A total of 11,104 megawatts (MW) of power have been added to the national grid in the last nine years, providing 83 per cent of the country’s total…

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith yesterday left the capital for Thailand on a four-day official tour, reports BSS. During his tour in Bangkok, Muhith will hold a meeting today with his Thai counterpart Apisak Tantivorawong at the office of the Ministry of Finance, a handout said. Finance Minister…

Country’s general inflation rate increased to 5.93 percentage point in second quarter (October-December) of the current fiscal from 5.86 percentage point in first quarter (July - September) due to price increase of non food items. Planning minister AHM Mustafa Kamal expects that the inflation…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi faced his toughest year on the economic front in 2017. The BBC’s Sameer Hashmi looks back at the year’s key economic moments to predict what 2018 might look like, reports BBC. Only a year ago it seemed like India was on track to become an important engine…

AFP, HONG KONG:  Asian stocks mostly opened the year with gains yesterday as traders drift back to work after the festive break, with Hong Kong the…

Stocks witnessed upward trends yesterday as major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges rose up on higher transactions, reports BSS. The…

XINHUA, HANOI: Vietnam exported roughly 5.9 million tons of rice worth nearly 2.7 billion US dollars in 2017, posting respective year-on-year rises of 20.5 per cent and 20.8 per cent. Of the rice volume, nearly 40 per cent went to China, and 9.3 per cent to the Philippines, according to the General…

AFP, BEIJING: Chinese factory activity accelerated in December, according to independent data released yesterday, a positive indicator for the world’s second-largest eco-nomy to kick off the new year. The Caixin Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) — an indicator of conditions at small manufacturers…

AFP, MUSCAT: Oman adopted on Monday its 2018 budget projecting a deficit of $7.8 billion due to low oil prices, but said the shortfall is declining. Like other energy-rich Gulf states, Oman was hit hard by the slump in oil prices since mid-2014 and joined an agreement by oil producers to cut production…

Rafiqul Alam on promotion joins as managing director of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) on 31 December 2017, said a press release. Before joining…

Khalilur Rahman, managing director of National Housing Finance and Investments Ltd, has been elected as the chairman of Bangladesh Leasing and Finance…

To celebrate the new year and Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF-2018), Singer Bangladesh has launched ‘Singer New Year Special Offer’. The campaign will continue from January 1 till January 31, 2018, the company said in a press statement. Under the campaign, there will be lucrative gifts…