Chinese entrepreneurs have showed interest in large and medium scale investments in Bangladesh’s infrastructure and power sectors, reports BSS. A visiting business delegation of Zhejiang Province, China, at a meeting with the government team at a city hotel this morning ventilated their interest…

Finance Minister AMA Muhith has urged the Saudi Arabian government to provide more funding for projects in Bangladesh as well as recruit quality manpower from here for the benefits of both countries, reports  UNB. The Finance Minister made the request when he met his KSA counterpart Dr Ibrahim…

Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu yesterday expressed high hopes that Bangladesh will maintain the momentum of 8 per cent GDP growth in the next five years to attain the sustainable development goals, reports UNB. He came up with the remarks participating in a panel discussion on ‘Mainstreaming…

A three-day tradeshow titled ‘Leathertech Bangladesh 2015’ kicked off at International Convention City, Bashundara yesterday. ASK Trade & Exhibitions Pvt Ltd organised the expo which will remain open from 11 am to 7pm till 28th November, said a press release. Addressing the inaugural…

Linde Bangladesh Ltd is going to build an air separation unit ((ASU) in Rupganj, Narayanganj, with a production capacity of approximately 100 tonnes of liquefied gases per day. Linde Bangladesh, a subsidiary of the Linde Group's Gases Division, announced this at a press conference in the capital…

Stock markets closed the week upward on modest participation of both institutional and individual buyers. All the major indices at the country’s twine bourses ended in green, reports BSS. The DSEX index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended the last trading day of the week 5.7 points up at 4573.75…

The publisher of Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post (SCMP) has confirmed that it is in talks to sell the popular English-language newspaper, reports…

Asian stock markets were mostly higher as worries surrounding the downing of a Russian warplane by Turkey eased, reports BBC. In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed up 0.5per cent at 19,944.41. Shares in car making giant Toyota rose 1.1per cent despite the firm saying on Wednesday it was recalling…

AFP, MOSCOW: Russia said yesterday that it would reinforce control over Turkish food imports citing frequent violations of safety standards, as tensions surged with Ankara over the downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border. Some 15 per cent of Turkish agricultural produce does not meet Russian…

A new passengers’ carrier Boeing 737-800 is going to be added to Biman fleet today, said a press release. With this new addition, Biman will have a total of 13 aircraft in its fleet. There is another Boeing 737-800 is going to be added by December this year, the release added. According to the…

AFP, SEOUL: The South Korean government yesterday said  it had ordered Volkswagen to recall 125,500 diesel vehicles, after tests confirmed the German automaker had faked emissions results from the cars’ engines. Announcing the results of the tests, the Environment Ministry also said it was…

AFP, HONG KONG: Chinese energy firms advanced yesterday following the latest moves to reform the country’s bloated state-owned enterprises, but…

AFP, LONDON: Britain has quietly cancelled a competition to develop carbon capture and storage technology, reversing support for a tool intended to help…

Cyber-thieves are preparing malware and spam campaigns in a bid to catch out retailers and shoppers during the run-up to Christmas, experts say, reports…

AFP, MANILA: The Philippine economy grew slower than expected in the third quarter, as risks from a leadership change next year and the El Nino dry spell…