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22 April 2026, 12:26 PM
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22 April 2026, 12:19 PM
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Commerce minister seeks Australian investment in solar energy
21 April 2026, 20:12 PM
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War in Iran is causing biggest energy crisis in history, IEA says
21 April 2026, 18:56 PM
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Top US trade representative to visit Bangladesh soon
21 April 2026, 17:57 PM
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21 April 2026, 12:41 PM
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Govt starts process to repatriate laundered money, acquire bank scammers’ asset
The interim government has already contacted various foreign organisations seeking their assistance
28 August 2024, 08:49 AM
Apple eyes bigger slice of India's streaming market with Airtel deal
The move comes as competition tightens in India's $28-billion entertainment market and an $8.5-billion merger of the Indian media assets of Reliance and Walt Disney faces close scrutiny from regulators
28 August 2024, 06:48 AM
Pakistan eyes $4 billion from Middle Eastern banks
The money will be used to plug external financial gaps, the country's central bank chief says
27 August 2024, 11:31 AM
Importers can take delivery of 1,850 containers from Pangaon terminal: NBR
The permission was given as rail communication to Kamalapur ICD has remained suspended
26 August 2024, 12:41 PM
What went wrong for Nestle CEO Mark Schneider
Two years ago, Mark Schneider could do nothing wrong; now he seems to get it all wrong
26 August 2024, 11:59 AM
Mohammad Hatem, new BKMEA president
Previous president AKM Salim Osman resigned due to health issues
25 August 2024, 09:06 AM
Gold price going through the roof, Tk 124,501 a bhori now
The new price is effective from today
21 August 2024, 08:34 AM
BGMEA’s opposition panel demands cancellation of existing board
The Forum wants intervention of the commerce adviser and a re-election at the garment makers’ platform
19 August 2024, 15:20 PM
Package deals make a comeback as sun seekers count the cost
The combination of a cost-of-living crisis and disruption from strikes and glitches has added to the appeal of a fixed-price package without unexpected add-on costs and easier redress when things go wrong.
19 August 2024, 07:34 AM
Near 12% of India’s tested spice samples fail quality, safety standards
Hong Kong suspended sales of some blends of the MDH and Everest, two popular Indian brands, in April over high levels of a pesticide
19 August 2024, 06:51 AM
Malaysia announces adopt-an-orangutan plan for palm oil importers
In May, Malaysia put forward a plan to send orangutans abroad as trading gifts in an effort to allay concerns about the impact on the animals' habitat of palm oil production
19 August 2024, 06:22 AM
World Bank, ADB urged to continue funding logically acceptable projects
Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed says after meeting with ADB
18 August 2024, 09:03 AM
Japan firms see Harris presidency as better for business than Trump
Some 43 percent of Japanese firms said they preferred Harris in light of their corporate strategies and business plans while 8 percent picked Trump
18 August 2024, 06:41 AM
Foxconn chief defends India hiring after report that it rejects married women
The company has opened a multi-storey hostel complex, which is exclusive to 18,720 Foxconn women workers, near Chennai of India
18 August 2024, 06:03 AM
BB officers’ council demands full autonomy of Bangladesh Bank
The council also recommended amendment to the Bangladesh Bank Order 1972
15 August 2024, 09:52 AM
Uncertainty remains heightened in Bangladesh amid political transition: Fitch
The American rating agency assumes the effects to be temporary, and that political stability is restored and sustained
15 August 2024, 08:25 AM
What you need to know about internet crackdown in Bangladesh
The Daily Star presents the whole situation on a chronological order
13 August 2024, 12:43 PM
$600 million taken in loans from Export Development Fund defaulted
Dhaka-based firms defaulted most of the amount at $558.7 million and Chattogram-based ones $29.7 million
13 August 2024, 08:26 AM
July inflation hits 11.66%, highest in 13 years
It is the highest in at least a decade
12 August 2024, 12:05 PM
Stocks fall breaking a four-day gaining streak
The DSEX declined 1.39% before closing the day at 5,932.28 points
12 August 2024, 12:03 PM