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Fifth agri census to cover 48 new items

The government has made a move to include an additional 48 farm items in the fifth agriculture census following diversified farming and trade.Fruits like latkan, dragon, strawberry and colocasia like ol kachu and maan kachu will get specific codes by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).The crops will be added...

BB includes three PCBs as PFIs

Bangladesh Bank on Sunday signed a Master Facility Agreement (MFA) with three commercial banks to enlist them as Participating Financial Institution (PFI) under Investment Promotion and Financing Facility II (IPFF II), said a BB statement.Bank Asia Limited, Brac Bank Limited and Trust Bank Limited were enlisted as PFIs in this...

Denim Expo to focus on 'simplicity' in supply chain

A two-day 'Bangladesh Denim Expo' will kick off in the capital on November 07, focusing on 'simplicity' in the supply chain.The ninth edition of the show will take place at the International Convention City Bashundhara.A total of 62 exhibitors from across the globe will join the event which is expected...

BD to take part in Shanghai expo

Bangladesh is all set to send a high-powered delegation to the first China International Import Expo (CIIE), to be held in Shanghai from Nov. 5 to 10, reports Xinhua.Abu Mukhles Alamgir Hossain, deputy director of the Export Promotion Bureau of Bangladesh (EPB), told news agency that the delegation would be...

Post Office to introduce digital financial service

The Bangladesh Post Office (BPO) is going to introduce a digital financial service named 'Nagad', says a press release. The service "Nagad", will be regulated under the "Bangladesh Postal Act Amendments 2010" Section 3(2).This particular service was introduced in accordance to the "Digital Bangladesh" vision of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina....

China echoes IMF pledges not to use currency as trade war tool

China's top central banker on Saturday pledged to keep the yuan currency's value "broadly stable," a sign that Beijing may be trying to prevent a bruising trade dispute with the United States from spilling over into a currency war, reports Reuters.People's Bank of China Governor Yi Gang's statement at the...

New US trade deal will not block other ties: Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Oct 14 (Reuters): Mexico's Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray told his Chinese counterpart in a phone call on Saturday that Mexico's new trade deal with the United States and Canada will not impede economic relations with other countries, according to a foreign ministry statement.The pact set to replace the...

Md. Mehmood Husain, Managing Director & CEO of NRB Bank Limited, handing over a cheque for SME loan

Md. Mehmood Husain, Managing Director & CEO of NRB Bank Limited, handing over a cheque for SME loan at the inauguration ceremony of Golora Bazar Agent Outlet, Saturia, Manikgonj recently. The Bank's Chief Operating Officer, Imran Ahmed, FCA, seen, among others

"Export Finance- RMG Sectors"

Mosleh Uddin Ahmed, Managing Director & CEO of NCC Bank, seen at the opening session of a training course on "Export Finance- RMG Sectors" held at the Bank's Training Institute recently

Tarik Morshed, Managing Director & CEO of BD Finance, presiding over the quarterly business review meeting

Tarik Morshed, Managing Director & CEO of BD Finance, presiding over the quarterly business review meeting of the company held recently. The meeting reviewed the quarterly business growth, operational strategies and overall business performance of the company