Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun has said his ministry would take proper initiatives to ensure security-free loan and market facilities for country’s small and cottage industries’ entrepreneurs as he addressed the closing session of Heritage Handloom Festival. “The industries…

The eleventh edition of Bangladesh Denim Expo, an international exposition to promote Bangladeshi denim goods, will focus on driving the country’s…

Entrepreneurs of the handloom and apparel industry have demanded establishing heritage museums at the divisional level to preserve the handloom, apparel, handmade and craft products. They made the demand at the closing function of four-day ‘Heritage Handloom Festival 2019’ at a hotel in…

White-hot panic about global trade may have eased a bit in recent weeks but the economic outlook is no easier to call for the US Federal Reserve as it…

Dozens of global policymakers and tycoons will attend a Saudi investment summit starting Tuesday, helping the kingdom turn the page on a critic’s…

The spectacular fall from grace of Britain’s star investor Neil Woodford has tarnished the reputation of London’s City finance district and…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by lawmakers this week on the company’s cryptocurrency project Libra. The project has attracted the attention…

Country’s premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), edged down yesterday after two days of buoyancy amid day-long selling frenzy. The optimistic…

Donald Trump will suspend trade preferences for Thailand's seafood industry after it failed to take steps to improve worker rights, dealing a blow to the multi-billion dollar sector. Thailand is the world's third largest seafood exporter but its supplier status has been badly tainted in recent…

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, in partnership with Bangladesh Bank, identified steps to promote the domestic green bond market in Bangladesh as a way to mobilise capital for climate-related initiatives. A joint study, funded by the Swedish government, assessed…

Around five lakh smart prepayment meters are going to be installed in different parts of the country’s northwest region aimed at checking misuses of power and getting actual revenue against the consumption of power. Headquared in Rajshahi, Northern Electricity Supply Company (NESCO) Limited will…

Habibur Rahman has recently been appointed as additional managing director with Southeast Bank Limited, the bank said in a press statement yesterday.…

France’s LVMH, the world’s largest luxury group by sales, has approached jeweller Tiffany & Co about a takeover that would see the US company known for its diamond engagement rings join the owner of Louis Vuitton, Dior and Sephora, according to five people with knowledge of the situation.…