DHAKA: The eighth edition of Bangladesh Fashion Carnival 2016 along with Bangladesh Wedding Carnival 2016 has started at Emmanuelle’s Banquet Hall in city’s Gulshan-1 on Thursday (November 10). This Expo will be open for the visitors from November 10-13. These two exhibitions

DHAKA: People are queuing up outside banks across India to exchange 500 and 1,000 rupee notes after they were withdrawn as part of anti-corruption measures. Indians will be able to exchange their old notes, which stopped being legal tender at midnight on Tuesday, for new ones at banks

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- witnessed gain in share price indices on Thursday (November 10), the last trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gain over 5.87 points or

DHAKA: Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said that country’s poverty level has been reduced from 70 percent to 22 percent in past 40-year. Moreover, Bangladesh is enjoying an upstream development trend. The World Bank president Jim Yong Kim hailed Bangladesh for the

DHAKA: The UK trade deficit widened to £5.2bn in September from £3.8bn in August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Exports decreased by £0.2bn, while imports increased by £1.2bn, reports the BBC. The widening between imports and exports was in part driven by a

DHAKA: Asian share markets have bounced back after seeing a sharp sell-off on Wednesday in the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s US election victory. Thursday’s rally followed rises in Europe and the US, as the market meltdown many had anticipated failed to materialize.

DHAKA: UK and European markets are taking stock after sharp initial falls following Donald Trump’s victory. The FTSE 100 index fell two percent at the start of trading before paring back some losses to trade 0.7 percent lower at midday. Other major European stock markets also

DHAKA: Investors witnessed fall in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange - on Wednesday (November 9). The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, shed over 19.80 points and 0.42 percent to stand at 4671.25 at the end of

DHAKA: Asian stocks have tumbled after the US presidential polls indicated a tight race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. While Japan and Australia had initially opened higher, all major markets in the region are now lower. Currencies are equally volatile with the Mexican

DHAKA: Beverage giant Coca-Cola in Bangladesh recently has signed an agreement with Top of Mind as AOR (the agency of record) for its corporate affairs in the country. Coca-Cola, a worldwide leader in its own industry and beyond, is now, following the signing, a local partner of Top of

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- witnessed gain in share price indices on Tuesday (November 8). DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gained over 1.88 points or 0.04 percent to stand at 4691.06

DHAKA: The benchmark indices of the country’s two bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed gain on Monday (November 7), the second trading day of the week. The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, gained over 16.78 points and 0.35

DHAKA: The business class passengers of Turkish Airlines will get complimentary vouchers to enjoy the amenities of EBL Sky Lounge at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) consumer banking head M Nazeem A Choudhury and Turkish Airlines’ general

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- are witnessing gain in share price indices in the opening hours on Monday (November 7), the second trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange

DHAKA: The benchmark indices of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed loss while Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw gain on Sunday (November 06), the first trading session of week.   The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, lost over 0.48 points and 0.01 percent to stand at 4672.39

DHAKA: A good number of tax payers gathered on the premises of National Board of Revenue (NBR) in city on Sunday (November 6) to join the ongoing tax fair there. Both male and female tax payers queued orderly to pay taxes in the fair. A boutique businesswoman from city’s older

DHAKA: Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) and Electronics Zone Limited have signed a ZIP (zero percent installment plan) agreement in Dhaka recently. EBL head of consumer banking M Nazeem A Choudhury and Electronics Zone Limited managing director Monir Ahamed Khan signed the agreement on

AGARTALA: A two-day discussion regarding the prospect of gas and oil exploration in Bangladesh and India will be held in Indian state Tripura’s capital Agartala. The discussion will begin November 7 at Pragna Bhaban in Agartala. Tripura governor Tathagata Roy will inaugurate the

DHAKA: Samsung has been forced to recall 2.8 million washing machines in the US after the doors detached mid-wash, leaving one person with a broken jaw. The company said 34 models of top-loading machines made between March 2011 and November 2016 may be faulty. Nine people have

DHAKA: Facebook has warned growth in advertising revenues will slow “meaningfully” in the next few months as it tries to avoid alienating users. The social media giant’s chief financial officer David Wehner said there was a limit on the number of ads it could put on people’s