Dhaka – Tanners on Friday announced the prices for purchasing different types of rawhides during Eid-ul-Azha in an effort to maintain discipline in the purchasing process and prevent excessive prices, UNB news agency reported. As per the decision, the tanners…
Dhaka – An engineboat, locally called trawler carrying a consignment of 22 heads of cattle capsized in the Padma River in Daulatdia upazila of Rajbari district on Sunday morning, leaving 14 cows missing, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – The costs of apparel exports are going up as exporters now have to visit a third country to have purchase orders from foreign buyers in some cases following the two successive terror attacks in Bangladesh, according to the…
Walton Service Management System (WSMS) is going to provide practical trainings to over 300 diploma engineers of different private and public polytechnic institutes through internship programme under ‘Industrial Attachment’ course. It was disclosed at the “Industrial Attachment Orientation Programme for…
Dhaka – US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat said on Thursday the government must work to reassure foreign investors that it is taking all appropriate measures to ensure the security of their factories and personnel in the wake of recent…
Seattle (AP/UNB) — Genetically modified wheat not approved for sale or commercial production in the United States has been found growing in a field in Washington state, agriculture officials said Friday, posing a possible risk to trade with countries concerned…
Dhaka – Bank of America Merrill Lynch has recently brought out a world map which highlights the major exports of all the countries across the globe. Using the 2014 CIA World Factbook, the map demonstrates the global trends of exporting…
Dhaka – Robbers looted about 200 tolas of gold ornaments from a jewellery shop in the Faridpur district town on Wednesday night, UNB news agency reported.
Tokyo, June 29 (AP/UNB) — Toyota is recalling 1.43 million vehicles globally for defective air bags, although it is not part of the massive recalls of Takata air bags, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday. Toyota Motor Corp. said it does…
Capitol Hill— President Barack Obama has made forging sweeping trade deals with the European Union and the Asia-Pacific region a top foreign and economic policy goal for the final months of his presidency. He has been a staunch advocate for…
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – Several developing countries – Brazil, India, South Africa, China and Indonesia – took the European Union (EU) to task over its new Directive aimed at harmonising the provisions of trademark laws in the EU member states.…
Dhaka – A two-day trade fair titled ‘Dutch-Bangla Expo-2016’ will be held in the Netherlands on September 28-29 aiming to strengthen trade and investment ties between the two countries. Bangladesh Embassy to the Netherlands and Dutch Bangla Chamber of Commerce…
Businessmen staged a one-hour human chain programme across the country on Monday demanding retention of ‘Package Vat’ in the new VAT (value added tax) law which is scheduled to come into effect on 1 July next. Traders in Old Dhaka…
By Martin Khor Western countries are fond of preaching “free trade” to developing countries, but their own practice is often protectionist instead The Western countries commonly proclaim the great benefits of free trade and the evils of protectionism. In reality,…
Mohammad Zainal Abedin New York – Mr. Fred P. Hochberg, the Chairman And President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States of America hails Bangladesh for its consecutive growth rate. Hochberg while briefing the journalists at roundtable on ‘U.…
Dhaka – BNP on Sunday alleged that a business syndicate ‘belonging to the ruling party’ has started raising unusually the prices of various commodities, including garlic, onion, gram and vegetable, ahead of Ramadan, unb news agency reported. Speaking at a…
Bangladesh is ‘actively considering’ to ratify the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) to allow an easy flow of goods and lowering the costs of doing business across borders. “In order to become middle income country by 2021, Bangladesh has to ensure…
Dhaka – Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Huq expressed his hope that present Karwan Bazar whole sale market will be shifted to Jatrabari and Gabtoli within several months.
The cargo owners who went on an indefinite strike demanding rational fixation of workers minimum wage withdrew their strike on Monday upon the government’s assurance of meeting their demand. “As Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan have assured us that a committee,…
Increased appeal exports could create more and better jobs in Bangladesh if the country makes improvement in productivity and product quality by enforcing a better safety condition and other compliance policies, said a World Bank report. The report, released on…
Dhaka – The historic May Day is being observed in bangladesh and many other countries of the globe on Sunday with a fresh vow to establish the rights of workers. May Day, also known as International Workers’ Solidarity Day, commemorates…
Dhaka – British Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed Rushanara Ali, a Labour Party MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, to join the cross-party trade envoy network as a trade envoy for Bangladesh. The appointment, made on the occasion of…
The Prime Ministers of India and Bangladesh today jointly inaugurated, through video conferencing, supply of 100 mega watts of power from India (Tripura) to Bangladesh (Comilla) and 100 GBPS broadband internet from Bangladesh (Cox’s Bazar) to India (Agartala). Remarks were…
The government has decided to identify prospective areas and framework of cooperation with China to make sure the optimum utilisation of marine resources in the Bay of Bengal.Another decision has also been taken to gear up activities for signing a…
Dhaka and New Delhi will sign the final agreement on a $2 billion (about Tk 160 billion) credit from India on Wednesday.The signing of the Line of Credit (LOC) deal will take place at the NEC Auditorium in Dhaka at…
Experts at a roundtable on Saturday stressed the need for reducing the prices of medicine and lowering the tax to import the machineries related to detection and providing treatment to critical diseases. They also urged the government to take step…
A British business delegation is visiting Dhaka for three days to drive forward “partnerships” between the UK and Bangladesh for the “growth and prosperity” of both countries.The visiting UK companies, experts in the field of development and humanitarian aid work,…
The cabinet on Monday gave the final approval to the draft of the ‘The Bangladesh EPZ Labour Law, 2016′ keeping a provision for constituting trade unions (TUs) in the export processing zones (EPZs) as well as forming a permanent wage…
Vaidehi Shah A new study by the World Green Building Council shows retailers how to cash in on the clear link between sustainable store design and higher sales. Retail shop owners who include sustainable features such as natural light, greenery,…
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has told Parliament that the Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement (Ticfa) with the United States would not be effective until restoration of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) for Bangladesh.”The Ticfa will not be effective…