Oil prices dive to two-month low, spooked by new Covid variant
Reuters, London :Oil prices dived more than 5per cent on Friday, hitting a two-month low as a new Covid-19 variant spooked investors and added to...
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Chip crisis inflates smartphone prices in BD
Business Desk :Semiconductor chip shortage globally has forced Bangladesh’s smartphone assemblers to hike prices for their newly launched devices by 15-20 percent in recent days,...
BAPEX organizes 32nd AGM
Business Desk :The 32nd Annual General Meeting of Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration & Production Company Ltd (BAPEX) was held recently at Hotel InterContinental in Dhaka. The...
Bank Asia to focus on SMEs, retail banking to widen operation
Business Desk :Bank Asia will focus on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and retail banking in the coming days to widen its banking operation as...
BB sets age limit in direct bank recruitment
Business Desk :The Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued a circular to set the age limit for the direct recruitment in banks.The Banking Regulation and Policy Department...
Poor revenue mobilisation, public expenditure weaken economic recovery: MCCI
Business Desk :Despite the recovery trend in Bangladesh’s economy following a gradual reduction in coronavirus incidence, its fiscal framework continues to be weak in view...
BD seeks EU support for regional hydropower, solar projects
Business Desk :State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has encouraged the European Investment Bank, the lending arm of the European Union (EU), to...
Stocks continue to bleed for fifth day
Business Desk :The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange continued to fall for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday when the turnover also hit...
RMG industry to play pivotal role in next phase of BD’s development
Business Desk:The RMG industry is not only making contribution to the socio-economic development of Bangladesh, but also bringing glory for the nation, said Faruque Hassan,...