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Briefing date
05/08/2026
Article count
24
Latest update (ISO 8601)
2026-08-05T08:09:21.000Z
Generated at (ISO 8601)
2026-08-05T11:55:07.883Z

Articles

  1. 1. US trade gap narrows in June but misses expectations

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Trade
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-05T08:09:21.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    The US trade deficit narrowed slightly in June, government data showed on Tuesday, with both imports and exports contracting over the month before. The overall trade gap came in at $73.3 billion, down 5.6 percent from May on the back of a bigger decrease in imports than exports.

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  2. 3. Bangladesh, Belgium discuss boosting bilateral trade, investment

    Publisher
    Bangladesh Post
    Category
    Trade
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-05T06:06:36.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    Bangladesh, Belgium discuss boosting bilateral trade, investment Bangladesh Post

  3. 5. এক্সিম ব্যাংক ১ম মিউচ্যুয়াল ফান্ডের সন্দেহজনক লেনদেন তদন্তে বিএসইসি

    Publisher
    Banglanews24
    Category
    Stock Market
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-05T03:44:15.000Z
    Language
    bn

    Publisher excerpt

    এক্সিম ব্যাংক ১ম মিউচ্যুয়াল ফান্ডের সন্দেহজনক লেনদেন তদন্তে বিএসইসি Banglanews24

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  4. 6. টানা ছুটিতে কক্সবাজারে রমরমা পর্যটন ব্যবসা

    Publisher
    Jago News 24
    Category
    General Business
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-05T03:12:00.000Z
    Language
    bn

    Publisher excerpt

    টানা ছুটিতে কক্সবাজারে রমরমা পর্যটন ব্যবসা Jagonews24.com

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  5. 7. চ্যাটজিপিটি ও জেমিনাইয়ের সঙ্গে কথোপকথনের তথ্য কতটা নিরাপদ

    Publisher
    Prothom Alo
    Category
    General Business
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-05T02:00:00.000Z
    Language
    bn

    Publisher excerpt

    চ্যাটজিপিটি ও জেমিনাই চ্যাটবটে গোপনীয়তা নিয়ন্ত্রণের বেশ কিছু সুবিধা রয়েছে। নিয়মিত সেগুলো ব্যবহার করে ব্যক্তিগত তথ্যের নিরাপত্তা আরও জোরদার করা সম্ভব।

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  6. 8. Bangladesh, Malaysia stress strengthening cooperation in agriculture, livestock sectors

    Publisher
    The Asian Age
    Category
    Trade
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-05T01:27:17.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    Bangladesh, Malaysia stress strengthening cooperation in agriculture, livestock sectors dailyasianage.com

  7. 9. বাংলাদেশি ৯৭ শতাংশ পণ্যে শুল্ক সুবিধা দেবে দক্ষিণ কোরিয়া

    Publisher
    Samakal
    Category
    Trade
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-04T19:36:37.000Z
    Language
    bn

    Publisher excerpt

    বাংলাদেশি ৯৭ শতাংশ পণ্যে শুল্ক সুবিধা দেবে দক্ষিণ কোরিয়া SAMAKAL

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  8. 10. Bangladesh, Belgium discuss enhancing bilateral trade, investment

    Publisher
    United News of Bangladesh
    Category
    Trade
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-04T18:23:32.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    Bangladesh, Belgium discuss enhancing bilateral trade, investment United News of Bangladesh

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  9. 11. বেসরকারি ঋণে সর্বনিম্ন প্রবৃদ্ধি, বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের নতুন উদ্যোগ কতটা কাজে লাগবে

    Publisher
    Prothom Alo
    Category
    Macroeconomics
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-04T18:10:00.000Z
    Language
    bn

    Publisher excerpt

    Read the full report from Prothom Alo.

