Prices of vegetables and ginger further rose on Friday imposing extra burden on the consumers already battered by high prices of most essentials.Cucumber, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, bean and lemon witnessed a Tk 10-Tk 20 hike at per kg/piece/haali.Cucumber sold at Tk 60-Tk 80, bitter gourd Tk 70-Tk 90, bean...
Read moreState-run Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) is going to prepare a private sector investment plan for the country's all districts aiming to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. "We've already prepared the structure of private sector investment plan by holding divisional level workshop to find out potential sectors...
Read moreWardah Cosmetics will host an online fashion and beauty chat early next month in Dhaka.The 'Wardah Inspiring Beauty' episode, the second of its kind, will be held on March 09, the company said in a statement. Makeup artist Navin Ahmed and fashion icon Azrin Alom will be there as expert...
Read moreThe Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (Salic) is looking at more farmland investment opportunities and has its neighbour Iraq on the list.Salic, an arm of the country's Public Investment Fund (PIF), said it was also looking to expand its investments in the Black Sea region, which already includes 46,000...
Read moreRailway Minister M Mujibul Haq has said the government is planning to construct circular railway surrounding the Dhaka city for eliminating traffic gridlock in the capital.Under the plan, a feasibility study for constructing circular railway was approved by the Planning Commission on December 27 in 2017, targeting reduction of traffic...
Read moreConfidence Batteries supports solar pilot projectTawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Energy Adviser to the Prime Minister, has inaugurated the Pilot Project of Solar Power Tricycle of Institute of Energy at Dhaka University. The project was inaugurated during the '18th National Renewable Energy and Green Expo 2018' organised by the Institute of Energy of...
Read morePrime Minister's private sector development adviser Salman F Rahman attends a seminar on the private sector investment in green energy as the chief guest held recently in Dhaka as part of the 18th National Renewable Energy Conference and Green Expo 2018.
Read morePARIS, Feb 16 (AFP): The good news keeps coming for the French economy: data published Thursday showed unemployment at its lowest level since 2009 while the head of the IMF praised recent reforms by President Emmanuel Macron.After years of being considered the "sick man of Europe", the French economy is...
Read moreISLAMABAD, Feb 16 (Xinhua): The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said that Pakistan's overall demand for loans surged during the second quarter of the Financial Year 2017-18 (FY18) and predicted the demand to stay strong during the next quarter.Pakistani central bank released its "Bank Lending Survey" report for the first...
Read moreVIENNA, Feb 16 (AFP): Authorities investigating a suspected bitcoin-related scam centred in Austria have asked Interpol to help determine whether there might be perpetrators - and victims - of the scheme across Europe.'Hundreds' of people across Austria have complained of being defrauded by the 'Optioment' scheme dealing in the digital...
Read moreSOFIA, Feb 15 (AFP): Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency, called Thursday for Bulgaria to be given partial entry to the Schengen free movement area.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of European Union (EU) foreign ministers in Sofia, Borisov suggested Bulgaria could...
Read moreNEW YORK, Feb 16 (AFP): General Electric (GE) has reached an agreement to sell its overseas lighting operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, the conglomerate said Thursday.The US group reached an agreement with former executive Joerg Bauer for an undisclosed amount, a spokesperson told AFP by email.Bauer...
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