Business & Economy
Hasina lauds China’s BCIM push
bdnews24.com :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has appreciated China’s “proactive role” in establishing an economic corridor through Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) while greeting her Chinese counterpart on the occasion of the ‘Chinese New Year’.The Ministry of Foreign...
Islami Bank distributes winter clothes among poor
Business Desk :Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) distributed warm clothes among cold-hit people of Tangail as part of its countrywide warm cloth distribution progamame.As part of the initiative, Tangail branch of the bank distributed...
Inflation risk warrants BB’s continuous vigilance
BSS, Dhaka :Eminent economists of the country advised Bangladesh Bank (BB) to be more cautious to contain inflation, which has already appeared as the major threat to reshape the economy, dented by the recent...
DSE key index gains marginally this week
UNB, Dhaka :The key share price index of the country’s premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gained marginally this week after having a robust last week.The DSE benchmark index, DSEX reached 4753.17 points on...
Tk 1 cr agri loan distributed in Rangpur
BSS, Rangpur :Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB) SK Sur Chowdhury distributed cheques of about Taka one crore as agriculture loan among 109 male and female framers of Uttam area at a farmers’ rally...
RCC Mayor stresses for institutional capacity for disaster management
BSS, Rangpur :Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) and valiant freedom fighter Alhaj Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has stressed for institutional capacity building for conducting emergency search and rescue operations in educational institutions during and...
Businessmen for incentives to recoup losses due to hartal
BSS, Rangpur :Leaders of Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) have sought special incentives including waver of interests to recoup losses incurred by the businessmen and industrialists following recent political unrests.They were addressing...
More uninsured Americans plan to get coverage through Obamacare
Xinhua, Washington :The number of Americans who plan to get insurance through a healthcare exchange – the centerpiece of the new healthcare law – has increased, a Gallup poll released Thursday has found.The poll...
Price data boosts Japan’s deflation battle
AFP, Tokyo :Japan logged its first annual rise in consumer prices for five years in 2013, official data showed Friday, a boost for the government in its battle against stubborn deflation.But surging post-Fukushima energy...