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Demand for air conditioners, electric fans and rechargeable fans in the capital Dhaka has surged amid a sizzling hot summer in the country. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, temperature in the capital rose to a 58-year record high to hit 40.6°C on Sunday. Dhaka was one of the 13 …

The employees of Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL), the country’s leading Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company, have voluntarily donated a portion of their salary to support underprivileged families to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr this year. The donation drive was part of Unilever’s employee volunteering program that allows employees to be associated with community …

Directors of a listed company will not be allowed to sell their shares if sponsors …

The finance ministry has instructed government agencies not to keep any deposit with banks at …

Unlike millions of other US farmers, garlic growers are profiting from the trade war with …

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has attracted only tepid interest in plans for its …

The government is going to approve today (Tuesday) a Tk 2.02-trillion Annual Development Programme (ADP) …

The Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL) has received proposals from two Singapore-based companies — …

Banks should develop data banks on their own in order to prevent billions of dollars …

Workers Party of Bangladesh President Rashed Khan Menon has demanded that the Bangladesh Bank’s recent …

Latifur Rahman has recently been re-elected chairman of the National Housing Finance and Investments for …

US President Donald Trump said his tariffs on Chinese goods are causing companies to move …

The existing tax holiday facility is inadequate to attract investments and generate employment optimally, speakers …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said the government would take all measures to export …

Six private television channels yesterday entered into agreements with Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Ltd (BCSCL) …

The salt farmers of Hon Khoi rise before dawn as they have for generations, fanning …

Huawei Technologies’ founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei said on Saturday the growth of the …

It was supposed to be Johnson & Johnson’s biggest manufacturing plant in India. It was …

Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal now plans to set up a special cell at the …

Revenue collection is poised to fall short of target by a big margin this fiscal …

Chinese army technician Ren Zhengfei founded Huawei with just $5,000 in seed money, according to …

Trade tensions between Washington and Beijing are unlikely to aid Indian exports as there is …

FRANCE welcomed nearly 90 million foreign tourists last year, a new record for the country …

Japanese car giant Nissan shook up its executive board Friday, adding a top director from …

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced a six-month delay in imposing steep tariffs on …

Five large road transport projects will alone eat up nearly half the sub-sector’s outlay, which …

The central bank has widened banks’ scope to invest in the stock market and infrastructural …

Japanese automaker giant Mitsubishi has decided to invest $100 million in Bangladesh to produce its …

Fruits, both imported and locally-produced, are pinching consumers’ pockets harder in Dhaka with their prices …

A Chinese company plans to invest US$ 33 million in Bangladesh’s agro-processing sector, Chinese Ambassador …

Women entrepreneurs yesterday proposed allocating Tk 150 crore in the upcoming budget for the development …

Japan’s government is considering downgrading its assessment of the economy next week as the intensifying …