Realtors have demanded reduction in the registration fees for flat and plot, introduction of a secondary market for real estate, and restoration of the provision of whitening undisclosed money in the income tax law for this sector. They also urged the revenue authority not to impose anew or raise the...
Read moreBiman Bangladesh Airlines has announced 15 per cent discount on its five international and seven domestic routes, marking the occasion of the travel and tourism fair to be held on April 18-20.The travelers could also purchase tickets for 10 other international routes at 7.0 per cent discount from the Biman...
Read moreThe Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has proposed to finance the first ever urea fertiliser factory to be established in the northern part of Bangladesh.If it is implemented, farmers of the country's biggest crop and vegetable hub will get hassle-free and timely delivery of the important agriculture input, officials...
Read moreThe 11th edition of the annual international forum on nuclear energy, ATOMEXPO 2019, kicked off in the Russian resort city of Sochi on Monday, says a statement.Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom has organised the forum under the theme 'Nuclear for better life'.Over 3,600 delegates from 74 countries, including Bangladesh, are...
Read morePRAN-RFL Group is exporting its toiletries to seven countries across the world, says a statement.Swift, Glitter, Livana and Ray brands of PRAN's Sun Basic Chemicals Limited (SBCL) are now being exported to four more countries after India, Nepal and Bhutan.The new destinations of SBCL's exports include Fiji, Vanuatu and Solomon...
Read moreA five-member delegation of Palestine arrived at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) on Tuesday on a two-day visit of the institute, says a statement.BARI Director General Dr. Abul Kalam Azad along with other directors welcomed the Palestinian delegation upon its arrival at the institute.The members of the delegation are...
Read moreThe number of handlooms in the country has continued to decline over the years mainly due to the growing use of power looms, a census has revealed.According to the census data, the number of handlooms declined 36.79 per cent to 116,006 units in 2018 from 183,512 units in 2003 and...
Read moreWith a view to implementing two fisheries projects, the government signed two separate agreements with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), reports BSS.Sultana Afroze, additional secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) under the Ministry of Finance, and Robert Doglus Simpson, FAO Representative in Bangladesh,...
Read moreFRANKFURT, Apr 16 (AFP): A closely-watched measure of investor confidence in Germany has clambered back into positive territory, data showed Tuesday, pointing to a brighter outlook ahead even as views of the present situation grew gloomier.The ZEW institute's barometer added 6.7 points for a reading of 3.1 in April, it...
Read moreNEW YORK, Apr 16 (Reuters): Bank of America Corp reported a better-than-expected rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday, as a growing loan book and cost cuts made up for a drop in revenue in investment banking.The second-biggest US bank benefited from 3 per cent growth in consumer loans and 4...
Read moreLONDON, Apr 16 (AFP): British employment has reached a record-high level, shaking off stubborn uncertainty surrounding the UK's departure from the European Union, official data showed on Tuesday."The level of employment in the UK increased by 179,000 to a record high of 32.72 million people in the three months to...
Read moreDelta Life Insurance Company Limited Chairman Lt. General M. Noor Uddin Khan, psc (Retd.) and Chief Executive Officer Adeeba Rahman, ACII (UK), seen among others on the dais of the company's Annual Conference - 2018 at a hotel in Cox's Bazar recently
Read moreThe Institute of Textile Engineers & Technologists (ITET) holding a discussion in Dhaka Recently, with ex-president of ITET Engineer Abdul Matin in the chair. Engineer Muzaffar Hossain MP (CIP) and senior members of ITET took part in the discussion on problems and prospects of textile sector
Read moreIndustries Minister and Chairman of the Council of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun presiding over the 32nd council of the institution in the city recently with State Minister for Industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder, Secretary of the ministry Md. Abdul Halim and BSTI Director General Md....
Read moreChairman of Board of Directors of Takaful Islami Insurance Limited Anwer Hossain Khan, MP, presiding over the 101st board meeting of the company with Executive Committee Chairman Anwar Hossain Chowdhury and other directors and high officials present
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