BD, India resort to onion imports as supply dips
Onion prices in Bangladesh have nearly doubled in the past month due to a shortage in top supplier India, forcing the neighbours to turn to imports from countries such as Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh said on Wednesday it had sought 450 tonnes and could buy more. Also, India will examine bids on Thursday for a tender to import 10,000 tonnes of
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Mahindra Comviva wins BD mTicketing service
Mahindra Comviva , the global leader in providing mobility and financial solutions, today announced that it has received top honors at the prestigious Future Digital Awards 2015 organised by Juniper Research . Its mTicketing service for Bangladesh Railways has been declared winner in the ‘Digital Ticketing’ category.
The company was also highly commended in the ‘Contactless Payment’ category for Airtel Money Tanzania NFC Payments.
Bangladesh Railways is the largest provider of mass transit services in Bangladesh, serving over 60...
Bangladesh Railways is the largest provider of mass transit services in Bangladesh, serving over 60...
Russian copters with Russian credit
Russia would supply six Mil Mi-171Sh military and transport helicopters and one Mi-171E rotocraft to Bangladesh. The supply is a part of an agreement signed in April 2015, Russia’s Tass news agency reported. Rosoboronexport also said that it would provide the Asian country a loan of $1 billion so that it could buy the helicopters.
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Russian President Putin looks on as the head of Rosoboronexport Chemezov and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s CEO Baweja sign an agreement at MAKS-2005 international air sh...
Russian President Putin looks on as the head of Rosoboronexport Chemezov and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s CEO Baweja sign an agreement at MAKS-2005 international air sh...
Govt to approve proposal for new road to Myanmar
Bangladesh’s economic policy-making body is all set to approve a proposal for constructing a new road to Myanmar, aimed at boosting bilateral trade, an official said Monday.
A Planning Ministry official who did not like to be named said the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council will likely approve the proposal on Tuesday in a meeting with 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, reports Xinhua.
The 540 million taka (about 7 million US dollars) proposed new road will pass through Bangladesh’s two southeastern hilly dist...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, reports Xinhua.
The 540 million taka (about 7 million US dollars) proposed new road will pass through Bangladesh’s two southeastern hilly dist...
TIB study unearths huge graft in land offices
Revealing widespread corruption and irregularities in the country’s land service sector, a new study shows that land owners have to bribe up to Tk 2 lakh for the mutation work of a plot of land, reports news UNB.
The study of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) unfolds various bribery rates in different land services and civil suits relating to land disputes.
It says land owners are forced to bribe Tk 100-10,000 in paying Land
Development Tax (LDT) while Tk 1,000-50,000 for land registration, Tk 200-1,000 for withdrawal of re...
Development Tax (LDT) while Tk 1,000-50,000 for land registration, Tk 200-1,000 for withdrawal of re...
5th Fashion Carnival from Aug 26
A five-day international exhibition of branded clothing and fashion products will begin on 26th August 2015 at Emmanuell’s Banquet Hall at Gulshan-1 in the city.
Over 45 companies from home and abroad are participating in this exhibition titled ‘5th Bangladesh Fashion Carnival 2015’, 5th of its kind & will run till 30th August 2015.
Redcarpet365 Ltd & Freelancerz, an event management firm, is organizing the event with the 
theme ‘Do Your Eid Shopping with ...
theme ‘Do Your Eid Shopping with ...
