The Power Division has sought a budgetary allocation of Tk 316.27 billion for the next fiscal year (FY), up by 47.39 per cent than that of the current fiscal.If the allocation is made, it would be the highest one given to any sector under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for...
Read moreThe state-run Karma-sangsthan Bank (KB) has requested the government to release a sum of Tk 2.0 billion in paid-up capital for it, aiming to implement its five-year work plan, officials said.The managing director of the specialised bank in a letter to the finance ministry on March 14 made the request...
Read moreiPay Systems Limited, a digital payment platform in the country, is going to commercially launch its activities today (Wednesday), reports BSS. Finance Minister AMA Muhith will launch the system as the chief guest at a function at the Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden hotel in the city, said a press...
Read moreA working committee of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), mobile phone operators and Mobile number portability (MNP) licensee is working together to finalise a consumer-friendly MNP process, reports UNB.As soon as the workable MNP process is finalised, the MNP licensee in collaboration with all the related stakeholders will launch the...
Read moreAbdul Matlub Ahmad, President of India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI), addressing the annual regional meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Eastern Region, at a hotel in Kolkata recently
Read moreRealtors on Tuesday voiced concerns over the price spirals of key construction materials, which, according to them, may harm the country's real estate sector. They also sought the government's intervention to arrest the price hike.At a press conference in the capital, Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) said...
Read moreBEIJING, Mar 20 (Agencies): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called on the United States Tuesday to avoid acting "emotionally" and to avoid a trade war, as President Donald Trump considers new punitive measures against Beijing."We hope that both parties can maintain reason, not act emotionally, and avoid a trade war," Li...
Read moreBEIJING, Mar 20: Cross-border e-commerce is booming in China as trade figures show it surged 80.6% in 2017 from a year earlier to 90.24 billion yuan ($14.32 billion).The growth rate has been over 50% for three consecutive years, show statistics from China Customs.With China's online retail market growing at breakneck...
Read moreTAIPEI, Mar 20 (Reuters): Taiwan's export orders in February unexpectedly fell 3.8 per cent from a year earlier, mainly due to Lunar New Year distortions, although broader demand for the island's technology sector appeared to remain intact.Export orders in February stood at $32.45 billion, with the on-year pace easing from...
Read moreFRANKFURT AM MAIN, Mar 20 (AFP): Confidence among investors in Europe's largest economy Germany plunged in March, with a monthly barometer dropping to its lowest level in 18 months, reflecting fears of a transatlantic trade war.A regular survey of 220 analysts and investors from the ZEW institute gave a reading...
Read moreSINGAPORE CITY, Mar 20: Kaplan in Singapore, one of Singapore's leading private education provider, launched the second edition of its career fair last Friday, says a Media OutReach release.With FindSGJobs as the organising partner, employers at the fair included the likes of Singapore Airlines, Certis Cisco, TWG Tea and Pandora,...
Read moreExecutive Director of Dhaka Regency Hotel & Resort Shahid Hamid and Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI) Senior Vice President Shah Md Sultan Uddin Iqbal shaking hands while exchanging documents after signing a deal in the capital recently
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