Dhaka – A fire broke out at a plastic factory in Kamrangirchar area, on the southern fringe of the capital, on Saturday morning. The fire was noticed at the ground floor of a three-storey factory building adjacent to the Eidgah…
Category: Business
Robi registers revenue growth in 3rd quarter
Dhaka – Robi Axiata Ltd (Robi) has announced its financial results for the third quarter of the current year. During the period, total revenue contracted by 1.0 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, data revenue registered…
BRTA declares Uber service illegal
Dhaka – Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has declared Uber, an app-based taxi service, illegal for launching its service in the city without permission from the authorities concerned. BRTA issued a circular declaring the service illegal, unlawful and a punishable…
5 killed as truck hits rickshaw van in Natore
Dhaka – Five people were killed and two others injured as a truck hit a rickshaw van on Ishwardi-Lalpur road in South Lalpur area of Lalpur upazila in Natore on Friday.
France urges labelling goods from Israeli settlements
Paris (AP/UNB) – France published an official notification Thursday urging businesses to use labels to identify goods produced in the Israeli settlements, prompting a swift condemnation from Israel. It was not immediately clear whether the notice published in the French…
Death toll in China construction accident rises to 74
Beijing (AP/UNB) – The death toll from the collapse of scaffolding at a construction site in eastern China rose to 74, state media said Friday, in the country’s worst work-safety accident in over two years.
Explain bail to MP Shawkat: HC
Dhaka – The High Court on Thursday issued a rule asking Jatiya Party MP Shawkat Ali Chowdhury to explain as to why the bail granted to him by the lower court in two cases filed over loan scam should not…
Islami Bank receives the highest tax payer award
Dhaka-Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was awarded as the highest tax payer among the Bangadeshi Banks under the large lax paying unit in 2016. Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, MP, Finance Minister handed over the crest and tax card to Mohammad Abdul…
Transport owners and workers block Dhaka-Ctg highway
Chittagong – Transport owners and workers blocked Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Colonelhat area of city on Thursday protesting the assault of a bus driver by a police constable. Several hundred workers blocked the highway and staged demonstration around 12pm. UNB news…
Deadly collapse at Chinese power station kills 40
At least 40 people have been killed when a platform collapsed at a construction site in China’s Jiangxi province. The accident took place at a power plant in Fengcheng where a cooling tower was under construction.
Uber launches service in Bangladesh with Grameenphone
Uber, the taxi-hailing smartphone application, has teamed up with mobile phone operator Grameenphone to launch its operation in Dhaka on 22 November. The company said this would provide reliable and affordable journeys at the push of a button while opening…
Walton receives 200 nat’l, int’l awards
Dhaka – The country’s electronics giant Walton has received about two hundreds small and medium range awards at national and international level for its world-class quality, reasonable price, rapid market expansion, secure lion market share, creation of huge employment opportunity…
Denmark to play big role in BD’s green transition
by Christian W With Bangladesh’s massive textile industry embracing a more sustainable future, Denmark is poised to play a significant role in the green transition of the nation’s biggest industry.
Islami Bank opens 311th Branch at Rajapur of Jhalakathi
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opened its 311th Branch at Rajapur of Jhalakathi district. Helal Ahmed Chowdhury, Chairman Audit Committee of the bank inaugurated the branch on November 22, 2016, Tuesday as chief guest.
DSE index reaches 13-month high
The benchmark price index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) reached at 13-month high on Tuesday on higher trade which drove the total volume of the shares nearly ten-month high.DSEX, the major price index of DSE, added 28.81 points at close…
30 female workers suffer burns in Savar factory fire
At least 30 female workers suffered burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a match factory in Ashulia here on Tuesday.Quoting workers, officer-in-charge of Ashulia Police Station Mohsinul Quader said the fire originated at a warehouse of ‘Colour…
IBBL opens 310th branch at Bakerganj of Barisal
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opened its 310th Branch at Bakerganj of Barisal. Prof. Syed Ahsanul Alam, Chairman, Executive Committee of the bank inaugurated the branch on November 21, 2016, Monday as chief guest.
Rescuers finish search of Indian train wreck, 127 dead
Pukhrayan — (AP/UNB) Rescuers finished searching the last of 14 mangled train carriages that derailed in northern India, killing at least 127 people and leaving about 150 more injured, police said early Monday. The passenger train was about midway through…
Stocks extend gaining streak to open week
Stocks extended the gaining streak on Sunday to open week in positive mode when all the market indicators closed the session in green. The stock market also finished last three sessions of previous week upward.The DSEX index of Dhaka Stock…
Country receives $392.40mn remittance on Nov 1-11
Dhaka – The country received $392.40 million in remittance in the first 11 days of the current month of November. Bangladesh Bank statistics show maximum remittance came through private commercial banks as they received $267.39 million while the nine foreign…
Workshop on linkage between university and industry at BAU
Mymensingh – A workshop on ‘linkage between university and industry’ was held at Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin auditorium of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mmensingh on Thursday.
Jamdani gets GI registration
Dhaka – Jamdani, one of the finest muslin textiles of Bengal, has got registered as the country’s 1st first Geographical Indication (GI) product. Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu handed over the registration certificate to BSCIC chairman Mustak Hasan Mohammad Iftekhar…
Exporters urge India to withdraw anti-dumping duty on jute
Dhaka – Exporters have urged India to withdraw the anti-dumping duty on jute for exporting to the country, as the move would affect the Bangladeshi jute industry severely.
Robi, Airtel start journey after merger in Bangladesh
Robi and Airtel have started their journey together as one company. Their Tk 1 billion merger, the first for mobile phone operators in Bangladesh, came into effect on Wednesday, Robi said in a media statement. “The combined entity will operate…
Le Méridien Dhaka celebrates first anniversary
Dhaka – Le Méridien Dhaka, the city’s newest luxury business hotel, has celebrated its first anniversary. Rashed Khan Menon, MP, Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation was present in anniversary ceremony as Chief Guest and Sayeed Khokon, Mayor of Dhaka…
Atlas Copco sets non-financial goals for sustainable profitable growth
Stockholm, Sweden, November 15, 2016: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has revised the key performance indicators (KPIs) and goals for its non-financial priorities for sustainable profitable growth.
Moniruzzaman made BB deputy governor
Dhaka – Bangladesh Bank’s executive director SM Moniruzzaman has been appointed as a deputy governor of the central bank for the next three years. The Public Administration Ministry has issued a notification in this regard. UNB news agency reported
Islami Bank opens 309th branch at Banani
Dhaka-Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opened its 309th Branch at Banani, Dhaka. Anisul Haque, Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation inaugurated the branch on November 15, 2016, Tuesday as chief guest.
Thick fog divers plane to Dhaka airport from Ctg
Chittagong – A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dubai with 91 passengers on board had to make an unscheduled landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport instead of Shah Amanat International Airport in the capital on Monday morning due to dense…
Rangpur can play important role in BBIN initiative: Shringla
Rangpur (UNB) – Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said Rangpur, due to its geographical location, will have an important role to play in the initiatives taken under the BBIN framework. He made the remark while addressing…