5,000 vehicles stranded at Mongla Port

At least 4,728 reconditioned vehicles have been stranded at Mongla Port since 2010–12 as a result of tax complexities and official formalities,…

Muhith calls for recovery of stolen money

Finance minister AMA Muhith has reiterated the need to recover the money stolen from the reserves of the Bangladesh Bank (BB). “We definitely have to get back from the Philippines the money stolen from the Bangladesh Bank as that money is our own,” he said yesterday after the meeting with…

ECNEC approves 12 projects involving Tk 10,148cr

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved the 3rd Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project (UGIIP-3) involving Tk 4,046.17 crore to improve the physical infrastructure and urban services of 36 municipalities under the country's…

First ever bamboo telecom tower set up in capital’s Uttara

The country’s first ever innovative bamboo telecom tower has been set up on a rooftop of a house in capital’s Uttara. The innovation of the…

AIIB approves $60m to finance Bangladesh gas project

The Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will provide Bangladesh loans worth $60 million to address the country's gas supply deficit, the AIIB said yesterday, reports www.moneycontrol.com. The fund will be used to help Bangladesh's Natural Gas Infrastructure and Efficiency…

Asian markets rise after Trump sell-off

AFP,HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly bounced back yesterday from the previous day’s hefty sell-off, on hopes Donald Trump can push through…

Samsung plans to relaunch refurbished Note 7 phones

AFP,WASHINGTON: Samsung announced Monday it would sell some Note 7 smartphones that were recalled for safety reasons as refurbished devices, in an effort to manage its stockpile in an “environmentally friendly” manner. The South Korean giant, the world’s largest smartphone maker,…

Upcoming 5th Bangladesh Investment Summit

Investment is the lifeblood for the emerging economies! It’s a two-way traffic, a give and take situation! So, why shouldn’t we think…

Workers Welfare Association to be formed in EPZs: Tofail

Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday said Workers Welfare Association (WWA) in Export Processing Zones (EPZs) will be formed as per International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions which is almost similar to trade union to ensure workers rights. “The workers can form trade union at…

China building world’s largest nano research facility

Xinhua, NANJING: Chinese scientists are building the world’s largest multifunctional research platform for nano-science and nano-technology that could help develop more powerful computers and more intelligent robots. The Vacuum Interconnected Nano-X Research Facility in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province,…

Int’l tourism fair begins tomorrow

A three-day international tourism fair titled “US-Bangla Airlines Dhaka Travel Mart 2017”will commence from tomorrow in the capital to promote Bangladesh as a ‘Halal’ tourism destination. Halal tourism is a subcategory of tourism which is geared towards Muslim families who abide…

Nazmul re-elected Aushad Shilpa Samity president

Nazmul Hassan, MP, managing director of Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd and advisor, Pharmatek Chemicals Ltd, has been re-elected president of Bangladesh…

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