1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (949+ words) Sunday • 13 September 2026 A government stimulus package worth Tk 600 billion for giving a shot in the sagging economy's arm remains unused even over three months after the central bank launched the massive financing scheme, sources say. The Bangladesh Bank came up…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (731+ words) Brent crude futures breached $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since Jul 24, hitting a six-week high as the escalating West Asia conflict stoked concerns over oil supplies. The move brought futures prices into line with physical crude and…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (605+ words) Brent crude rallied towards $100 per barrel on Wednesday, keeping the mood in Asian stock markets subdued, as attacks intensified in the Middle East, stoking inflation worries ahead of the release of closely watched US consumer price data. The yen strengthened…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1135+ words) The United States sharply escalated its trade war with Canada on Tuesday, banning some Canadian dairy products and motorcycles as well as most alcoholic beverages after retaliatory Canadian tariffs took effect on about $20 billion in US goods. US President Donald…...

6+ day, 6+ min ago   (941+ words) Tuesday • 8 September 2026 The yen surged on Tuesday, while Asian markets struggled for direction as a mixed batch of regional economic data and fresh Iranian threats in the Persian Gulf drove oil prices and bond yields higher. Japan's Nikkei 225 fluctuated between…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (98+ words) Bangladesh’s overall economic activity contracted in August, as disruptions to energy and power supplies weighed on business activity, according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index. The headline PMI fell to 49.9 in August, slipping below the 50-point threshold that separates expansion…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (404+ words) Canada's retaliatory tariffs on US goods took effect just after midnight on Tuesday as Prime Minister Mark Carney increased economic pressure on his country's biggest trading partner after negotiations collapsed last month, intensifying an 18-month-old trade war. The counter-tariffs cover…...

6+ day, 4+ min ago   (471+ words) US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Canadian private jet maker Bombardier would no longer be allowed to sell its planes in the United States unless it started manufacturing in the country. "NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (290+ words) Gas supplies are likely to return to normal within days as the government moves to boost imports and tap alternative sources, according to Prime Minister’s Planning Adviser Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir. At a Dhaka seminar on energy security on Monday,…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1111+ words) There is undoubtedly diplomatic significance in receiving a warm personal letter from the President of the United States (US). But diplomacy must never be confused with sentiment, nor should presidential praise be mistaken for a substitute for hard-headed scrutiny of…...