State Minister for Labour and Employment M Mujibul Huqe yesterday urged the garment factory owners to extend helping hands to workers to resolve their…

National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Nojibur Rahman yesterday urged the businesspeople to use Electronic Cash Register (ECR) to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) and deposit it to exchequer properly. “Modernise your accounting system, use ECR and if you face any problem contact NBR online, we…

The Board of Directors’ of Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd has approved the acquisition of 100 per cent shares of Holcim Bangladesh from the LafargeHolcim Group, says a press release.  The Board of Directors made the decision in its meeting held on Wednesday. Lafarge Surma Cement (LSC) is a group…

The major price index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) reached at about 23-month high which has maintained record high like the last session of previous…

As reasons for a lack of confidence in Telenor CEO Sigve Brekke continued to leak out of the company this week, one of its major employee organizations…

LumenLab, MetLife’s Singapore-based innovation center, has announced the launch of Collab – a three-month programme that supports “product ready” start-ups as they tackle the business needs of tomorrow, says a press release.  Through this unique forum, insurance technology…

AFP, LUXEMBOURG: A top EU court yesterday upheld the European Commission's approval of genetically modified soybeans made by US agri-chemicals giant Monsanto which environmentalists claim may harm human health. GM foods are hugely controversial in the European Union -- some member states say they…

AFP, WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point as expected, citing an improving economy with one month to go before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee voted unanimously to…

Walton launched ‘Next Generation SpectraQ TV’ with QD (Quantum Dot) Plus technology, which is capable of producing about 99 to 100 per cent colour of the National Television System Committee (NTSC) provided colour, a press statement said yesterday.  Also, the viewers will enjoy more…

Facebook and Mindshare tied up to help brands and businesses embrace digital marketing in Bangladesh, a press statement said.  Umang Bedi, managing director of Facebook South Asia said, “As more and more people come online for the first time via the mobile phone brands are keen to engage…