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Govt forms committee to review ship industry laws
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US textile bodies question reciprocal trade pact clause
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Govt begins mapping 10.13 lakh food businesses
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Alphabet beats expectations, cloud revenue nearly doubles
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Corporate rituals on trial
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Gold slips from 2-week peak
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Bangladesh building first research vessel to explore the Bay
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Infrastructure for tourism not built in planned way
Infrastructure facilities for the tourism sector in Bangladesh have grown on the basis of demand but not in a planned way, said Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury yesterday..“We have to determine the existing demands and build up the tourism sector in a planned way in differen
27 September 2023, 17:56 PM
ATJFB celebrates 11th founding anniversary
Aviation and Tourism Journalists' Forum of Bangladesh (ATJFB), the lone platform of aviation and tourism reporters in the country, today celebrated its 11th founding anniversary coinciding with World Tourism Day
27 September 2023, 17:02 PM
Former Ctg chamber president, his wife ordered to clear Tk 184 crore default loans
The duo has so far defaulted on loans of Tk 904 crore given by different banks
27 September 2023, 15:37 PM
Gold prices fall slightly
22-carat gold will be Tk 99,960 a bhori from tomorrow
27 September 2023, 15:09 PM
Ministries asked to send budget execution plan by Oct 8
The finance ministry made the call through a circular
27 September 2023, 13:57 PM
Forex reserve shrinks by $300 million in a week
The reserves hit $21.15 billion on Sep 26
27 September 2023, 13:21 PM
BBS Cables’ profit nosedives 88%
The company’s profit fell to Tk 9.74 crore in FY23 from Tk 80.66 crore in FY22
27 September 2023, 11:20 AM
Apex Footwear’s profit jumps nearly 21%
The company made a profit of Tk 16.71 crore in FY23
27 September 2023, 10:43 AM
World Tourism Day: Bandarban celebrates with marathon and procession
People of Bandarban celebrated World Tourism Day today by participating in a mini marathon and bringing out a colourful procession in the district town.
27 September 2023, 07:45 AM
Tourism festival kicks off in Dhaka
A four-day tourism festival began today in Dhaka to mark the World Tourism Day 2023.
27 September 2023, 06:52 AM
Supply of day-old chicks drops, leads to price hike of broilers
The price of broiler chicken, one of the biggest sources of protein, has seen a sudden and sharp increase in the retail market due to low supply of day-old chicks (DOCs).
27 September 2023, 03:00 AM
Arrival of foreign tourists far below potential
Bangladesh is home to the world's longest sea beach as well as the world's largest mangrove forest alongside numerous places of outstanding natural beauty. But despite its potential, the country still could not explore the global markets and attract foreign holidaymakers..Even 52 years aft
27 September 2023, 02:30 AM
E-commerce to face more scrutiny as BB makes rules to stop fraud
The Bangladesh Bank yesterday introduced a guideline for merchant acquiring, making it mandatory for payment services providers to carry out intense scrutiny before onboarding sellers as it looks to eliminate online frauds and financial crimes..According to the 'Guidelines for Merchant Acq
27 September 2023, 01:57 AM
‘BB governor worse performer than 70 countries’ central bank chiefs’
New York-based Global Finance magazine finds, reviews performance of central bank chiefs of 102 countries.
26 September 2023, 19:28 PM
BB fixes interest rate for loans from green fund
The central bank yesterday fixed the interest rate of its US dollar and euro financing from the Green Transformation Fund (GTF) owing to the discontinuation of Libor and the upward trend of the interest rate globally..The Bangladesh Bank operates the fund in the two currencies to extend lo
26 September 2023, 19:00 PM
Nagad's interim licence tenure extended again
Bangladesh Bank has once again renewed the interim licence of Nagad as Bangladesh Post Office (BPO) is yet to form a subsidiary to run the mobile financial service. .The fast growing mobile financial service (MFS) provider has until September next year to avail a full-fledged licence from
26 September 2023, 17:52 PM
No US info yet on ACU payments bar: BB
Bangladesh Bank (BB) is yet to be officially communicated by the US authorities and Asian Clearing Union (ACU) regarding restrictions on processing payments linked to the ACU, confirmed a top central bank official yesterday. .The ACU is an arrangement to settle payments for intra-regional
26 September 2023, 17:48 PM
Nearly 22,000 MFS accounts blocked for hundi, online gambling
The BFIU says in a meeting with commercial bankers
26 September 2023, 16:07 PM
No forward forex contract for over three months: BB
The forward forex rate will be Tk 113.85 a US dollar
26 September 2023, 14:56 PM
Dollar hits 10-month high
The dollar rose to a new 10-month peak on Tuesday as US bond yields hit their highest level since October 2007, while the Japanese yen recovered from an early dip, with traders on alert for signs of government intervention..Federal Reserve policymaker Neel Kashkari said on Monday that, giv
26 September 2023, 14:13 PM