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-- 2017-10-29 08:52:48
India is shipping its first consignment of wheat to Afghanistan by sea through Iran's strategic Chahbahar Port – thereby launching a trade route bypassing longtime rival Pakistan. The shipment,...
-- 2017-10-29 07:31:14
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said coordinated initiatives would ensure energy security in the country. "We have given emphasis on easy availability of cru...
Jasim Uddin Haroon 2017-10-28 12:00:00
Country's banks, at long last, have started making available funds to long-term projects. The same was hardly available in local financial sector earlier, sources said and billed it as a breakthroug...
-- 2017-10-28 12:00:00
A family living in Dhaka city has to incur a loss of additional Tk 4,000-Tk 5,000 per month, on average, due to dust pollution. City households have to spend the additional money on cleaning up their...
-- 2017-10-28 12:00:00
The World Bank (WB) has suggested Bangladesh that the South Asian country needs sustainable urbanisation to become an upper middle-income country by its 50th founding anniversary. "Cities are the eng...
Talha Bin Habib 2017-10-28 11:00:48
Traders have suggested that the government should restructure the registration and renewal fees for the import and export permits in order to boost import and export business in the country. Several...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2017-10-28 10:19:50
Foreign aid flow into Bangladesh picked up significantly by 71 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) this fiscal, largely with a Japanese funding splurge, officials said. Economic Relations Division (ER...
-- 2017-10-28 06:22:18
Germany could post a budget surplus of 14 billion euros in 2017, a magazine reported Saturday, providing more negotiating room for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc as it tries to forge a n...
-- 2017-10-27 12:00:00
Tamabil Land Port (TLP) along Gowainghat border area in Sylhet has started its journey as a full-fledged land port. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith and Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan inaugur...
FE Report 2017-10-27 12:00:00
Leaders of the country's apex trade body put forward on Thursday a set of proposals for consideration in the new income tax law, including reducing the taxmen's discretionary power and waiving 5.0 per...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2017-10-27 12:00:00
The Planning Commis-sion (PC) is likely to endorse feasibility study for construction of two more metro rails in the capital at a cost of Tk 463.70 million, officials said on Wednesday. "The project...
-- 2017-10-27 12:00:00
Thirty one missions out of 57 Bangladesh missions abroad have failed to achieve their respective export target in the first quarter (July-September of the current fiscal year (FY18), reports a news ag...
-- 2017-10-27 06:55:16
The US economy grew at a solid annual rate of 3 per cent in the third quarter. It marks the first time in three years that growth has hit at least 3 per cent for two consecutive quarters. The Commer...
-- 2017-10-27 04:26:17
Malaysia expects domestic demand and still-buoyant exports to help drive 5.0 to 5.5 per cent growth in 2018. Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is under attack in connection with a corruption scandal, i...
Siddique Islam 2017-10-26 12:00:00
Seven commercial banks have appealed to the central bank's board of directors to waive the financial penalty imposed on them for violating the rules relating to share-market investment. Their petitio...
Doulot Akter Mala 2017-10-26 12:00:00
Revenue board's value-added tax (VAT) wing served demand notices on 37 large taxpayers to realise VAT arrears worth Tk 6.93 billion, against the backdrop of its target shortfalls. Officials said amon...
-- 2017-10-26 12:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith underscored on Wednesday the need for championing the principles for effective development cooperation among the global community to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (...
Rezaul Karim and Talha Bin Habib 2017-10-26 12:00:00
A move is underway to raise dealers' commission on open market sale (OMS) of rice and wheat to help curb malpractices in sales by authorised traders, sources said. The food ministry has sent a propos...
Agencies 2017-10-26 12:00:00
Slum dwellers are going to get flats on low rental basis as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated such a project at Mirpur in Dhaka city. She unveiled the foundation plaque of the country&rsqu...
-- 2017-10-26 12:00:00
India's issuance of visas to the people of Bangladesh has marked a sharp rise in recent months as the two neighbouring countries are considering people-to-people contacts as the biggest strength to bo...
-- 2017-10-26 11:22:51
South Korea’s economy clocked its fastest growth in seven years last quarter, as global demand for the country’s electronics more than offset the impact of regional geopolitical strains on...
-- 2017-10-26 10:22:21
US oil major Chevron is not leaving Bangladesh; rather, it will invest $400 million in the country's gas sector. State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid came up with the revelation on Thursd...
-- 2017-10-26 07:50:13
Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said that India will supply another 500MW power to neighbouring Bangladesh through the Bheramara-Bherampur inter-connection by July next year. Acco...
-- 2017-10-25 12:46:40
LONDON, Oct 24 (Reuters): Private sector growth across the euro zone slowed more sharply than predicted this month, a survey showed on Tuesday, but activity remained strong even though firms increased...
-- 2017-10-25 12:45:49
SINGAPORE, Oct 24 (Reuters): Southeast Asian demand for oil will keep growing until at least 2040 as emerging nations there rely on the fossil fuel to transport their rapidly growing populations, ship...
-- 2017-10-25 12:38:19
Australian consumer prices were surprisingly tame last quarter while core inflation stayed below target for almost a second full year, leading investors to pare back the already slim chance of a rate...
Jasim Uddin Haroon 2017-10-25 12:00:00
Bangladesh's financial market runs sans effective benchmark called 'Dhaka Interbank Offered Rate (DIBOR)', leaving parties to quote rates in contracts and other financial instruments impromptu. Such...
-- 2017-10-25 12:00:00
The Cabinet Purchase Committee on Wednesday approved nine proposals, including import of 250,000 metric tonnes of rice. The Cabinet body also granted permission to give contracts to set up two power...
-- 2017-10-25 11:44:47
A research firm has been appointed by the government to carry out a survey on labour markets in 52 countries, including 20 new ones, across the world. The revelation came on Wednesday during a meetin...
-- 2017-10-25 10:14:56
Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir has said that the entire amount of stolen reserve money of the central bank will be recovered after conclusion of the judicial case in this connection. He came up...
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