Business & Economy

BSS, Dhaka :With conferring Bangladesh Bank Award 2013, the central bank at a programme Wednesday is paying its highest tribute to two eminent economists for their lifetime and distinct contribution to the economy and...

BSS, Rajshahi :State Minister for Textile and Jute Mirja Azam, MP, has asked the officials and others concerned of Bangladesh Sericulture Development Board (BSDB) to put in their best efforts to revitalize the traditional...

UNB, Dhaka :Dhaka is among the 10 least-liveable cities in the world while Melbourne has retained its status as the world’s most liveable city for a fourth consecutive year, outscoring three other Australian cities...

BSS, Dhaka :Active trading of large-cap shares drove the recovery of Dhaka stocks, which fell into the red zone on Monday on profit- booking selling and cautious transactions.The large-cap scrips including MJL Bangladesh, Beximco...

AFP, Washington :Following an unprecedented series of spinoffs by major US media companies, the print news industry now faces a rocky future without financial support from deep-pocketed parent firms.The wave of corporate breakups comes...

Xinhua, Victoria Falls :Negotiations to set up a grand free trade zone encompassing 26 countries in eastern and southern Africa are progressing well and may be completed in 2015, a year before schedule, officials...

AFP, Hong Kong :Asian shares were mixed Monday, with the latest round of tensions between Russia and Ukraine exerting selling pressure despite some progress cited in the “difficult” negotiations between both sides.Seoul was down...