Felicity IDC Limited (FIDC) -- a tier 3, PCI-DSS-certified internet data centre (IDC) -- is going to open for cloud service today (Saturday). It is specially designed for the country's financial sector. The data centre, located in Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City in Gazipur's Kaliakoir, has over 100,000 s
Gold prices fell by around Tk 1,750 per bhori on local market within four days of price adjustment of the pure gold. As per the decision of the Bangladesh Jewellers' Association (BJA), 22-carat gold will be sold at Tk 8,420 per gram or Tk 98,211 per bhori (11.664 grams). On September 28 (Thursday
The apparel apex body BGMEA has called on the American apparel association AAFA to pursue US brands and retailers to consider a rational price upcharge for orders from next December. It also reiterated a long-pending demand for a unified code of conduct for social compliance in order to save time
Installation of key infrastructure, including hotels and resorts, at Sabrang Tourism Park (STP) will begin soon as land development has been done, people familiar with this matter have said. The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) is also awaiting a project's approval to establish required
The government has once again deferred a decision to use taka as headline currency in fixing airfares in Bangladesh until next January 16. According to officials, this is for the second time the deadline has been extended due to "procedural delays". In an April 16 circular, civil aviation and tou
After an unusual hike in July and subsequent return to normalcy, green-chilli prices have started to rise again, reaching Tk 250 a kg on Friday. This marks a Tk 100-to Tk 120-per-kg increase in just three days. Onion, fish and some vegetables also showed price upticks, while egg prices declined in
Right activists have suggested that skill enhancement of workers and effective child care centre in ready-made garment (RMG) industries are a must to ensure sustainable development of the sector as Bangladesh is one of the top manufacturers of RMG products in the world. They made the suggestion at
The first batch of fresh uranium, the nuclear fuel of the first unit of Rooppur nuclear power plant, has arrived in Bangladesh. According to official sources, the consignment of uranium arrived in Dhaka from Russia on Thursday afternoon through a special air cargo. Project Director of the Rooppur
US oil futures jumped to their highest in more than a year on Thursday as a drop in crude stocks in the United States added to worries over tight global supplies from OPEC+ output cuts, reports Reuters. Brent crude futures were up 36 cents to $96.91 a barrel after rising to the highest since Novem
Volkswagen said on Thursday that a major IT outage, which had caused most of its German plants to halt production, was resolved overnight and its global production network was up and running again. The incident, which VW said began at 10:30 GMT on Wednesday and was disclosed late that evening, imp
