Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has cancelled the licence of 33 internet service providers (ISPs) for not renewing their licences in time.…

Putting emphasis on the necessity of sustainable networking among the chambers operating in Bangladesh, Board of Investment (BoI) Executive Chairman SA Samad yesterday said Bangladesh needs about $7-8 billion investment in infrastructure development to attain 8-9 per cent GDP growth, reports BSS. ”Joint…

All the mobile phone subscribers will have to reregister their subscriber identification modules (SIMs) and removable user identity modules (RUIMs) with the fingerprint from December 16 next, reports UNB. Bangladesh Telecommuni-cation Regulatory Com-mission (BTRC) issued a notice in this regard yesterday.…

Food security for the people under Programme Initiative for Monga Eradication (PRIME) project of Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) in Monga vulnerable areas in greater Rangpur has risen to 96 per cent in 2014 from only 4 per cent in 2008 due the project’s intervention, said a study of Institute…

Aiming to solve the shortage of capital of  the ICT entrepreneurs and companies in Bangladesh, BASIS and IDLC have officially launched a complete financial service program called “IDLC Udbhabon”, reports BSS. Loan facilities will be offered under this program including loans for startups,…

AFP, PARIS: Franco-Israeli media magnate Patrick Drahi's telecoms giant Altice announced yesterday a $17.7 billion (15.6-billion-euro) takeover of…

AFP, LONDON: Oil prices fell yesterday as jittery investors awaited a key interest rate decision from the US Federal Reserve. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in October dropped 58 cents to $46.57 a barrel from Wednesday's close. Brent North Sea crude for November shed 60…

AFP, TOKYO: The dollar rose against the yen but fell against emerging market currencies yesterday in Tokyo, as investors bet the US central bank will delay its first interest rate rise in nine years. The dollar rose to 120.77 yen, from 120.61 yen Wednesday in New York, after the release of disappointing…

Bangladesh Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan was awarded ‘Tasanno-2015’, a most popular food and cultural festival of Uzbekistan, says a press release. The festival was organised on Wednesday by the council of friendship societies and cultural enlightening relations with foreign countries…

AFP, KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait said yesterday that its government revenues had dropped by nearly half since April as oil-rich Gulf states suffer from the slump in crude prices. Kuwait and its Gulf neighbours are having to deal with oil prices that have dropped by more than half in a year to below $50 a barrel,…

AFP, TEHRAN: The traditional bazaar has long been the place to shop in Iran but despite years of sanctions a new generation has discovered a vastly different…

AFP, WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Wednesday expressed optimism that a vast Pacific trade deal can be reached before the end of the year, despite disputes over rules for key sectors. Discussing a 12-country pact that brings together large and growing economies as diverse as the United States,…

AFP, FRANKFURT: The self-driving car is coming, but not as rapidly as people think, the head of the European operations of South Korean carmaker Hyundai,…

AFP, TOKYO: Japanese exports slowed further in August, data showed yesterday, offering yet more evidence of global difficulties spurred by China’s…