The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved the 3rd revision of the ‘One House One Farm’ project raising its cost by Tk 6,813.27 crore, aiming to reduce the country’s poverty rate to 10 per cent by the year 2020. The approval came from the 10th…

A three-day exposition related to interior decoration and lighting begins in the city on Thursday, aiming to showcase products and innovations as well as emerging technology and applications for home decoration. The entire interior-exterior international expo-2016 which introduces the theme “lighting…

Stock market closed marginally lower yesterday when investors went for booking profit from off-loading a large number of securities, reports BSS. The sell-pressure drove the daily trade volume by 6.62 per cent to 17.23 crore shares, but the transaction value declined by 5.50 per cent to Tk 609.44 crore…

AFP, LUXEMBOURG: Eurozone officials announced yesterday they have approved 2.8 billion euros for Greece from its huge third bailout after the cash-strapped nation delivered the needed reforms. Following the latest disbursement approved by the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Greece will have received…

 AFP, MUMBAI:  Industrialist Ratan Tata sensationally returned to the helm of India's biggest conglomerate on Monday as Tata Sons dumped…

A new startup from Bangladesh called the Bangladesh Trade Development Council (BDTDC) is ready for its launching. The startup company is planning to get over $300 million for Bangladeshi manufacturers within a year. BDTDC is a leading B2B media company and a primary facilitator of trade within Bangladesh…

AFP, WASHINGTON: They know how you browse the internet, your favorite TV shows and where you shop and travel. Data collected by internet and media companies…

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) urged Chinese investors to come up with more investment in Bangladesh as well as reduce trade gap with the…

The country office of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) would be set up in Bangladesh to conduct research in agricultural development, social protection and food and nutrition security issues. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the ministry of agriculture and…

AFP, SINGAPORE: The oversupplied oil market will be rebalanced earlier than expected if major crude producers implement a deal to cap output when they meet next month, the International Energy Agency chief said yesterday. Under current conditions, the IEA expects global output to exceed demand until…

Mostofazzaman has been appointed as the General Manager (Trade Marketing & Distribution) at Danish Foods Ltd of Partex Star Group CX2, says a press release. Prior this, he was general manager, sales and trade marketing of ACL (Dhaka Tobacco Industries). Mostofazzaman started his career at Akij Group…