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Oil price drops to $82
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Bank of Japan lifts policy rate to 31-yr high
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Myanmar inflation hits 25% on fuel shock: WB
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New budget faces revenue execution risks, says Fitch
16 June 2026, 17:40 PM
Business
China retail sales fell in May for first time since 2022
16 June 2026, 12:37 PM
Business
Oil falls as markets weigh return of supply, US-Iran peace deal
16 June 2026, 12:35 PM
Business
Sustainable plastic, packaging crucial for high-value exports
16 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Anthropic becomes a cautionary sovereign-AI fable
16 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
SpaceX could bring $1tn in revenue by 2030: Musk
16 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Gold price hiked to Tk 114,074, a new record
The new rate comes two days after a price cut
21 March 2024, 15:15 PM
Four insurers show-caused for Tk 264 crore unsettled claims
The four are: Sunflower Life Insurance, Progressive Life Insurance Company, Sunlife Insurance Company and Homeland Life Insurance Company
21 March 2024, 14:10 PM
BTRC asks Meta to tackle misinformation on its platform
Meta top officials meet BTRC chairman in Dhaka
21 March 2024, 13:07 PM
US Fed holds key rate, still sees 3 cuts in 2024
The US Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to keep interest rates at a 23-year high for a fifth consecutive meeting, while signaling it still expects to make three cuts this year
21 March 2024, 07:03 AM
Garment export to USA falls 2.58%
However, apparel shipment to the EU rose 3.27% in Jul-Feb
20 March 2024, 15:20 PM
German retail firm Otto urged to source more high-value RMG: BGMEA
A delegation of Otto Group meets BGMEA president today
20 March 2024, 12:03 PM
Govt to buy 8,000 tonnes of lentil, 10,000 tonnes of sugar
The commodities will be purchased for the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh
20 March 2024, 11:27 AM
India’s biggest wholesale market in Nashik demands withdrawal of onion export ban
The Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in India’s Lasalgaon made the demand
20 March 2024, 11:01 AM
China’s automakers try turning Japanese
China exported almost $40 billion-worth of pure battery and hybrid cars last year, most of them ended up in Europe
20 March 2024, 10:51 AM
India's Adani Green says aware of US probe into third party, denies relationship
India's Adani Green Energy said on Tuesday it is aware of a US investigation into potential violations of anti-corruption laws by a "third party", but denied any relationship with the entity
20 March 2024, 06:05 AM
Steel sector’s operational cost rises 65% in a year
Dollar crisis, rise in utility bills taking toll, says Bangladesh Steel Manufacturers Association
19 March 2024, 14:55 PM
Forced labour generates $236 billion illegal profits a year: ILO
The illegal profits from forced labour has risen by 37% since 2014
19 March 2024, 14:31 PM
Shop owners lambast ‘meaningless’ price fixing of 29 commodities
They demand cancellation of the prices fixed by the Department of Agricultural Marketing on March 15
19 March 2024, 14:00 PM
Gold to be Tk 1,750 cheaper from tomorrow
Each bhori 22-carat gold will cost Tk 111,158
19 March 2024, 09:41 AM
Palestinian unemployment rate seen spiking to over 50% amid Gaza conflict, ILO says
If the conflict continues until end-March then the unemployment rate will soar to 57 percent, ILO said.
19 March 2024, 07:05 AM
Bank of Japan scraps negative interest rate
In its first increase in 17 years, the Bank of Japan said it was lifting its short-term policy rate from -0.1 percent to between zero and 0.1 percent.
19 March 2024, 05:23 AM
Pragoti to assemble and sell Kia sedan by this year
It signs deal with representative of Kia Corporation
18 March 2024, 15:52 PM
Banks can't impose any fine on supervision charges: BB
New guideline on supervision charge issued
18 March 2024, 14:25 PM
India to source onion from domestic market to export to Bangladesh
India’s National Cooperative Export Ltd will purchase 1,650 tonnes at Rs 29 a kg
18 March 2024, 11:13 AM
A year on from Credit Suisse's rescue, banks remain vulnerable
The Swiss government-sponsored rescue of Credit Suisse and US bank salvages in March 2023 doused the immediate fires kindled by a run at little-known US regional lender Silicon Valley Bank
17 March 2024, 08:51 AM