Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu yesterday said the government has taken up a plan to make the country's sugar industry profitable. He also called…

AFP, SINGAPORE: Oil prices declined in Asia yesterday as a midweek rally dissipated with no relief in sight to a global crude oversupply, analysts said. Prices surged on Wednesday driven by bargain-hunting and a below-forecast rise in US commercial crude inventories, but concerns over the supply glut…

The country received $821.72 million in remittance in the first 23 days of the current month of October, reports UNB. According to Bangladesh Bank statistics,…

AFP, BRUSSELS: Eurozone inflation rose to zero per cent and out of negative territory in October, official data showed yesterday, a level that is still…

AFP, TOKYO: Japanese electronics giant Sharp yesterday posted a whopping six-month net loss of nearly $700 million, hit by restructuring costs and a slump in demand for its smartphone screens. The liquid-crystal display giant, which is key supplier to Apple and other mobile phone makers, singled out…

AFP, HONG KONG: A leading Chinese shoe company said it will buy Britain's iconic toy retailer Hamleys for £100 million ($153 million), as the group pursues global expansion. Chinese firm C.banner International Holdings, which primarily manufactures and sells ladies' footwear, first announced…