Some middlemen in the coastal districts of Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira have allegedly been engaged for a long time in injecting water, jelly and a glue-like…

Bangladesh Telecommunica-tion Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has issued a cautionary notice regarding import, sale and lease of unauthorised radio equipment in the country, reports BSS. In the notice issued yesterday, BTRC directed importers and distributors to collect permission before sale and lease…

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon yesterday said the government is committed to make the tourism year-2016 a success and explore the untapped but highly potential tourism sector of the country, says BSS. “The government would like to see the next year as tourism year in true…

Stock market suffered extensive fall to open week yesterday, bringing down the broader indices to lower support level while investors were cashing in instead of taking long position, reports BSS. The DSEX lost over 53 points as major large-cap stocks continued to slid to take benchmark index close to…

AFP, LIMA: The UN and World Bank said Saturday they will increase financing for the Middle East and North Africa to help countries there deal with millions of refugees and rebuild after conflicts.2 They did not put a dollar figure on the initiative, but said it would ramp up resources to deal with the…

AFP, LIMA: The transition from fossil fuels must be carefully managed to avoid an economically disastrous bursting of the “carbon bubble,” the World Bank’s top climate official said on Saturday. Decades of reliance on oil, gas and coal have made them central to the global economy,…

A social business company established by a group of young Japanese entrepreneurs has decided to launch Yunus Social Business Japan, says a press release. On October 8, Prof Yunus attended a meeting of the members of the board Tomoni Corporation, a social business company, established by a group of young…

AFP, TEHRAN: Iran yesterday announced dates for a three-day oil and gas conference in London in February designed to attract foreign investors awaiting new contract terms to be unveiled next month. Oil majors have expressed interest in returning to Iran as soon as international sanctions linked to its…

AFP, FRANKFURT: The head of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi congratulated Greece on its progress but urged Athens to quickly implement pledged reforms in an interview to be published yesterday. "Many things have taken a turn for the better in a very short period of time," Draghi said…

AFP, BEIJING: A new US-led Pacific trade pact that pointedly excludes China could see it lose influence and key export markets, but observers say the…

AFP, PARIS: Mobile Internet sites face a new threat as millions download ad-blockers to their phones and tablets, removing pesky adverts but potentially wiping out billions of dollars in advertising revenue. There were close to 200 million downloads of ad-blocking software by mid-2015, according to…

AFP, NEW DELHI: Caressing delicate bangles she hasn’t taken off since her wedding 11 years ago, Geetanjali Agarwal says she won’t hand over…

AFP, MANILA: Philippine firms are on an unprecedented global shopping spree, spending billions on everything from vineyards to food manufacturers and…