Procter & Gamble joins PRAN Group
Business Desk :Procter & Gamble (P&G), one of the largest fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies across the globe, has entered into a manufacturing and...
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Nepal eager to import improved rice varieties from Bangladesh
Business Desk :Nepal has expressed its interest in importing improved rice varieties from Bangladesh – in a bid to increase rice production using the experience...
Japanese investors urged to invest in BD
Business Desk :Bangladesh mission in Tokyo on Tuesday urged the Japanese entrepreneurs to select Bangladesh as their investment destination as Dhaka offers various facilities to...
Dhaka urges Kuala Lumpur to finalise protocol on employment of workers
Business Desk :Bangladesh has urged Malaysia to finalise the protocol amending the MoU between the government of Malaysia and the government of Bangladesh (G-to-G plus)...
34.95pc remittance growth recorded in seven months of FY21
Business Desk :Bangladesh recorded a 34.95 per cent growth of remittance in seven months of the fiscal year 2020-21 (FY21) compared to the same period...
US-Bangla airlines spreads wings to Dubai
Business Desk :The US-Bangla Airlines, the country’s largest private carrier in terms of fleet size, on Monday spread its wings to Dubai as its 10th...
Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down
Business Desk :Stocks on Monday closed the week with downward trend due mainly to price fall in large-cap securities.The falling major sectors were textile and...
Trade thru Benapole land port halted for two days
Business Desk :Trade through Benapole port remained suspended for two days from Sunday (January 31) morning as an organisation of West Bengal’s Petrapole land port...
Western economic corridor project pulls $500m aid from WB
Business Desk :More 20 million people in at least four western districts will benefit from a project designed to improve roads and digital connectivity, the...
What happens when the US increases its minimum wage?
AFP, New York :Progressive lawmakers this week formally launched an effort to hike the US minimum wage, introducing legislation to gradually raise it from $7.25...