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href="/business/news/govt-courts-healthcare-fdi-market-heads-towards-23b-2030-3868676">Govt courts healthcare FDI as market heads towards $23b by 2030</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Bangladesh’s healthcare sector has the potential to reach $23 billion by 2030, positioning the country as a major destination for foreign direct investment (FDI), according to a presentation shared at the Bangladesh Investment Summit.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-6 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content card-content" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/news/adb-increase-lending-67-3869211">ADB to increase lending by 67% </a> </h3> <p class="intro">The Asian Development Bank is likely to increase its loan commitment to Bangladesh by 67 percent to $2 billion this year, up from $1.2 billion in 2024, and offer additional financing by partially canceling funds from long-delayed projects.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-6 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content card-content" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/news/bangladesh-risk-slipping-third-global-rmg-export-3868671">Bangladesh at risk of slipping to third in global RMG export</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Bangladesh’s position as the world’s second-largest apparel exporter could be at risk as Vietnam is quickly catching up with better logistics, more diverse products, and smoother trade processes, a top exporter warned yesterday.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-6 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content card-content" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/news/bangladesh-has-potential-become-digital-powerhouse-3868666">Bangladesh has potential to become digital powerhouse</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Bangladesh has all the potential to position itself as a rising digital powerhouse through the development of one of the top-tier e-governments and by increasing ICT exports and cultivating a tech-savvy workforce, said experts yesterday. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-6 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content card-content" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/news/reduce-bad-loans-boost-economy-3868656">Reduce bad loans to boost economy</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The uptrend of non-performing loans (NPLs) is creating challenges for Bangladesh’s banking sector and overall economy, that too at a time when ongoing trade disputes are severely disrupting the global economy, according to various experts.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-6 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content card-content" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/news/maize-prices-remain-high-demand-livestock-feed-keeps-rising-3868646">Maize prices remain high as demand for livestock feed keeps rising</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Wholesale and retail prices of maize have remained high so far in 2025, driven by sustained demand for feed from Bangladesh’s poultry, dairy, and aquaculture sectors.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-category-news no-title block" class="panel-pane pane-category-news no-title block"> <div class="pane-content">  <div class="section"> <div class="row"> <div class="columns small-12"> <div class="row collapse align-middle title-wrapper "> <div class="columns has-title-seperator"></div> <div class="columns shrink position-relative"> <div class="text-72-90 fw-700 color-cyan no-pointer">Economy</div> <h2 class="section-title "> <a href="/business/economy">Economy</a> </h2> </div> <div class="columns has-title-seperator"></div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/business/news/stocks-turnover-hits-six-week-high-3868406" aria-label="Stocks turnover hits six-week high "> <picture title="Dhaka stock exchange rebound" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/feature/images/2021/05/16/dse_tower.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/feature/images/2021/05/16/dse_tower.jpg" alt="Dhaka stock exchange rebound" title="Dhaka stock exchange rebound" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/news/stocks-turnover-hits-six-week-high-3868406">Stocks turnover hits six-week high</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The Dhaka Stock Exchange ended the week on a strong note, with turnover reaching Tk 540 crore yesterday — the highest in one and a half months..This marked a 2.46 percent increase from the previous day’s trading, reflecting a slight uptick in investor activity..The pharmaceuticals se</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/business/news/old-roots-new-realities-3868626" aria-label="Old roots, new realities "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/08/02/mahtab-uddin-ahmed.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/08/02/mahtab-uddin-ahmed.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/news/old-roots-new-realities-3868626">Old roots, new realities</a> </h3> <p class="intro">In our days, one landline served the entire moholla – and half the neighbourhood aunties answered your calls before your parents did. If you misbehaved, Amma’s flying chappal had GPS-guided accuracy – one silent glare, one clean hit. Eid was pure magic: a new panjabi, some Tk 10 Eidi, and rooftop laughter with cousins till midnight. Fast forward to today, where kids have personal phones, fear screen-time limits more than chappals, and won’t call it Eid unless there’s a new outfit, a viral reel, and at least 500 likes before lunch.