DHAKA: Celebration of National Income Tax Day began in city on Tuesday with the slogan of ‘No alternative to income tax in building a happy nation’.Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith inaugurated the program featuring a colorful rally at National Board of Revenue (NBR) premises by

DHAKA: The visiting Malaysian delegation led by Haji Saripuddin Bin Haji, Secretary General, Ministry of Human Resources, called on Bangladesh foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali in Foreign ministry in city on Monday.During the call on, Saripuddin informed the FM that Malaysia wants to

DHAKA: Country's stock market marked fall again in its price indices on Monday, the second trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, rose over 17.89 points only to stand at 4786.19 at the close of day’s trading.Trade deals stood at 110103 with volume of

DHAKA: Mainland Chinese shares led the rest of the region lower as a raft of government data over the weekend pointed to more signs of weakness in the Chinese economy.Growth in both fixed-asset investment, up 10.9% in August from a year ago, and factory output, at 6.1%, came in below

DHAKA: ‘SMS Alert Banking Service’ has been introduced in Bank Alfalah, owned and operated by the Abu Dhabi Group.Software Shop Limited (SSL Wireless), a leading mobile solution provider of the country, launched the service for the bank’s customers.A signing ceremony was organized

DHAKA: A two-day fair on online shopping will begin at Raowa Club in city on September 14 on the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.Advertising agency Flyer will organize the fair to display the fashion products of the women entrepreneurs.According to the organizers, a total of 31 stalls

DHAKA: Investors witnessed mixed in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Sunday, the first trading day of the week. DSEX, the key index of DSE, rose over 8.15 point to stand at 4768.30 at the close of day’s trading.Trade deals stood at 122212 with transaction at Tk

DHAKA: The sixth joint executive committee meeting between Bangladesh and Malaysia will be held in city on Monday.A five-member delegation led by Malaysia human resource department secretary general Saripuddin Kahim had reached Dhaka on Saturday.The visiting team will hold the meeting at

DHAKA: Share price indices at the country’s both bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- witnessed gain in early hours of trading on Sunday.     DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, gained by 11.24 points or 0.26 per cent to 4771.39 after the first

DHAKA: Country's stock market marked slight gain in its price indices on Thursday, the last trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, rose over 1.70 points only to stand at 4760.14 at the close of day’s trading.Trade deals stood at 112821 with volume of

DHAKA: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has said China is on track to meet all its economic targets for this year despite fears of a deepening slowdown in the world’s second largest economy.Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Dalian, Li reassured global business leaders that China’s

DHAKA: Share price indices at the country’s both bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed gain in early hours of trading on Thursday, DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, gained by 3.40 points or 0.07 per cent to 4761.83 after the first one

DHAKA: The sales of refrigerators have been geared up across the country from the beginning of the current month following the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest festivals of Muslims, to be celebrated in the last week of this month.In Bangladesh, the refrigerator sellers treat the

FROM JATIYA SANGSAD: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hoped that it is possible to get back the US generalized system of preferences (GSP) for Bangladesh readymade garments (RMG).The return of GSP is possible by implementing the US Action Plan for the development of Bangladesh RMG, the PM

DHAKA: A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between carmudi.com.bd and Red Rocket ltd on Tuesday at Gulshan to help the brand’s growth and to make the online Car Showroom a one stop marketplace for all types of car.The agreement was signed by Joao Pedro Principe, Country

DHAKA:  Investors witnessed minor fall in benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, shed over 26.02 points only to stand at 4758.43 at the close of day’s trading Trade deals stood at 104178

DHAKA: Northeast Electric Power Engineering Company (NEPC), the project implementing organization, will use Bashundhara Cement in the construction of infrastructure of proposed Ghorashal 300-450 megawatt gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Narsingdi.An agreement was signed between

DHAKA: The contraction of Britain’s offshore oil sector has already stripped out 65,000 jobs, according to a new report.The calculation of a 15% drop since the start of last year came from the annual economic impact report of trade body Oil and Gas UK.It said the number of jobs

DHAKA: Japan's Nikkei surged almost 8% on Wednesday in its biggest one-day jump since late 2008.The benchmark index closed up 7.71% at 18,770.51 points. A day earlier, the index saw all the gains it had made this year wiped out.Remarks by newly re-elected Prime Minister Abe suggesting

Dhaka: The garments entrepreneurs are apprehending enhancement of their products due to increase of gas and power tariffs.The president of Exporters Association of Bangladesh (EAB) Abdus Salam Murshedi told banglanews that in 2015-16 fiscal year the export growth increased by 11.96