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Leather tech fair opens

A three-day exposition on leather, leather goods and footwear sector titled 'LEATHERTECH Bangladesh 2017' began in the city on Thursday aiming to bring global technologies to the doorstep of the local industry to help it grow further. Commerce Minister Tofail...

BD to be leading actor in global footwear market, say experts

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, flanked by other dignitaries, poses for...

Lenders oppose WB move to make movables into surety

A World Bank move to make intangible movables such as...

Uncertainty still hovers over Padma rail link

Financing Padma rail link, part of a dream project on...

Record 4.96m tonnes of vegetables produced in FY17: BBS

Country has witnessed a record production of over 4.96 million...

Amu for SME research centre among D-8

A research centre on small and medium enterprises (SME) is...

Food production drops by 943,000 tonnes: BBS

Untimely floods in Bangladesh have caused food production to drop...

BGMEA requests govt to form wage board for RMG workers

A move has been initiated to raise the minimum monthly...

Trade cost cut lies at core of regional integration

It is cheaper for Sri Lanka to trade with Brazil...

Bangladesh further down in wealth distribution report

The citizens of Bangladesh with some other low-income countries in...

July-Oct witnesses only 14.51pc ADP implementation

The implementation rate of the Annual Development programme (ADP) during...

15 mills produce 60,000 tonnes sugar: Amu

The country has produced nearly 60,000 tonnes of sugar in...

Economy underperforms for some shortcomings

Bangladesh economy goes on underperforming for some limiting factors like...

IATA to help BD aviation sector grow

IATA (International Air Transport Association) has expressed its keen interest...

Remittance surge by 6.9pc in four months

Remittance in the first four months of current fiscal surpassed...

GDP growth 7.28pc, per capita income $1,610

The Bangladesh economy has recorded 7.28 per cent growth in...

ECNEC clears ‘Sheikh Hasina Cantonment’ project

The government has initiated a project to set up ‘Sheikh...

NCC Bank holds workshop on online forex transaction

  NCC Bank Training Institute arranged a day-long workshop on...

Raw materials shortage hits home textile, terry towel industry

The country's terry towel, home textile and rotor spinning mills...

Tofail seeks more Singaporean investment in EZs

As government allows 100 per cent foreign investments in Bangladesh’s...

Banks lack remedial strategy while NPL rises worryingly

Some of Bangladesh's banks don't have 'in-depth' look into the...

Govt seeks US$1.83b under 39th Japanese ODA package

The government has sought around US$1.83 billion worth of assistance...

Maintenance mess leaves highways in a shambles

Highways across the country seem to be in a shambles...

Six million people working in country’s poultry industry

The poultry sector of Bangladesh has employed around six million...

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