Pakistan has allocated 180 billion rupees (approximately 1.71 billion U.S. dollars) for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its supporting projects during the 2017-18 financial year which will begin on July 1, reports Xinhua. The country’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, who presented…

AFP, SINGAPORE: Apple opened its first Southeast Asia store in Singapore yesterday, drawing hundreds of excited fans to the swanky two-storey site in…

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesteray sought additional  5 per cent cash incentive on apparel export for the…

The government would bring the entire power sector under prepaid metering system by 2021 as it would play a significant role to ensure transparency and accountability in use of this resource, reports BSS. “We have a plan to introduce prepaid meter in the country against regular billing meter system,…

Oil prices rebounded Friday from previous day’s rout, as traders shrugged off their disappointment over the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’(OPEC) output agreement, reports Xinhua. Oil prices settled sharply lower Thursday, with both US oil and Brent crude tumbling nearly…

Corruption in banking sector and capital market along with weak implementation of development projects just breed public money wastage, said Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) distinguished fellow and eminent economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya. “If you can’t ensure the quality of the budget…

Aarong has announced Eid-ul-Fitr special shop and fly campaign, a press statement said yesterday. Some 16 winners will be awarded by Novoair with round trip couple air tickets for any domestic destination. The offer is subject to terms and conditions, the statement added. Highest shoppers from Aarong…

Culinary talent hunts competition and popular TV reality show ‘Meizan-Malaysian Palm Oil Shera Rondhonshilpi 2017’ has been launched, inviting entries from the interested culinary artists, says a press release. A press conference was organised at a hotel in the capital to formally launch…

LG Electronics has signed partnership agreement with Metrocem Technologies Ltd (a sister concern of Metrocem Group) for distribution of LG mobile phone in Bangladesh. The agreement was signed at a hotel in the capital recently, says a press release. Edward Kim, managing director of LG Electronics Bangladesh,…

Wahid Sharif of Digicon Technologies Ltd has been elected president of Bangladesh Association of Call Center and Outsourcing (BACCO) while Towhid Hossain…