bdnews24.com :Sayeman Beach Resort, a ‘five-star standard’ hotel, has commenced operation in Cox’s Bazar.Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon inaugurated the 228-room beach-facing hotel at Marine Drive on Kolatoli Beach Thursday, said a press release.According to the release, the hotel consists of 16 ‘panorama ocean’ suites with 180-degree view of the Bay of Bengal, 36 ‘sea view’ deluxe suites and 176 ‘sea view and hill view’ rooms.All the rooms are equipped with all modern amenities such as LCD...
Business Desk :Some 94 per cent of consumers in Asia Pacific (APAC) will consider using at least one of the emerging payment methods including QR codes, digital or mobile wallets, among others, in the coming year.The Mastercard New Payments Index, which was conducted across 18 markets globally, including India, Australia and Thailand, has revealed that the range of payment technologies has accelerated following the outbreak of the pandemic.The other payment technologies which have been taken into account while conducting the...
Business Report :Accreditation is an important tool for creating a strong export market and play a key role to ensure products quality and standard to be competitive in the international market, speakers said at a discussion.Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) and Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB) organised the discussion at DCCI auditorium marking the International Accreditation Day on Sunday, according to a press release.They said Bangladesh’s export target will be $100 billion in FY2025-26 and to attain this high...
Business Desk :Akij Motors, one stop automobile solution provider on Saturday introduced its new vehicle ‘Forland M3′ through a launch...
Business Desk :The embassies of Bangladesh need to work to take advantage of post-novel coronavirus export trade; with the ambassadors posted to different countries playing an important role.This was stated by Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi at his official residence in the capital on Sunday, according to a press release.Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary, Ambassador to Kuwait Major General Md Ashikuzzaman and Ambassador to Uzbekistan Mohammad Zahangir Alam, participated in an online meeting arranged with the minister....
Business :‘Asahi Eito’, a 300-year-old Japanese ceramic manufacturing company, has recently started its journey in Bangladesh. The company said its...
AFP, Hong Kong :Asian markets were mixed Tuesday after their latest rally, with investors awaiting the corporate earnings season with...
Xinhua, Canberra :China has managed its economy better than expected and will still be the engine of the world’s economic growth in the next ten years, a leading Australian economist said during an exclusive interview with Xinhua.China did better than some commentators have suggested it might do, said Peter Drysdale, head of the East Asian Bureau of Economic Research and East Asia Forum, the Australian National University (ANU).“China is still the engine of global economic growth. Even if China does...
Business Desk :State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism, Md Mahbub Ali, said aviation in Bangladesh will almost triple in growth over the next 15 years.By 2017, the country’s aviation market almost doubled with passenger and cargo transportation growing at a rate of about 10% over the previous 10 years, the state minister said.He added that harnessing the tremendous growth potential of this sector can lead to significant employment opportunities for people in the country to help improve its socio-economic...
AFP, Francfort :A state-backed “bad bank” that would take over non-performing loans from a country’s banks, as has been agreed for Italy, could also be an option for other countries, the head of Europe’s new banking resolution authority said on Wednesday. “Italy has come up with a constrution for a bad bank that uses a market solution without state aid,” the head of the Single Resolution Board, Elke Koenig, told the business daily Handelsblatt in an interview. “But Italy isn’t...
AP :The cost of living in Cairo has soared so much that security guard Mustafa Gamal had to send his wife and year-old daughter to live with his parents in a village 70 miles south of the Egyptian capital to save money.Gamal, 28, stayed behind, working two jobs, sharing an apartment with other young people and eliminating meat from his diet. “The prices of everything have been doubled,” he said. “There was no alternative.?Around the world, people are sharing Gamal’s...
Business Desk :Bangladesh will sail ahead, combining opportunities and capabilities, by empowering youths.While opportunities are being created through loans and...