AFP,  NOTTINGHAM: While shoppers at Nottingham’s Christmas market complain about high prices, nearby volunteers hand out food parcels and retailers seek to dispel Brexit gloom with Black Friday sales. The price of everything “is shooting through the roof and wages are pretty much staying…

Settlements of maritime disputes ushered a new horizon for Bangladesh to unlock the ‘blue economy’ potentials but other than setting up of a small ‘cell’ under the Energy Division, no substantial progress has been made over the past three years, reports UNB.   The maritime…

Thirty missions out of 57 Bangladesh missions abroad have failed to achieve their respective export target in the first four months (July-October) period of the current fiscal year (FY18), reports UNB. The key Bangladesh missions like the ones in—Brussels, New Delhi, Tokyo, Canberra, Ottawa, Tehran,…

Grameenphone received the Tax Card as the top tax payer of the year in the telecom sector for fiscal 2017-18, reports UNB. National Board of Revenue (NBR) at its office arranged a program presided by Nojibur Rahman, chairman of National Board of Revenue, to honour the highest taxpayers in different…

Leading business personality and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chowdhury Group Asif A Chowdhury has been conferred with prestigious Gusi Peace prize…

After Uber and Pathao, Innovadeous Pvt Ltd, a local software company, is going to launch an on-demand car and motorbike service “Ezzyr” in the country from December 1, the company said in a press statement yesterday. Officials of Innovadeus Pvt Ltd will formally announce launching of Ezzyr…

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has offered discount to some popular outbound tourist destinations centering the New Year, the national flag carrier said a press statement yesterday. Under the offer, the airline offers Tk 8,685 on Dhaka-Kolkata-Dhaka, Tk 14,036 on Dhaka-Kathmandu-Dhaka, Tk 16,042 on Dhaka-Bangkok-Dhaka…