Sunday, 19 January, 2020
BP boss Bob Dudley: Oil prices \'low for up to 3 years\'
The boss of oil giant BP Bob Dudley has said that oil prices could remain low for up to three years.…
16 days’ protest progs cost country Tk 36445.76 cr
The leading trade body Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) claimed that the country has suffered…
Oil prices to rebound by year-end: OPEC Chief
Oil prices will rebound by the end of the year, OPEC secretary general Abdallah Salem el-Badri told…
Ebola scientist warns business elite
DAVOS: The Western world is "vulnerable" to epidemics such as Ebola, and must invest more…
BHP Billiton cuts US shale operation as oil price falls
The falling oil price has forced the world's biggest mining company, BHP Billiton, to cut its US…
UK unemployment falls to 1.9 million
LONDON: The number of people out of work in the UK fell by 58,000 to 1.91 million, its lowest level…
Meghna Cement receives ICMAB Corporate Award 2014
Meghna Cement Mills Limited, a concern of Bashundhara Group (BG), has been awarded with ICMAB Best Corporate…
Eighty billionaires have more wealth than 50% people of world
WASHINGTON: "The rich grow richer and the poor grow poorer" may be an overworked aphorism,…
Unilever sales hit by slowdown in emerging markets
Consumer goods giant Unilever has reported lower-than-expected full-year sales after demand for its…
China\'s growth slows to weakest in 24 years
BEIJING: China's economic growth slowed to its weakest in 24 years, expanding 7.4% last year from…
IMF downgrades global growth forecast
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its forecast for global economic growth for this year…
ICMAB holds CFO conference in the City
With the theme ‘Learn, Lead and Succeed’ Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of…
A debt is a debt: IMF Chief to Greece
Dublin: IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Monday warned of "consequences" if European countries…
China’s growth slows to 7.4% in 2014
China’s economic growth slowed to its weakest in 24 years, expanding 7.4% in 2014 from 7.7% in…
IMF downgrades global growth forecast
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its forecast for global economic growth for this year…
China stocks sink on lending curbs
LONDON: China's main share index fell by the most since 2008 after authorities cracked down on margin…
Why extreme inequality hurts the rich?
"We could have developed a vaccine for Ebola years ago if we had chosen to allocate the resources…
Richest 1% to own more than rest of world: Oxfam
Wealth amassed by the richest 1% will overtake the amount owned by the rest of the people in the world,…
Tk 1, 2 notes will be withdrawn from market: Muhith
The government will withdraw notes of Tk 1 and 2 and leaving Tk 5 as the lowest note, says Finance Minister…
MOL-Operated Containership Aground in Japan
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) reports that the MOL-operated containership…
Progress recognized, needs more labour rights to regain trade benefits
WASHINGTON: A USTR-led interagency review has concluded that while Bangladesh has made progress over…
Blackberry shares soar 30% on Samsung offer report
SEOUL: A report that Korean smartphone giant Samsung had offered to buy struggling rival BlackBerry…
Tullow Oil takes $2.2bn hit from oil price collapse
LONDON: Tullow Oil is to write off $2.2bn (£1.45bn) as a direct result of the oil price collapse.…
India cuts interest rates in a surprise move
NEW DELHI: India's central bank made a surprise move on Thursday to cut its interest rate to 7.75%,…
WB projects 6.2pc GDP growth in current FY
The World Bank has estimated that Bangladesh will achieve a 6.2 percent GDP growth in the current fiscal…
EU lawyer approves ECB bond buying programme
A top EU lawyer has said that the European Central Bank's bond buying programme is legal. According…
The man who opened India\'s first call centre
In the late 1990s Indian entrepreneur Pramod Bhasin had an idea: why couldn't English speaking Indians…
Low inflation should not be feared, says George Osborne
The sharp fall in the UK inflation rate should not be feared, Chancellor George Osborne will say in…
World Bank cuts 2015 forecast for global economy
Washington: The World Bank, citing stagnation in Europe and Japan and a slowdown in China, downgraded…
CSL’s Atlantic Erie Aground off Quebec
Self-discharging bulk carrier Atlantic Erie, owned by Canada Steamship Lines (CSL), ran aground on Sunday…
US West Coast Ports Facing Complete Gridlock
The US West Coast port operations are approaching complete gridlock which may result in shutdown of…
U.S. retakes the helm of the global economy
WASHINGTON: The U.S. is back in the driver’s seat of the global economy after 15 years of watching…
UK drug firm Shire to buy US rival in $5.2bn deal
LONDON: UK pharmaceutical company Shire has clinched a deal to buy US biotech firm NPS Pharmaceuticals…
‘Only 45%’ to get full UK state pension
LONDON: Only 45% of new pensioners will be entitled to the full, new, flat-rate state pension in the…
Oil price falls 3% to new six-year low
The price of Brent crude oil has fallen, further taking it to a new six-year low. The price of a barrel…
BB injects BDT 27.36bn, withdraws BDT2.0bn
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) injected BDT 27.36 billion in the market providing liquidity support facility…
Fluctuation hits DSE at early hours
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country’s main capital market, started trading with positive note…
Surplus GDP of 1.5% in 2015, predicts ADB
Despite widespread political demonstrations in Bangladesh ahead of national elections in January 2014,…
Index at DSE and CSE drops on Sunday
The stock index dropped low on the opening day of the week at both Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong…