The production cost of egg, chicken meat, poultry feed and day-old-chicks has increased due to removal of tax exemption facilities and for imposing income tax, import and customs duties and Advanced Income Tax (AIT) on raw materials import, says a press release. In a special meeting held yesterday at…

Stock market yesterday lost the steam to increasing sale pressures while investors were keen in booking profit through selling the shares which saw constant…

The sales of deep fridges and large deep refrigerators have seen a boom ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the largest religious festivals of Muslims, to be celebrated in the country on September 25, reports UNB. Talking to traders of Rajshahi, Khulna and Chittagong, it was learnt that the country’s…

AFP, SINGAPORE: Asia Pacific millionaires are set to become the world’s richest this year, a report said yesterday, driven largely by wealthy individuals in India and China. The combined wealth of Asia Pacific’s super rich will surpass its 2014 total of $15.8 trillion and overtake that of…

Beximco as Bangladesh’s largest conglomerate and South Asia’s Greenest Vertical Textile Organization, takes another leap forward in its “Go…

Catalyzing Clean Energy in Bangladesh (CCEB), a project of the United States Agency for International Develop­ment (USAID), organised the third annual Market Facilitation Platform for Improved Cookstoves (ICS) in Bangladesh with focus on creating a dynamic and sustainable market for clean cooking…

A month-long ‘International Women’s SME Expo Bangladesh-2015’ will begin in the port city from October 21, reports BSS from Chittagong. Chittagong Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CWCCI) is organising the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) exposition at city’s Railway…

AFP, PARIS: The OECD cut its world economic growth forecasts for 2015 and 2016 yesterday, warning of a dramatic slowdown in Brazil and a global outlook…

Bangladesh has seen an impressive growth in remittances in recent years, earning a record of $15 billion in remittances in the financial year ended June…

AFP, FRANKFURT: Facing tougher emission standards, European automakers are rushing to roll out hybrid cars, but they face an uphill battle to catch up…

Facebook is to add a "dislike" button to its social network, founder Mark Zuckerberg has said, reports BBC. In a Questions and answers (Q+A)…