Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has prepared an international standard 'Business Register' for the first time using the data of economic census with an aim to building a complete central information hub about the country's established business entities. Disclosing this...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) filed Sunday a case against an alleged money-launderer for siphoning off about Tk 3.28 billion. ACC assistant director Shamsul Alam filed the case against Mohammad Sabbir, owner of four private firms, with city's Chawkbazar Model...
BNP’s Dhaka city unit convener Mirza Abbas on Monday said their party is preparing for a decisive movement to oust the current regime. “The country’s people are eagerly waiting for Khaleda Zia’s call to wage a strong movement. So, don’t...
BPC gets new chairman Aparup Chowdhury has joined Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) as its chairman. Mr Chowdhury was DC of Bagerhat and worked for Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Environment and Forests as joint secretary and additional secretary...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Sunday stressed the need for encouraging the children of Jamdani weavers through proper training to get them involved in weaving the historical saree to protect it from disappearance, reports UNB. "We must consider seriously...
KHULNA, Aug 24 (BSS): The Mongla Port, country's second largest seaport, will be brought under automation system with a view to modernise its activities. Talking to the news agency the port officials said, tenders were invited in last June for...
BUCHAREST, Aug 24 (AFP): Tax evasion is eating away at the heart of Romania and holding back the country, among the poorest in the European Union, in its efforts to catch up, analysts warn. The estimates for the costs of...
Bangladesh has highlighted its business and investment opportunities at the recent annual international business forum held in Isyk Kul, Kyrgyz (Kyrgyzstan), reports UNB. Mosud Mannan, Bangladesh ambassador to Kyrgyz Republic with residence in Tashkent, delivered a speech at the inaugural...
PARIS, Aug 24 (Reuters) : Austerity measures being pursued by France and elsewhere in the euro zone are quashing growth, French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg was quoted saying on Saturday, renewing his attacks on policies he sees as negative for...
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming, Aug 24 (Reuters) : The US Federal Reserve is focused on an initial interest rate hike between the first quarter and the middle of next year, with possible changes in its main policy statement as soon as...
MONROVIA, Aug 24 (AFP) : The worst-ever outbreak of the Ebola virus is taking a heavy toll on west Africa's economy as crops rot in the fields, mines are abandoned and goods cannot get to market. The epidemic has ravaged...
ROME, Aug 24 (Reuters): The eurozone's growing fears of deflation will be stirred again on Friday when preliminary consumer price data for August is issued, with signs the European Central Bank (ECB) could be looking at bolder steps to help...
Janata Bank (JB) will donate Tk 100 million to BIRDEM (Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders) for setting up a nursing college. Janata Bank signed an agreement with Diabetic Association of Bangladesh at a...
SHANGHAI, Aug 24 (Reuters): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged the heavily scrutinised railway sector to seek more private investment and rely less on state support as a key plank of its reform, the government website said on Sunday. Beijing has...
HANOI, Aug 24 (Xinhua): Vietnam's Consumer Price Index (CPI) in August is estimated to hike 0.22 per cent over July and 4.31 per cent over the same period of 2013, Vietnam's General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on Sunday. The figures...
TEHRAN, Aug 24 (Xinhua): Iran expects carpet exports can be boosted and contribute to reducing unemployment as the country tried to stabilize its economy amid sanctions, Iran's Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Saturday. "Encouraging exports is a priority of...
FRANKFURT, Aug 24 (AFP): The German government remains optimistic in its outlook for Europe's biggest economy, despite negative growth in the second quarter, the weekly Der Spiegel reported on Sunday. For the whole of 2014, the German economy could even...
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo., Aug 24 (Reuters): Japan's labour market is showing "significant improvement," though it still faces challenges including a large share of part-time workers in the service sector, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Saturday. Wage growth...
Citibank, NA Bangladesh is organising a roadshow on electronic fund transfer (EFT) across Bangladesh. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Deputy Governor Nazneen Sultana will inaugurate the roadshow on Tuesday at a city hotel, according to a news agency.
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A senior central banker at a function in Dhaka Sunday cautioned that troubled banks could hit other banks and even disrupt the economy at large in a contagious effect if central banks and regulators cannot deal with such problems effectively. ...
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The GSMA and the country's mobile operators at a seminar Sunday called for major upgradation of the existing telecom policy to make it time-befitting and purposeful with a view to giving a boost to the thriving sector. Terming the 1998...
A meeting of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) with the representatives of listed companies of OTC Market was held at the Head Office of ICB recently with Mr. Md. Fayekuzzaman, Managing Director of ICB in the Chair. The representatives of...
Citi's senior official due today Noel Saminathan, Managing Director and Head of Cash Product Management in the Southeast Asian region of Citi will be in Dhaka for a 2-day official visit today (Monday). He is also the Country Head for...
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