Dhaka, May 24 (UNB) – Bangladesh needs to consider the European Union (EU) threat to withdraw its duty-free, quota-free (DFQT) access to the EU market seriously and act promptly as the EU might take serious decisions d...

TOKYO, May 23 (AP/UNB) — Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds briefly topped 1 percent for the first time in a year on Thursday, unnerving some investors at a time when Japan's already overburdened government fi...

BANGKOK, May 23 (AP/UNB) — Japan's benchmark stock index has plummeted after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors.The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo nosedived 7.3 percent...

UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (AP/UNB) — Global economic growth is projected to gain slow momentum for the rest of the year, a United Nations economic forecast said Thursday.The U.N.'s Development Policy and Analysis Division...

Dhaka, May 22 (UNB) - Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Wednesday said there is enough scope for increasing the trade relations and investment cooperation between Bangladesh and Switzerland. She emphasized on Swiss import...

Dhaka, May 22 (UNB) - Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited approved 25% dividend for the shareholders for the year 2012.The dividend comprising 17% stock and 8% cash was approved in the 30th Annual General Meeting of the Bank ...

Dhaka, May 22 (UNB) – A three-day single-country trade fair, titled ‘Showcase Malaysia-2013’, begins here on Thursday, aiming to strengthen trade and investment ties between the two countries.Industries Minister Di...

Dhaka, May 22 (UNB) – Bangladeshi entrepreneurs on Wednesday invited Malaysian investment in the prospective areas like leather, leather-goods, energy, food processing, gas-run factories and telecommunications. Preside...

Dhaka, May 22 (UNB) - Share prices at the country’s both bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) –- nosedived on Wednesday. The DSE benchmark index, DGEN lost 73.08 points or 1.80 p...

Bangkok, May 22 (AP/UNB) - The price of oil fell Wednesday as investors waited for a report on U.S. crude stocks and the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy.Benchmark crude for July delivery was down 46 ce...