Global food prices drop 13.7pc in 2023: FAO
AFP :World food prices fell in 2023, with considerable declines for grains and oils as supply concerns eased, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said...
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Tk 250 discount on bKash payment for dengue test
Business Desk : Customers can get a Tk250 discount on bKash payment for dengue test at health services provider GD Assist. The test package includes...
US corporate bond issuance to slow after strong start to 2024
Reuters :US corporate bond market issuance is projected to slow next week from a hectic start to the year after economic data sent mixed signals...
UK announces Europe’s first high-tech uranium fuel plant
Reuters :Britain intends to become the first European country to produce an advanced uranium fuel that is currently commercially available only from Russia, the government...
The $200b video game industry is a climate opportunity
Business Desk :Games are good at illustrating “this idea of progression,” says Deborah Mensah-Bonsu, founder of Games for Good, in a Q&A with Bloomberg Green.It...
Navigability in 7862km river routes ensured in 14yrs
Business Desk :The government has restored navigability in 7862 km routes of country’s 53 inland rivers through dredging or capital dredging in the last 14...
ITFC Extends Murabaha Trade Finance Facility for City Bank
Business Desk :International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has announced the extension of its Murabaha Trade Finance...
Thakurgaon witnesses massive development in past years
Business Desk :Once neglected northern Thakurgaon district home to rich culture, heritage and natural beauty with only 531km off Himalaya and surrounding by 10 trans-boundary...
BGMEA election on March 9
Business Desk :A three-member election board and a three-member election appeal board have been formed as part of the process for the upcoming BGMEA elections...
92,419 Rajshahi youths get capacity building training in 15yr
Business Desk :A total of 92,419 youths were imparted capacity development training for making them self-reliant together with transforming them into nation-building forces during the...
EVs boom as Turkish car sales hit record 1.2 million in 2023
Agency :The passenger car and light commercial vehicle market in Türkiye achieved a historic milestone as sales surpassed 1.2 million units in 2023, according to...