AFP, SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Monday launched an online lab where journalists can learn or sharpen Internet Age reporting skills. The News Lab mission is to collaborate with journalists and entrepreneurs to apply technology innovations to reporting news, lab director Steve Grove said, in a blog post.…

AFP, LONDON: Oil prices steadied yesterday as traders eyed the possible return of Iranian crude to the global market with supplies already at high levels, analysts said. The market was responding also to movements in the euro against the dollar, and how that affects demand for dollar-denominated crude…

The broader index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) slid below 4500 points level yesterday, extending the falling streak to the fourth consecutive session, reports BSS. DSEX dipped continually to come further down by 14.52 points at 4489.45 at the close of the week’s third session despite significant…

AFP, KATHMANDU: The World Bank announced yesterday it will provide up to $500 million for reconstruction in quake-devastated Nepal which is preparing to host a major conference to increase donations. The twin quakes that struck in April and May killed more than 8,800 people, destroyed nearly half a…

AFP, BEIJING: China’s manufacturing activity contracted for the fourth straight month in June as demand remained sluggish in the world’s second-largest economy, a survey by British banking giant HSBC showed yesterday. The bank’s preliminary Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) came…

AFP, PARIS: Top French and Saudi leaders will huddle today (Wednesday) in Paris to discuss projects worth billions of euros, as France tightens relations with the conservative kingdom despite persistent criticism of its human rights record. French President Francois Hollande will host Saudi Arabia’s…

AFP, SHANGHAI: China’s e-commerce titan Alibaba said yesterday it is selling its US shopping subsidiary 11 Main only a year after launching it, having reportedly failed to gain traction in the market. The site will be sold to US firm OpenSky, Alibaba said in a statement without putting a value…

AFP, DUBAI: The UAE property market is set for a soft correction after three years of sharp rises but a crisis is ruled out, Standard & Poor’s ratings agency said on Monday. A report said additional supply and lesser demand on the United Arab Emirates property market his year is likely to…

MoneyGram, an international money transfer company, is offering gifts to its customers in Bangladesh during Ramzan, says a press release.     From June 5 to July 18, customers in the country receiving a MoneyGram transaction will instantly receive a mobile top up worth Tk 20. Customers…

MJL Bangladesh, one of the leading lubricant manufacturing companies of the country, recently oranised the "Omera Selfie Contest" contest, says a press release. MJL Bangladesh recently sponsored Marius Aasen, one rising stars of World Rally Championship (WRC).  While there were plans…

AFP, TOKYO: Japan will host a summit of the Group of Seven industrial democracies on May 26-27 next year, its top government spokesman said yesterday. The thorny question of whether or not Russian President Vladimir Putin gets an invitation “is undecided yet,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide…

One of the leading newspapers of the United States, the Christian Science Monitor, in a recent issue highlighted Bangladesh’s great success in becoming a country lagged with chronic food shortages to a food surplus country, reports BSS. The report “From famine to food basket: how Bangladesh…

The life store “Shoilee”, has been the dream workshop for Tahmina Shaily. She has remained at the helm of the company’s design vision, helping to reinvigorate its product lines over the years. The creative entrepreneur for Shoilee is passionate jewellery designer, and the store houses…

AFP, KIEV: Ukraine’s main debt holders responded with extreme caution Monday to a sweetened but “final” debt restructuring offer that would keep the war-torn nation from imposing a repayment moratorium next month. Franklin Templeton and three other US financial titans own about two-thirds…

Bangladesh is a labour-intensive country with a huge population migrating overseas, in search of work. These migrants send remittances back home for the well-being of their families. As a matter of fact, the remittance sector is the second largest sector in Bangladesh after Ready-Made Garments. In 2014,…