In April 2013, an eight-story building in Bangladesh collapsed, killing over 1,000 people, many of them women making garments for well-known international…

Automation system for filing import and export sheet has been introduced at Custom House in Benapole land port to speed up trade, goods delivery and thus give a boost to revenue earnings. The automation system which is called 'folder system' is also aimed at ending irregularities and tax evasion…

Vietnamese Ambassador to Bangladesh Tran Van Khoa yesterday said Bangladesh needs to upgrade its infrastructure sector, especially the port facilities, with utmost priority to facilitate trade and investment benefitting all, reports UNB. Besides, import duty imposed by the Bangladesh government for…

Bangladesh needs to forge partnership with development partners, private sector and other stakeholders in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as resources mobilisation and implementation of SDGs are a big challenge, said speakers at a working session of Bangladesh Development Forum (BDF)…

Malaysian High Commissioner in Dhaka Nur Ashikin Mohd Taib yesterday assured Bangladeshi businesspeople of providing all possible support to boost bilateral trade and investment between Bangladesh and Malaysia, reports UNB. She made the assurance when newly elected members of the Board of Directors…

Stocks closed the week down yesterday with falling trends of all major price indices at Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges as the daily transactions declined amid volatility in large-cap securities, reports BSS. During the week, the daily average trade value declined by 16 per cent to Tk 374.69 crore…

Qatar Airways (QA) has extended its global sales campaign for an additional three days, until January 19, offering passengers amazing deals on fares across all classes to more than 150 destinations across the airline's extensive global network, a press statement said. The airline continues to offer…

National Productivity Organization (NPO) yesterday introduced e-document and digital attendance system to ensure transparency and mobility of its activities, reports UNB. Secretary of Ministry of Industries Mohammad Abdullah inaugurated the digital activity at NPO office in the capital. As NPO is an…

Director-General and CEO of OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish yesterday said the funding agency wants to explore new areas of cooperation with Bangladesh as he called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in the capital. “Bangladesh is a major partner…