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/business/news/prada-agrees-buy-versace-138b-despite-tariffs-3868621" aria-label="Prada agrees to buy Versace for $1.38b despite tariffs "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/default_fallback.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/default_fallback.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/news/prada-agrees-buy-versace-138b-despite-tariffs-3868621">Prada agrees to buy Versace for $1.38b despite tariffs</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Prada struck a deal on Thursday to buy smaller rival Versace from Capri Holdings for $1.375 billion, which includes its debt, in a move that unites two of the biggest names in Italian fashion.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/business/news/chittagong-chamber-wants-widening-tax-net-3868361" aria-label="Chittagong Chamber wants widening of tax net "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/04/10/chittagong_chamber_of_commerce.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/04/10/chittagong_chamber_of_commerce.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/news/chittagong-chamber-wants-widening-tax-net-3868361">Chittagong Chamber wants widening of tax net</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The CCCI submitted 114 proposals for the upcoming budget</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/news/prada-brings-versace-home-create-italian-luxury-contender-3868306">Prada brings Versace home to create Italian luxury contender</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The $1.375 billion deal brings one of fashion's best-known Italian labels back under Italian control</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/news/bangladesh-poised-become-top-global-apparel-exporter-kihak-sung-3868176">Bangladesh poised to become top global apparel exporter: Kihak Sung</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The founder of Korean EPZ praises the steps taken by the chief adviser</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/news/stocks-rise-second-day-tariff-pause-lifts-investor-mood-3867971">Stocks rise for second day as tariff pause lifts investor mood </a> </h3> <p class="intro">As of 11 am, the DSEX rose 31.04 points or 0.59 percent to 5,227.08</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/news/how-youth-led-startups-are-solving-real-world-problems-3867526">How youth-led startups are solving real-world problems </a> </h3> <p class="intro">From revolutionising education to transforming underwater inspections, youth-led startups in Bangladesh are making waves with bold innovations and creative solutions..The potential and passion of these entrepreneurs were on full display at the Youth Entrepreneurship Expo 2025, organised as</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-category-news no-title block" class="panel-pane pane-category-news no-title block"> <div class="pane-content">  <div class="section"> <div class="row"> <div class="columns small-12"> <div class="row collapse align-middle title-wrapper "> <div class="columns has-title-seperator"></div> <div class="columns shrink position-relative"> <div class="text-72-90 fw-700 color-cyan no-pointer">Global Economy</div> <h2 class="section-title "> <a href="/business/global-economy">Global Economy</a> </h2> </div> <div class="columns has-title-seperator"></div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/business/news/will-trump-kill-globalisation-3868641" aria-label="Will Trump kill globalisation? "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/04/11/thai_trump_globalisation.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/04/11/thai_trump_globalisation.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/news/will-trump-kill-globalisation-3868641">Will Trump kill globalisation?</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Spilling your Mexican beer on your t-shirt sewn in Vietnam while watching a US series on Netflix on your Chinese-made smartphone sitting outside at a Parisian cafe is an ordinary occurrence in our globalised world.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/business/news/tariff-war-could-cut-us-china-goods-trade-80-wto-chief-3868631" aria-label="Tariff war could cut US-China goods trade by 80%: WTO chief "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/04/11/ngozi-okonjo-iweala.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/04/11/ngozi-okonjo-iweala.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/news/tariff-war-could-cut-us-china-goods-trade-80-wto-chief-3868631">Tariff war could cut US-China goods trade by 80%: WTO chief</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The World Trade Organization chief said Wednesday the US-China tariff war could reduce trade in goods between the two economic giants by 80 percent, pulling down the rest of the world economy.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/business/news/singapore-eyes-halal-certified-agricultural-imports-bangladesh-3868156" aria-label="Singapore eyes halal-certified agricultural imports from Bangladesh "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/04/10/ebl_pr-photo-10.4.25.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/04/10/ebl_pr-photo-10.4.25.