MUMBAI: India’s Mukesh Ambani is back to being the wealthiest person in Asia, foreign media reported. Despite a brutal week for markets, his Reliance Industries Ltd. was relatively unscathed as it said it would spin off its oil-to-chemicals business into an independent unit. With

The Embassy of India in Nepal on Friday said that it has signed four Memorandums of Understandings (MoUs) with Nepal for the reconstruction of total 25 health posts “Twelve health posts are located in Dhading district and 13 are located in Sindhupalchowk district and these health

The government imposed a two-month ban on fishing, starting from Monday, in major five hilsa sanctuaries of the country in a bid to protect Hilsa fry. Public relations officer of the ministry concerned Md Iftekhar Hossain came up with this information on Sunday. The fishing,

Respondents also said market fraud and manipulation would remain the most critical ethical issue that the capital market would face in 2021 Regulatory initiatives and incentives will influence the stock market the most in 2021, according to the majority of respondents in a survey.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami on Tuesday said India is very much interested in using the internal river routes of Bangladesh for goods transportation.    The High Commissioner paid a courtesy visit to Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Uber drivers must be treated as workers rather than self-employed, the UK's Supreme Court has ruled. The decision could mean thousands of Uber drivers are entitled to minimum wage and holiday pay. The ruling could leave the ride-hailing app facing a hefty compensation bill, and

The World Bank on Thursday announced that it has Selected former Senegal finance minister Makhtar Diop to lead the agency responsible for private sector finance at a critical time for the global recovery. He would be the first African to lead the International Finance Corporation

Niaz Morshed Elite, the National President of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Bangladesh, visited the office of the country's leading online news portal banglanews24.com Sunday (Feb 14). The young entrepreneur and political icon also exchanged views with the journalists and

imo, in its continued efforts to bring people of Bangladesh closer and enhance their connectivity with loved ones, has partnered with popular Bangladeshi singer-songwriter Pritom Hasan to release a special love song titled “CelebrateLoveTogether” on Valentine’s Day.

East West Media Group Limited (EWMGL), a concern of the country’s leading business conglomerate Bashundhara Group, has been honoured once again as the top taxpayer in print and electronic media category. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Thursday handed over the tax card to

India facilitated the transit of fertilizer export to Nepal from Bangladesh via Rohanpur-Singhabad rail route with a view to boost to sub-regional connectivity and cooperation. An agreement was signed between Bangladesh and Nepal in 1976 under which export commodity from Bangladesh to

Bashundhara Bitumen Plant, a concern of Bashundhara Oil and Gas Company Ltd, has formally begun its commercial operation.     Ten renowned dealers were supplied quality bitumen from its plant at Pangaon of Keraniganj in Dhaka on Sunday morning. Bashundhara Group Managing

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Sunday said the decision to commence Dhaka International Trade Fair would be finalized after observing the coronavirus situation.  The minister made the announcement at a virtual program at the Secretariat. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have not withdrawn their $2 billion loans that matured last month, indicating a thaw in relations between Pakistan and the two key Gulf nations. Saudi Arabia has retained the remaining $1 billion cash deposit, a senior government

The first tranche of equipment consisting of two 140-ton mobile harbor cranes was shipped by India on Sunday for the development of phase 1 of Shahid Beheshti Port in Iran’s Chabahar. “J P Singh, JS(PAI) MEA India handed over two 140-ton mobile harbor cranes, the first

Bashundhara Group Managing Director (MD) Sayem Sobhan Anvir visited Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) on Monday. During the visit, Sayem Sobhan Anvir paid a courtesy call on BDBL Managing Director and CEO Kazi Alamgir at the bank’s head office at Motijheel.

East West Media Group Limited (EWMGL), a concern of Bashundhara Group- one of the largest industrial conglomerates in the country, has once again topped the list of taxpaying companies in print and electronic media category. National Board of Revenue (NBR) sources confirmed the news on

The United Nations warned Monday that the world economy is “on a cliffhanger,” still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic whose impact will be felt for years but still expected to make a modest recovery of 4.7% in 2021 which would barely offset 2020 losses. The U.N.’s

Bangladesh a country with lots of business potential where 168.367 million people have access to mobile phone and about 101.905 million, are using mobile internet. Market data shows that about 45% people own a smartphone which is around 76.5 million Bangladesh people having at least one

The government has appointed Ahmed Jamal, deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, as the director of the Board of Directors and member of the Executive Committee of the bank for next three years.  Bank and Financial Institutions Division under the Ministry of Finance issued a press