Smartphone production in Bangladesh falls 50pc in May
Business Desk :The smartphone production in the country dropped around 50 per cent month-on-month in May due to rising dollar prices and soaring inflation that...
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IHG Signs with Doreen Hotels & Resorts to open Crowne Plaza
Business Desk :IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement with Doreen Hotels & Resorts Limited, to open Crowne Plaza Dhaka Gulshan in Bangladesh by...
IMF says talks with Sri Lanka ‘interrupted’ by unrest
BSS :The IMF hopes unrest in Sri Lanka will be resolved soon so that aid talks that were interrupted can resume, a fund spokesman said...
Green chilli price doubles within a week
Business Desk :The price situation remained relatively stable at the vegetable markets in Dhaka during the vacation of Eid-ul-Azha, but the green chilli witnessed a...
US-Bangla Airlines enters its 9th year 19 domestic, int’l destinations, 16 aircraft added to the fleet
Staff Reporter :US-Bangla, one of the private airlines in the country, is going to enter its 9th year of journey playing a leading role in...
Import-export activities through Hili Land Port resume
Business Desk :Import and export activities resumed from today through Hili Land Port (HLP) in Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur after an eight-day vacation on the...
Bangladesh loses $5-10b in leather export for environmental issues
Business Desk :Environmental issues are holding back the export of Bangladesh’s leather to Europe and the US and a potential earning of up to $10...
ACI, Dabur part ways
Business Desk :Advanced Chemical Industries Ltd (ACI) has decided to terminate its joint venture with Dabur International Ltd to accelerate its own business, according to...
G20 finance chiefs meet as Indonesia warns of energy, food catastrophe
BSS :Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs from top economies met in Indonesia Friday for talks on the fallout from Russia’s invasion...
Philippine central bank hikes rates for third straight month
BSS :The Philippine central bank announced a surprise interest rate hike Thursday, raising borrowing costs for the third straight month and warning more could follow...
Asian stocks mixed as recession fears grow
BSS :Stocks were mixed in Asia on Friday as soaring inflation and a series of interest rate hikes around the world continued to fan recession...