Foreign exchange markets were largely calm on Sunday amidst speculation about probable volatility in currency exchange rate following Brexit referendum result that allowed the United Kingdom’s (UK) departure from the European Union (EU), reports BSS. Ahead of the Brexit, the global currency market…

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has urged the government to take steps for the efficient implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) focusing on need-based allocation, reports UNB. In a statement yesterday, the DCCI said it feels the ADP of the FY2016-17 outlined the importance…

Banks will remain closed on July 4 as Bangladesh Bank has issued a circular in this regard, reports BSS. The central bank also instructed the banks to…

AFP, HONG KONG: With property prices in Britain predicted to plummet post-Brexit, foreign investors, especially in Asia, are already poised for a buying…

HSBC would move up to 1,000 staff from London to Paris if the UK left the single market, following Britain’s vote to leave the EU, the BBC understands,…

In the course of past 95 years Mongolia has been marking her National Day-NAADAM in July in which everyone of its audience is also full-fledged participant. …

Stocks were caught up in the negative reaction to the Brexit referendum result, coupled with securities tumbling across the board on pre-Eid sell pressure at the country's twin bourses, reports BSS. Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), however, managed to finish the day mixed when the Chittagong Stock Exchange…

AFP, RENNES: A surge in milk production since the EU lifted milk quotas has skimmed profits for dairy farmers, leaving them sour as authorities struggle to get to grips with the crisis. Last year the European Union finally got rid of its three-decade old milk production quotas that it had imposed to…

The results of the election to form the executive committee of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) for the term of 2016-2019 have been published. Chief of Digital Brigade and owner of Ananda Computers, Mustafa Jabbar received 281 votes. Among the candidates, Farhana Rahman…

The fourth green industry conference titled ‘Green Industry for Sustainable Cities’ begins in Ulsan, South Korea on Tuesday, reports UNB. Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu will attend the three-day conference representing Bangladesh. He left Dhaka for Korea on Saturday night, said an…

AFP, LONDON: British business minister Sajid Javid yesterday urged companies not to panic following Britain's vote to leave the European Union despite dire warnings of the economic consequences of the Brexit vote. Javid said there was "no need to be panicking at all", speaking on the BBC's…

Sony DADC, a leading music and home entertainment label, and the official marketing and distribution partner of Sony DADC in Bangladesh, Creinse Limited, have launched “ArtistSpread”, a press statement said yesterday. ArtistSpread is the biggest music distribution platform for Bangladeshi…

Mango Digital Ltd is bringing a new handset ‘Mango Mobile’ in the market, a press statement said yesterday. Mango Mobile is bringing exclusively designed mobile devices with most advanced technological support, the statement added. Owhab Khan, CEO of Mango Digital Ltd, said “We will…