Asia travel boom deepens
AFP, Singapore :Smaller passenger planes are increasingly in demand in Asia as budget carriers cash in on the region’s growing middle classes by expanding their...
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Gold prices rise
bdnews24.com :After gold prices dipped in the domestic market thrice over a span of few months last year, it has increased on an average by...
DSE, CSE begin week in red
Business Desk :Key share price index at the country’s twin bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – suffered loss on...
India to tighten spending despite looming polls
AFP, Mumbai :India’s finance minister is expected to tighten spending in an interim budget Monday and resist the temptation to announce a populist spending spree...
Muhith hints to launch pension scheme in private sectors
BSS, Dhaka :Citing the election manifesto of the ruling Awami League, Finance Minister A M A Muhith today said the government is mulling to introduce...
Trade deficit declines
bdnews24.com :Overall trade deficit in Bangladesh has decreased by 58 percent in the first six months of the current fiscal over the same period last...
Addl duty on sugar import on cards
UNB, Dhaka :Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Sunday said the government may decide to impose additional duty on sugar import if the sugar refinery...
ONGC to get two gas blocks in Bay
UNB, Dhaka :State-owned Petrobangla is set to sign a contract with India’s ONGC Videsh Ltd on Monday for awarding two gas blocks-SS-4 and SS-9 —...