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July-October exports up

Boosted by ready-made clothing sales, Bangladesh's total goods export income in the first four months of the current fiscal (July 2016-June 2017) grew about 7 percent year-on-year to nearly $11 billion, an official said on Monday. The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) official told Xinhua news agency that the country fetched a rmgtotal of $10,791.65 million from exports during July-October compared to $10,130.49 million in the same period a year ago. Bangladesh shipped goods worth $2.71 billion in October, the 4th month of the current...

Digital start-ups at IT Incubator

Jon Eddy, Head of Emerging Markets, VimpelCom, Banglalink’s parent company along with Mr. Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for ICT, Government of Bangladesh has visited country’s first digital incubator which was established as a private public partnership to nourish the local entrepreneurial talents in developing digital solutions for a true digital Bangladesh. During this visit Mr. Erik Aas, CEO, Banglalink and Taimur Rahman, Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Officer, Banglalink were also present at the occasion. This initiative has helped the young entrepreneurs to create their own platform for small and medium business startups. Digital Bangladesh has always been the goal of Government and country has already witnessed several revolutionary initiatives which have been driving us...

Obama moves for universal health care – in BD!

The Obama administration’s desire for a universal health-care system soon may be fulfilled – in Bangladesh. It is there that U.S. taxpayers potentially face an initial $90 million “investment” solely to design such a system. The Advancing Universal Health Coverage, or UHC, initiative in Bangladesh “would help to increase health insurance coverage on a massive scale,” says the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID. The purpose of the endeavor is to help create public- and private-sector mechanisms to finance and expand the delivery of health care to the people of Bangladesh, according to an amended

Galaxy J1 NXT Prime in Bangladesh

Samsung Mobile Bangladesh has launched the latest addition to its J series – Galaxy J1 NXT Prime. This new device intends to provide dual-SIM smartphone experience at a very competitive price. This device is the perfect combination of the style and performance for the young people to stay connected all day long. The most exciting feature of Samsung Galaxy J1 NXT Prime is the Ultra-Data Saving Lite mode which ensures data saving up to 50% and also enhances the performance of 1,500 mAh j1-nxt-prime-press-image

DSE opens week down as major sectors dip

Dhaka Stock exchange (DSE) began the week on Sunday slightly down as the major sectors plunged further into falling trend while Chittagong Stock exchange witnessed upward trend. All the major sectors including textile and insurance were down on the day while cement, food and allied, fuel and power, engineering and pharmaceutical and chemical issues managed some gains. The broader DSEX index of DSE was 0.48 point down at 4672.39. The blue-chip DS30 also was dsein the following trend to close 0.96 points down at 1756.81. On the oth...
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