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Minister for improving ease of doing business

Planning Minister M A Mannan on Monday stressed the need for improving the investment environment in the country to achieve a better ranking in the ease of doing business index and attract more investment. "Faster completion of the mega projects will help expedite business and trade and improve the public...

BHTPA gets ISO certification

The Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA) has recently been awarded certification for quality management from the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), an official said.The 'ISO 9001:2015' certification will help the government organisation attract more foreign entrepreneurs in the country's information communication and technology (ICT) sector, he added."We received the certification...

Demolish illegal Chaktai colony, reclaim khas land

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 4: The Chaktai Bhera Market colony was set up on the khas land by six land grabbers and their cohorts, according to a report by an enquiry committee. The committee was formed by the district administration to investigate the cause of a devastating fire that took place at...

Apple’s iStores now in city

Global gadget giant Apple authorised iStore has started its journey in Dhaka city for the first time by opening three outlets, says a statement.The outlets were inaugurated at Gulshan Avenue, North Tower Uttara and Bashundhara City on Saturday.Compustar PVT Limited (CPL), the only authorised dealers of iPhone in Bangladesh, set...

US restores mission status of ‘valuable partner’ EU

BRUSSELS, Mar 04 (AFP): The United States (US) said on Monday it has restored the EU's mission in Washington to its former status, calling the bloc one of "its most valuable partners" as their troubled trade talks are set to resume.The US State Department lowered the European Union mission's diplomatic...

Indonesia, Australia sign trade deal

JAKARTA, Mar 04 (AFP): Indonesia and Australia signed a long-awaited trade deal on Monday after months of diplomatic tension over Canberra's contentious plan to move its embassy to Jerusalem.Indonesian trade minister Enggartiasto Lukita and his Australian counterpart Simon Birmingham wrapped up the multi-billion-dollar agreement in Jakarta, some nine years after...

India's growth may decelerate further

Billions of dollars of pre-election spending by the Indian government and political parties in the next two months is unlikely to stop the nation's economy from slowing further, economists said, reports Reuters.India’s economy lost momentum in the final quarter of 2018, as the annual rate of growth slipped to 6.6...

US manufacturing expands slowly

NEW YORK, Mar 04 (AFP): US manufacturing activity continued to expand but at a slower pace in February, as measures of output and employment fell, according to a survey.The slowing echoes other data indicating the US economy may have peaked last year, and will settle in at a lower growth...

China vows ‘fundamental change’ for foreign investors

BEIJING, Mar 04 (AFP): China's legislature will vote next week on a highly-anticipated bill that will bring "a fundamental change" for foreign investors, an official said Monday, in a move that could help ease US trade tensions.The draft foreign investment law will be the most closely watched item at the...

Turkish inflation falls to lowest level

ANKARA, Mar 04 (AFP): Turkish inflation has dropped below 20 per cent for the first time since August last year, reaching 19.67 per cent in February, official statistics showed Monday.Consumer prices had been falling since a 15-year high in October, but inflation rose in January and reached an annual rate...

Huawei said to be preparing to sue US govt

BEIJING, Mar 04 (Reuters): Chinese telecoms equipment company Huawei plans to announce a lawsuit against the United States government on Thursday on grounds related to a defence bill, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.Huawei is preparing to announce that it is suing the US government in a...

Dr. Mizanur Rahman Shelley inaugurating

Chairman of Premier Leasing & Finance Limited Dr. Mizanur Rahman Shelley inaugurating the company's new head office at its own premises at Happy Rahman Plaza (5th Floor), Banglamotor crossing, in the capital on Sunday, with Managing Director Abdul Hamid Mia, directors and senior executives present

Rick Rostan President Global Geographies and Operations of Expeditors

Rick Rostan, President, Global Geographies and Operations of Expeditors, a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, cutting a ribbon to inaugurate the company's Dhaka office at new facilities at South Breeze Square in Gulshan, Dhaka recently in presence of Senior Vice President (Middle East, Africa & Indian Subcontinent) K Murali,...

LGRD and Co-operatives Minister Md Tajul Islam

LGRD and Co-operatives Minister Md Tajul Islam, Jamuna Bank Ltd Chairman Eng AKM Mosharraf Hussain and Jamuna Bank Foundation Chairman Nur Mohammed seen at a seminar on "Momentous and Importance of International Mother Language Day" organised by Jamuna Bank Foundation at IDEB in the city recently