DHAKA: Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, on Sunday said the growth of industries sector would increase the employment opportunity in the country.  “The government is working for the expansion of the industries sector with a view to boosting up job

DHAKA: Both two bourses of the country witnessed mixed trend in share-price indices on Sunday. The braod index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, shed over six points to stand at 4,540 at the close on the first trading day of the week. Trade deals stood at 13,7957 with transaction at Tk

DHAKA: Indian state minister for external affairs and Development of North Eastern Region VK Singh on Sunday proposed joint-effort with Bangladesh on ready made garments (RMG).VK Sing placed his proposal during the meeting with Bangladesh foreign minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali at

DHAKA: Finance Minister AMA Muhith did not attend a program of unwrapping book due to his illness on Saturday. The finance minister was scheduled to unwrap a book titled ‘Selected Micro Economic Theory and Practice’ published by the Daily Star. Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam made the

DHAKA: An agreement has recently been signed between DHL Express and NRB Global Bank Limited in city.  As per the agreement, the customers of NRB Global Bank will be able to send and receive parcel from 220 countries of the world. NRB Global Bank Deputy Managing Director RQM Forkan and

DHAKA: With a budget of Tk 133.16-crore funded by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and government jointly, government has taken a special move to ensure sustainable water management in municipality area under different circles.The Department of Public Health and Engineering (DPHE)

BENAPOLE, JESSORE: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered venom worth about one hundred crore taka from Amrakhali BGB check-post in Benapole.BGB also held a man named Milon (35), son of Akbar Ali of Kakmari village of Benapole Port Thana.BGB said that acting on tip-off they conducted

DHAKA: General Vijay Kumar Singh (retired), Minister of State of External Affairs and Minister of state (independent charge) for North East Region of India, will visit to Dhaka on Sunday (August 24) to join in a business conclave. India Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Kolkata and

DHAKA: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed categorically said that the government is working to give Japan a special zone for investment in Bangladesh. He made the disclosure to the journalists at the ministry on Thursday noon. Earlier in the day, minister held a meeting with a Japanese

DHAKA: D-8 Secretary-General Dr Seyed Ali Mohammad Mousavi is scheduled to pay a 4-day official visit to Bangladesh. He will reach Dhaka on 23 August 2014.During the visit, Mousavi will attend the 8th D-8 meeting of Directors-General and expert group on Civil Aviation from 24-25 august

DHAKA: Both two bourses of the country witnessed mixed trend in share-price indices on Thursday. The broad index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, shed over six points to stand at 4,547 at the close on the last trading day of the week. Trade deals stood at 1,27,711 with transaction at Tk

DHAKA: For the betterment of the customers of the Panthapath branch, Premier Bank’s 9th ATM booth was opened at Panthapath More in the capital on August 20. Director of the bank Abdus Salam Murshedy was present in the programme Chief Guest while DMD Dewan Anwarul Latif was Special

DHAKA: PeopleNTech wants to make 10,000 IT graduates in Bangladesh as its target. They will be trained in such a quality that they will be able to earn millions of dollars annually in USA and other countries by acquiring jobs going there through air journey. This is the dream of Abu

DHAKA: Two high officials of the Bangladesh Bank (BB), the central bank of the country, were transferred in the latest development.They are General Manager of Inspection Department-4 Golam Mustafa and General Manager Golam Hayder.A circular was issued in this regard on Wednesday.Golam

DHAKA: Travel and transport is the lifeline of every economy; Bangladesh witnesses more than5 lakh inter-city commuters availing buses daily, and this number is growing.  In this scenario one can only imagine the complexity in making travel arrangements and booking tickets for

DHAKA: Country's stock market marked fall again in its price indices on Wednesday.The broad index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, shed over 22 points only to stand at 4,553 at the close on the fourth trading day of the week.Trade deals stood at 131440 with volume of transactions at Tk

DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Atiur Rahman asked the authorities concerned to set up a helipad on the top of the 30-storey central bank building in city’s Motijheel area.The central bank chief made the disclosure in the fire-extinguishing exercise program on

RUPAGANJ (NARAYANGANJ): Canadian High Commissioner Heather Cruden on Tuesday said trade between Bangladesh and Canada will reach at two billion US dollar soon.The Canadian diplomat came up with the observation while talking to media after visiting City Group Factory in North Rupashi

DHAKA: Banglalion, country’s one of the largest 4G service providers, signed an agreement with Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider recently.According to the deal, from now on Banglalion will take technical support from Huawei

DHAKA: An exhibition of Meghalaya’s Horticulture and Handloom will be arranged at the Metro Hotel International in Sylhet on August 19. The Government of Meghalaya and the National Skills Foundation of India in collaboration with High Commission of India, Dhaka is going to organize