  10. 12. ঢাকা মহানগরীতে ৮টি মেট্রোরেল, ৬টি এক্সপ্রেসওয়ে, ২১ পরিবহন হাবের পরিকল্পনা

    Publisher
    Prothom Alo
    Category
    Macroeconomics
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-04T18:09:10.000Z
    Language
    bn

    Publisher excerpt

    সভায় বৃহত্তর ঢাকার পরিবহনব্যবস্থার কৌশলগত দিকনির্দেশনা, চলমান প্রকল্প এবং ভবিষ্যৎ কর্মপরিকল্পনা নিয়ে আলোচনা হয় বলে ডিটিসিএর সংবাদ বিজ্ঞপ্তিতে জানানো হয়েছে।

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    None

  11. 13. Private sector credit growth falls to 33-year low

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Macroeconomics
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-04T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    Private sector credit growth fell to its lowest level in the past 33 years as businesses lost their appetite for borrowing, shelved investment plans and banks remained cautious about lending amid mounting economic pressures.

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  12. 14. RMG, textile millers launch annual expo

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Trade
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-04T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) will jointly organise an annual international exhibition in Dhaka, showcasing the latest technologies in the textile and apparel sector.

  13. 15. Inflation continues to hit purchasing power

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Macroeconomics
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-04T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    Inflationary pressures remained a key challenge for the Bangladesh economy, continuing to erode the purchasing power of low- and middle-income households, said the Bangladesh Bank (BB) in a report.

  14. 16. Plastic factories run at 30% capacity amid energy crisis

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    General Business
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-04T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    Bangladesh’s plastic manufacturers yesterday urged faster adoption of rooftop solar, claiming factory utilisation has dropped to as low as 30 percent amid a prolonged energy crisis, making renewable energy essential to sustaining production, lowering costs and remaining competitive.

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  15. 17. Bangladesh signs trade deal with S Korea

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Trade
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-04T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    Bangladesh has signed a free trade deal with South Korea under which 97 percent of its goods will get preferential access to the $2 trillion market, as part of its preparations for graduation from the least-developed country bracket that stands to eat up to $17.5 billion worth of exports. This is the second full-fledged trade agreement signed by Bangladesh with an Asian giant, following the Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan on February 6.

  16. 18. Over half of all farmers earn below Tk 34,000 a year: BBS

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Macroeconomics
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-04T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    Bangladesh’s small-scale farmers, who make up more than half the country’s food producers, earn less than half the reported national average income, according to a new Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics survey published yesterday.

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  17. 19. NBR misses revenue target for 10th straight year

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    Macroeconomics
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-04T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has missed its revised annual collection target for the 10th consecutive fiscal year, adding to pressure on government finances and social spending.In fiscal year (FY) 2025-26, the tax authority collected Tk 4.15 lakh crore, falling Tk 88,000 crore short of its revised target, according to provisional NBR data released yesterday.

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  18. 20. China’s EV export boom hits gasoline demand

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    General Business
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-04T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    For years, forecasts of the energy transition followed a familiar script: electric vehicles would gradually dent gasoline demand in Europe and China before eventually spreading elsewhere.

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  19. 21. New cyber platforms rolled out to boost security

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    General Business
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-04T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    The ICT Division yesterday launched two digital platforms aimed at strengthening the country’s cyber security infrastructure and unveiled the draft National Cyber Security Strategy 2026-2030 for stakeholder consultation.

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  20. 22. Rooftop solar nears 1,000MW despite policy hurdles

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    General Business
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-04T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    Bangladesh’s rooftop solar industry is nearing a milestone of 1,000 megawatts (MW) in installed capacity, but regulatory and policy barriers could undermine its growth momentum, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

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  21. 23. Smarter regulation for a competitive insurance industry

    Publisher
    The Daily Star
    Category
    General Business
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-04T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    en

    Publisher excerpt

    Bangladesh stands at a historic crossroads. As the country prepares for the post-Least Developed Country (LDC) era, sustaining economic growth will require more than expanding exports and attracting investment.

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  22. 24. সোনালী ব্যাংকের ভালো গ্রাহকরা পাঁচ শাখায় ইচ্ছামতো ঋণ পাবেন

    Publisher
    Kaler Kantho
    Category
    Corporate
    Published at (ISO 8601)
    2026-08-04T18:00:00.000Z
    Language
    bn

    Publisher excerpt

    সোনালী ব্যাংকের ভালো গ্রাহকরা পাঁচ শাখায় ইচ্ছামতো ঋণ পাবেন কালের কণ্ঠ