Trade

People buying fruits from National Fruit Fair organised by agriculture ministry on 19 June 2025. Photo: Courtesy
Agriculture

Uncommon native fruits return to spotlight at national fair

These fruits—once abundant in villages and towns—are now being grown commercially, drawing renewed interest from consumers and cultivators alike

Bangladesh to open new missions in five countries to boost trade, diplomacy
Bangladesh

Bangladesh to open new missions in five countries to boost trade, diplomacy

File photo of Petrapole land port in Benapole/UNB
Bangladesh

Trade through Benapole resumes after 10-day Eid holiday

An oil pump jack is seen in Artesia, New Mexico, US, April 6, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Liz Hampton/File Photo
Global Economy

Oil gains while markets assess US-China trade talks outcome

An American flag flutters over a ship and shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro California, US, May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/ File Photo
World+Biz

US ocean container imports tumble in May as China tariffs take hold

Cranes and containers are seen at the Yantian port in Shenzhen, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Guangdong province, China May 17, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Martin Pollard/File Photo
China

China's May exports slow, deflation deepens as tariffs bite

The mango fruit formation process is progressing in Rangpur agricultural region. Photo: BSS
Agriculture

Rajshahi mangoes must now be bought and sold by kg, not by maund

Fish spawn collected from Halda River. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Halda's 300kg fry harvest spurs Tk4.5cr market boom

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus speaking at the inaugural session of the "China-Bangladesh Conference on Investment and Trade" in the capital on 1 June 2025. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

CA Yunus urges Chinese investors to help build a sky-high future

A US flag flutters near shipping containers as a ship is unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro, California, US, on 1 May 2025. Reuters/Mike Blake/File Photo
Global Economy

Trump tariff push given new twist by court setback

Officials of Bangladesh and China's Yunnan Province at a meeting in Dhaka on 26 May. Photo: BSS
Foreign Policy

China explores cross-border trade cooperation with Bangladesh

36 Bangladeshi trucks carrying ready-made garments were stranded at Benapole land port on Sunday. Photo: Collected
Panorama

Land port restrictions and the Kaladan project: Is bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh falling apart?

Sketch: TBS
Panorama

US-China deal is a lesson for the Global South