DHAKA: Pilots at Germany’s biggest airline Lufthansa said they would go on strike Tuesday, for the fourth time in three weeks, over changes to early retirement rules.A union said, reports The Straits Times.The eight-hour walkout will go from 9am to 5:00pm local time and hit

DHAKA: All types of official activities as well as the trading of shares at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) will remain closed for five days on the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.DSE and CSE sources said on Monday.The Eid vacation will begin from

DHAKA: The National Income Tax Day-2013 being marked in the country on Monday with a view to creating mass awareness about income tax.  The slogan for the Income Tax Day 2014 is 'Boost income tax, bring prosperity to the nation and the people'. Ghulam Hussain, Secretary Internal

DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Dr Atiur Rahman claimed that many other countries have accepted BB as a role model in banking sector. The central bank governor said BB was awarded as a role model and working for building digital Bangladesh. He made the disclosure while addressing

DHAKA: State Minister for Labor and Employment Ministry Majibul Haque Chunnu asked the authorities concerned to pay the salary and bonus of Tuba Group workers before Eid-ul-Azha. The ruling Awami League lawmaker made the plea in a meeting with Tuba Group Sramik Sangram Committee members

DHAKA: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will award 403 income taxpayers across the country as recognition of their respective contributions.  NBR recently issued a gazette notice to honor the highest taxpayers for 2012-13 and 2013-14 fiscal years. The awards will include tax cards,

DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Dr Atiur Rahman said that according to the report of World Bank, Bangladesh is the eighth remittance receiving country in the world in 2013.He also said that around 23.5 lakh Bangladeshi expatriates are working in 157 countries of the world.Atiur

DHAKA: A three-day long ‘Banglalink Rangpur Bivagio Bhawaia Utshob 2014’ ended Saturday. One of the most significant cultural festivals of the northern region, the three-day long festival includes rally, Pala Gaan, Bhawaia Dance and Bhawaia songs competition among other

DHAKA: Bangladesh will host the upcoming 2-day meeting of Bangladesh China India Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor from November 12 to finalize its next work plan.A foreign ministry higher official confirmed the matter to banglanews.The event will be held at Chittagong port city, the

DHAKA: The government appointed Dr Mihir Kanti Majumder as Managing Director (MD) for newly established state run bank Palli Sanchay Bank. Appointing Dr Mihir Kanti for three years, the Banking and Financial Institutions Division of the Finance Ministry issued a gazette notification

DHAKA: The amount of inflow of remittance in the first week of September was US $181 million.State owned banks have brought $60.57 million, specialized banks brought $2.32 million and private banks brought $115.30 million remittance in the country.Agrani Bank Ltd has brought $26.76

DHAKA: The amount of inflow of remittance in the first week of September was US $181 million.State owned banks have brought $60.57 million, specialized banks brought $2.32 million and private banks brought $115.30 million remittance in the country.Agrani Bank Ltd has brought $26.76

DHAKA: Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday appreciated banks’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in education sector.He was addressing a scholarship giving ceremony of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) at Officers’ Club in city in the morning.Muhith said, the

DHAKA: Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety disclosed that some 45 flaws were found in every readymade garments factory among the 587 factories of Bangladesh they inspected in the last one year. Mesbah Robin, Managing Director of the Alliance’s Dhaka office, made the disclosure in a

DHAKA: Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu threatened that the allocation of plots will be cancelled if their owners fail to transfer the factories to Savar Tannery Palli within the stipulated time. The industries minister came up with the forewarning while talking to journalists after

DHAKA: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Wednesday categorically said advices of International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not necessary to implement the VAT Act. The commerce minister made the observation while addressing a seminar titled ‘Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty

DHAKA: Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has signed an agreement with SME Foundation Wednesday.  Under this agreement EBL will receive Tk 50.00 million from the SME foundation as Pre-Finance for financing to footwear & leather goods manufacturing industries development with single digit

DHAKA: The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday quizzed Managing Director (MD) of Partex Group Shawkat Aziz over loan scam of Sonali Bank. The ACC Deputy Director Mir Zainul Abedin Shibli was conducting the quiz in the ACC headquarters at Segun Bagicha in the city. According to

DHAKA: Internet banking service of Prime Bank Ltd apparently went out of order putting clients in massive sufferings.  Customers are getting almost no service though the bank charges a total of Tk 575 annually for internet banking services. Several customers alleged verbally and over

DHAKA: For outstanding contribution in pioneering policy making for mobile banking, Bangladesh Bank has been selected to for the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) Policy Award. The award was declared on Tuesday at AFI Global Policy Forum in Trinidad and Tobago’s capital Port of