Oil production in Kailashtila gas-field from next August
Bhutan wants air transit through Dhaka, Ctg
The neighbouring landlocked Bhutan has sought to use Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport as transit points along with Chittagong and Mongla sea... Full storyBTRC extends time till Sept 15
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Tuesday decided to extend the deadline till September 15 for five mobile operators to implement a minimum 10-second pulse on each call. Full storyBB profit falls by 20pc in FY12
The operating profit of Bangladesh Bank fell by 20.48 per cent in the just ended financial year over FY 2010-11 mainly because of the devaluation of the taka against other currencies, central bank officials said. Full story$109m foreign loan for 10 projects okayed
The government’s scrutiny committee on foreign loans and supplier’s credit on Tuesday approved proposals of 10 private sector projects to take loan, amounting to $109.2 million, from the foreign sources. Full storyStocks fall for 2nd day
Dhaka stocks fell for the second day on Tuesday as investors became confused again amid fresh uncertainties over the World Bank‘s $1.2 billion loan for the Padma bridge project. DGEN, the benchmark general... Full storyNepal to boost sugar import
The Nepali government is preparing to import another 25,000 tonnes of sugar to forestall a possible shortage. The Ministry of Commerce and Supplies will be writing to Ministry of Finance to allow the import at 1 per cent... Full storyEuro slips in Asian trade
The euro slipped in Asian trade Tuesday amid gloomy sentiment over the eurozone debt crisis and few fresh trading cues, while markets looked ahead to a speech by the US central bank chief this week. Full storyChina Southern stocks tumble on profit slump
Shares in China Southern Airlines fell more than five per cent on Tuesday after the company posted a slump in first-half net profit of 85 per cent from a year earlier. The company attributed the net income fall... Full storyMarket
Md Abdus Salim Chowdhury, one of the sponsors of the company, has expressed his intention to sell 50,000 shares out of his total holding of 8,41,408 shares of the company at prevailing market price through the stock... Full storyOil dips in Asia as Isaac approaches US refinery hub
Oil fell in Asia Tuesday as crude demand suffered from refinery shutdowns on the US Gulf coast due to the onset of Tropical Storm Isaac while talk of a release of oil reserves surfaced, analysts said. Full storyNo fast growth rebound for India amid downgrade fears
Spanish recession set to deepen as austerity bites
G20 to wait for US crop report before food price action
G20 nations taking stock of the third global food price surge in four years will wait for September’s crop report from the US Department of Agriculture before deciding whether to take joint action on the issue, France’s... Full storyApple seeks quick bans on eight Samsung phones
Apple Inc is seeking speedy bans on the sale of eight Samsung Electronics phones, moving swiftly to translate its resounding court victory over its arch-foe into a tangible business benefit. Full storySoutheast Bank opens 20th ATM in Narsingdi
BCBL opens 32nd branch at Nawabganj
Bank Asia signs MoU with Holy Family Hospital
