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13 June 2026, 12:35 PM
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World's first gig economy treaty adopted at the ILO
13 June 2026, 12:30 PM
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10 June 2026, 21:47 PM
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$404m WB loan, grant for health, nutrition services in Bangladesh
10 June 2026, 21:00 PM
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10 June 2026, 11:58 AM
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China prepares $295 billion plan to fund nationwide AI buildout, Bloomberg News reports
9 June 2026, 16:41 PM
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Equities resume selloff as Trump cranks up trade war
Asia resumed its retreat Wednesday, though some markets pared some early big losses
9 April 2025, 05:16 AM
After Australia food success, Bangladeshi expat eyes investment back home
Eighteen years ago, a young man from Narayanganj landed in Melbourne with a suitcase full of ambition and just a few hundred dollars to his name. Today, that man – Md Shamim – owns 108 Subway outlets across Australia, ranking him among the franchise's largest global operators.
8 April 2025, 18:01 PM
BRICS-backed bank to lend $1b this yr to Bangladesh
The New Development Bank established by the BRICS has planned to raise its lending to Bangladesh development projects to $1 billion this year, a senior official of the Shanghai-based multilateral lender said yesterday.
8 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Samsung forecast beats market expectations for first quarter
Its January-March operating profits were expected to rise to 6.6 trillion won ($4.5 billion)
8 April 2025, 06:20 AM
Vietnam says to buy more US goods as it seeks tariff delay
Vietnam has asked US President Donald Trump to delay their implementation by at least 45 days to give time for talks.
8 April 2025, 04:48 AM
Bangladesh offers zero tariffs on 100 more US goods to narrow trade gap
Commerce adviser sends a letter to US trade representative
7 April 2025, 15:41 PM
NBR needs to collect Tk 2 lakh crore in three months
IMF presents target, revises GDP growth to 4%
7 April 2025, 14:25 PM
Yunus requests Trump to postpone tariffs for 3 months
The chief adviser made the call in a letter to the US president
7 April 2025, 11:23 AM
China vows to stay 'safe and promising land' for foreign investment
China retaliated last week against levies at the same level announced by US President Donald Trump on what he called "liberation day".
7 April 2025, 07:55 AM
UK unveils support for tariff-hit auto sector to go green
The global auto sector has been hit hard by Washington's sweeping new tariffs, which impose a 25 percent levy on vehicles imported into the United States
7 April 2025, 05:54 AM
Equities savaged as China retaliation to Trump tariffs fans trade war
Trading floors were overcome by a wave of selling as investors fled to the hills
7 April 2025, 05:16 AM
Starlink given go-ahead to operate in Bangladesh: Bida executive chairman
The approval was given last month, says Ashik Chowdhury
6 April 2025, 10:32 AM
US, Vietnamese businesses ask Trump to delay 46% tariffs on Vietnam
The Southeast Asian country posted a trade surplus of over $123 billion with the US
6 April 2025, 08:24 AM
'Anxious': US farmers see tariffs threaten earnings
The president's 10-percent "baseline" rate on goods from most US trading partners except Mexico and Canada took effect Saturday.
6 April 2025, 07:48 AM
Musk says wants Europe-N.America free-trade zone
"I hope that the United States and Europe can establish a very close partnership," Musk said in a video address to a gathering of the Italian hard-right party La Liga.
6 April 2025, 05:29 AM
Global investors set to attend investment summit amid FDI concerns
The event is scheduled to begin in Bangladesh on April 7
5 April 2025, 13:40 PM
Tariffs may raise costs for American families: US retail federation
More tariffs equal more anxiety and uncertainty, says the National Retail Federation (NRF)
5 April 2025, 11:43 AM
New US tariffs harmful to consumers, businesses: US fashion industry association
The USFIA said the fashion industry will be disproportionately impacted by the sweeping tariff measures
5 April 2025, 09:47 AM
Trump hails 'very productive' call with Vietnam leader
A manufacturing powerhouse that counted the United States as its biggest market last year, Vietnam was hammered with a thumping 46 percent tariff
5 April 2025, 09:06 AM
Bracing for a tariff storm
In trade, as in life, one decision from far away can unravel years of careful effort.
5 April 2025, 08:42 AM