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agricultural produce, particularly rice, have boosted their purchasing power, according to electronics manufacturers and sellers.</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/economy/news/what-the-secret-behind-high-prices-clothes-3860491">What is the secret behind high prices of clothes?</a> </h3> <p class="intro">As Eid shopping gained momentum over the past week in major cities, many shoppers were left scratching their heads over the prices of clothes.</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/economy/news/bangladeshis-own-dozens-dubai-properties-3860486">Bangladeshis own dozens of Dubai properties</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has identified dozens of properties 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</h3> <p class="intro">As President Donald Trump launches his tariff war against both friends and foes of the United States, concerns are once again surfacing about the US dollar’s future as the global reserve currency. </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/economy/news/succeeding-performance-culture-3860466">Succeeding in a performance culture</a> </h3> <p class="intro">I, along with some seniors from Standard Chartered Bank, went to meet the-then finance minister SAMS Kibria in late 2000 to share our decision to acquire ANZ Grindlays Bank.</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/global-economy/news/us-arrears-wto-3860461">US ‘in arrears’ at WTO</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The United States has not paid its 2024 dues to the World Trade Organization and is therefore now deemed to be in “arrears”, the WTO’s spokesman said Friday.</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/what-the-secret-behind-high-prices-clothes-3860376" aria-label="What is the secret behind high prices of clothes? "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/03/29/_palash_khan_5635.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/2025/03/29/_palash_khan_5635.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/what-the-secret-behind-high-prices-clothes-3860376">What is the secret behind high prices of clothes?</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Ask sellers and they will cite various reasons: premium-quality fabrics, intricate designs, handcrafted embroidery, and sophisticated dying processes</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/news/tnz-garment-workers-confine-labour-secretary-over-unpaid-wages-3860296" aria-label="TNZ Garment workers confine labour secretary over unpaid wages "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/gallery-images/2025/03/28/tnz-group.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/gallery-images/2025/03/28/tnz-group.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/tnz-garment-workers-confine-labour-secretary-over-unpaid-wages-3860296">TNZ Garment workers confine labour secretary over unpaid wages </a> </h3> <p class="intro">Advocate Mahbubur Rahman Ismail, president of the Bangladesh Textile-Garments Sramik Federation, who was present at the demonstration, said more than 1,000 workers blocked the ways of the labour secretary at Sromo Bhaban (headquarters of the Department of Labour) for an hour, beginning from around 5pm. </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/news/poor-navigability-hits-payra-port-though-tk-6500cr-spent-dredging-3860171" aria-label="Poor navigability hits Payra Port though Tk 6,500cr spent on dredging "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/03/29/payra_port_0.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/2025/03/29/payra_port_0.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/poor-navigability-hits-payra-port-though-tk-6500cr-spent-dredging-3860171">Poor navigability hits Payra Port though Tk 6,500cr spent on dredging</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Mother vessels can no longer berth directly at Payra </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/news/king-dollars-long-reign-set-continue-3860141" aria-label="King Dollar’s long reign is set to continue "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/03/29/reuters.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/2025/03/29/reuters.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/king-dollars-long-reign-set-continue-3860141">King Dollar’s long reign is set to continue</a> </h3> <p class="intro">For more than half a century, the dollar has defied the doom-mongers. And the most likely prospect is that it will continue to do so</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/economy/news/how-eid-moves-money-the-economy-3859736">How Eid moves money in the economy</a> </h3> <p class="intro">As the fasting month of Ramadan draws to a close, the festive spirit is evident not just in growing contributions to charitable causes and a surge in remittances but also the infectious energy among everyday people on the streets.