Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 65 uplift schemes including 24 economic zones, opening up a new horizon in industrialisation and employment for country’s overall development. The premier opened and laid foundation stones of the development projects…

None of the country’s mobile operators maintains the 4G speed outside Dhaka city, according to a report published by the Bangladesh Telecommunication…

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise collaborative efforts in mutual development. The MoU will pave the way for a greater level of information exchange between the two stock exchanges and will focus on product development,…

The British pound rose against the dollar yesterday after Prime Minister Theresa May offered cross-party talks with the leader of the opposition Labour…

Tokyo prosecutors are considering pressing a fresh charge on former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, local media said yesterday, which would be the latest twist in the auto tycoon’s dramatic downfall. Investigators are eyeing a possible aggravated breach of trust charge related to at least $32 million…

The European Central Bank will consider carefully before moving to soothe the effects of negative interest rates on eurozone lenders, board member Sabine…

Country’s two bourses closed yesterday with a downward trend following fall of some large caps securities, although Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) registered…

Walton has offered a discount of 14.26 per cent on cash discounts on all models of its LED and smart TV to mark Pahela Baishakh, the company said in a press statement. Under the ongoing ‘Walton Digital Campaign Season 4’, customers of Walton televisions are likely to get 14.26 per cent cash…

Bangladeshi young student Mahamudul Hassan Tonmoy from Inde-pendent University, Bangladesh represented project “Cure” in Social Venture Challenge…

Epyllion group, country’s one of the leading garment manufacturers and exporters, received Sedex award 2019 for ensuring health and safety of workers. Junaid Abu Salay Musa, director of Epyllion group, receives the award on behalf of the company in London recently, the company said in a press…

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal left the capital for Marrakesh, Morocco yesterday to attend the 44th meeting of the Board of Governors of Islamic Development Bank (IDB). The 44th edition of the Board of Governors meeting of the IDB will be held in Marrakesh on April 5-6. Economic Relations Division…

Ajinomoto Bangladesh Ltd, Grameen UNIQLO, Bangladesh Honda Private Limited, Rohto-Mentholatum (Bangladesh) Limited, and YKK Bangladesh Pte Ltd, have signed an MoU recently to  help people in need under the project ‘Be The Light’, a press statement said. The five companies proclaimed…