Acting Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Amir Farid Abu Hassan yesterday laid emphasis on exploring business and investment opportunities in Bangladesh. He was addressing a seminar in the capital organised by Bangladesh Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI) and Malaysia External…

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent US$ 1,555.22 million remittances in November of the current fiscal 2019-20, which is apparently 31.75 per cent higher than the same month of the preceding year, according to a Bangladesh Bank (BB) data. The country received $1,180.44 million remittances during the month…

Masatsugu Asakawa has been unanimously elected as the new President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by its Board of Governors. Asakawa, 61, currently…

As per the requirement of Korea Industrial Complex (KIC) Company Limited, Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) is likely to hand over land in January next year for setting up Korea industrial complex in the country. KIC has submitted proposal for over 500 acres of land in the Bangabandhu Sheikh…

Country’s premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) yesterday closed with downbeat from the gaining streak of last five consecutive sessions. The…

Hong Kong is set to record its first budget deficit in 15 years, the city’s finance chief warned yesterday, as the business hub reels from the twin shocks of the trade war and seething democracy protests. In the latest grim assessment for the city, financial secretary Paul Chan told lawmakers…

China suspended US warship visits and sanctioned American NGOs on Monday in retaliation for the passage of a bill backing pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The financial hub has been rocked by nearly six months of increasingly violent unrest demanding greater autonomy, which Beijing has frequently…

PowerPac Economic Zone Limited, a sister concern of one of the country's largest business conglomerates 'Shikder Group', yesterday signed…

Nissan's new boss pledged yesterday to regain customer trust and harness the firm's three-way alliance with Renault and Mitsubishi, as the crisis-hit…

Asian markets rose yesterday as investors cheered data showing a surprise jump in Chinese factory activity, while oil prices bounced from last week's…