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Britain said Monday it was “not yet in a position” to decide what involvement China’s Huawei should have in the UK’s 5G next-generation telecoms network.

After massive fall, share markets bounced back to upward trend on the third trading day of the week on Tuesday Indices at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) today crossed 5,000 points. DSE Brokers Association (DBA) president Shakil Rizvi thinks indices rose as many investors became eager to buy share in cheap …

Farmers were charged on average 19 per cent interest against 35.14 per cent of the farm loans disseminated by banks through microfinance institutions or non-governmental organisations in last fiscal year (2018-19) in line with the Bangladesh Bank policy.

Pharmaceutical companies will have to consider that the rates of value-added tax on both production and sales of medicines are included in the retail prices of the products set by the Director General of Drug Administration, the National Board of Revenue said on Tuesday.

Dhaka stocks on Tuesday rebounded as some institutional investors moved to halt a continuous plunge in share prices amid the market regulator’s intervention. DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, soared by 2.24 per cent, or 111.31 points, to close at 5,077.75 points on Tuesday after losing 170 points …

Eighty per cent of fashion brands and retailers of United States having business with Bangladesh have expressed their interest in expanding sourcing from the country in the next two years as the companies were actively seeking China’s alternatives, according to the US Fashion Industry Benchmarking Study for 2019.

As a result the government included the SDG projects in the annual development program for implementing those using own resources Planning Minister MA Mannan on Tuesday said the government received no cooperation of the United Nations (UN) and development partners in financing SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) projects.

BB Governor Fazle Kabir in a meeting at Bangladesh Bank headquarters with NBFIs also asked top executives of NBFIs to comply with the latest directive to shield the interest of depositors

Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar yesterday said the government has been able to bring public administration closer to people through digital services.

Wall Street stocks rallied Tuesday following a batch of mostly good earnings and as reports that face-to-face US-China talks will be held next week lifted hopes of a trade agreement.