The government has initiated a move to develop the country's e-commerce business in conformity with international standard, an official said.The ministry of commerce (MoC) has formed a committee headed by commerce minister Tofail Ahmed to give an impetus to the sector. The committee will sit with the stakeholders on February...
Read moreThe Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) suggested the government declare 2019-2021 to be infrastructure years. The suggestion of the trade body came at a meeting between the board of directors of the DCCI and executive chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Kazi M. Aminul Islam on Wednesday...
Read moreAfter four years, Biman Bangladesh Airlines holds its marketing conference tomorrow (Sunday) aiming to carry out a mid-term review of overall sales performance, which was negative in the last six months, officials said.Biman held the last marketing conference in 2013. This year, the Biman management has identified that most of...
Read moreRAJSHAHI, Jan 26 (BSS)- Proper enforcement of the Consumers' Rights Protection (CRP) Law could be the vital means of protecting the consumers' rights together with freeing the human body from any food poisoning and other contamination.The issue of the consumers' rights is accepted throughout the world and in the free-market...
Read moreState Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said Friday that the present government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working for the overall development of the country."Poverty will not exist, if the common people choose Awami League in the next general elections," he...
Read moreThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects more cooperation with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in future co-financed projects and other related areas to boost the development of the Asia-Pacific region, a top official of the Manila-based lender said, reports Xinhua.In a recent interview with the news agency at the...
Read moreBGCCI holds business seminarA business seminar was hosted by the Bangladesh-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BGCCI). The seminar titled as "Pharma Sector of Bangladesh: The Next Big Thing!" discussed the growth potentials of the pharma sector and how it would be one of the most prolific driving forces of...
Read moreGerman ambassador in Dhaka Thomas Prinz attended on Thursday a business seminar hosted by the Bangladesh-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BGCCI) in Dhaka as the special guest. Abdul Muktadir, chairman and managing director of Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd, was the keynote speaker at the event.
Read moreBEIJING, Jan 26 (Reuters): Profits for China's industrial firms rose at the slowest pace in a year in December as Beijing's anti-smog curbs hit activity, but profits clocked their fastest annual rise in six years as cost cutting and a construction boom helped businesses in 2017.For the full year, profits...
Read moreLONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters): British economic growth unexpectedly picked up speed in the last three months of 2017, according to official data which showed the impact of Brexit still weighing on the economy but not as heavily as once feared by investors.Gross domestic product grew at its fastest pace of...
Read moreWASHINGTON, Jan 26 (AFP): Sales of new US single family homes fell sharply last month from November's record heights, but closed out the year solidly above 2016, according to data released Thursday.And despite the December dip, prices continued to climb even as inventories rose, pointing to persistently strong demand among...
Read moreJOHANNESBURG, Jan 26 (AFP): Toyota South Africa Motors said Thursday it had issued a notice to recall more than 700,000 vehicles over airbag safety concerns, with some affected models dating back over 15 years.The Japanese carmaker said the recall was needed to replace front airbag inflators produced by parts firm...
Read moreHONG KONG, Jan 26 (AFP): The dollar edged back down in Asia on Friday as a Donald Trump-inspired surge petered out with analysts tipping the US unit to continue weakening.The resumption in the greenback's sell-off reversed early gains in Tokyo, which ended down for a third day, though Hong Kong...
Read moreFRANKFURT, Jan 26 (Reuters): Euro zone inflation could be faster in the coming years while long-term projections remain steady, the European Central Bank's Survey of Professional Forecasters showed on Friday, underpinning the bank's cautions optimism.Headline inflation could be 1.5 per cent this year and 1.7 per cent next year, both...
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