Essar Shipping’s Tvisha & Tuhina boosts Indo-Bangladesh rice trade
Jul 12, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Kolkata: Essar Shipping Ltd, part of Essar Global Fund Ltd’s services and technology portfolio, on Monday said two of its handysize vessels Tvisha and Tuhina weighing 13,000 DWT, have been engaged in exports of rice from India to Bangladesh as per the recent bilateral trade agreement signed between the two neighbouring countries.
Ecom Express enters Bangladesh, fortifies its presence in adjacent markets
Jan 12, 2021, at 11:43 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Ecom Express, India’s leading technology enabled end-to-end logistics solutions provider to the e-commerce industry, has announced a strategic investment worth of USD 11 million in Bangladesh’s largest third-party e-commerce logistics (3PL) firm Paperfly.
Bangladesh-India import export to remain suspended due to Diwali
Nov 14, 2020, at 11:18 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Export and import activities through Bhomra land port at Satkhira in Bangladesh will remain suspended on the occasion of Shyama Puja, also called Deepawali or Diwali.
India set to trail behind Bangladesh in per capita GDP: IMF
Oct 14, 2020, at 07:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a shocker for India, the financial condition of which has taken a beating due to Coronavirus pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecasted that the per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Asian giant could trail behind its neighbour Bangladesh this year.
Sep 05, 2020, at 01:58 am
Tokyo/IBNS: Japan has said it will give subsidies to its manufacturers who shift base from China to India or Bangladesh, as part of its plans to diversify supply chains, media reports said.
Reliance Power & JERA sign loan agreement for gas-fired power generation project in Bangladesh
Jul 31, 2020, at 09:51 pm
Mumbai/UNI: ADAG group company Reliance Power Limited and JERA Co., Inc. (JERA), through their project company, are developing a new gas-fired power generation project in Bangladesh.
After Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, have conditions in garment factories improved?
Oct 12, 2019, at 01:58 pm
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IBNS): Worker safety and working conditions in factories that supply fast fashion and garments to some of the world’s biggest brands remain ‘fragile’ despite increased vigilance since the 2013 Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh, according to a recently concluded research.
TVS launches 4 new products in Bangladesh
Apr 08, 2019, at 04:27 pm
Dhaka, Apr 8 (UNI) In order to target growing customer demand, auto manufacturer TVS Motor Company on Monday unveiled four new products here in Bangladesh.
Tata Nexon launched in Bangladesh
Sep 08, 2018, at 05:29 pm
Dhaka, Sept 8 (IBNS): Automobile major Tata Motors, along with its distributor, Nitol Motors Ltd announced the launch of its most stylish compact SUV, Tata Nexon in Bangladesh, on Saturday.
Trial run of first container train service between India and Bangladesh flagged off
Apr 03, 2018, at 09:52 pm
Kolkata, Apr 3 (IBNS): The trial run of the first container train service between India and Bangladesh from Kolkata to Dhaka was flagged off by V.Kalyana Rama, CMD, Container Corporation of India (CCI) and Harindra Rao, General Manager, Eastern Railways at Concor terminus near Majherhat station in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Four countries on track to graduate from UN list of least developed countries
Mar 16, 2018, at 02:55 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): Four countries could soon “graduate” from the ranks of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable nations, a United Nations expert committee announced on Thursday
First consignment of SAIL-TMT rebars for Indo-Bangla Maitree project flagged off
Dec 20, 2017, at 11:12 pm
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IBNS): The Central Marketing Organisation (CMO) of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) this morning flagged off the first consignment of 1,000 tonnes of SAIL-TMT High Corrosion-Resistant (HCR) reinforcement bars for the prestigious Indo-Bangla ‘Maitree Super Thermal Power Project’ from Kolkata Port in a barge.
L&T bags EPC order for 400 MW gas based power plant in Bangladesh
Nov 30, 2017, at 12:11 am
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has awarded the contract for setting up Bibiyana South 400 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant Project to a consortium of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Samsung C&T Corporation of South Korea. L&T shall be executing the EPC contract valued at approximately USD 250 million.
Siemens receives order worth Rs. 217 crore for Power Grid Company of Bangladesh
Aug 04, 2016, at 12:36 am
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IBNS): Siemens Ltd. announced that it has received a crucial order worth approximately Rs. 217 crore for Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB) project from Siemens AG, Germany.
GE to repower BPDB’s Ghorashal Station in Bangladesh
Jul 20, 2016, at 10:37 pm
Dhaka, July 20 (IBNS): GE, in a consortium with China National Machinery and Equipment Import and Export Corporation, has been awarded a US$117 million order from Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) for repowering Unit 3 of the Ghorashal Power Plant, the largest power station in Bangladesh, located in the Narsingdi district.
Bangladesh apparel exports can create more jobs: World Bank
May 03, 2016, at 02:45 pm
Dhaka, May 3 (IBNS) Clothing exports could create more and better jobs in Bangladesh if the country makes improvements in productivity, product quality and reliability, and by enforcing better safety conditions and other compliance policies, a World Bank report said.