DALLAS – MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI), a leading global money transfer company, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Southeast Bank Limited (SEBL), a Bangladesh-based private commercial bank, and is now offering money transfer services at the bank’s branches…
New Delhi: Craftspeople and crafts organisations from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Afghanistan will come together with their Indian counterparts to showcase their techniques and products at Dastkar South Asian Bazaar.
Framers in 10 districts of the southwestern region are in an upbeat mood as they expect bumper jute production this season due to favourable weather condition.
Investors locked a share broker house in Chauhatta area of the city as the authorities sold theirs shares without their consent for the straight third day on Thursday.
National flag career Biman Bangladesh Airlines has leased two Boeing aircraft to carry this year’s hajj pilgrims.
Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) on Wednesday accorded a reception to its 95 certified documentary credit specialists (CDCSs).
Kolkata: Bengalis are willing to bend the law when it comes to sourcing hilsa fish, even if it comes at the cost of souring ties with its eastern neighbour, Bangladesh.
By Nick Wood Five local mobile operators line up to duke it out for four licences.
Ferry services on the Mawa-Kawrakandi route restarted on Wednesday morning after 12 hours of disruption due to inclement weather prevailing in the Padma River.
Visiting US Congressman Sander Levin on Tuesday stressed the responsibility of the US retailers in revamping Bangladesh’s RMG sector.
India has assured Bangladesh of supplying 2 million bales of raw cotton every year irrespective of any restrictions on its export of the commodity in future.
Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) in Bangladesh have achieved impressive growth in recent years reflecting the process of financial innovation and holding the promise of deepening financial intermediation in long term financing needs.
Agriculture Extension Department (AED) is expecting over 35,140 tonnes of summer vegetables will be produced in three upazilas of the district during the current season.
The World Bank is changing its viewpoint for providing assistance and the South Asian countries including Bangladesh would get its benefit within next two years, visiting World Bank executive director for South Asia MN Prasad said on Monday.
The first-ever flood insurance scheme is going to be introduced soon in the country, aiming to compensate flood victims and help them fight natural disasters.
A newly drilled well at Bakhrabad Gas Field on Monday started providing 15 million cubic feet of gas a day to the national grid.
Trading on the country’s both bourses — Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – ended high on Monday.
The government has decided to import 5,000 tonnes of onion to stabilise the market.
A total of 2,479 beneficiaries, who worked for five years under a project, got their savings money from the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) here recently.
Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) has been awarded Gold Medal for its outstanding performance in remittance services.
Onion prices have reached a record high of Tk 80 a kilogram on the back of a supply crunch in Sylhet, the country’s main source of the vegetable.
The 7th Social Business Design Lab took place at Yunus Centre here on Saturday with a vow to translate the social business plans into reality as soon as possible.
Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman on Saturday said having a good forex reserve is not a matter of concern or disappointment as he surplus will be used during ‘rainy days’.
The Yunus Centre is organising the 7th Social Business Design Lab which will be held today at 10.00 A.M.
Owners of seagoing ships on Friday urged the government to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, which comes into force on August 20 this year, to improve country’s image in the international arena.
Thirteen commercial banks have invested in fixed assets beyond the limit set by the central bank.
Bangladesh Railway (BR) on Thursday launched two Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (Demu) trains on Parbatipur-Lalmonirhat and Parbatipur-Thakurgaon routes on experimental basis.
Thirty two members of the US Congress and forty prominent personalities from around the globe in two separate open letters to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appealed not to implement the recommendations of the government-appointed Commission on restructuring the Grameen…
The government will build a separate railway bridge alongside the existing Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge to facilitate railway connectivity and the project will be implemented on a public private partnership (PPP) basis.
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) approved 500 new taxi-cabs in a bid to ease transportation crisis in the capital.