The High Court (HC) yesterday summoned the industries secretary to appear before it on February 7 for not complying with its order that directed tannery owners to pay compensation for damaging environment. The HC bench of Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam and Justice Ashish Ranjan Das passed the order following…

Stock markets closed yesterday down after breaking a rally that continued at both Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges in the past four sessions in a…

Junction Bangladesh in partnership with EMK Center launched “Entrepre-neurship Research Fellowship Program” yesterday at EMK Center in the capital.  They declared the research fellowship curriculum in a meet the press event yesterday.  The Entrepreneurship Research…

Global Cotton Summit-2017 is going to take place on January 27 (Friday) in the capital aiming to bring the people of this sector together from home and abroad for better business, reports BSS. Bangladesh Cotton Associa-tion (BCA) and Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) are jointly organising…

AFP, HONG KONG: Asian markets pushed higher yesterday, tracking a record close on Wall Street as investor concerns about Donald Trump’s lack of…

Good governance is the major pre-condition for development for any country, but it is absent  in Bangladesh, says planning minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.  “We should give attention to address the governance issue to ensure higher economic growth,” he said while addressing at a discussion…

In the first six months of the fiscal year 2016-2017 (July-December), the percentage of revenue realisation has increased 18.5 per cent at Chittagong customs. This is the highest revenue realisation in Chittagong customs in six years. In the current fiscal year, the import of different products has…

EC Distribution Limited, a subsidiary of East Coast Group, has introduced 3M brand window films at a seminar held in the capital yesterday. The seminar emphasised on the necessity of safety, security and sustainability of glass build infrastructures in Bangladesh, says a press release. …

City Bank hosted an interactive session with Tanya Chernova in partnership with Entrepreneurs' Organi-zation (EO) on "The Neuroscience of Success" at the City Bank Head Office on Monday.  This is the third time that City Bank hosted such an event with EO.  This EO seminar was…

The 29 - member Executive Committee of Bangladesh Public Relations Association (BPRA) was formed with Mostofa-e-Jamil as the President and Moniruzzaman…

Managing Director and CEO of EXIM Bank, Dr Mohammed Haider Ali Miah has been re-elected as the President of Global Economist Forum (GEF) Bangladesh…