The Business Standard
English-language business and economics daily based in Dhaka, launched in 2019. Covers Bangladeshi markets, trade, and economic policy alongside general national news.
The Business Standard at a glance
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Region
- South Asia · Asia
- Kind of outlet
- Business daily
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- tbsnews.net ↗
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How Crosswire groups The Business Standard
Crosswire groups The Business Standard as Centrist for comparisons within Bangladesh's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.
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Where The Business Standard sits in Bangladesh's press
The Business Standard is one of 6 outlets tracked in Bangladesh and the only business daily tracked there. By outlets tracked, Bangladesh ranks sixth of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.
Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 4 of the 30 business dailies in the directory. The nearest counterparts to The Business Standard outside Bangladesh, starting with South Asia, are Daily FT (Sri Lanka), Nikkei (Japan) and The Business Times (Singapore). Opening one of them beside The Business Standard is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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