Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon yesterday said the upcoming first ever United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s (UNWTO) event in the country will open a new door in establishing Bangladesh as one of the global MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conference and Events) tourism…

State-owned Coal India is planning to conclude an agreement with the government of Bangladesh this year to start export of coal to that country, reports The Business Standard. Demand for thermal coal recently began picking up, but Coal India still has a 69 metric ton stock as carryover from the previous…

Business Finance for the Poor in Bangladesh (BFP-B), funded by UK Aid of the UK government, has created a fund of six million Pound for the development of SMEs in Bangladesh, reports BSS. “BFP-B is a UK Aid funded project and the organization has fund titled ‘Business Finance Challenge Fund’…

A knowledge-sharing event on the sustainability issues of apparel industry titled 'Sustainable Apparel Forum (SAF)' will be held at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) on May 17, reports UNB.  Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE) will host the event, first of its kind, concurrently…

AFP, HONG KONG:  The dollar extended gains in Asian trade yesterday as investors swung their attention to expectations of another US interest rate…

AFP, NEW DELHI:  Fat wads of bank notes move across counters in Old Delhi’s gold and diamond district in one of many challenges to six months of Indian government efforts to suffocate the black market. Cash has been king in the musty narrow streets of Chandni Chowk since the jewellery market…

Stock markets plunged further yesterday mainly due to price fall in large-cap securities. All the indices at Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges closed…

Xinhua, HANOI: China has overcome the United States to become Vietnam's biggest importer of tra fish, a common kind of catfish, a local association said yesterday. Vietnam exported 69.7 million U.S. dollars worth of tra fish to China in the first quarter of this year, recording a year-on-year surge…

AFP, YANGON: An oil company backed by global commodities giant Trafigura has opened a $92 million oil and gas terminal in Myanmar to cash in on growing energy demand from the fast-expanding economy. The terminal is expected to increase energy imports after a disappointing decline in foreign investment…

Captain Ishtiaque Hossain, a commander of Boeing 777 in Biman Bangladesh Airlines, has been elected as the executive vice president of IFALPA for Asia…

AFP, FRANKFURT: Industrial production declined slightly and the trade surplus narrowed for Germany in March, official data showed Monday, although overall Europe's largest economy enjoyed a strong first quarter. Industrial production was 0.4 per cent lower in March than in February, adjusting for…

AFP, KUWAIT CITY: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday his country's trade with the energy-rich Gulf had yet to reach its full potential, as he visited a region where Ankara aims to strengthen ties. "We want to develop trade volume with the Gulf states, which…

AFP, NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and Nasdaq edged to fresh records Monday following a strong gain by Apple as US stocks eked out gains following sluggish Chinese trade data. Apple jumped 2.7 per cent following favorable comments about the company by the respected Warren Buffett, an Apple investor, in…