Inflation picks up in March as food prices rise
Bangladesh’s annual inflation edged up in March, driven by an increase in the price of food items, the planning minister said on Tuesday.
Consumer prices in March were 5.65 percent higher than a year earlier, up from a rise of 5.62 percent in February when the figure hit a 41-month low, the minister, Mustafa Kamal, told a 
news conference.
Annual food inflation in March rose to 3.89 percent from 3.77 percent the previous month while non-food inflation decreased to 8.36 percent from 8.46 percent.
The governmen...
news conference.
Annual food inflation in March rose to 3.89 percent from 3.77 percent the previous month while non-food inflation decreased to 8.36 percent from 8.46 percent.
The governmen...
BD-US MoU to bolster education sector cooperation
Bangladesh and the United States today agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bolster cooperation in education sector.
The agreement was reached at a meeting between Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid and US Ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Berticat at the education ministry in the city, said an 
bd-usofficial release here.
official release here.
During the meeting, the minister apprised the US envoy about the development in education sector in Bangladesh under the leadership of Prime M...
bd-usofficial release here.
official release here.
During the meeting, the minister apprised the US envoy about the development in education sector in Bangladesh under the leadership of Prime M...
Steely’ Clark seen as a natural for UN top job
Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has forged a formidable reputation in her homeland, with political allies noting her “steely determination” as she bids to become the first woman to lead the United Nations.
Clark, who on Monday announced her candidacy for the UN secretary general’s role after months of speculation, led New Zealand’s centre-left Labour government for three successive terms from 1999-2008, reports AFP.
The 66-year-old then went on to head the UN’s largest agency, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), ma...
The 66-year-old then went on to head the UN’s largest agency, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), ma...
GDP reaches at 7.03pc, GNI at $1466
The country's GDP (gross domestic product) growth registered a phenomenal rise in the first nine months (July-March) of the current 2015-16 financial year (FY16), reaching 7.05 percent while the per capita income (GNI) surged to $1466.
Referring to the latest report of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistic (BBS), Planning Minister 
AHM Mustafa Kamal termed the economic growth as an extraordinary achievement in the country's economic front, reports BSS.
The minister was briefing journalists after the meeting of the National E...
AHM Mustafa Kamal termed the economic growth as an extraordinary achievement in the country's economic front, reports BSS.
The minister was briefing journalists after the meeting of the National E...
Apollo Hospitals to raise Tk 75cr fund thru’ IPO
Under book-building method STS Holdings, which owns Apollo Hospitals Dhaka, will raise fund TK.75cr through Initial public offerings (IPO). Share price will be valued by institutional investors. Company would issue the volume of share.
In a road show held yesterday (4 April) in hotel Radisson Blue, STS holdings says above. 
dse
Merchant banks, asset management companies, stock dealers, banks, other financial institutions, insurance companies and alternative investment fund managers participated in the event.
Company says, it...
dse
Merchant banks, asset management companies, stock dealers, banks, other financial institutions, insurance companies and alternative investment fund managers participated in the event.
Company says, it...
