The weeklong income tax fair that began on November 1 across the country drew huge crowd on the last day of fair yesterday, helping the National Board…

Stocks finished the session of the week yesterday in green as large-cap securities vibrated with rising trend at both the Dhaka and Chittagong Stock exchanges, reports BSS. The rising major sectors included textile and also fuel and power when 114 securities of the large-cap group…

Bangladesh needs to demonstrate a strong drive in making coastal shipping line operational with Myanmar and establishing banking facilities there to tap the huge business potential offered by the Southeast Asian nation, said a bilateral trade body, reports UNB.      “We need formal…

The telecom regulator on Sunday asked Bangladesh’s largest telecom operator Grameen-phone (GP) to pay Tk 30 crore in fine within the next 10 days…

A business delegation of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) attended the South Asia Collaboration on Production Capacity Dialogue and 7th South Asia -Sichuan Business Promotion Round-Table Conference at Chengdu in China, says a press release. FBCCI president Abdul…

AFP, HONG KONG:  Asian equities staged a rebound and the Mexican peso rallied yesterday as traders breathed a sigh of relief after the FBI chief…

AFP, LONDON:  Ireland’s budget airline Ryanair said yesterday that first-half profits were hit by the slumping pound following Britain’s…

Tesco Bank has halted online payments for current account customers after money was taken from 20,000 accounts, reports BBC. The bank’s chief executive…

AFP, SEOUL: The Michelin food guide unveiled its first Seoul edition yesterday, with two upscale Korean restaurants receiving the coveted three stars,…

The process of bringing migrant workers from Bangladesh will be expedited to cover the shortage of workers in three sectors, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Mah Siew Keong said in an event last Friday, reports Free Malaysia Today news portal. He added that the government was working with…

AFP, NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain would become the ultimate free trade champion as she laid the groundwork Monday for a potential post-Brexit deal with India, the world's fastest growing major economy. In her first bilateral trip outside Europe since taking office in July,…

XINHUA, MANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) stressed yesterday the need to expand the social protection programs of many countries in the Asia and Pacific to ensure adequate coverage for most of their populations. New studies on social protection conducted by the Manila-based bank showed that many…

ONE Bank Limited (OBL) has entered into a green and SME syndicated term loan agreement with international FMO, OFID, and OeEB for US$ 44 million for a…

Samsung Mobile Bangla-desh launched the latest addition to its J series – Galaxy J1 NXT Prime, a press statement said.  This new device intends to provide dual-SIM smartphone experience at a very competitive price. This device is the perfect combination of the style and performance for the…

DiGiFi Korea held 'DiGiFi-SITG Connect in Seoul 2016', a technology demonstration for DiGiFi Next Generation Multi-Antenna, at Raum Social Venue in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, Korea, says a press release. The technology demonstration jointly held by DiGiFi Korea and SIT Global was arranged to demonstrate…