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Four-day Int’l Plastic Fair begins January 31Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BPGMEA) President Md Jashim Uddin announced the fair at a press briefing in Dhaka's Paltan on January 29,...Daraz launches OnePlus 5T Launched on Valentine’s Day campaignOnePlus 5T smartphoneCustomers can pre-book this smartphone model from January 29 to February 08Daraz, one of the country’s leading e-commerce platforms, launched OnePlus 5T smartphone...Mercantile Bank holds workshop on ‘Cross Selling of Retail Products’Sales executives working at different branches for marketing of retail products of Mercantile Bank Limited have attended the workshop on January 22, 2018 CourtesySales executives...12 RMG accessories exporters awardedTo encourage manufacturers to export more, the exporters were being awarded and it would continue to enlarge the country’s export to meet $50 billion targetBGAPMEA...Automobiles companies at DITF focus more on marketing than sales'Potential buyers usually take one or two months to browse the market and settle on one vehicle'Automobile companies have found the perfect stage to market...Hawkish-tilting Fed could move rates quicker in 2018The Federal Reserve likely will leave the benchmark US interest rate untouched next week, but economists say the changing composition of the policy committee could...Innovation, patents, and trickle-down economicsThe development of new, life-saving drugs can cost companies billions of dollars BIGSTOCKHow to ensure research and development that eventually benefits everyoneIt sounds ridiculous, but...Handicrafts proving to be quite popular at the DITFHandicrafts made by prisoners are being exhibited for the first time ever, introducing a brand new initiative made by the DITFHandicrafts are proving to be...New monetary policy to be contractionary, ‘growth-friendly’Monetary policy plays a vital role in controlling the supply of money, often by setting up a target of inflation rate or interest rateBangladesh Bank...$530 million lost in hack of Japan cryptocurrency exchangeJapanese media say an exchange has lost 58 billion yen ($530 million) in cryptocurrency because of hacking.The Coincheck exchange said on its website Friday that...Dollar gyrates as European, Asian stocks fallWithout naming Mnuchin, Draghi indicated the wording ran counter to the commitment reflected in the International Monetary Fund statement from October, to "refrain from competitive...Leather goods experience a last minute hike in sales at DITFLeather bags on display at the DITFThis year, 587 stalls and pavilions have been set up at the fair. Forty-two of them belong to companies...Long lead times, fabric imports reduce competitiveness of woven garment exportsCurrently, Bangladeshi manufacturers mostly produce basic fabrics, which is not for higher-end productsIncreased dependence on fabrics import and a lack of proper policy on energy...City Group gets licence to set up economic zoneCity Group got a licence from Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) yesterday to set up “City Economic Zone Limited” on 77.96 acres of land in...Janata sinks into despair for one large borrowerA single borrower can create sufficient trouble for a bank by way of eating up profits and dragging down the capital base from positive to...Challenges to implementing ADP in an election yearThe budgets that have the allocation for development programs that are still not being implemented It will be a tall order to implement 73% of the..."Govt plans to slash tax rate"Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Monday said that government is planning to cut tax rate in future with a view to increase revenue.He said...Getting bank loans: A tough task for indigenous peopleEasy loan procedure would help ethnic people to improve their daily lives; but nowadays getting bank loan has become something unimaginable for these people'Banita Tripura,...Bangladesh failing to tap into the medical supply industryThere are three or four companies in Bangladesh who have been manufacturing these medical products for years but they are not sufficient (Photo)Though dealers and...Coca-Cola pledges to recycle all packaging by 2030Coca-Cola has announced a pledge to recycle a used bottle or can for every one the company sells by 2030.Calling it a "massive global ambition"...Foreign carpets are still an attraction at DITFIranian, Turkish and Kashmiri carpets are still a big draw for visitors at Dhaka International Trade FairThe Kashmiri Carpets is offering carpets made of woollen...