Sri Lanka raises fuel prices
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India scraps cotton import duty to aid exporters
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Top euro zone countries see Iran inflation fallout broaden
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Oil prices fall
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Canada enters surprise technical recession
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China factory activity stalls in May as demand weakens
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India’s forex reserves fall to one-year low
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Rising exports lower US goods trade deficit
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India's forex reserves fall to one-year low
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11 hour(s) ago Business

Bangladesh faces mounting macro-financial challenges despite progress: IMF

The IMF’s review mission led by Chris Papageorgiou concluded today
13 November 2025, 15:06 PM

Toyota announces $10 bn US investment

The announcement coincided with the opening of its first US factory making lithium-ion batteries for electric and hybrid cars
13 November 2025, 07:36 AM

Vietnam eyes US tariff deal soon

Vietnam is working to sign a trade agreement with the United States soon, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son said on Wednesday, as a new round of negotiations gets underway in Washington.
12 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt to sign deal with APM Terminals to develop, operate Laldia for 30 years

The Laldia container terminal is expected to start operations by 2029
12 November 2025, 11:54 AM

Gold rally eases as dollar edges higher

Spot gold was down 0.5 percent at $4,107.41 per ounce
12 November 2025, 06:09 AM

Trump says US faces ‘economic disaster’ if Supreme Court rules against tariffs

US President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States faced an economic and national security disaster if the Supreme Court ruled against his use of an emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs against nearly every country.
11 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Gold hits near 3-week peak on rate-cut bets

Spot gold was up 0.7 percent at $4,142.72 per ounce
11 November 2025, 06:39 AM

Laldia Char Terminal boosts Ctg port’s container storage capacity by 10,000 TEUs

The Ctg port’s capacity has risen from 56,000 TEUs to 66,000 TEUs
10 November 2025, 12:24 PM

US holiday sales set to top $1tn for first time

US holiday sales are expected to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, the National Retail Federation said on Thursday, though growth is forecast to slow as economic pressures weigh on consumer sentiment.
9 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Vietnam’s garment industry rebounds, but challenges loom

Vietnam’s textile and garment industry has shown clear signs of recovery in 2025, bouncing back after a difficult period of stagnation.
9 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Reserves fall to $26.43 billion

$1.61 billion ACU payment settled today
9 November 2025, 14:10 PM

Bangladesh to showcase semiconductor strength in Malaysia

The Bangladesh Semiconductor Industry Association will organise a three-day roadshow
9 November 2025, 12:19 PM

China halts export ban to US of some 'dual use' materials: ministry

The announcement comes after leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump met on October 30 in South Korea
9 November 2025, 07:05 AM

Stock market frenzy is a louder echo of the 1990s

Throughout the late 1990s Fred Hickey, the editor of The High-Tech Strategist, was relentlessly critical of the wild market excesses of the time. So-called “bubbleheads” responded by leaving vile messages on his voicemail. However, he developed a cult following among bearish investors.
8 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Worries over AI spending, US government shutdown pressure stocks

But US President Donald Trump on Friday rejected talk of any AI bubble
8 November 2025, 07:21 AM

Paris accord will defeat fossil fuels – eventually

The transition to green energy is messy, contradictory and too slow. It’s roughly a decade since 195 countries struck the Paris Agreement, opens new tab at the United Nations’s 21st Conference of the Parties (COP) in France, pledging to hold the average global temperature to “well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels”.
6 November 2025, 18:00 PM

FDI’s hidden crisis: Where is the new money?

At least $8 billion in FDI is needed annually to boost GDP growth by one percentage point
6 November 2025, 13:24 PM

BGMEA, Bangladesh-Canada trade body team up for trade, investment

The two will jointly work to build a stronger network
6 November 2025, 13:07 PM

US Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump tariff legality

Trump did not attend Wednesday's hearing
6 November 2025, 07:21 AM

Gold rebounds from one-week low

Gold prices rose on Wednesday, as bargain hunters stepped in after bullion dropped to a near one-week low in the previous session, while focus was also on the US private payroll data for cues on future interest rate cuts.
5 November 2025, 18:00 PM