Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu yesterday asked the officials of Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) to ensure the highest transparency…

“Great Online Shopping Festival-2017” begins in the capital today aiming to provide effective ideas regarding future Digital Bangladesh, reports BSS. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed will open the three-day festival at Krishibid Institute, Farmgate. Arshinagar Media and Dhaka University Alumni…

AFP, HONG KONG:  Asian markets posted healthy gains yesterday following another record finish on Wall Street, as the focus shifts to the Federal…

AFP, ZURICH:  International markets have been buoyant in recent months as easy money policies won an additional reprieve, but a rise in so-called zombie firms shows a rise in interest rates could turn into a nightmare. In its latest quarterly economic report, the Bank for International Settlements…

Speed of reaction to social media trends is becoming more important in the battle between fast fashion and more established High Street retailers, say…

AFP, DETROI:  Canadian autoworkers employed by General Motors at a key assembly plant in Ontario went on strike Monday after GM and negotiators from…

Stocks performed mixed yesterday with major indices finishing flat despite increasing the daily transactions, which rose at the market that prevented price indices from sharp decline, reports BSS. The trade value at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) increased to Tk 1,525.89 crore from Sunday’s Tk 1208.03…

Bangladesh Bank (BB) will give remittance award today to the highest remittance senders and the highest remittance receiving institutions for encouraging Non Residence Bangladeshis (NRBs) to send money through legal channels, reports BSS. Finance Minister AMA Muhith will hand over the award titled ‘Bangladesh…

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has donated 10 laptops to the Department of Immigration and Passports for registering Rohingyas coming into Bangladesh from Myanmar, reports BSS. FBCCI acting President Nizamuddin Rajesh handed over the laptops to the Director General…

International Enterprise Singapore, a government agency that promotes international trade and partners Singapore companies to go global, announced yesterday that the country’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) expanded 17 per cent year on year in August, reports Xinhua. The growth was much higher…

AFP, LONDON: True to its roots, Versus Versace brought the glamour to London Fashion Week on Sunday, a daring appetizer ahead of the keenly anticipated return of Armani to the British capital. Versus, the Italian brand’s laid-back line, transformed the city’s Central Saint Martins college,…