DHAKA: Some organizations are selling gas of other companies using the cylinders of Bashundhara LP Gas, a sister concern of leading business conglomerate of the country Bashundhara Group. Bashundhara LP Gas authorities seized a pick-up van full of gas-filled cylinders and held the

DHAKA: Eastern Bank Limited (EBL), in association with Visa, the leading global payment technology company, has launched special Visa Hajj and Umrah travel prepaid card.The card aims to offer hassle-free international travel for pilgrims, along with a secure and reliable way to pay,

DHAKA: Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) handed over Tk 102cr scholarship to 5,500 insolvent and meritorious students from SSC and HSC levels across the country.In DBBL scholarship giving ceremony, finance minister AMA Muhith said that the education scholarship of Dutch-Bangla Bank

DHAKA: International Labour Organization (ILO) will give 95 motorbikes to factory inspectors to ease their inspection to Ready Made Garment units in Bangladesh.State minister for labour and employment Md Mujibul Haque (Chunnu) will hand over the motorbikes to inspectors at Centre on

KHULNA: Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Friday said that production at Newsprint and Hardboard factories could be resumed if any entrepreneur comes forward. The minister came up with the observation while talking to journalists after visiting the now-closed Dada Match Factory and

DHAKA: The operator of an exchange for the virtual currency Bitcoin has pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed money transmitting business.Charlie Shrem from BitInstant.com admitted the charges in a New York federal court hearing.Another Bitcoin trader, Robert Faiella, also pleaded

DHAKA: Grand Sultan Tea Resort and Golf’, a five-star resort with an area of 13.2 acres of attractive land in the backdrop of scenic tea estates in Srimangal, has been running its business in a full swing for one-year without any license. Moreover, the hotel does not have any

DHAKA: Country’s inflation rate dropped by 0.13 percent to 6.91 percent in August from 7.04 percent in the previous month.Planning minister AHM Mostafa Kamal came up with the disclosure on Thursday at a press conference at planning commission in city’s Agargaon area.Kamal said,

DHAKA: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and global apparel and footwear company VF Corporation, will provide up to $10 million to help VF suppliers in Bangladesh finance fire and building safety upgrades in their factories.VF, the parent company to many well-known brands

DHAKA: Both two bourses of the country witnessed mixed trend in share-price indices on Thursday.The broad index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, rose over nine points to stand at 4,642 at the close on the last trading day of the week.Trade deals stood at 138512with transaction at Tk

DHAKA: The inflow of remittance decreased to US$ 33.14 crore in August in the 2014-15 fiscal year against US$ 149.14 crore in the previous month. Although the remittance inflow into the country has hit a record high in July, the inflow of remittance dropped by 22 percent in August of

DHAKA: Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Independent State of Samoa, expressed his interest to explore possibilities of cooperation with Bangladesh in the areas of agriculture and Ready Made Garments. He expressed this interest during a call on by Shahriar Alam

DHAKA: Banglalink, the second largest mobile telecom operator in Bangladesh, and DHL Global Forwarding Bangladesh, number one in the efficient co-ordination and movement of freight worldwide, has signed a corporate agreement recently.The deal signing ceremony was held at a city hotel,

FROM PARLIAMENT: The government has a total of Tk 195,000 crore foreign loans in the public sectors till June of fiscal year 2012-13.The government had paid Tk 1,571 crore as interest and Tk 8,185 crore as capital in the year.Finance Minister AMA Muhith made the disclosure while

DHAKA: National Board of Revenue (NBR) has moved for collecting revenues from the foreign artistes’ concerts and other functions inside Bangladesh.NBP sources said the main tax administration authorities have already sent a letter to the cultural affairs ministry on the matter.In

DHAKA: A four-day 15th Textech Bangladesh-2014 International Expo, largest of its kind in textile and apparel industry, has been kicked off at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) Wednesday. Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu inaugurated the festival in the noon which

DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank (BB) stands by the flood-affected people through directing other banks to raise their corporate social responsibility (CSR).The central bank, in this regard, on Tuesday asked 39 banks with a circular to extend their CSR activities for the people of flood-hit

DHAKA: Bangladesh has moved up one step to 109th in this year’s Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) among 144 countries, compared with last year’s 110th.According to the Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) released  on Wednesday, Switzerland topped the GCI, followed by Singapore.

DHAKA: Country's stock market marked gain in its price indices on Wednesday. The broad index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, rose over 30 points only to stand at 4,632 at the close on the last trading day of the week.Trade deals stood at 131834 with volume of transactions at Tk 5,506

DHAKA: From now on, Toma Group, country’s one of the leading construction firms, will use Bashundhara cement, in its construction projects.In this regard, the organization signed a corporate agreement with Bashundhara Industrial Complex Limited, a concern of Bashundhara Group and