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Business Plus / Mimi, nostalgia and new bites

Local, global brands offer treats for all budgets, with young people driving the demand

1d ago

Gold fever

The relentless surge in gold prices is putting people in a tight corner, yet some are still buying the precious metal for potential gain

1w ago

Business Plus / Between dreams and debt

Excessive recruitment fees, low salaries, and permit costs trap Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia

2w ago

How China’s robotaxis jumped to top of ranks worldwide

On a brisk Friday morning in early September, a fleet of light blue cars glided quietly in front of the Amiri Diwan — the imposing building housing the seat of governance — in Doha, capital of Qatar.

2w ago

Business Plus / 73 years on, New Market still a shoppers’ haven. Here’s why

Affordability, trust, and tradition bind generations of customers to New Market

3w ago

Trump visa curbs push US firms to consider shifting more work to India

Donald Trump’s H-1B visa crackdown  will hasten US firms’ shift of critical work to India, turbocharging the growth of global capability centres (GCCs) that handle operations from finance to research and development, economists and industry insiders say.

3w ago

OpenAI’s first-half revenue rises 16% to $4.3b

OpenAI generated around $4.3 billion in revenue in the first half of 2025, about 16 percent more than it generated all of last year, The Information reported on Monday, citing financial disclosures to shareholders.

3w ago

Dollar holds steady

The US dollar held steady on Tuesday ahead of a possible US government shutdown that could disrupt the release of the monthly jobs report this week, while the Australian dollar rallied after the central bank struck a cautious tone on inflation.

3w ago

Gold hits fresh high

Gold prices hit a fresh high on Tuesday and were poised to log their best month in nearly 16 years, as fears of a potential US government shutdown and growing expectations of further Federal Reserve rate cuts boosted demand for the metal.

3w ago

South Asia’s unfulfilled trade promise

South Asia trades more with Europe, the US and China than with itself

4w ago

Factories slash carbon in rooftop solar push

Industries embrace rooftop solar as Bangladesh balances climate risks, export competitiveness

1m ago

The peanut power

Groundnuts drive an overlooked ecosystem. From char farmers to street vendors and factories, a small crop feeds many

1m ago

Quiet revolution in fish farming

Over the decades, Bangladesh has lost vast swathes of its waterbodies as its population has kept growing.

1m ago

Matarbari: The island where Bangladesh is building its economic future

The deep-sea port project in Matarbari promises to transform regional trade

1m ago

The life cycles of household brands

For many, these products are inseparable from personal memory

2m ago

Inside the food baskets of Bangladesh

Modern farming practices reshape Bangladesh's traditional farmlands

2m ago

Tariff math favours Bangladesh in shifting US trade landscape

The shift of the USA to reciprocal tariffs has shaken global trade. But for Bangladesh, it’s opened a rare window of opportunity

2m ago

The end of exemption?

TRIPS waiver end poses dual challenge: legal and technological

2m ago