Business & Economy
Asian markets rally as inflation fears ease, oil extends gains
AFP, Hong Kong :Easing inflation concerns helped push equities higher in Asia on Tuesday, tracking a healthy rally on Wall Street, with traders taking heart...
Global freight sails out of the digital dark ages
Reuters, London :If suppliers in China fail to pick up freight containers to fill an order for MediaShop, Marcel Schneider gets an alert via a...
Indo-Bangla to invest $2.95m in Ishwardi EPZ
Business Desk :India-Bangladesh joint venture company – M/S Khyaati Leather Innovations BD Ltd. – has signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority...
Stocks maintain gaining streak
Business Desk :Country’s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) on Tuesday witnessed an upward trend like earlier as investors...
Google gets VAT registration
Economic Reporter :The Google Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd has obtained Value-Added Tax (VAT) registration after the National Board of Revenue (NBR) amended provisions to remove obstacles.It...
RAKUB continues to help farmers’ facing Covid-19 losses
BSS, Rajshahi :Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has been helping farmers to recoup their losses being caused by the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country’s...
AIIB approves $260m loan for bridge construction in BD
Business Desk :The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a $260 million loan to Bangladesh for the construction of a bridge that will make...
BB allows banking in lockdown areas
Economic Reporter :Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Tuesday asked banks to keep their branches open in areas where lockdowns have been imposed amid a surge in...
MFS gives extra momentum to cashless drive in Pandemic
Economic Reporter :Bangladesh cashless journey got extra momentum in the recent pandemic days thanks to higher transactions through mobile financial service (MFS) channels, central bank...
TCB sells 2.34 lakh tonnes of goods at subsidised rates in pandemic
Economic Reporter :Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) sold nearly 2.34 lakh tonnes of essential goods between March 2020 and May 2021 at subsidised prices as...