Tanners association and leather goods traders yesterday jointly announced that tannery owners will buy cow hide in Dhaka at maximum Tk 50 per square foot while goat at maximum Tk 20, reports BSS. They will buy cow hide with salt at maximum Tk 40 per square foot outside of Dhaka while the price of goat…

The government looks to have been in dilemma over the implementation of Reliance Group’s investment proposal as more studies are required to determine its cost effectiveness, according to official sources, reports UNB. As per a revised investment proposal, the sources said, Reliance now wants…

AFP, RANGPUR: The import and export activities will remain suspended for six days through Hili Land Port (HLP) under Hakimpur upazila in Dinajpur on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Azha, reports BSS. According to sources in the Clearing and Forwarding Agents Association (C&FAA) at HLP, import and export…

AFP, FRANKFURT: German exports fell sharply in July as demand weakened from outside the euro area, official data showed Friday, adding to a gloomy picture of slowing growth for the EU's economic powerhouse. Compared to June, exports dropped by 2.6 per cent to 97.1 billion euros ($109.4 billion)…

AFP, HONG KONG: South Korean stocks and the won led most Asian markets lower yesterday after the North conducted another nuclear test, while trading was…

AFP, BEIJING:  China’s producer prices fell at their slowest rate for more than four years in August, the government said yesterday, another…

AFP, BRUSSELS:  European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker yesterday ordered officials to draw up new plans for the EU’s landmark free mobile phone roaming policy after it ran into fierce criticism. The Commission announced the original “free roaming” plans with huge fanfare…

AFP, HO CHI MINH CITY: Recent Vietnamese graduate looking for an English language teacher? There’s an app for that. Or hunting the best bowl of…