Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon yesterday called for making tourism a part of our culture by availing innate hospitality of our…

Stocks finished the week yesterday downward with falling trend of major indices at Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges on lower transactions, reports BSS. The boarder DSEX index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed the week with 77.64 points down at 6,092.84. The blue-chip DS30 and the Shariah DSES…

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will arrange a public hearing on power tariff reduction appeal submitted by Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB), reports UNB. “We’ll hold a daylong hearing on your proposal on October 5,” BERC chairman Monwar Islam told the CAB petitioners…

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AFP, BANGKOK: Battered by global outrage over an army crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, Myanmar has found comfort in an old friend -- China, an Asian superpower…

AFP, RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yesterday announced it had undertaken another multi-billion dollar bond sale to finance a persistent budget deficit left by low oil prices. The world's top crude oil exporter raised $12.5 billion (10.6 billion euros) in its third international bond issue, the finance ministry…

Nurul Islam, chairman of Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar of MetLife, has been re-elected president of American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham),…

Dhaka Regency Hotel and Resort observed the World Tourism Day on Wednesday, a press statement said. Representatives and associates from all departments of Dhaka Regency celebrated the day with a colorful rally led by Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon from Motsho Bhaban to TSC Circle…