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">3d 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/commerce-ministry-requests-nbr-restrict-yarn-imports-through-land-ports-3859726">Commerce ministry requests NBR to restrict yarn imports through land ports</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The commerce ministry stated that yarn imports via land ports have caused significant losses to the domestic textile industry</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">3d 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/economy/industries/tourism/news/coxs-bazar-ready-welcome-tourists-during-eid-holidays-3859661">Cox's Bazar ready to welcome tourists during Eid holidays</a> </h3> <p class="intro">With the holidays lasting nine days, the town is anticipating a surge in visitors from the day after Eid, continuing for the next five days</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">3d 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/economy/industries/tourism/news/sylhet-gears-massive-tourist-influx-eid-3859371">Sylhet gears up for massive tourist influx this Eid</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Expects 15-20 lakh tourists, Tk 150cr turnover</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">3d 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/global-economy/news/gold-prices-soar-all-time-high-3860456" aria-label="Gold prices soar to all-time high "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2023/09/05/gold-hits-1-week-low.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/2023/09/05/gold-hits-1-week-low.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/global-economy/news/gold-prices-soar-all-time-high-3860456">Gold prices soar to all-time high</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Gold prices surged to a record high on Friday, as investors flocked to the safe-haven asset amid fears of a global trade war triggered by US President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs.</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/global-business/news/uk-economy-slightly-stronger-expected-2024-3860336" aria-label="UK economy slightly stronger than expected in 2024 "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/09/30/afp_uk_economy.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/2024/09/30/afp_uk_economy.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/global-business/news/uk-economy-slightly-stronger-expected-2024-3860336">UK economy slightly stronger than expected in 2024</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Gross domestic product expanded 1.1 percent in 2024, up from an initial estimate of 0.9 percent, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement.</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/news/us-auto-industry-stunned-tariffs-meant-save-it-3860326" aria-label="US auto industry stunned by tariffs meant to save it "> <picture title="tariffs impact on US auto industry" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/03/29/afp_us_auto_mar29.25.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/2025/03/29/afp_us_auto_mar29.25.jpg" alt="tariffs impact on US auto industry" title="tariffs impact on US auto industry" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/business/news/us-auto-industry-stunned-tariffs-meant-save-it-3860326">US auto industry stunned by tariffs meant to save it</a> </h3> <p class="intro">While the implementation of the tariffs had been anticipated for weeks, their details surprised manufacturers and experts as the levies will not only apply to imports of finished vehicles but parts as well.</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/global-economy/news/trump-tariffs-could-push-inflation-3859201" aria-label="Trump tariffs could push up inflation "> <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/global-economy/news/trump-tariffs-could-push-inflation-3859201">Trump tariffs could push up inflation</a> </h3> <p class="intro">US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans could increase inflation by as much as 1.2 percentage points if they are fully implemented, a senior Federal Reserve official said Wednesday.</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/global-economy/news/global-outcry-trump-heaps-25-tariffs-foreign-built-vehicles-3859196">Global outcry as Trump heaps 25% tariffs on foreign-built vehicles</a> </h3> <p class="intro">World powers on Thursday blasted US President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs on imports of vehicles and car parts, vowing retaliation as a widening trade war intensifies.</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/news/china-rebuffs-trump-offer-tariff-concessions-if-beijing-agrees-tiktok-deal-3859046">China rebuffs Trump offer of tariff concessions if Beijing agrees TikTok deal</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Trump said this month the United States was in talks with four groups interested in acquiring TikTok, with the app facing an uncertain future in the country.</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/news/startups-can-now-invest-abroad-10000-3858766">Startups can now invest abroad up to $10,000</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Earlier, the startups in Bangladesh were not allowed to invest abroad</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/news/new-guideline-allows-govt-cut-satellite-internet-if-needed-3858751">New guideline allows govt to cut off satellite internet if needed</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Satellite service providers asked to route internet traffic through local gateways</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"> <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/news/chowdhury-kaiser-new-amcham-executive-director-3858851" aria-label="Chowdhury Kaiser new AmCham executive director "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/03/27/amcham_ed.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/2025/03/27/amcham_ed.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/chowdhury-kaiser-new-amcham-executive-director-3858851">Chowdhury Kaiser new AmCham executive director </a> </h3> <p class="intro">Riyadh, who previously served as secretary, has been instrumental in policy advocacy, organising key seminars, and fostering a conducive trade and investment environment, according to a press release</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-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/business/organisation-news/press-releases/news/journo-leaders-protest-noabs-decision-eid-leave-3858601" aria-label="Journo leaders protest Noab's decision on Eid leave "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2022/04/24/new-noab.