PTI, Riyadh: India and Saudi Arabia on Sunday vowed to substantially boost investments and their trade ties as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited cash-rich Saudi firms to invest in infrastructure and form joint ventures for oil exploration. A joint statement issued after the talks between Modi…

The first-ever dialogue on migration between Bangladesh and the European Union (EU) will be held in the city today to discuss ‘all the aspects of migration management’, reports UNB. A six-member delegation of the EU, led by Christian Leffler, deputy secretary general for Global and Economic…

AFP, NEW DELHI: India’s biometric database notched up one billion members yesterday, as the government sought to allay concerns about privacy breaches in the world’s biggest such scheme. The database was set up seven years ago to streamline benefit payments to millions of poor people as…

The government will procure two lakh metric tons of wheat from farmers at Tk 28 per kg from April 10, said Food Minister Quamrul Islam yesterday, reports UNB. The wheat procurement will start on April 10 and continue till May 31, he said while talking to reporters after a meeting of Food Planning and…

AFP, PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s parliament yesterday approved a controversial draft law regulating trade unions, to the dismay of labour activists who fear it will curb their ability to protect garment workers—the backbone of the economy. The government of strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen says…

AFP, DUBAI: “Daddy, where are you now? In Turkey or Sweden?” a Syrian girl asks her father in her first voice message to him since he joined…

AFP, SINGAPORE:  Crude prices extended losses in Asia yesterday after comments by Saudi Arabia cast doubt whether key producers meeting would reach…

Contactless payments may be all the rage these days, but you still have tap your smartphone, smartwatch or card on a terminal of some kind. And at busy…

AFP, HONG KONG: Japanese stocks fell for a fifth straight session yesterday as the yen strengthened against the dollar, while most other Asian markets turned positive after a better-than-expected US jobs report. Oil prices fell again after plunging about four per cent Friday as Saudi Arabia suggested…

The power, energy and mineral resources ministry has introduced Digital Complaint Management System (DCMS) aimed at reducing sufferings of the users across the country, reports BSS. “The ministry has already reorganised its website for receiving complaints and resolving those digitally and providing…

Customers of Australian telecommunications company Telstra took full advantage of a “free data day” on Sunday, downloading an unprecedented 2,686 terabytes of data as part of an apology for a widespread and crippling network outage last month reports Xinhua. Telstra, the nation’s largest…

AFP, HONG KONG: Japanese stocks fell for a fifth straight session yesterday as the yen strengthened against the dollar, while most other Asian markets turned positive after a better-than-expected US jobs report. Oil prices fell again after plunging about four per cent Friday as Saudi Arabia suggested…

AFP, BRUSSELS:  The eurozone unemployment rate improved only marginally in February, official data showed yesterday, stoking concerns the economy could be slowing after only a modest recovery. Analysts said that while the economy is holding up despite recent financial market volatility and concerns…

Sayeed H Chowdhury has been re-elected chairman for another one-year term effective from March 31, the bank said in a statement yesterday. The decision…

Viber, one of the world’s leading messaging apps, announced the launch of the first sticker pack in Bangla, “Bhalobasa Bhalobasi.” This sticker pack has been exclusively designed for Viber users in Bangladesh, a press statement said yesterday. ‘Bhalobasa Bhalobasi’ stickers…

AFP, TOKYO: The dollar declined against the yen yesterday with traders unmoved by a better-than-expected jump in US jobs and manufacturing while analysts doubted the Bank of Japan’s ability to weaken its currency. Official figures Friday showed non-farm payrolls soared in March and factories ramped…