Trade

Today, trade is far more important to the global economy than it was in the 1930s. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

Can a global trade war be avoided?

While President Donald Trump appears determined to repeat the mistakes of the 1930s, when US protectionism triggered a damaging global trade war, most other developed countries so far appear...

Press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy on 15 April. Photo: Collected
Economy

LDC graduation: Govt to form body to pursue trade deals

BTMA organised a roundtable discussion on US Tariffs on Bangladesh's Exports. Photo: Courtesy
Economy

Seize 90-day US tariff pause opportunity or risk trade setback: Experts

A man walks past a stock quotation board displaying Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan April 4, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
World+Biz

Stocks surge in relief rally after Trump pauses tariffs

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Industry

Bangladesh has opportunity to export more agricultural products to Singapore: High commissioner

File photo: Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun talks to media at a media briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka on Sunday (6 April). Photo: Collected
Economy

Govt working to create ecosystem to make business much easier: Bida chairman Ashik Chowdhury

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Economy

Shrimp exports rebound, but raw material crisis threatens sustained growth

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World+Biz

Canadian dollar climbs to 4-month high after tariff reveal

Import and export activities at Sonamasjid Land Port in Chapainawabganj will be suspended for eight consecutive days, from 29 March to 5 April. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Trading suspended at Sonamasjid for 8 days, Hili for 9 due to Eid

Trade activities with India through Hili land port remained suspended on the occasion of Holi festival on 15 March 2025. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Trade through Hili land port suspended for Holi festival in India

Lighter vessels, used for import and export, lay idle in the Bay of Bengal during Eid holidays. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS
Bangladesh

How govt attempts to regulate lighter vessel syndicates hoarding goods faces legal roadblocks

As the EU is Bangladesh’s top export market, Bangladeshi firms, especially in apparel, must ensure supply chain due diligence to avoid human rights abuses and environmental harm. Photo: TBS
Thoughts

Trade policies to achieve non-trade objective

Established on 1 December 1950 in Chalna, Khulna, the port was transformed into an autonomous body named the Chalna Port Authority in 1977, and later renamed Mongla Port Authority in 1987 due to relocation. Photos: TBS
Bangladesh

Cargo vessel from Pakistan set to arrive at Mongla Port after 53 years