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/news/singapore-eyes-halal-certified-agricultural-imports-bangladesh-3868156">Singapore eyes halal-certified agricultural imports from Bangladesh</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Singaporean investors said at a roundtable by EBL</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/business/news/stocks-gain-second-day-3868146" aria-label="Stocks gain for second day "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/01/06/dse_1.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/01/06/dse_1.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/news/stocks-gain-second-day-3868146">Stocks gain for second day</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange edged up 0.17 percent to 5,205.23 points</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/news/news/china-urges-us-meet-halfway-markets-rocket-trump-tariff-pause-3868096">China urges US to meet 'halfway' as markets rocket on Trump tariff pause</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The heightened tariffs against China took effect at the same time Thursday as retaliatory levies of 84 percent slapped on by Beijing on US imports.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/news/samsung-under-pressure-us-tariffs-rattle-south-korean-economy-3868076">Samsung under pressure as US tariffs rattle South Korean economy</a> </h3> <p class="intro">If Samsung "fully absorbs" the proposed tariff cost instead of shifting production elsewhere "approximately four trillion won ($2.7 billion) -- or some 33 percent of its smartphone operating profit -- would be directly exposed"</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/news/no-retaliatory-measures-against-us-asean-economic-ministers-3868041">No 'retaliatory measures' against US: ASEAN economic ministers</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Despite their concern, the ministers said they were ready "to engage in a frank and constructive dialogue with the U.S. to address trade-related concerns".</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/news/vietnam-says-it-will-start-trade-talks-united-states-3868011">Vietnam says it will start trade talks with United States</a> </h3> <p class="intro">"The United States agreed that the two sides should initiate negotiations on a reciprocal trade agreement," according to a government statement. </p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-category-news no-title block" class="panel-pane pane-category-news no-title block"> <div class="pane-content">  <div class="section"> <div class="row"> <div class="columns small-12"> <div class="row collapse align-middle title-wrapper "> <div class="columns has-title-seperator"></div> <div class="columns shrink position-relative"> <div class="text-72-90 fw-700 color-cyan no-pointer">Organisation News</div> <h2 class="section-title "> <a href="/business/organisation-news">Organisation News</a> </h2> </div> <div class="columns has-title-seperator"></div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/business/organisation-news/press-releases/news/ccdb-holds-conference-climate-justice-3869221" aria-label="CCDB holds conference on climate justice "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/default_fallback.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/default_fallback.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/organisation-news/press-releases/news/ccdb-holds-conference-climate-justice-3869221">CCDB holds conference on climate justice</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB), in collaboration with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the National Council of Churches in Bangladesh (NCCB), organised a high-level conference titled "Climate Justice and a Nexus Approach to Land, Water and Food" at the CCDB Climate Centre today.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">5h ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/business/organisation-news/news/miniso-bangladesh-wins-best-marketing-the-year-award-3868351" aria-label="Miniso Bangladesh wins “Best Marketing of the Year” award "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/04/10/miniso_.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/04/10/miniso_.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/organisation-news/news/miniso-bangladesh-wins-best-marketing-the-year-award-3868351">Miniso Bangladesh wins “Best Marketing of the Year” award</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Miniso Bangladesh recently won the “best marketing of the year” award at the Miniso Global New Product Launch Carnival in Guangzhou, China..Recognised for their standout campaigns, creative brand experiences, and strong emphasis on community building, as well as an exceptional store launch</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/business/organisation-news/news/power-producer-sell-directly-consumer-3867311" aria-label="Power producer to sell directly to consumer "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/04/09/pran-rfl_.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/04/09/pran-rfl_.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/organisation-news/news/power-producer-sell-directly-consumer-3867311">Power producer to sell directly to consumer</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Bangladesh is getting into the merchant power generation model for the first time with the signing of a memorandum of understanding between an electricity buyer and seller for a solar power plant. It is a model which allows a power producer to sell directly to the consumers.