DHAKA: India’s economy grew at an average rate of 7.5% in 2015, faster than the 6.9% growth in China.Official figures show, reports the BBC.In recent history it has been unusual, but not unprecedented, for India to grow faster than China.According to the IMF it happened in 1981, 1989,

DHAKA: Walton Group is set to start online-based after-sales services for the customers very soon.After the launch of this service, customers will be able to apply to receive post-sales services online, said a press release issued on Tuesday.It also said the desired customers can get the

DHAKA: Tokyo shares fell sharply in early trading on Tuesday, following tumbling markets across Europe and the US.The Nikkei 225 continued to fall throughout the day, down 5.2% to 16,601.Earlier, US and European shares were pulled down by big falls among banking and technology stocks.

DHAKA: Trading in the two bourses of the country showing negative trends in its price indices at the opening hour on Tuesday, the third trading day of the week.DSEX, the chief index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, lost over 3.39 points or 0.07 percent to stand at 4557.37 at 10:45am.Trade deals

NOVOAIR, the premium airline brand in Bangladesh, is going to start conducting flights in Dhaka - Saidpur - Dhaka route from 14 February 2016. A colorful rally was arranged by NOVOAIR in Saidpur on 08 February 2016 for the forthcoming inauguration of Dhaka - Saidpur domestic flight route

DHAKA: India’s economy grew at an annual rate of 7.3% in the October to December quarter, official figures show compared with a revised 7.7% in the previous quarter.The GDP growth in the quarter was in line with economists’ forecasts, reports the BBC.Even though the economy lost steam

DHAKA: A high profile 12-member delegation from the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) has arrived in Dhaka on Monday (February 8) afternoon to assess the feasibility of direct coastal shipping between Chittagong Port of Bangladesh and Ranong Port of Thailand.PAT assistant director general

DHAKA: Country's stock market marked fall in its price indices on Monday, the second trading day of the week.DSEX, the broad index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, shed over 19.72 points only to stand at 4560.76 at the close of day’s trading.Trade deals stood at 98987 with volume of

DHAKA: The cabinet on Monday approves draft of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to export 15 lakh workers to Malaysia in next three years.The approval came from regular cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.After the meeting, cabinet secretary Mohammad Shafiul

DHAKA: Japanese and Australian stock markets were lower Monday after a U.S. jobs report added to uncertainty about the U.S. Federal Reserve’s pace of interest-rate increases.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei Stock Average and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 were both down 0.2%. Many markets in Asia,

DHAKA: Share price indices at the country’s both bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed downward trend in early hours of trading on Monday.     DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, shed over 10.58 points or 0.23 per cent to 4569.91 after

DHAKA: China’s foreign currency reserves plunged by $99.5bn in January, the People’s Bank of China reported.China has been running down its vast foreign currency reserves in an attempt to boost the value of its own currency and stem a flow of funds overseas.At $3.23 trillion, China

DHAKA: The newly appointed British high commissioner Alison Blake said that people of her country is keeninterested to increase its business periphery in Bangladesh.The envoy made this assertion while paying a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at PMO in city on Sunday

DHAKA: Industries minister Tofail Ahmed said that the incumbent government will establish thirty more Export Processing Zones (EPZs) across the country.One of the EPZs will be setup in Kushtia, he added.The minister made this disclosure while talking to the media at commerce ministry

DHAKA: Investors witnessed gain in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses --Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- on Sunday.DSEX, the key index of DSE, rose over 9.37 points to stand at 4580.49 at the close on the first trading day of the week.Trade

DHAKA: Trading on the country’s two bourses is underway showing mixed trend in share-price indices on Sunday, first trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), rose over 1.27 points to stand at 1109.69 at 12:55pm.Trade deals stood at 50125 with transaction

DHAKA: The oil-rich Middle Eastern country Qatar has assured Bangladesh of recruiting 3-lakh workers from the country within two years in phases.Ministers of Qatar also applauded Bangladeshi worker for their hard labor. Expatriates' welfare and overseas employment minister Nurul Islam

DHAKA: US stocks fell on Friday after lower-than-expected jobs figures signaled a potential softening in the US economy.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 211.75 points to 16,204.83, while the S&P 500 shed 35.43 points to 1,880.02, reports the BBC.The Nasdaq fell 146 points to 4,363.15

DHAKA: Growth in South East Asia’s largest economy, Indonesia, has come in at 4.76% for 2015, marking the fifth consecutive yearly decline.Weaker commodity prices and consumer spending, together with a slowdown in its key trading partner, China, has hurt growth, reports the BBC.Towards

DHAKA: Japan’s Toyota has reported a 4.7% year-on-year rise in net income for the three months to December, to 627.9bn yen ($5.37bn), due in part to stronger sales in the US.The company, the world’s biggest carmaker, also raised its North America sales forecast for the full year to