Not auction but evaluation would be the process for the government to give licence for mobile number portability (MNP), said  BTRC chairman Shahjahan…

Mobile phone recharge and mobile banking vendors have threatened to go on strike if their seven-point demand including higher commission is not met within a month, report agencies. Md Shafiqur Rahman, president of Bangladesh Mobile Phone Recharge and Banking Association, said: “Vendors would stop…

Bangladesh Bank has taken a programme to train up some 10,200 youths in order to improve their skills for the country’s growing small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, reports UNB. Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman yesterday launched the programme tiled “Skills for Employment Investment…

In Bangladesh remittances represent a critical source of finance for millions of beneficiary households. Globally, in 2014, migrants sent home $15 billion (excluding the vast unrecorded inflows). For origin households the higher liquidity offered by remittance financing alleviates consumption constraints…

AFP, ATHENS: Greece’s prime minister yesterday said his government will not give in to “unreasonable” demands as the debt-ridden country braces for critical negotiations with international creditors on the thorny issue of pension reform. The warning came just days after Athens got…

AFP, SAN FRANCISCO: From drones, cars and robots to jewelry, appliances and TVs, the new technology on display at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show promises…

In a bid to digitise the judiciary system of Bangladesh, Supreme Court (SC) authorities have recently installed a new “bail confirmation software”.…

Stocks began New Year 2016 with mixed trend as there were still some old worries prominent among investors. The major concerns were about fresh fund flow to the market and how the central bank would design its half-yearly monetary policy stance scheduled to be announced later this month, reports BSS.…

Bangladesh Bank (BB) signed separate agreements (PA) with three more private banks yesterday aiming to facilitate long-term financing under the World…

A number of key employees at Indian steel giant Tata Steel's two Scottish plants on the verge of closure will be retained on a 60 per cent salary as part of a new 195,000-pounds government support package, the Scottish government announced on Saturday, reports PTI. The Britain's biggest steelmaker…

AFP, LONDON: Struggling oil producers could suffer even more pain in 2016 with further plunges in already record-low prices, BP ChiefExecutive Bob Dudley warned Saturday. "A low point could be in the first quarter," Dudley told BBC radio. Oil prices fell by 34 per cent in 2015, battered by…

Abdul Latif Mia has recently joined in Bangladesh Water Development Board as director general, says a press release. Prior to the joining, he was additional…

Daulatunnahar Khanam has been made acting managing director of Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC), reports BSS. Senior General Manager of the BHBFC, Daulatunnahar will perform its duty until appointment of new managing director, said a notification of the Bank and Financial Institutions…

Shafiqur Rahman has recently been re-appointed as managing director and CEO of Social Islami Bank Limited, a press statement said yesterday.  He…

The Maldives has expressed its interest in recruiting more Bangladeshi doctors in that country. During a meeting with Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali at his office yesterday, newly-appointed Maldivian High Commissioner Dr Mohammad Asim also sought Bangladesh’s assistance in higher education…