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">2d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/business/organisation-news/news/walton-wins-excellence-investment-award-2025-3867466" aria-label="Walton wins ‘Excellence in Investment Award 2025’ "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/04/09/walton_gets_excellence_in_investment_award_2025.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/04/09/walton_gets_excellence_in_investment_award_2025.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/organisation-news/news/walton-wins-excellence-investment-award-2025-3867466">Walton wins ‘Excellence in Investment Award 2025’</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Walton, a super brand and technology giant in the country, has been honoured with the ‘Excellence in Investment Award 2025’ at the Bangladesh Investment Summit, in recognition of its significant and impactful contributions to the Bangladeshi economy through strategic investments..Chief Adv</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">2d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/organisation-news/news/chinas-handa-industries-invest-150m-bangladeshs-textile-garment-sectors-3867346">China’s Handa Industries to invest $150m in Bangladesh’s textile, garment sectors</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Handa Industries Limited, a renowned China-based apparel manufacturing company specialising in high-quality knitted textiles, dyeing processes, and garments on a global scale, is set to invest $150 million in Bangladesh..Of the total investment, $100 million will be allocated to the textil</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">2d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/organisation-news/press-releases/news/capt-sajjadul-haq-made-bimans-chief-training-3865921">Capt Sajjadul Haq made Biman's chief of training</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Biman issued a notice in this regard yesterday</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">4d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/organisation-news/news/bkash-agents-can-now-receive-transfer-e-money-247-thru-agent-app-3865761">bKash agents can now receive, transfer e-money 24/7 thru agent app</a> </h3> <p class="intro">bKash, the leading mobile financial service (MFS) provider of Bangladesh, has launched a new service, named “Automated Cash Management” or “24/7 Cash Management”, enabling agents to instantly access e-money from the linked bank accounts of their Agent App to meet customer demands at any time.</p</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">4d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/organisation-news/news/nagad-logs-tk-34000-crore-transactions-march-3865756">Nagad logs Tk 34,000 crore transactions in March</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Nagad, the mobile financial service (MFS) provider of the Bangladesh Postal Department, has recorded its highest-ever monthly transaction volume, amounting to Tk 34,000 crore in March this year..On the occasion of this remarkable achievement, Nagad’s authorities extended their heartfelt co</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">4d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-category-news no-title block" class="panel-pane pane-category-news no-title block"> <div class="pane-content">  <div class="section bg-black"> <div class="row"> <div class="columns small-12"> <div class="row collapse align-middle title-wrapper "> <div class="columns has-title-seperator"></div> <div class="columns shrink position-relative"> <div class="text-72-90 fw-700 color-cyan no-pointer">Business Multimedia</div> <h2 class="section-title "> <a href="/star-multimedia/business-multimedia">Business Multimedia</a> </h2> </div> <div class="columns has-title-seperator"></div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 mt-30 medium-8 large-9"> <div class="card position-relative horizontal"> <div class="card-image position-relative w50"> <div class="media-youtube-video media-youtube-1 responsive-embed widescreen margin-bottom-0"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" width="640" height="390" title="কোন সঞ্চয়পত্রে বিনিয়োগ বেশি লাভজনক?" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GLxdkOEpAug?wmode=opaque&controls=1" name="কোন সঞ্চয়পত্রে বিনিয়োগ বেশি লাভজনক?" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of কোন সঞ্চয়পত্রে বিনিয়োগ বেশি লাভজনক?</iframe> </div> </div> <div class="card-content" > <h3 class="title h1 e-mb-12 fs-26" > <a href="/star-multimedia/business-multimedia/news/which-savings-certificate-offers-the-highest-returns-3824841">Which savings certificate offers the highest returns?</a> </h3> <p class="intro">In recent years, treasury bills and bond interest rates have exceeded those of savings certificates</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-4 large-3"> </div> <div class="columns small-12 mt-30 medium-6 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative "> <div class="media-youtube-video media-youtube-2 responsive-embed widescreen margin-bottom-0"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" width="640" height="390" title="সরকারের কেন নিত্যপণ্যের দাম কমাতে পারছে না?" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WEPPGRH-QYg?wmode=opaque&controls=1" name="সরকারের কেন নিত্যপণ্যের দাম কমাতে পারছে না?" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of সরকারের কেন নিত্যপণ্যের দাম কমাতে পারছে না?