There is a huge scope for export of Bangladeshi leather goods in the Australian market if the exporters of the country can follow their fixed compliance, said Australia Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ABCCI). Leaders of ABCCI yesterday came up with the observation while holding a meeting…

Three woman entrepreneurs, one from Bangladesh, have been awarded for their contribution to achieving the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) five that relates to gender equality and women empowerment. The Entrepreneur Organization (EO), one of the world’s largest global network…

Major General S M Salahuddin Islam has been appointed as the executive chairman of Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) on  Sunday,…

Asian markets were mixed yesterday as bargain-buying from last week’s sharp losses was offset by a weak US jobs report and ongoing concerns about…

“As treasurer of my stokvel, I had to go to the bank almost every day to find out what is happening,” said Annah Muambadzi, 65, of the panic that gripped her savings club. Fear spread through poor rural communities across South Africa in November when VBS, a regional bank that catered to…

A Japanese court yesterday barred Carlos Ghosn from attending a Nissan board meeting, as the bailed former chairman prepares his defence against charges…

Earl R Miller, US ambassador to Bangladesh and Derrick Brown, mission director, with his team from USAID Bangladesh visited  Denim Expert Ltd in…

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) have recently launched an innovative training scheme to get more women in supervisory roles in Bangladesh's garment sector. The Gender Equality and Returns (GEAR) initiative was launched at a high-level International…

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said that the government would remain very active to realize the revenue collection target in the next budget with support from the taxpayers. “If the goal is big, then the effort towards attaining it also remains big. The government is moving forward…

State Minister Md Shahriar Alam yesterday urged South Korea to recruit more Bangladeshi nationals under its Employment Permit System (EPS) for foreign workers. He made the urge while Ambassador of South Korea to Bangladesh Hu Kang Ilat met him at his office at foreign affairs ministry here, a press…