AFP, SINGAPORE: Oil prices edged higher in quiet Asian trade yesterday as dealers set aside weak Chinese trade data and looked ahead to the release of a US stockpiles report, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for October delivery gained 22 cents to $46.16 while Brent crude for October…

HT Imam, political adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, yesterday said that he will actively press for policy reformation for the co-location facility…

Stock tumbled further yesterday due to large cash out mostly by retail investors for meeting their demand during the forthcoming Eid, reports BSS. “Market…

The income tax zone of Khulna collected Tk 937.28 crore in the fiscal 2014-15, up by Tk 85.87 crore from that in the previous fiscal, but missed the target of Tk 1120 crore, reports BSS. The zone had set a collection target of Tk 1120 crore, but the collection was to the tune of Tk Tk 937.28 crore from…

AFP, JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo yesterday unveiled a series of stimulus measures to lift slowing growth in Southeast Asia’s top economy and shore up the country’s plunging currency. In a televised address, Widodo was joined by key policymakers to announce a broad range of…

AFP, HONG KONG: A wave of confidence swept through Asian markets yesterday, led by a soaring Tokyo, extending the previous day’s broad global advance…

The number of subscribers of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (REB) has reached to 12.6 million people until August, says a press release. In line with the Vision 2021, REB has taken up a number of activities at hand including construction of 0.13 million new power distribution lines, 1,107 sub-centres,…

Joytsna Bikash Chakma has been promoted to general manager (GM) of Sadharan Bima Cor­poration, a state-owned non-life insurances corporation, says…

Bikroy.com, a leading online marketplace in Bangladesh, organised a seminar on ‘Bangladesh’s Digital Marke­ting Landscape and Its Opportunities’ at a hotel in Gulshan on Tuesday, says a press release. Speakers discussed the current online advertising scenario in Bangladesh and…

Dubai-based airlines flydubai yesterday launched its first network-wide sale, offering customers 30 per cent discount for its Business and Economy class fares to Dubai and to some destinations, says a press release. flydubai also operates between Sylhet, Dhaka, Chittagong and Dubai. Customers who plan…

AFP, NEW DELHI: A leap in onion prices has left a bitter taste for Surinder Anand, owner of a New Delhi restaurant that sweats its way through a hundred…

Today’s workforce is more dynamic than ever. This makes retaining talent increasingly difficult because people are changing jobs more frequently, but, on a more positive note, social tools mean everybody is now a potential candidate for your next vacancy. Your business must embrace these changes…

AFP, XINGTAI: Rising costs, falling prices, striking workers—iron ore mine manager Song Denggan has a lot on his mind, and chain smokes as he faces…

AFP, DUBAI: Dubai property developers are still turning out some larger-than-life projects even though prices are heading south again after clawing back…