US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has not made a trade deal with China yet because Beijing is not “stepping up” in negotiations.
Read More »90pc RMG workers will receive wages thru’ digital system by 2021
As per the move of the government to build a digital Bangladesh, at least 90 percent workers of the ready-made garments (RMG) sector will receive their wages through the digital payment system by the next 2021.
Read More »French lottery IPO to raise more than two bln euros: minister
The privatisation of France’s state-owned lottery is set to raise more than two billion euros, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said Wednesday.
Read More »US Fed members unanimously reject negative rates: minutes
US central bankers last month dismissed the idea of taking interest rates into negative territory, something President Donald Trump has called for many times, according to meeting minutes released Wednesday.
Read More »Asia markets plunge on trade fears after US passes HK rights bill
Hong Kong led losses as Asian markets tanked on Thursday after US lawmakers passed a bill supporting the city’s civil rights, sparking fears it could derail delicate China-US trade talks.
Read More »In Austin, Donald Trump praises Apple chief Tim Cook’s ‘great job’
President Donald Trump toured Apple’s Texas manufacturing plant Wednesday in a visit marking a brief truce in the White House war on Silicon Valley and
Read More »Bangladesh is top four countries in digital economy growth
Bangladesh is one of the top four countries in terms of “improvement and remarkable growth” in digital economy in the last four years, according to Huawei Global Connectivity Index (GCI) 2019.
Read More »21 large taxpayers pay TK 293cr at income tax fair
Some 21 large taxpayer entities paid Taka 293 crore as tax in the last day of the seven-day long income tax fair.
Read More »REHAB greets PM for increasing home loan limit
Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) has thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the finance minister and the Bangladesh Bank governor for raising home loan limit to Taka two crore.
Read More »Unrecorded cash transactions limit may be set at Tk 10,000
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has proposed that the government set a cash transaction limit of Tk 10,000 in a bid to curb corruption through unrecorded transactions.
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