Boring work of the Karnaphuli tunnel, first of its kind in the country, will start on February 24.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the boring work of the 3.4-kilometre tunnel during her visit to Chattogram.Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader disclosed this while addressing a contract-signing ceremony on the...
Read moreThe proposed Kishoreganj Economic Zone (KEZ), a venture of Nitol Niloy Group, is set to obtain licence from the authorities concerned, officials related with the development have said.The zone would be established on 91.63 acres of land in Pakundia Upazilla, next to Bhairab-Kishoreganj highway, they added. It received the pre-qualification...
Read moreBangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Monday urged the country's foreign missions to work for upholding the image of the readymade garment (RMG) industry abroad. BGMEA President Md Siddiqur Rahman made the call at a view exchange meeting with the newly appointed officials of different foreign missions, including...
Read morePrime Minister's Energy Adviser Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury on Monday put emphasis on regional collaboration to attain synergy in the power and energy sectors.The adviser was addressing the ministerial session of the "Petrotech-2019" as the keynote speaker at India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, reports BSS.Indian Prime Minister Narendra...
Read moreBEIJING, Feb 11 (Reuters): New bank loans in China are expected to have surged to a one-year high in the first month of 2019, a Reuters poll showed, as authorities continued to spur commercial lenders to extend more credit to cash-strapped companies in a slowing economy.Chinese banks were expected to...
Read moreLONDON, Feb 11 (AFP): Britain's economy grew at the slowest pace in six years in 2018 with near-flat output in the final quarter, data showed on Monday, as Brexit uncertainty and weaker global growth bites.Gross domestic product growth stood at 1.4 per cent last year, down from 1.8 per cent...
Read moreDUBAI, Feb 11 (Reuters): When news emerged that Qatar may have unwittingly helped bail out a New York skyscraper owned by the family of Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law, eyebrows were raised in Doha.Kushner, a senior White House adviser, was a close ally of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...
Read moreBEIJING, Feb 11 (AFP): US negotiators were in Beijing Monday for a new round of high-stakes trade talks, hoping to reach a deal before the March 1 deadline set by Donald Trump as the IMF warned of a possible global economic "storm".Preliminary discussions had been expected to start on Monday,...
Read moreDOHA, Feb 11 (Reuters): Qatar's Al Jazeera Media Network said on Monday it would partner with Bloomberg Media Distribution as part of a content license agreement to expand its global business news coverage.Select Bloomberg content like digital video and charts will run on Al Jazeera's english-language digital properties, the company...
Read moreZURICH, Feb 11 (Reuters): UBS has reorganised its pay policy for 10,000 back-office workers, Switzerland's biggest lender said on Monday, changing how their bonuses are calculated.The staff - mainly working in functions like human resources, marketing and communication - will have their bonuses shifted from a variable scheme to a...
Read moreManaging Director of First Security Islami Bank Ltd. Syed Waseque Md. Ali and Managing Director of Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) Md. Ali Hossain Prodhania exchanging the agreement papers on an inward foreign remittance arrangement in the capital on Monday. Under this deal, Bangladeshi expatriates in Italy can send remittance through...
Read moreNorthern General Insurance Co. Ltd. Chairman Engineer Abdul Matin presiding over the company's Annual Managers' Conference - 2019 at its head office recently with directors Abdus Samad, Nasir Uddin, S.M. Ayub Ali Chowdhury and Barrister Faysal Ahmed Patwary, CEO Abdul Haque FCA, senior executives and branch managers present
Read moreManaging Director of Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Ltd. and chief patron of Bakhrabad Gas Adorsho Biddalaya (Bakhrabad Gas Ideal School) Engineer Nizam Shariful Islam inaugurating the annual sports competition of the school at its premises recently
Read moreFinancial Excellence Limited (FinExcel) Chairman Syed Abu Naser Bukhtear Ahmed in a photo session with others at the inaugural session of a two-day training on audit, internal control and fraud risk management in the capital recently
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