The government's plan to make 'Visit Bangladesh Year-2016' programme a success still remains a 'distant dream' as the private sector…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will award individuals and organisations who played a pivotal part in implementing the Mandatory Jute Packaging Act 2010 tomorrow (Sunday), reports UNB. Sheikh Hasina will hand over the awards at a ceremony at the Bangabandhu Inter-national Conference Centre in the capital.…

AFP, LONDON:  European and US stocks ticked lower Thursday as investors paused following this week's sharp global rally and on the eve of a key…

AFP, SINGAPORE:  Oil prices rose in Asia yesterday after Nigeria said key crude producers plan to meet in Russia later this month to discuss a proposed…

Facebook is set to pay millions of pounds more in tax in the UK after a major overhaul of its tax structure, reports BBC. After heavy criticism that it was avoiding tax, the BBC can reveal that profits from the majority of Facebook's advertising revenue initiated in Britain will now be taxed in…

AFP, WASHINGTON:  A broad array of technology firms and activists joined Apple's legal fight over encryption Thursday, warning of a dangerous precedent if the company is forced to help the government break into a locked iPhone. Three tech associations representing Apple's main business…