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Disclose public procurement contracts
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AI trails traditional method in poverty targeting
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Business
Stocks break losing streak
Dhaka stocks broke a two-day losing streak yesterday advancing 1.17 percent, as investors stopped selling shares amid optimism
16 January 2018
Garment accessories offer bright prospects
Bangladesh has turned into a major source for garment accessories, as direct export of such items increased by 66.67 percent year-
16 January 2018
Complaints against telcos pile up
Mobile users' complaints against operators, especially market leader Grameenphone, have piled up with the telecommunication
16 January 2018
Exports await a blow
Bangladesh is likely to lose about $2.7 billion in export earnings every year once it graduates from the Least Developed Country bracket, where it has been for 43 years.
16 January 2018
Recruitment tests of 8 state-run banks cancelled
Amid protest of the candidates, Bankers’ Selection Committee cancels the recruitment tests for eight state-run banks.
16 January 2018
Yarn makers to suffer as Indian cotton traders halt shipment
The sudden cancellation of shipment of 400,000 bales of cotton by Indian traders will negatively affect yarn
15 January 2018
Islami Bank had a good 2017: Arastoo
Islami Bank Bangladesh, the country's largest private bank, saw its financial performance improve in the past one
15 January 2018
Month-long trade fair begins in Bagerhat
A month-long trade fair started in Bagerhat yesterday in a bid to promote local products.
15 January 2018
Ship gets stuck at Ctg port, affects vessel movement
A container ship got stuck on one side of the Chittagong port's channel amid dense fog yesterday morning, disrupting vessel movement.
15 January 2018
bKash, MTB offer instant remittance service
Mutual Trust Bank and bKash yesterday jointly launched a service enabling remittance to be sent directly to the
15 January 2018
NRBC left without govt funds after media reports
The government agencies have withdrawn their funds, amounting to Tk 500 crore, from NRB Commercial Bank
15 January 2018
Farmers Bank selects new chairman
The Farmers Bank Ltd has selected Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat as its new chairman after the resignation of Muhiuddin
15 January 2018
Sri Lanka lifts 38-yr ban on women buying, selling alcohol
Sri Lanka has revoked a 38-year ban on selling alcohol to women and employing them in places where the drinks are produced and sold.
15 January 2018
NGOs under NBR scanner
The tax authority has taken steps to ensure compliance by the non-governmental organisations after it recently discovered that more than half of them in Dhaka do not even have tax files.
14 January 2018
ERA InfoTech to install Palli Sanchay's banking software
ERA InfoTech, a joint venture of Bank Asia, Ranks ITT and ETA InfoTech LLC of Dubai, won the contract to supply and maintain the core banking software of Palli Sanchay Bank.
14 January 2018
Brac Saajan Exchange to operate in EU
The Bangladesh Bank has given the go-ahead to Brac Saajan Exchange, the UK subsidiary of Brac Bank, to expand its business activities into the European Union in preparation of the Brexit.
14 January 2018
4G services by March
Mobile internet users, especially in city areas, can brace themselves for super-fast data service from March as all operators are set to roll out 4G service, said the top brass of the telecom regulator yesterday.
14 January 2018
Tavelers shatter tourism records around the world in 2017
The numbers are trickling in from tourism offices and it seems that 2017 is a banner year for many parts of the world.
14 January 2018
Mobile operators to apply for 4G licences today
Mobile phone operators, including state-run Teletalk and now out-of-service Citycell, will be applying for 4G licence
13 January 2018
Govt to select bidders for first China project
In a first, the government is set to select bidders through limited tendering for implementing the digital connectivity
13 January 2018