US govt shutdown leaves Unilever demerger on ice
British consumer goods giant Unilever has postponed a demerger of its ice cream business, saying Tuesday that the US government shutdown meant a New York listing could not be approved...
Business-Economy
Exporters alarmed, buyers worried
The exporters of the country on Monday expressed their concern on production and export delay and supply disruptions following the devastating fire at the cargo village of Dhaka鈥簊 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport...
24 banks face Tk1.56 lakh crore capital shortfalls
The capital shortfall in 24 banks soared to Tk 1,55,866 crore by the end of June 2025...
Fertiliser retailers form human chain demanding licence retention
Licensed retail fertiliser sellers formed a human chain in Manikchhari upazila of Khagrachhari hill district on Monday, demanding the suspension of the nationwide license cancellation process...
BPPA hosts capacity building workshop on public procurement
The Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority organised a workshop underscoring the need for enhancing capacity in public procurement at the ministerial level and strengthening the skills of high-ranked policy-level officials, said a press release...
Dhaka stocks see turnover plunge
Despite a rebound in key indices after days of decline, the turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange plunged to its lowest level in the current fiscal year 2025-26 and in the past four months on Monday...
BIDA chief leads strategic mission to South Korea
A high-level delegation from Bangladesh, led by Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), arrived in the Republic of Korea on Monday for a five-day strategic mission aimed at attracting foreign direct investment and enhancing institutional cooperation...
BSEC intensifies financial literacy prog
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission is ramping up various initiatives and activities to enhance investment education and capital market awareness across the nation...
OpenAI big chip orders dwarf its revenues
OpenAI is ordering hundreds of billions of dollars鈥� worth of chips in the artificial intelligence race, raising questions among investors about how the startup will finance these purchases...
China posts lacklustre Q3 economic data
China鈥檚 economy grew at its slowest pace in a year last quarter, official data showed Monday, as high-ranking leaders kicked off a closely watched meeting in Beijing focused on long-term policy planning...
Shares in French bank BNP Paribas plummet
Shares in France鈥檚 biggest bank, BNP Parisbas, sank more than eight per cent in trading on Monday, following a US court verdict late last week finding it liable for atrocities committed in Sudan...
C&F agents withdraw work stoppage
The Clearing and Forwarding (C&F) Agents Association on Monday withdrew its week-long work stoppage at Chattogram port following assurances from the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) that the increased gate pass fee for workers would be suspended...
EDOTCO installs fibre-reinforced polymer tower
Digital infrastructure company EDOTCO Bangladesh has deployed the country鈥檚 first next-generation fibre-reinforced polymer or FRP tower in Gopalganj, said a press release...
ADCOMM employees to get benefits at UNICO Hospitals
ADCOMM Limited signed a partnership agreement with UNICO Hospitals PLC to provide trusted healthcare and holistic care to employees of ADCOMM, said a press release...
Trial opens in Klarna鈥檚 $8.3-b lawsuit against Google
A Swedish court began hearing arguments Monday in a lawsuit brought by Swedish price comparison site Pricerunner, owned by Klarna, against tech giant Google for over $8 billion for promoting its own shopping comparisons in search results...
