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Bandwidth price drops by 41pc per MBPS

Bandwidth price drops by 41pc per MBPS

The price of Bandwidth has been trimmed by 41 per cent Dhaka, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar effective from today. Monwar Hossain, managing director…
DCCI criticizes gas, electricity tariff hike

DCCI criticizes gas, electricity tariff hike

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) yesterday expressed deep concern over the recent tariff hike of gas and electricity and urged the government…

BTRC to start auditing telcos soon

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is going to start auditing the financial operation of Grameenphone and Robi considering customer growth of telecom operators.    The commission on Thursday sought telecommunications ministry’s permission to start auditing, BTRC…

Apollo plans new hospital in Bangladesh

PTI, Kolkata: The Apollo Hospital Group is planning to expand its operations in Bangladesh and Kolkata in the next few years, a top official of the city facility said on Sunday. “We already have a hospital in Dhaka. “We have plans to have one more hospital in Chittagong,” said Rupali…

PPPs facilitating infrastructure building

The Investment Promotion and Financing Facility (IPFF) Project has financed three more small power plants with 50+ MW generation capacity each in addition to the earlier seven small power plants, an inland container terminal, three water treatment plants, and a nationwide fibre optic cable network.…

Dhaka stocks down 23.64 points in Aug

The broader price index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) was 23.64 points down in August when market saw volatility amid mixed economic data, reports BSS. The DSEX closed the last trading session of August at 4768.66 yesterday when the blue-chip and Shariah indices also finished lower at 1883.91 and 1826.97…

CCCI seeks urgent measures for water congestion

Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) President Mahbubul Alam yesterday sought urgent measures for addressing water congestion in Chaktai-Khatunganj, one of the largest wholesale commodity markets of the country. The CCCI president made the request through dispatching an urgent letter to…

India economy grows by 7pc in first quarter

AFP, NEW DELHI: India’s economy grew by a slower than expected 7.0 per cent in the first quarter, official figures showed yesterday, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speed up efforts to boost growth. Growth in the three months through June slowed to 7.0 per cent year-on-year…

Draft of investment dev body law gets cabinet nod

The cabinet yesterday approved in principle the draft of “The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority Law, 2015” aimed at setting up a new authority by merging the Board of Investment (BoI) and the Privatisation Commission, reports BSS. The approval was given at the regular weekly cabinet…

Oil prices drop

 AFP, PARIS: Oil prices fell yesterday, coming under pressure as dealers took profits from huge gains in last week’s rally and tried to gauge the outlook for the US economy and its need for crude. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for October delivery lost $1.11 to $48.94 per barrel…

Dollar falls against yen

AFP, TOKYO: The dollar slipped against the yen and euro yesterday on fears that China’s economic malaise could drag on global growth, reversing a rally that had been fuelled by hopes of a September US rate rise. In Tokyo afternoon trade, the dollar weakened to 121.10 yen from 121.52 yen late Friday…

Qatar exports plunge over 40pc in year

AFP, DOHA: Energy-rich Qatar's exports plunged more than 40 per cent in value in the year up until July 2015, on the back of a slump in petrol and hydrocarbon sales, official figures showed on Sunday. State news agency QNA, citing figures from the development planning and statistics ministry, said…
Chinese journalist ‘confesses’ to market chaos

Chinese journalist �confesses� to market chaos

AFP, BEIJING: China’s main state broadcaster yesterday paraded a financial journalist “confessing” to causing the stock market “great…
South Africa inaugurates massive new power plant

South Africa inaugurates massive new power plant

AFP, JOHANNESBURG: President Jacob Zuma inaugurated on Sunday the first unit of a massive new coal-fired power plant in South Africa, hailing it as a…
India’s tribal communities spin their way out of poverty

India�s tribal communities spin their way out of poverty

AFP, BANKA: Pointing to a television in her recently built mud and brick home, Indian villager Munia Murmu proudly shows off her new-found wealth, thanks…

�Largest ever� Mediterranean gas field found off Egypt

AFP, CAIRO:  Italian energy giant Eni on Sunday announced the discovery of the “largest ever” offshore natural gas field in the Mediterranean, in Egypt’s territorial waters. The discovery, confirmed by Egypt’s oil ministry, could hold a potential 30 trillion cubic feet (850…
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