AFP,SAN FRANCISCO:  Facebook on Wednesday ramped up its challenge to Twitter-owned Periscope with upgrades to the social network’s live video broadcasting feature. People using the Live streaming feature at Facebook will be able to “broadcast: to groups at the social network or in scheduled…

The merger of Robi and Airtel is now under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) as the posts and telecommunications division (PTD) has forwarded a report on it incorporating a recommendation of specific merger charge. Talking to The Independent, State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications…

The Bangladesh government yesterday signed a USD 217-million financing agreement with the World Bank’s (WB’s) International Development Association (IDA) to upgrade a unit in the Ghorashal power station, which will more than double the unit’s existing electricity generation capacity.…

AFP, LONDON: World oil prices nudged lower yesterday llying sharply the previous day following the first drop in US inventories for seven weeks. Around 1100 GMT, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in May slid four cents to $37.71 a barrel. Brent North Sea crude for June delivery…

AFP, TOKYO: The yen rallied against the dollar yesterday, while emerging currencies were boosted by US Federal Reserve minutes highlighting unease over raising interest rates too soon given global economic weakness. Huge volatility on equity markets driven by concerns over a global slowdown have sent…

AFP, GENEVA: The World Trade Organisation yesterday revised its 2016 global trade forecast downward by more than one percentage point, warning that a slowdown in China and broad market volatility continued to threaten growth. In September, the WTO estimated that global trade would rise by 3.9 per cent…

AFP, HONG KONG: The Panama Papers leak has put the spotlight on Hong Kong as a hub for setting up offshore firms, with much of the money flowing through…

As the internet has developed and social media has grown, people’s online identity has shifted increasingly away from their real-life personas. But how has this online influence changed us? In 1993, in the early days of the world wide web, a cartoon appeared in The New Yorker, was published in…

AFP,HONG KONG:  Most Asian stock markets rose yesterday, with energy firms building on the previous day’s gains thanks to another surge in…

AFP,SEOUL: Samsung Electronics yesterday posted a better-than-expected 10 per cent  increase in first quarter profits, on robust sales of the South…

Stock market finished another week in green, with showing strong recovery in few past trading sessions when buying spree of the investors also continued for the second consecutive week, reports BSS. The broader index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) gained 85.53 points in the week, with closing at 4443.06.…

AFP, BEIJING: Sri Lanka’s prime minister will seek to restructure some of the cash-strapped island’s $8 billion Chinese debt, Colombo said yesterday, as he met his Chinese counterpart in Beijing. As it faces a spiralling debt crisis that has forced it to seek a bailout from the IMF, Sri…

AFP, BRUSSELS: Gone are the usual snap-happy crowds on Brussels’ famed Grand Place, visits to the Atomium monument have plummeted and hotel rooms are empty. Two weeks after the Belgian capital was hit by terror attacks, the country’s tourist industry is in despair. As Belgium struggles to…

Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd India launched Mahindra 6560 Tractor in Bangladesh with their channel partner Karnphuli Group Ltd, says a press release. Mahindra…

Butterfly launched LG Inverter Mosquito Away Air Conditioner which will keep home cool and mosquito free over the year. It will save energy also, the company said in a press statement yesterday. The special features of this AC are anti bacterial air filter and all advantages with gold fin copper condenser,…

Walton is offering discount for its various models of LED televisions, ranging Tk 300 to Tk 3,000, on the occasion of upcoming Pahela Baishakh, to be celebrated on April 14 across the country, says a press release. As per the new offer, the price of Walton brand 19-inch LED TV is now sold at Tk 11,600…