A US bankruptcy judge on Monday rejected Johnson & Johnson’s $10 billion proposal to end tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other talc products cause ovarian cancer, marking the third time the company’s bankruptcy strategy has failed in court. J&J has been
Bangladesh’s state-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) intends to buy three spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes by mid-May to meet the mounting demand for the summer. The RPGCL has already floated three separate tenders for May 01-02, May 10-11 and May 16-17 delivery windo
US President Donald Trump was poised to impose sweeping new reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of rules-based trade, threatening cost increases and likely drawing retaliation from all sides, reports Reuters. Details of Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff
Gold prices rose to touch a new record high on Tuesday, as investors turned to the safe-haven asset ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned announcement of sweeping tariffs on countries that have a trade imbalance with the U.S. Spot gold was up 0.3% at $3,132.53 per ounce as of 10:08
Metro rail services in the capital and intercity train operations across Bangladesh have resumed after the Eid holiday. Train services across the country resumed in the morning on Tuesday (April 1). In a special announcement before Eid, Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) stated on its ver
Prices of the petroleum fuels will remain unchanged for the month of April. As per an announcement of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division, the retail prices of fuel in the country will remain unchanged as per the existing price structure. Accordingly, the prices of both diesel and kerosene
Bangladesh sees this year’s BIMSTEC Summit, scheduled to be held in Bangkok, Thailand on April 4, “very important” for the country as it will assume the chairmanship of the grouping for the next two years. Dhaka also thinks the summit will provide them with an opportunity to pres
Workers of TNZ Group on Saturday rejected the payment offer of Tk 30 million before Eid after the arrangement was reached with government intervention against their total dues of Tk 171.3 million. Workers of the Group's three readymade garment factories, TNZ Apparels Ltd, Apparel Plus Eco Ltd, and
Leading online travel agency Firsttrip is offering an exciting "Eid Dhamaaka Offer" this Eid to give extra happiness to its customers. Travelers can avail up to 20 per cent off on international flight bookings. This offer is valid for 3 days before Eid, Eid day, and after Eid day, according to a
Akij Fair Value, the retail grocery chain of Akij Venture Group, has signed a merchant pay service agreement with Meghna Bank to provide a cashless grocery experience to its clients. Under this arrangement, MeghnaPay customers now can ‘Scan & Pay’ at the outlets of Akij Fair Value. Rec
