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Briefing date
04/08/2026
Article count
9
Latest update (ISO 8601)
2026-08-03T18:00:00.000Z
Generated at (ISO 8601)
2026-08-03T20:30:40.705Z

Articles

  1. 1. As factories close, thousands hunt for jobs at gates

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    General Business
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-03T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en
    Source URL
    https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/news/factories-close-thousands-hunt-jobs-gates-4239376

    Publisher excerpt

    Minara Begum stood outside Rouf Style Company in Bhogra, with a red-bordered scarf draped over her shoulders, a face mask pulled up against the dust of passing trucks and buses. In her palms, she held a photocopy of her national ID and a job application. She had heard the factory was hiring operators.

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  2. 2. Iran war ushers in oil refining golden era. It won’t last

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Corporate
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-03T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en
    Source URL
    https://www.thedailystar.net/business/global-economy/news/iran-war-ushers-oil-refining-golden-era-it-wont-last-4239346

    Publisher excerpt

    Bumper oil refining profits triggered by the Iran war are turbocharging Big Oil’s earnings, breathing new life into a business many investors had largely written off.

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  3. 3. Bank Asia, BTI partner to facilitate home loans for flat buyers

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Corporate
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-03T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en
    Source URL
    https://www.thedailystar.net/business/organisation-news/news/bank-asia-bti-partner-facilitate-home-loans-flat-buyers-4239331

    Publisher excerpt

    Bank Asia PLC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Building Technology & Ideas (BTI) Limited, a Dhaka-based real estate developer, to provide convenient and attractive home loan facilities to prospective apartment buyers of BTI projects.

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    None

  5. 5. BGMEA rejects reports of gas crisis forcing factory closures

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Corporate
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-03T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en
    Source URL
    https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/news/bgmea-rejects-reports-gas-crisis-forcing-factory-closures-4239356

    Publisher excerpt

    The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday dismissed as “untrue” reports claiming that garment factories were shutting down because of gas shortages.

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  6. 6. Accelerate domestic gas exploration

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Macroeconomics
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-03T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en
    Source URL
    https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/news/accelerate-domestic-gas-exploration-4239361

    Publisher excerpt

    The government should speed up domestic gas exploration to expand supply and reduce the country’s reliance on costly imports, according to economists, as the prolonged shortage hurts private investment, industrial output and export competitiveness.

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    None

  7. 7. National cybersecurity rating system set for launch

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    General Business
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-03T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en
    Source URL
    https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/news/national-cybersecurity-rating-system-set-launch-4239351

    Publisher excerpt

    Bangladesh is set to launch a National Rating System (NRS) that will, for the first time, give every government and private institution a standardised score based on how well it manages IT, information and cybersecurity.

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  8. 8. Industry in a bind

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Macroeconomics
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-03T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en
    Source URL
    https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/news/industry-bind-4239371

    Publisher excerpt

    A chronic energy shortage, coupled with rising costs, a shortage of finance and global economic headwinds, has forced many factories to shut down in recent years, taking the steam out of the country’s economic engine.

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  9. 9. Price pressures broaden across economy

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Macroeconomics
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-03T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en
    Source URL
    https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/news/price-pressures-broaden-across-economy-4239336

    Publisher excerpt

    Price pressures spread across a wider range of goods and services in Bangladesh in June this year, signalling that inflation became more broad-based even as price trends varied across different categories.

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