In order to curb the ever-increasing levels of sound pollution in the country, especially in its cities, the Department of Environment (DoE) has recently taken up a new project, ‘Coordinated partnership programme to stop sound pollution’. The DoE yesterday arranged a workshop at the Local…

A Geneva-based one of the world’s leading banking software companies yesterday announced a partnership with Fortress Data Services Global (FDS) as the company wants to expand its footprint in Bangladesh, reports UNB. “Bangladesh is a very growing and important market. It’s important…

A meeting of the Joint Working Group of Bangla-desh and Qatar is expected to be held here in the first week of March to discuss the import of manpower from  Bangla-desh by Qatar, reports BSS. A high level delegation from Qatar will visit Dhaka from March 2 to 5 in this regard, said a release. Ambassador…

AFP, LONDON:  Oil crept higher yesterday on news that Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Qatar and non-OPEC member Russia have agreed to freeze their crude production at January levels. In late morning London deals, Brent North Sea crude for delivery in April advanced 50 cents to $33.89 per barrel. US benchmark…

State-run Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) has continued its efforts to supply and market urea fertiliser through import and production from its own source like previous years. In continuation of that process, a three -member delegation headed by Secretary of Ministry of Industries…

AFP, DOHA: The world’s top oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed yesterday to freeze oil output at January levels in a bid to stabilise an…

AFP, VANCOUVER:  The “captain of moonshots” at Google parent company Alphabet sees widespread, world-changing wireless Internet on the horizon. Astro Teller, head of the boundary-pushing X research team, shared his vision of the future during a talk at the TED Conference here late Monday.…

AFP, MONTEVIDEO: They may lack Barcelona or Chelsea’s glamour, but Chinese football clubs are luring skillful South Americans with irresistible…

Pawel Natreba, co-founder of foodpanda and former VP at Rocket Internet went to Malaysia in May last year to work on the integration of foodpanda and…

Stock market ended flat yesterday despite rise in daily transaction and considerable increase in number of the securities closing higher, reports BSS. The broader index at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) finished the third session of the week only 6.18 points down at 4578.85 when the CSCX index of Chittagong…

AFP, NEW DELHI: Indian tax authorities have threatened to seize Vodafone's assets in the country if it does not pay a $2.1 billion tax bill, the company said yesterday, the latest twist in a long-running dispute. The UK-based telecoms firm has fought with India's tax office for years over whether…

With the growth of telecom industry, the number of smartphone users has increased significantly and by 2020 there will be 6.1 billion smartphone users worldwide, says a survey, reports PTI. Conducted by leading Chinese language internet search provider Baidu, it said 60 per cent people use smartphones…

Over 70 per cent of money from the SME refinancing scheme had been disbursed to small entrepreneurs when more than 90 per cent of the recipients of the loan were small investors, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB), reports BSS. Refuting media reports that the major portion of the SME loan was given to…

Standard Chartered Bank in association with Bangladesh Brand Forum will celebrate 3rd “Agrow Award” on March 27 to encourage people engaged in agriculture sector, said a press statement yesterday. The announcement came at a press conference held yesterday at a hotel in the capital jointly…

Annual marketing and sales conference’ 2015 of ACME Laboratories was held at a hotel in Cox's Bazar yesterday, says a press statement. In the conference, the new projects of 2016 along with various ambitious plans of ACME were shared among respective personnel. Over 100 successful employees…

AFP, TOKYO: The dollar held steady against the yen and euro yesterday after rallying on newfound confidence across world markets thanks to a pick-up in oil prices and easing concerns about China's yuan. Crude soared yesterday for a third day on reports that of an expected meeting between key producers…

Raymond So has been elected chairman of Asian Federation of Advertising Association (AFAA) at its 19th general body meeting held recently in Taiwan’s capital Taipei, says a press release. Representing the Taipei Association of Advertising Agencies (TAAA), Raymond So will preside over the executive…

Feroj Khan has joined state owned Palli Shanchay Bank as deputy managing director (DMD) recently, the bank said in a statement yesterday. Prior to the joining, he was GM of Bangladesh Krishi Bank. He started his career in the same bank in 1982. He took part in the various trainings, seminars and symposiums…

AFP, SEOUL:  South Korea's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at a record low 1.5 per cent for an eighth straight month yesterday, with the local currency weakening and exports extending a year-long downward trend. The decision had been widely expected as analysts forecast the…