The government is taking initiatives to lower the interest rate of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) loan to single digit through banks and other…

Bangladeshi traders have started shopping for more commodities from India, as moving goods through the coastal route would lead to cost and time savings, reports The Hindu from Chennai. Besides, the commodities get insurance coverage and are insured against pilferage, theft or damages. Currently, the…

The students of Department of Accounting and Information System (AIS) of Dhaka University will get subjects waiver while studying Chartered Accountancy Course, said a press release yesterday. The students who have already studied related subjects in BBA and MBA or other courses in the university, they…

AFP, LONDON:  A truce appears to have emerged in the undeclared global “currency war”, but analysts question whether central banks have…

AFP, NONTHABURI: Thailand has long served as one of the globe’s main rice bowls, but chronic water shortages are pushing the country to move away…

AFP, KAMPUNG BARU:  In the shadow of Kuala Lumpur’s mammoth Petronas Towers lies an urban anomaly: the rustic ethnic-Malay enclave of Kampung…

AFP, TEHRAN:  Iran’s oil exports have surpassed 2 million barrels per day following the lifting of sanctions under its nuclear deal with world…

Stock maintained steady rise to open week yesterday, taking the broader indices at the country’s twin stock exchanges near to the higher psychological level, reports BSS. DSEX of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) finished the week at 4357.53 and advanced by further 21.69 points to close the first session…

AFP, KUWAIT CITY:  Kuwait said yesterday that an agreement on coordination between major OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers at a meeting in Doha in mid-April would help stabilise crude prices. “When there is coordination between major producers in OPEC and non-OPEC countries, it will certainly…

AFP, NEW YORK: Amazon has been making moves over the past few months to position itself as a force in the ready-to-wear fashion world. The Seattle-based…

AFP, LONDON:  The government will do all it can to keep Britain’s biggest steelworks running, Business Secretary Sajid Javid said yesterday, in the face of a crisis threatening the country’s steel industry. Indian steel giant Tata Steel announced Tuesday it was putting its loss-making…

A six-member Bangladesh delegation, led by State Minister for Finance and Planning MA Mannan, will attend the meeting of V20 (Climate Vulnerable Forum) and Spring Meetings of World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund to be held in Washington DC on April 13-17 , reports UNB. The other members…

Rural Electrification Board (REB) has brought a total of 1,50,18,050 subscribers under electricity connection across the country up till March this year, a press release issued by REB said. With an aim to fulfill the Prime Minister Sheikha Hasina’s vision ‘Electricity to every household’,…

AFP, BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called Saturday for legal action over allegations that senior officials took millions of dollars in bribes to help major firms secure lucrative oil sector contracts. Abadi instructed the country’s anti-corruption commission to take “legal…

AFP, BEIJING:  Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE will replace three top executives, the WSJ reported, in an apparent bid to see US restrictions on its business lifted after it was accused of violating sanctions against Iran. Washington slapped restrictions on ZTE and three linked companies last…