SME Foundation to lend 30pc of 200cr incentive package to women
Business Desk:The SME Foundation is aiming to lend more than 30% of the Tk200 crore incentive package allocated for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to...
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French home renovation yields rare gold coin treasure
AFP :Hundreds of rare gold coins found in the walls of a remote French mansion go under the hammer this month, the auction house tasked...
Padma Bank hires USA’s DelMorgan to raise funds
Business Desk :Padma Bank (former Farmers Bank) has appointed Del Morgan & Co, a USA-based global investment bank, as the lead arranger for raising $700...
Sri Lanka imposes price controls to tackle food shortages
AFP :Sri Lanka imposed price controls on key foods Friday as the government stepped up the use of emergency powers to counter shortages.Queues formed outside...
BD exports 50,000 tonne GM poultry feed to India
Business Desk :The first consignment of 50,000 tonnes of genetically modified (GM) soyameal from Bangladesh has reached India via the land port of Petrapole in...
Trade deficit widens to $1.36b in July
Economic Reporter :Lower export receipts and higher import payments have widened Bangladesh’s trade deficit to $1.36 billion in July, up from $85 million during the...
BGMEA continues support for treatment of Covid patients
Business Desk :The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has donated essential medical equipment to three hospitals for treatment of patients diagnosed with Covid-19....
Rezaul for developing diverse fish products
Business Desk :Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Friday said that it was s necessary to create diverse fields of fisheries to make...
BD gets BRICS bank membership
Business Desk :The New Development Bank (NDB), established by BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in 2015, has approved Bangladesh as a new...