Saturday, 18 January, 2020
The government is going to enhance the capacity of Chittagong Shah Amanat Airport with a view to facilitating smooth landing and takeoff of wide-body aircraft in the port city. According to the planning…
BASIC Bank plans to make profit double
BASIC Bank Limited, a state-owned specialised bank, is planning to make its operational profit double…
Biman to induct two more boeing aircraft
National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to enter a new era on the eve of its 46th anniversary…
‘Govt doesn’t control agro
commodity price’
Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture Ministry were informed on Wednesday that…
Petrobras to pay $2.95b to settle US class action
NEW DELHI: Brazil's state-controlled oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, said on Wednesday that…
Mosharraf new NBR Chairman
The government on Wednesday appointed former Senior Secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan as Chairman…
National Dairy Development Forum launched
The National Dairy Development Forum (NDDF) has launched its formal operation through formation of 13-members…
PGCB declares 15pc cash dividend
Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has announced to provide 15 percent cash dividend to its shareholders.…
NEWS OF THE DAY
The Singapore economy has picked up speed on the back of an uptick in global trade, but a sustained…
China set to overtake Japan
as natural gas importer
BEIJING: Beijing's crackdown on pollution has put China on track to overtake Japan this year as…
Myanmar to raise minimum
wage as economy staggers
YANGON: Myanmar is set to raise the minimum wage to around $3.60 a day, state media announced Wednesday,…
India stares at drop in
onion output in 2017-18
NEW DELHI: India’s onion production in 2017-18 is expected to be 21.4 million tonnes, around 4.5…
Turkey inflation still
stubbornly high
ANKARA: Inflation in Turkey eased slightly in December after reaching the highest rate in 14 years the…
Euro takes breather after rally, US dollar holds steady
SINGAPORE: The euro eased on Wednesday to take a breather from a rally prompted by optimism over the…
Manufacturing sector expands at record pace in Ireland
DUBLIN: Ireland's manufacturing sector expanded at a record pace in the last month of 2017, according…
China’s steel output rises, prices pick up
BEIJING: China's steel output continued to grow, with prices picking up as global recovery and a…
Pakistan allows use of Chinese yuan for trade, investment
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will allow the Chinese yuan to be used for imports, exports and financing transactions…
NEWS OF THE DAY
China’s central bank suspended open market operations for the eighth consecutive working day Wednesday,…
Moody's forecasts oil range
of $40-$60 for 2018
DUBAI: Moody's Investors Service forecasts oil prices to remain in the $40 to $60 per barrel range…
Heavy set-up costs hurt payments
banks' profitability: RBI
NEW DELHI: Payments banks (PBs), which began operations last year, ended the calendar year with a tepid…
US home prices projected
to increase 4pc in 2018
LOS ANGELES: US home prices are projected to increase 4.2 percent on a year-on-year basis from November…
Germany's jobless rate
drops to record low
MUNICH: Germany's unemployment rate fell to a record low as the number of people out of work slid…
China box-office
back to strong
growth in 2017
BEIJING: China's box-office revenues surged in 2017 after slowing sharply the preceding year, official…
Thailand Dec
headline CPI
rises 0.78pc
BANGKOK: Thailand's headline consumer prices rose again in December, but were below forecasts and…
Bitcoin, Ethereum,
cryptocurrencies
not legal tender
in India: FM
NEW DELHI: Bitcoins or such crypto-currencies are not legal tender and those indulging in such transactions…
Euro zone factories ended '17 with record high growth
LONDON: Euro zone manufacturers ended 2017 by ramping up activity at the fastest pace in more than two…
European stocks climb as investment rules take effect
LONDON: Europe's major stock markets rose Wednesday but gains were tempered as new investment regulations…
Stocks maintain upward trend on higher transactions
Stocks maintained upward trend on Wednesday as major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges…
Qatar merger creates state-owned gas giant
DOHA: Qatar said Wednesday that the two state-owned firms running the country's natural gas business…
ECB governor calls for tax,
regulation on bitcoin
BERLIN: A top European Central Bank official on Wednesday called for governments to regulate and tax…
India to infuse Rs 75b
into state banks
NEW DELHI: The finance ministry has approved proposal for infusion of Rs 7,577 crore (75.77 billion)…
Mauritanians eye dollars,
euros in currency revamp
NOUAKCHOTT: Standing around market stalls in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, currency traders have…
Taka down against euro, pound
The local currency Taka declined against the Euro and the UK pound, while it remained unchanged against…
Commodity at a glance
Prices of green chili declined marginally but most other essential commodities remained unchanged in…
CORPORATE CORNER
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu hands over a cheque to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina…