Thursday, 22 October, 2020
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a total of four projects involving an overall estimated cost of Tk 5.34 billion. The approval came from a virtual ECNEC…
Cement sector CBA leaders praise Bashundhara Group
Workers’ union leaders in Bashundhara Group cement sector have appreciated the business conglomerate…
Laid-off jute mill workers start getting benefits
The government started paying off the golden handshake benefits to the workers of 25 state-owned jute…
Turkey keen to boost trade, investment with Bangladesh
Turkey wants to boost trade and investment with Bangladesh opening new avenues of cooperation between…
BEPZA produces Tk 6.5bn export in FY-20
Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority’s (BEPZA) contribution to the national export has…
Number of female bank staff decreases amid Corona
The number of female banking staff has declined by 402 in the first six months of this calendar year,…
Corona virus threaten Asia economic recovery : ADB
MANILA: Coronavirus-ravaged economies across the Asia Pacific will make a “swoosh-shaped”…
UK jobless rate rises for 1st time since lockdown
LONDON: Britain’s unemployment rate rose for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown began…
German investor confidence hits 20-year high
FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Investor confidence in Germany unexpectedly soared to a 20-year high in September…
China retail sales return to growth
BEIJING: Chinese retail sales rose in August for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic struck,…
Asian markets track Wall St rally
HONG KONG: Equities mostly rose in Asia on Tuesday, with support coming from a Wall Street rally fuelled…
News of the day
China’s industrial output growth accelerated in August, while retail sales expanded for the first…
Oil demand set for slow recovery from virus: IEA
PARIS: With novel coronavirus cases surging in many parts of the world and more people working from…
Indian economy to shrink 9pc this fiscal: ADB
NEW DELHI: India’s economy is expected to contract by 9 per cent this year—worse than the…
Pandemic recovery plans neglecting green economy: OECD
PARIS: The OECD on Monday faulted governments for neglecting the green economy in multi-trillion recovery…
Singapore must remain open to benefit from Asia’s growth: DPM Heng
SINGAPORE: Singapore can contribute to and benefit from Asia’s growth only if it remains open…
French GDP slump less than feared
PARIS: The French economy will contract by 8.7 percent this year owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, the…
Opec sees weaker outlook
NEW YORK: The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) downgraded its outlook for the global…
Stocks bounce back
Dhaka Stock Exchange gained on Tuesday after fall in one straight session as the optimistic investors…
Robi launches customer loyalty programme ‘Elite’
The leading digital services provider of the country, Robi has launched a brand new customer loyalty…
SIBL approves 10pc dividend
Social Islami Bank Limited approved 10 percent dividend for its shareholders for the year 2019. The…
Agrani Bank holds board meeting
The 682th meeting of the board of directors of the state-owned Agrani Bank Limited was held through…
Prime Bank ventures into ECA-covered term loan for City Group
Partnering with renowned German and Swiss financial institutions, Prime Bank Limited has made its maiden…
Janata Bank holds task force meeting
The first task force meeting of state-owned Janata Bank Limited of the current year was held on Tuesday…
Jamuna Bank opens sub-branch at Rupganj
Jamuna Bank Limited opened a sub-branch at Bhaktabari Bazar at Rupganj in Narayanganj recently. Gazi…
Hasan Ripon joins as int’l partner of WBAF for Bangladesh
Kabul Mohammad Hasan, Principal Daffodil Polytechnic Institute (DPI), has been appointed as International…
Corporate corner
Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das pays a farewell call on Railway Minister Md…