Friday, 28 February, 2020
A three-day International conference on pulp and paper technology -- PaperTech Expo -- is set to begin in the capital today (Thursday) with an aim to showcase the strength of local productions. Some 150…
DSE turnover sinks to one-year low
Turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) yesterday sank to its year low at Tk 2724.395 million (272.43…
Agriculture needs more
subsidies : Tipu
Even after graduation from the LDC group, Bangladesh will need subsidies especially in fisheries and…
‘Innovative
activities
increased
confidence’
Prime Minister’s Energy Adviser Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Bir Bikram, on Wednesday said the…
‘None can run business without VAT registration’
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman, Md Mosharraf Hussain Bhuiyan, on Wednesday said none would…
Banks urged to
transform employees
into human capital
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Deputy Governor SM Moniruzzaman on Wednesday urged the Banks to administer programmes…
Bangladesh wins WSIS
award for 6th time
Bangladesh has won the world’s prestigious award in ICT sector – ‘World Summit on…
‘Women entrepreneurs
accelerating progress’
Secretary of Woman and Children Affairs Ministry Kamrun Nahar today said with the increasing participation…
News of the day
Europe’s main stock markets steadied in opening trade on Wednesday, before the EU’s crucial…
IMF cuts global growth
estimate to 3.3pc
WASHINGTON: The global economy is facing a “delicate moment,” beset with risks as the recovery…
UK surprises with economic
growth in February
LONDON: Britain's Brexit-bound economy unexpectedly grew in February, helped by manufacturers rushing…
Italy raises 2019 budget deficit
forecast, risking EU ire
MILAN: Italy’s populist government on Tuesday defiantly raised its 2019 budget deficit forecast…
Asian markets mostly up but
trade war fears resurface
HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly reversed early losses Wednesday but investors remain nervous as the…
S Korea’s employment rate
posts highest in March
SEOUL: South Korea's employment rate posted the highest March figure last month on the year-on-year…
German car
production tumbles
in second half
of 2018
BERLIN: German production of motor vehicles and their components in the second half of 2018 was 7.1…
US energy body
revises up oil
prices in monthly
outlook
HOUSTON: The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Tuesday revised up crude oil prices for 2019.…
Vietnam’s animal
feed import slightly increases in Q1
HANOI: Vietnam spent 954 million U.S. dollars importing animal feeds and materials for animal feed production…
News of the day
British supermarket king Tesco on Wednesday registered a nine-percent increase in annual net profits,…
ECB on high alert ahead
of crucial Brexit summit
FRANKFURT AM MAIN: The European Central Bank is expected to strike a reassuring tone Wednesday when…
Uber’s potential $10bn
IPO fires up investors
NEW YORK: Investors could get their first look at hundreds of pages of detailed information about Uber…
IMF sees deeper Iran
recession hitting
regional growth
DUBAI: The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday worsened its forecast for Iran’s recession as…
Oil producers unlikely to abandon US dollar
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and the UAE on Monday shot down suggestions that they were considering moving away…
US companies could report lower
profits on higher revenue
NEW YORK: Wall Street is bracing for large U.S. companies to report a decline in quarterly profits even…
Japan’s core private-sector
machinery orders rise
1.8pc in February
TOKYO: Core private-sector machinery orders in Japan rose in February from a month earlier, the government…
Dana Gas Q1 production
rises 6pc boosted by
Iraqi Kurdistan
DUBAI: Dana Gas, the Sharjah energy producer, said average gas production rose 6 per cent in the first…
Saudi Aramco bumps up
bond issue to $12bn
PARIS: Energy giant Saudi Aramco on Tuesday raised the size of a bond issue aimed at helping to diversify…
China, France
to jointly develop
offshore wind
power project
NANJING: China's energy giant has partnered with a leading power company in France to jointly develop…
India's renewable
energy attracts
$7.48bn FDI
NEW DELHI: According to a report by the India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF), the country's renewable…
Rupee rises 21 paise
to 69.09 vs USD
Mumbai: The rupee appreciated by 21 paise to 69.09 against the US dollar in opening trade Wednesday,…
Tokyo stocks close lower on trade worries
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday amid a flare-up in trade tensions between the United States…
ACI Motors introduced
pre-booking of
Yamaha FZS V3
ACI Motors launched the pre-booking procedure of Yamaha FZS V3 model bike at Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday.…
IFIL holds EC meeting
Islamic Finance and Investment Limited (IFIL) held the 136th meeting of the Executive Committee of the…
US crude oil
production hits
record level
in 2018: EIA
HOUSTON: US crude oil production reached a record level in 2018, the U.S. Energy Information Administration…
‘S Korea's extra
budget not to
surpass $6.1bn’
SEOUL: South Korea's extra budget to help boost the export-driven economy would not surpass 7 trillion…
Taka gains against euro, pound
The local currency Taka gained against the Euro and the UK pound, and it remained unchanged against…
Commodity at a glance
Prices of most essential commodities remained unchanged in the city’s kitchen markets on Wednesday.…
Corporate Corner
From Left: Matthew Corbett, Ekaterina Grigoryeva, IPFF II Project Executive Director and Project Director…