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/2022/04/24/new-noab.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/journo-leaders-protest-noabs-decision-eid-leave-3858601">Journo leaders protest Noab's decision on Eid leave</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Journalist leaders have strongly protested the Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh's (Noab) decision to keep newspapers closed for just three days on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr</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-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/business/organisation-news/news/mastercard-launches-campaign-eid-boishakh-3857376" aria-label="Mastercard launches campaign for Eid, Boishakh "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/03/25/mastercard_.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/2025/03/25/mastercard_.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/mastercard-launches-campaign-eid-boishakh-3857376">Mastercard launches campaign for Eid, Boishakh </a> </h3> <p class="intro">Global digital payment service provider Mastercard has launched the “Mastercard Holiday Spend Campaign 2025”, styled “Festival means Mastercard”, a 25-day flash campaign..This campaign is designed to enhance the festive seasons of Eid-ul-Fitr and Pohela Boishakh, offering a range of exciti</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">6d 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/transcom-group-donates-tk-125-crore-labour-welfare-fund-empowering-workers-3856536" aria-label="Transcom Group donates Tk 1.25 crore to Labour Welfare Fund, empowering workers "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2025/03/24/transcom_.jpeg 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/2025/03/24/transcom_.jpeg" 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/transcom-group-donates-tk-125-crore-labour-welfare-fund-empowering-workers-3856536">Transcom Group donates Tk 1.25 crore to Labour Welfare Fund, empowering workers</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Transcom Group has contributed 0.5 percent of its profits to the Labour Welfare Fund, in accordance with the Bangladesh Labour Law 2006, as part of its corporate social responsibility..This year, the company has credited an impressive Tk 12,530,486 to the fund, which will be used to suppor</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1w 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-simplifies-zakat-donations-3856526">bKash simplifies zakat donations </a> </h3> <p class="intro">bKash has streamlined the process of zakat and charitable donations, enabling individuals to contribute to various organisations not only during Ramadan but throughout the year..To make a donation through the bKash app, users simply need to click on the ‘Donation’ icon, select their prefer</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1w 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/unicefs-rana-flowers-issues-statement-recent-cases-violence-against-children-3856001">UNICEF's Rana Flowers issues statement on recent cases of violence against children</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Rana Flowers, the UNICEF representative to Bangladesh, has issued a statement on the recent cases of violence against children. Following is the full statement</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1w 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/promote-products-asean-nations-3855721">Promote products in Asean nations</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Bangladesh must diversify its product portfolio and enhance the promotion of its products within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), stated Nguyen Manh Cuong, chairman of the Asean Dhaka Committee..He made these remarks during a meeting with Mahbubur Rahman, the president o</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1w 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/govt-appoints-administrator-bccci-3855626">Govt appoints administrator to BCCCI</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The government has appointed Nargis Murshida, joint secretary of the commerce ministry, as the administrator of the Bangladesh China Chambers of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI)..Murshida assumed her duties at BCCCI yesterday, following an order issued by the commerce ministry on March 16.</p</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1w 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-e8682ea197fdba50201bb4cacdd783fb"> <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/bangladesh-pakistan-and-sri-lanka-sign-deal-strengthen-capital-markets-3861171" aria-label="Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka sign deal to strengthen capital markets "> <picture title="Bangladesh Pakistan Sri Lanka stock market deal" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2025/03/31/img-20250330-wa0002.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/2025/03/31/img-20250330-wa0002.jpg" alt="Bangladesh Pakistan Sri Lanka stock market deal" title="Bangladesh Pakistan Sri Lanka stock market deal" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/news/bangladesh-pakistan-and-sri-lanka-sign-deal-strengthen-capital-markets-3861171">Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka sign deal to strengthen capital markets</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The agreement, signed on Thursday in Colombo, aims to facilitate technology development and sharing</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/global-economy/news/gold-prices-soar-all-time-high-3860456" aria-label="Gold prices soar to all-time high "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2023/09/05/gold-hits-1-week-low.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/2023/09/05/gold-hits-1-week-low.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/global-economy/news/gold-prices-soar-all-time-high-3860456">Gold prices soar to all-time high</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Gold prices surged to a record high on Friday, as investors flocked to the safe-haven asset amid fears of a global trade war triggered by US President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">2d 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/global-economy/news/us-arrears-wto-3860461" aria-label="US ‘in arrears’ at WTO "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2025/03/29/wto.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/2025/03/29/wto.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/global-economy/news/us-arrears-wto-3860461">US ‘in arrears’ at WTO</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The United States has not paid its 2024 dues to the World Trade Organization and is therefore now deemed to be in “arrears”, the WTO’s spokesman said Friday.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">2d 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/economy/news/succeeding-performance-culture-3860466" aria-label="Succeeding in a performance culture "> <picture title="New Bank Company Act: can it heal the wounds?" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2022/09/26/mamun-rashid.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/2022/09/26/mamun-rashid.jpg" alt="Bank Company Act" title="New Bank Company Act: can it heal the wounds?" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/economy/news/succeeding-performance-culture-3860466">Succeeding in a performance culture</a> </h3> <p class="intro">I, along with some seniors from Standard Chartered Bank, went to meet the-then finance minister SAMS Kibria in late 2000 to share our decision to acquire ANZ Grindlays Bank.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">2d 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/global-economy/europe/news/dollars-long-reign-set-continue-3860471" aria-label="Dollar’s long reign set to continue "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2025/03/29/central-tokyo.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/2025/03/29/central-tokyo.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/global-economy/europe/news/dollars-long-reign-set-continue-3860471">Dollar’s long reign set to continue</a> </h3> <p class="intro">As President Donald Trump launches his tariff war against both friends and foes of the United States, concerns are once again surfacing about the US dollar’s future as the global reserve currency. </p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">2d 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/economy/news/poor-navigability-hits-payra-port-though-tk-6500cr-spent-dredging-3860476" aria-label="Poor navigability hits Payra Port though Tk 6,500cr spent on dredging "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2025/03/29/ship.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/2025/03/29/ship.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/economy/news/poor-navigability-hits-payra-port-though-tk-6500cr-spent-dredging-3860476">Poor navigability hits Payra Port though Tk 6,500cr spent on dredging</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Despite spending Tk 6,500 crore on capital dredging, poor navigability has crippled Payra Port, forcing many importers to offload their cargoes either at sea or at Chittagong Port and then transport it through lighter vessels.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">2d 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/economy/news/bangladeshis-own-dozens-dubai-properties-3860486" aria-label="Bangladeshis own dozens of Dubai properties "> <picture title="Bangladeshis properties in Dubai" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2023/06/08/nbr-logo.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/2023/06/08/nbr-logo.jpg" alt="Bangladeshis properties in Dubai" title="Bangladeshis properties in Dubai" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/economy/news/bangladeshis-own-dozens-dubai-properties-3860486">Bangladeshis own dozens of Dubai properties</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has identified dozens of properties in Dubai owned by Bangladeshis, a senior official familiar with the matter has told The Daily Star.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">2d 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/economy/news/what-the-secret-behind-high-prices-clothes-3860491" aria-label="What is the secret behind high prices of clothes? "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2025/03/29/shop.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/2025/03/29/shop.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/economy/news/what-the-secret-behind-high-prices-clothes-3860491">What is the secret behind high prices of clothes?</a> </h3> <p class="intro">As Eid shopping gained momentum over the past week in major cities, many shoppers were left scratching their heads over the prices of clothes.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">2d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row 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