</iframe> </div> </div> <div class="card-content" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/news/food-prices-stubbornly-high-despite-govt-measures-3753386">Food prices stubbornly high despite govt measures</a> </h3> <p class="intro">When prices of widely consumed staples like potatoes, edible oil, sugar or onions spike and remain inflated for extended periods, it understandably hits the poor and low-income people where it hurts the most: in their wallet.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 mt-30 medium-6 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative "> <div class="media-youtube-video media-youtube-3 responsive-embed widescreen margin-bottom-0"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" width="640" height="390" title="জুলাই থেকে অক্টোবর পর্যন্ত রেমিট্যান্স এসেছে ৮ দশমিক ৯৩ বিলিয়ন ডলার" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G332Qwt8alg?wmode=opaque&controls=1" name="জুলাই থেকে অক্টোবর পর্যন্ত রেমিট্যান্স এসেছে ৮ দশমিক ৯৩ বিলিয়ন ডলার" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of জুলাই থেকে অক্টোবর পর্যন্ত রেমিট্যান্স এসেছে ৮ দশমিক ৯৩ বিলিয়ন ডলার</iframe> </div> </div> <div class="card-content" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/news/remittance-rises-21-october-3743596">Remittance rises 21% in October</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Migrant Bangladeshis sent home $2.39 billion in October </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 mt-30 medium-6 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative "> <div class="media-youtube-video media-youtube-4 responsive-embed widescreen margin-bottom-0"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" width="640" height="390" title="এবার বাজারে বেড়েছে আলুর দাম, সাধারণ মানুষের প্রশ্ন ‘খাবো কি?’" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/92dK6MTA22w?wmode=opaque&controls=1" name="এবার বাজারে বেড়েছে আলুর দাম, সাধারণ মানুষের প্রশ্ন ‘খাবো কি?’" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of এবার বাজারে বেড়েছে আলুর দাম, সাধারণ মানুষের প্রশ্ন ‘খাবো কি?’</iframe> </div> </div> <div class="card-content" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/star-multimedia/business-multimedia/news/potato-price-shoots-3503666">Potato price shoots up </a> </h3> <p class="intro">The price of potatoes has begun an upward climb in the market</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 mt-30 medium-6 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative "> <div class="media-youtube-video media-youtube-5 responsive-embed widescreen margin-bottom-0"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" width="640" height="390" title="১৫ বছরে লুটপাট কি ৯২ হাজার কোটি টাকা, নাকি আরও বেশি" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s7fv-pfgnag?wmode=opaque&controls=1" name="১৫ বছরে লুটপাট কি ৯২ হাজার কোটি টাকা, নাকি আরও বেশি" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of ১৫ বছরে লুটপাট কি ৯২ হাজার কোটি টাকা, নাকি আরও বেশি</iframe> </div> </div> <div class="card-content" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/star-multimedia/business-multimedia/news/92-thousand-crores-or-more-siphoned-out-15-years-3502291">92 thousand crores or more siphoned out in 15 years?</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Based on the compilation of media reports on bank scams between 2008 and 2023, CPD said as much as 92 thousand crores of taka have been siphoned out of the banking sector in the last fifteen years</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-category-load-more no-title block" class="panel-pane pane-category-load-more no-title block"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="row mb-20 mt-20"> <div class="columns medium-9 small-12"> <div class="view view-category-load-more-news view-id-category_load_more_news view-display-id-panel_pane_1 view-dom-id-9bcbaaebab96b7370e71f6426e08cdf7"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/business/news/adb-increase-lending-67-3869211" aria-label="ADB to increase lending by 67% "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2025/04/12/adb-graph.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2025/04/12/adb-graph.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/news/adb-increase-lending-67-3869211">ADB to increase lending by 67% </a> </h3> <p class="intro">The Asian Development Bank is likely to increase its loan commitment to Bangladesh by 67 percent to $2 billion this year, up from $1.2 billion in 2024, and offer additional financing by partially canceling funds from long-delayed projects.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">5h ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/business/news/govt-mulling-out-court-settlements-3869046" aria-label="Govt mulling out-of-court settlements "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2025/02/11/mansur.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2025/02/11/mansur.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/news/govt-mulling-out-court-settlements-3869046">Govt mulling out-of-court settlements</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The government is considering out-of-court settlements as an option to recover laundered money from abroad, as the formal legal process is often time-consuming.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">5h ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/business/news/lost-playgrounds-booming-business-3869101" aria-label="From lost playgrounds to booming business "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2025/04/11/prayground4.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2025/04/11/prayground4.