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Trade through Benapole Port resumes after 8 days

Staff Correspondent: Trade with India through Benapole land port resumed on Saturday after an 8-day of suspension for Eid-ul-Fitr holidays. With the resumption of import-export activities, Benapole Port has returned

Banks, financial institutions to revert to regular hours from Sunday

Staff Correspondent: Banks, insurance companies, non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), and stock markets across the country will reopen on Sunday following the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday. As per the Bangladesh Bank’s directive, banking

Shrimp exports rebound, but raw material crisis threatens sustained growth

Staff Correspondent: After plummeting to a five-year low in the last fiscal year, Bangladesh’s shrimp exports have begun to rebound in the current fiscal year, driven by renewed demand from

NBR to decide response to 37% US counter-tariff in its Sunday’s meeting

Staff Correspondent: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will hold a meeting on Sunday to determine its next course of action in response to the 37 percent counter-tariff recently imposed

Trump’s reciprocal tariff shake-up threatens Bangladesh exports

Staff Correspondent: The administration of US President Donald Trump has imposed a new 37 per cent reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi products. Previously, the US had an average tariff of 15

Dollar fragile as traders take stock of tariff fallout ahead of US jobs report

TDS Desk: The US dollar struggled to regain its footing with the safe-haven yen hovering near a six-month peak on Friday, as traders took stock of the fallout from President