The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved the 'Bangladesh Regional Domestic Shipping Transport Project-1’ with an estimated cost of Tk 3,200 crore in a bid to ensure fair and safe passenger journey and goods transportation on Chittagong-Dhaka-Ashuganj…

Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday underscored the need for expediting the process of investment in the social sectors to achieve the much coveted…

Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institute (BSTI) certificates will be available online from now on to save expenditures and time of industrial entrepreneurs, reports BSS. This was made public at a function in the capital to inaugurate automation of certificate marks (CM) to offer BSTI certificate…

AFP, MUMBAI: Months of planning by a select few sworn to secrecy and then cash-laden trucks on the streets. But this was no bank robbery—rather…

AFP, HONG KONG: Asian equities rallied yesterday, joining a goldrush across world markets as the initial shock of Donald Trump’s election win was replaced by hopes his plan to kickstart the US economy will succeed. Trading screens were awash with red Wednesday as the region’s investors were…

AFP, MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s central bank chief warned back in September that a Donald Trump victory in the US election would hit his country like…

Stocks ended week yesterday with rising trend on active participation around larger cap group with higher transaction, reports BSS. Compared to the last week, the average transaction of the week at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) was upward trend when daily average volume of the total shares rose by 8.46…

AFP, SEOUL: Shares in Samsung’s drug-making unit soared almost six per cent on their market debut yesterday, after one of South Korea’s biggest ever initial public offerings that raised nearly $2 billion. Samsung Biologics, a contract manufacturer of biotech drugs for global pharmaceutical…

AFP, NEW DELHI: Long queues formed outside banks in India on Thursday as they reopened for the first time since the government’s shock decision…

AFP, JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to sell minority stakes in some airports and ports to private investors, a report said yesterday, as Southeast Asia’s top economy seeks extra funding for an infrastructure drive. Holdings of up to 45 per cent will be sold in 10 airports and 20 ports, although the…

The Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University yesterday announced the biggest competition where business students from across the country would showcase their talents in the field of marketing. IBA Communication Club (IBACC) announced the Brandwitz'16 at a press conference at…

The first ever Smart City Hackathon begins today at GPHouse, the corporate head office of Grameenphone in the capital, a press statement said. Arranged by Preneurlab and White Board, an initiative of Grameenphone, the hackathon aims to find digital solutions for many problems of Dhaka, the statement…

AFP, SHANGHAI: Auto sales in China, the world’s biggest car market and crucial to manufacturers worldwide, grew at a slower rate in October following a months-long surge, data from an industry group showed Thursday. Sales reached 2.65 million units in October, up 18.7 per cent year-on-year, the…