New Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Monday expressed his optimism that the GDP growth rate in the current fiscal year (FY19) would reach near 8.5 per cent surpassing the fiscal target of 7.8 percent. “As per an international think-tank, Bangladesh’s GDP growth will reach 7.5 per cent…

Terming sustainable electricity connection to every household as the main challenge, Nasrul Hamid Bipu, the State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral…

The exports from Mongla Export Processing Zone (EPZ) increased by 16 times in the past 10 years. Investments also witnessed a rise by 11 times as and about 4,500 people got jobs as well. “Mongla EPZ was established on 289 acres of land in 1998 in line with the visionary decision of Prime Minister…

Real estate marketplace bproperty.com yesterday announced that it has acquired Lamudi. com.bd, another property portal in Bangladesh. bproperty.com provides all legal and banking support to the purchasers and gives marketing support to the real estate and land developers in a single place. With over…

The World Bank will provide $250 million for development policy operation to help the government of Bangladesh strengthen its capacity to create more, better-paid and quality jobs in a rapidly changing environment. “The financing agreement in this regard will be signed today between the government…

US officials entered a second day of trade talks with Chinese counterparts in Beijing yesterday, overshadowed by an unannounced visit from North Korean…

Samsung Electronics yesterday flagged its first quarterly profit drop in two years and painted a grim outlook owing to mounting competition from Chinese…

Stocks maintained upward trend yesterday as major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges were found finishing upward trend with higher transactions of some large-cap securities. The rising major sectors were bank, services and real estate and insurance. A total of 208 securities from the…

The surprise early departure of World Bank President Jim Yong Kim potentially hands US leader Donald Trump a key lever over development lenders with whom…

Iran will boost trade with India as the European Union struggles to find a way to circumvent a fresh US embargo on Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said yesterday. Brussels is working on a payment mechanism to keep financial transactions flowing with Iran, after the US ditched the 2015 nuclear…

Peakward Bangladesh Limited has appointed Syed Naimul Abedin as CEO and country representative for Bangladesh effective from December last year, the company…

Newly appointed State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Imran Ahmad yesterday said effective measures will be taken to lower the migration cost. He came with the remarks while exchanging views with the Reporters for Bangladeshi Migrants (RBM) at the Probashi Kalyan Bhaban…

Walton has announced digital campaign ‘Season-4’ on the occasion of the month-long the 24th Dhaka International Trade Fair- 2019, the country’s biggest trade show starts at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon in the capital today, the company said in a press statement yesterday. Under the…

Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institution (BSTI) Director General Md Muazzem Hossain yesterday said awareness campaigns are needed to let people know…