China retail sales, factory output growth weaken in October
Business Desk : Retail sales and industrial output in China weakened last month, underlining the challenges Beijing faces in reviving momentum in the world’s second-largest...
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Oil prices drop on rising US stocks
Business Desk: Oil prices fell on Thursday, extending losses from the previous session, as US crude inventories rose and OPEC signaled a potential global supply...
Weather, floods trim Bangladesh’s Rice production in FY2024-25
Business Report : Bangladesh’s total rice production fell slightly in the last fiscal year (FY2024-25), despite farmers harvesting a record amount of Boro rice thanks...
BSEC issues new mutual fund rules 2025, ends approval of term funds
Business Report : The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has published the “Mutual Fund Rules, 2025”, officially ending the approval process for new term...
Export incentives extended to sub-contracted garments, textiles
Business Desk : Bangladesh Bank (BB) has allowed export incentives or cash assistance for the garments and textiles those products manufactured and exported through sub-contracting...
Bank deposits grow nearly 10pc in September
Business Report : Bank deposits in Bangladesh grew by 9.98 percent year-on-year at the end of September 2025, maintaining a positive trend for the second...
Traders warn of soaring Ramadan prices amid market manipulation
Business Report : Traders have cautioned that prices of essential commodities could rise sharply ahead of Ramadan if extortion, corporate manipulation, and disruptions in supply...
City Bank publishes IFRS S1, S2- report
Business Desk : City Bank PLC has published Climate Report 2024 in alignment with the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) IFRS S1 (General Requirements for...
AIBL signs strategic partnership with deen Islamic
Business Desk : Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC, the country’s leading Shariah-compliant financial institution has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Maverick Enterprise Limited (Deen Islamic),...
Pubali Bank provides financial assistance to MIST
Business Desk : Pubali Bank PLC recently provided financial assistance to the students of Department of Electrical, Electronic and Communication Engineering (EECE) of the Military...