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The pound fell against the dollar but rose against the euro Tuesday after arch-Brexiteer Boris Johnson was announced as Britain’s next prime minister.

Global trade tensions, continued uncertainty and rising prospects for a no-deal Brexit are sapping the strength of the world economy, which faces a “precarious” 2020, the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday.

Most Asian markets enjoyed another day of gains Wednesday, with support coming from more healthy earnings results and renewed hopes for a resolution of the China-US trade war.

A 30-member trade delegation of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) attended a two-day CWBTA Eastern India Trade Summit 2019 held in Kolkata on July 15-16 to help explore new trade opportunities and build closer partnership with neighboring countries.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) today received Taka 9.14 crore as insurance claim for labourers’ death and emergency assistance.

All types of mosquito repellents such as coil, spray, cream, gel, liquid vaporizer have seen their demand gone up in the capital’s retail shops Mosquito menace has brought ample scope for mosquito repellent brands, boosting their sales manifold in the capital, with dengue taking its toll on the city dwellers …

Tosha Paat-8’s fibre texture is golden, while its lignin percentage is also very low, making it a high quality jute variant A new jute variant, invented by Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, known as Tosha Paat-8, is alluring Gopalganj farmers back to jute’s heydays of being a prominent cash crop.

As part of the move, the commission is currently evaluating the applications of 17 firms expressing their interest to get the job The telecom regulator is speeding up the process of building a system that will allow monitoring the revenue of the mobile phone operators, enabling it to bring transparency …

NPL of SoBs falls slightly in June Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said on Monday that non-performing loans (NPL) in state-run scheduled banks decreased slightly in June compared to December last year and March this year.

Small investors continue demo The country’s prime bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), on Monday plunged below the 5,000-point mark, the lowest in 31 months, as panicked sale continues fearing further fall.