Congestion at transshipment ports threatens tea export
3,000 tonnes of tea due for Pakistan stuck in Chittagong Port
Bangladesh tea risks losing international market, thanks to congestion at transshipment ports coupled with an increase in freight charges.
Gold shines on int'l price hike
Price may cross Tk10,000 a bhori within few months
Gold price continues rising in domestic market and industry people fear the price for the first time in the country's history may cross Tk 10,000 a bhori within few months.
Stocks riding on interest rate cut on savings instruments
CSE president tells investors
Interest rate cut on different types of government savings instruments has generated renewed interest among small investors who are now switching to capital market, said Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)
Three-day knitwear show from September 22
In a bid to increase international market, knitwear producers are going to hold a three-day exposition from September 22 at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel.
3-day HSBC loan fair begins
A three-day loan fair organised by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) began at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel yesterday to familiarise people with different loan schemes of the bank.
WTO report argues for more extensive economic migration
A World Trade Organisation report on Thursday backed moves to get mainly wealthy countries to open up to more extensive temporary migration for workers, saying it could boost the welfare of both the country
DSE trading resumes tomorrow
Transactions at the country's premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), will resume on Saturday after a four-day break due to incessant downpour that submerged the ground floor and the server room of
Nepal industries reopen after deal with striking union
Almost 50 firms in Nepal which had been shut for nearly a month were back in business Thursday after a pro-Maoist trade union called off its strike, officials said.
Two-thirds of South Asians living in poverty: ADB
Two-thirds of South Asians are living in poverty and only a redistribution of the benefits of economic growth will lift them out of the rut, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) official said Thursday.
Eurozone inflation stable in August
Annualized inflation in the 12-nation eurozone was stable in August at 2.3 percent after the same reading in July, the European statistics office Eurostat reported Thursday.
