Ahmed Kamal Khan Chowdhury, Managing Director and Habibur Rahman, DMD along with employees of Prime Bank Limited placing wreaths to the 1971 Liberation War martyrs at National Memorial in Savar on Victory Day.

20 Dec 2014, 12:00 am0

US jobless claims fall at the start of December

AFP, Washington :New claims for unemployment insurance fell at the start of December following two consecutive weeks of increases, the US Labor Department reported Thursday.The figures can be volatile, but the decline pointed to continued health in the labor market following the surprise drop in the November unemployment rate to 4.6 percent, its lowest level in nine years.In the week ending December 3, new claims for unemployment benefits fell by 10,000 to 258,000, slightly higher than an analyst consensus forecast...

10 Dec 2016, 12:00 am