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/news/lost-playgrounds-booming-business-3869101">From lost playgrounds to booming business</a> </h3> <p class="intro">In the memories of those who grew up before the turn of the millennium, the playground was a second home. </p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">5h ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/business/organisation-news/press-releases/news/ccdb-holds-conference-climate-justice-3869221" aria-label="CCDB holds conference on climate justice "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/default_fallback.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/default_fallback.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/organisation-news/press-releases/news/ccdb-holds-conference-climate-justice-3869221">CCDB holds conference on climate justice</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB), in collaboration with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the National Council of Churches in Bangladesh (NCCB), organised a high-level conference titled "Climate Justice and a Nexus Approach to Land, Water and Food" at the CCDB Climate Centre today.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">5h ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/business/export/news/bangladesh-shipped-462-million-garments-15-months-through-india-3868846" aria-label="Bangladesh shipped $462 million of garments in 15 months through India "> <picture title="india suspends transshipment facilities for bangladesh" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/11/21/india_bangladesh.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/11/21/india_bangladesh.jpg" alt="india suspends transshipment facilities for bangladesh" title="india suspends transshipment facilities for bangladesh" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/export/news/bangladesh-shipped-462-million-garments-15-months-through-india-3868846">Bangladesh shipped $462 million of garments in 15 months through India </a> </h3> <p class="intro">Total garments exports in the last recorded fiscal year was about $36 billion</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">16h ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/business/news/stocks-turnover-hits-six-week-high-3868406" aria-label="Stocks turnover hits six-week high "> <picture title="Dhaka stock exchange rebound" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/feature/images/2021/05/16/dse_tower.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/feature/images/2021/05/16/dse_tower.jpg" alt="Dhaka stock exchange rebound" title="Dhaka stock exchange rebound" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/news/stocks-turnover-hits-six-week-high-3868406">Stocks turnover hits six-week high</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The Dhaka Stock Exchange ended the week on a strong note, with turnover reaching Tk 540 crore yesterday — the highest in one and a half months..This marked a 2.46 percent increase from the previous day’s trading, reflecting a slight uptick in investor activity..The pharmaceuticals se</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/business/news/icb-islamic-banks-board-dissolved-3867936" aria-label="ICB Islamic Bank’s board dissolved "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/media/api_images/2024/12/20/ICB%20Islamic%20Bank.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/media/api_images/2024/12/20/ICB%20Islamic%20Bank.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/news/icb-islamic-banks-board-dissolved-3867936">ICB Islamic Bank’s board dissolved</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The Bangladesh Bank yesterday dissolved the board of directors of ICB Islamic Bank considering the interests of depositors, according to an official letter.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/business/news/will-trump-kill-globalisation-3868641" aria-label="Will Trump kill globalisation? "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2025/04/11/thai_trump_globalisation.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2025/04/11/thai_trump_globalisation.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/news/will-trump-kill-globalisation-3868641">Will Trump kill globalisation?</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Spilling your Mexican beer on your t-shirt sewn in Vietnam while watching a US series on Netflix on your Chinese-made smartphone sitting outside at a Parisian cafe is an ordinary occurrence in our globalised world.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/business/news/maize-prices-remain-high-demand-livestock-feed-keeps-rising-3868646" aria-label="Maize prices remain high as demand for livestock feed keeps rising "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2025/04/11/vegetables-grown.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2025/04/11/vegetables-grown.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/news/maize-prices-remain-high-demand-livestock-feed-keeps-rising-3868646">Maize prices remain high as demand for livestock feed keeps rising</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Wholesale and retail prices of maize have remained high so far in 2025, driven by sustained demand for feed from Bangladesh’s poultry, dairy, and aquaculture sectors.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/business/news/reduce-bad-loans-boost-economy-3868656" aria-label="Reduce bad loans to boost economy "> <picture title="Bad loans in banking sector" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2023/08/16/npl.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 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