2026, 20:39 PM Business
India suspends trade through Benapole for West Bengal elections
Our Correspondent, Benapole
27 April 2026, 18:45 PM Business
Oil rises, stocks swing as peace talk hopes wobble
AFP, Hong Kong
27 April 2026, 10:35 AM Business
US Fed set to hold rates steady again on cost hikes from Mideast war
AFP, Washington
26 April 2026, 13:01 PM Business
India plugs oil gap as Middle East supplies sink
AFP, Mumbai
26 April 2026, 12:16 PM Business
Acute load-shedding taking toll on garment sector: BKMEA
Star Business Report
25 April 2026, 21:07 PM Business

China factory activity decline deepens in December

China's factory activity declined in December as Beijing rounded off a year marked by stuttering economic recovery
31 December 2023, 05:12 AM

Google agrees to settle $5bn lawsuit over 'incognito' mode

Google to settle a consumer privacy lawsuit seeking at least $5 billion in damages over allegations it tracked incognito mode users data
30 December 2023, 06:20 AM

EU tech rules will create clicks, not competition

Alphabet, Meta Platforms , Apple , Amazon.com , ByteDance and Microsoft are the first targets of the Digital Markets Act, a 2022 law
28 December 2023, 10:17 AM

Apple wins watch ban pause in US patent feud

A federal court handed Apple a victory on Wednesday by suspending a ban on the US sale of its latest watch models
28 December 2023, 05:33 AM

Shipping giant Maersk prepares to resume operations in Red Sea

 Denmark's Maersk is preparing to resume shipping operations in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the company said on Sunday, citing the deployment of a US-led military operation designed to ensure the safety of commerce in the area
26 December 2023, 08:26 AM

Sino-Bangla trade to rise after Jan 7 polls: Chinese envoy

27 Chinese and Bangladeshi businesses honoured for contribution to Bangladesh economy
21 December 2023, 17:05 PM

Greenhouse gas emission from farm sector likely to rise

Former BIDS research director M Asaduzzaman says in a paper
21 December 2023, 15:00 PM

Forex reserves rise by $1.51 billion in a week

Reserves stood at $20.68 billion on Dec 20
21 December 2023, 12:40 PM

Post-LDC challenges now a headache for Bangladesh: finance secretary

The govt targets achieving one crore direct taxpayers by 2026, he says
20 December 2023, 14:23 PM

Ctg-based lighter vessel owners announce split from Water Transport Cell

They will operate separately under the Inland Vessel Owners Association of Chattogram
19 December 2023, 16:57 PM

ADB cuts Bangladesh's GDP growth forecast to 6.2%

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised downward the growth forecast for Bangladesh’s economy to 6.2 percent for the current fiscal year ending in June 2024..“This is due to moderate growth in exports and manufacturing amid an economic slowdown in major export markets, power and energy
19 December 2023, 15:19 PM

Indo-Bangla meetings of shipping secretaries begin

The event is going on at Intercontinental Hotel in Dhaka
19 December 2023, 15:13 PM

Corrective financial measures needed to boost economy: DCCI president

The economy is facing certain challenges pertaining to inflation and it is of utmost importance to tame inflation at whatever costs necessary, especially food inflation
18 December 2023, 13:01 PM

Sugar price will remain stable: commerce minister

Sugar price may reduce if US dollar rates fall, he says
18 December 2023, 12:24 PM

Bankers cut US dollar rates by Tk 0.25

Banks will buy US dollar at Tk 109.5 from exporters and sell at Tk 110
13 December 2023, 16:49 PM

Oh, Christmas tree: The economics of the US holiday tree industry

Christmas today is a big business, and one part of that is the multibillion-dollar business of selling Christmas trees. The U.S. Christmas tree industry is so large, it even has two dueling trade groups: one that supports natural trees and the other, artificial..We are two business school
13 December 2023, 13:10 PM

AFC Agro, S Korean firm team up to make molecular diagnostic kits

The kits will help in detection of dengue, chikungunya and other viruses
13 December 2023, 10:35 AM

Saudi ministry explores investment opportunities in Bangladesh

Saudi Deputy Minister Badr I AlBadr meets Canadian University of Bangladesh Chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat
12 December 2023, 13:40 PM

DSE starts compensating deceived investors

8,581 investors will get Tk 25 crore
11 December 2023, 14:39 PM

ADB gives $400 million to support climate priorities in Bangladesh

This is the first subprogram of the indicative $700 million Climate-Resilient Inclusive Development Programme
11 December 2023, 14:32 PM