The Swan Garments payment committee yesterday requested the company's lender -- Islami Bank Bangladesh -- to extend further loans to the group to allow its management to resume production and clear workers' dues. Read Full
Gold prices are down by Tk 1,540 per bhori (11.664 grams) in Bangladesh. Read Full
Business leaders yesterday called for gas connections to industrial units by next month, which the government promised to give against demand notes. Read Full
Heavy rainstorm flattens maize in Mongar Read Full
Thimpu city’s streetlights to be replaced with LED and induction system. Read Full
India approves PHPA I’s new cost estimate of NU 93.75b. Read Full
LAHORE: As the mango season comes to an end, the earlier losses caused by the climate change, are becoming evident, hitting domestic prices and exports. Read Full
KARACHI: The chances of Pakistan switching over to Iranian crude oil from the existing sources appear slim in the near future due to refineries configuration and freight economics. Read Full
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s merchandise trade deficit surged by 10.68 per cent to $22.095 billion in 2014-15 from $19.963bn in the preceding fiscal year, suggested data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. Read Full
Inflation rise by 0.79 percent Read Full
BML receives MVR 115 million as profit in second quarter. Read Full
Maldivian to expand fleet with an additional aircraft. Read Full
NEW DELHI: Honda Motor Car Company is on an overdrive in India. The Japanese auto major is looking to pump in a fresh Rs 4,000 crore for a new factory in Gujarat, its third in the country. Read Full
AHMEDABAD: With consistent drop in international prices coupled with decrease in demand, the gold and silver prices have come down to three-month low in the city. Read Full
Jul 20, 2015-District Agriculture Development Offices (DADOs) in the Eastern Region are certifying betel nut trees planted for household consumption as commercial farming to raise export quota for traders, according to the Regional Directorate of Agriculture, Biratnagar. Read Full
KATHMANDU, JUL 19 - The government is considering setting up a tribunal to fast-track land acquisition and compensation distribution for mega infrastructure projects. Most of the national pride projects Read Full
KATHMANDU, July 19 : The Ministry of Information and Communications (MOIC) has proposed to the Finance Ministry for a four-month extension as work on the information highway under the South Asian Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) has not been completed. It has also demanded another Rs 20 million to complete the remaining work. The deadline for SASAEC expired on July 15. Read Full
TALOQAN/KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): The production of melons has increased during the current Afghan year in northern Takhar and Kunduz provinces, officials and growers say. Read Full
Afghan private international airline, Safi Airways, have demanded the Finance Ministry to follow the Council of Ministers’ decision of reducing taxes and allowing the company to pay them in installments. Read Full
Afghanistan continues to face economic hurdles, as it remains one of the world’s poorest countries. Insecurity and corruption threaten efforts to establish an inclusive, growing, and self-sustaining economy that attracts investment, promotes trade and creates jobs Read Full
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is to acquire the 60 megawatt capacity power generating plant installed on a barge at the Colombo harbour at a cost of Rs. 641 million. Read Full
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is to acquire the 60 megawatt capacity power generating plant installed on a barge at the Colombo harbour at a cost of Rs. 641 million. Read Full
Sri Lanka now seeks to expand cooperation with the international community including through new partnerships with donor agencies, such as U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to provide a tangible peace dividend to its people, the Sri Lankan government said. In a meeting with the Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Dana J. Hyde, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador Prasad Kariyawasam emphasized the desire of the Government to establish a partnership with the Un Read Full
General Electric plans to invest more in gas-based electricity generation projects in Bangladesh as the US conglomerate wants to boost its revenue growth from industrial business. Read Full
Siemens India has recently won a crucial turnkey order worth about Tk 151 crore from the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), the country's leading transmission company. Read Full
The call money market, which usually gets volatile during the Eid, has remained calm this year, indicating that the financial institutions are sitting on excess funds. Read Full
Climate smart pig farms to reduce LPG import Read Full
Greener Way says Thromde to lose Nu 12.84 mn with flawed procurement of service Read Full
KARACHI: The official data points to normal petrol sales trend since the start of Ramazan, a month when sales normally remain higher. Read Full
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) asked banks on Tuesday to refund the excess amount deducted in terms of withholding tax (WHT) on transactions. Read Full