Watchdog receives many complaints against traders
A number of visitors at the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2019 have lodged complaints with the authorities concerned against violation of consumer rights by the traders.Their allegations included overpricing, selling of expired and substandard products, and not using price tags.The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP), the national...
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US keen to invest more in BD : Envoy
The United States is eager to invest more in Bangladesh as the country (Bangladesh) has a potential market, said its envoy on Tuesday.Newly appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Robert Miller expressed his country's interest while talking to reporters after he met with Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi at the latter's...
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Fourth Samson H Chowdhury Memorial Conference Saturday
The fourth Samson H Chowdhury Memorial Conference will be held in the city on Saturday next to demonstrate the local pharmaceutical industry and discuss current issues, including potentials and challenges. Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd will organise the day-long conference at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon also to pay tribute to Mr. Chowdhury...
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Euro zone investor morale hits lowest in four years
BERLIN, Feb 5 (Reuters): Investor morale in the euro zone hit its lowest level in more than four years in February, largely due to concerns about Britain's expected departure from the European Union.Sentix research group said its investor sentiment index for the euro zone dropped to -3.7 in February from...
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PNB posts surprise quarterly profit
NEW DELHI, Feb 5 (Reuters): Indian state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB), which has been hit badly by a $2.0 billion fraud, posted a surprise quarterly profit on Tuesday, helped by a sharp drop in provisions.The results come nearly a year after PNB disclosed that two jewellery groups had defrauded it...
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Sunrise Records buys HMV
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters): HMV, the British music retailer that collapsed after Christmas, has been sold to the owner of Canada's Sunrise Records in a deal that will save 100 stores and 1,487 jobs, its joint administrators said on Tuesday.Sunrise Records CEO Doug Putman said he was delighted to acquire...
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A representative of Premier Cement Mills
A representative of Premier Cement Mills Limited receiving the "SAFA Best Presented Annual Report Award 2017" at a function in the city recently
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Committee members of Bangladesh Employers' Federation
Committee members of Bangladesh Employers' Federation, led by its President Kamran T. Rahman, calling on State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian at her secretariat office on Tuesday
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Chairman of Bank Asia Ltd. A Rouf Chowdhury posing with others
Chairman of Bank Asia Ltd. A Rouf Chowdhury posing with others after giving away certificates to 42 management trainees as the chief guest at the concluding ceremony of the 49th Foundation Training Course at Bank Asia Institute for Training & Development (BAITD) in the city on Tuesday
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