Dhaka Bank has opened new branch at Bashundhara residential area to offer most modern financial services to people of the prestigious neighborhood in the capital. Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir was guest of honour while Dhaka Bank’s chairman Abdul Hai Sarker inaugurated the branch as chief guest at Union Tower in block-A of the area on Wednesday. Dhaka Bank managing director…

Bashundhara Tissue, a brand of the country’s largest business conglomerate Bashundhara Group, has received the Best Brand Award 2021 for the fourth consecutive term. Bangladesh Brand Forum in partnership with Nielsen Bangladesh accorded the award at its 13th ceremony held at Le Meridien Dhaka on Wednesday (Dec 30). The best awardee was selected on the basis of survey conducted on 8,000 consumers…

Entrepreneurs have shown their interest of US$1.16 billion investment in the weeklong 'Bangladesh Trade and Investment (BTI) Summit 2021'. The information was revealed today, the concluding day of the summit, at a press conference on the outcome declaration of the summit at Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) auditorium in the city, said a press release.  Ministry of Commerce and DCCI…

Hardship of the consumers is being intensified further as bottled soybean oil prices have been increased to Tk160 a litre on Tuesday, marking a Tk 7 a litre hike. The price of a 5-litre bottled soyabean oil has been fixed at Tk 760, which was Tk 728 earlier. Besides, the non-bottled soybean oil will be sold at Tk 136 per litre and palm super oil at Tk 118 from now on. Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners…

Bashundhara Group, the country’s largest business conglomerate, has been recognized with the ‘Economic Times Best Brand 2021’ status by the Economic Times, a leading Indian business daily and the world's second-most widely read English newspaper. Bashundhara Group has received the ‘Best Brand’ recognition based on the criteria: Brand Recall Value, Likeliness of Consumers,…

Banks will continue their existing limited hour- transactions from 10 am to 3 pm on workdays until June 16. Bangladesh Bank issued a circular on Sunday for all banks in line with the Cabinet Division’s latest directives on the countrywide restrictions amid Coronavirus transmission.  According to the circular the banks can keep open offices until 4:30 pm to do their necessary activities.…

The prices of chickens and soya bean oil have continued rising on the kitchen markets in the capital, Dhaka, due to an increased demand for the items. The price of broiler chicken increased by Tk 20 a kilogram while the price of Sonali variety of chicken rose by Tk 120 a kg in the city in the last two weeks. Traders said that the prices of chickens went up due to a rise in social programmes, including…

The dollar jumped on Friday after data showed jobs growth beat expectations in February, backing up the view of Federal Reserve officials who have said that a recent rise in U.S. government bond yields is justified by an improving economic outlook. The jobs improvement came amid falling new COVID-19 cases, quickening vaccination rates and additional pandemic relief money from the government, putting…

Fabiana Aziz has joined Partex Star Group as its new Deputy Managing Director. She is determined to further strengthen the business with her knowledge and dedication, said a press release. Fabiana has received British standard business education from the University Of Westminster, UK with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a post-graduate degree in Marketing Management. Fabiana Aziz…

Fabiana Aziz has joined Partex Star Group as its new Deputy Managing Director. She is determined to further strengthen the business with her knowledge and dedication, said a press release. Fabiana has received British standard business education from the University Of Westminster, UK with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a post-graduate degree in Marketing Management. Fabiana Aziz…

From now on, bKash customers can send money to five favourite (Priyo) bKash numbers without any charge. Through bKash app or dialing USSD code *247#, 50 million bKash users can send money of up to 25,000 Taka every month, free of charge, said a press release. Hence, bKash has come up with this initiative to further ease the transaction of customers, especially for the marginal people. Recent analysis…

Oil switched between gains and losses after a U.S. government report showed domestic crude inventories fell ahead of a sharp reduction in output due to a cold blast sweeping parts of the country. New York futures returned after sliding 1.3% on Thursday. U.S. crude stocks fell more than a million barrels last week, the lowest in nearly a year, the Energy Information Administration said in a report.…

New York: The total number of cryptocurrency bitcoin trading is now collectively worth more than one trillion dollars (about Rs 72.73 lakh crore). CNN reports that the price of a bitcoin hit a number of new all-time highs on Friday. One bitcoin currently costs around 55,000 dollars and there are about 18.6 million bitcoins in circulation, according to Coinbase. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency created…