AFP, WASHINGTON: An artificial intelligence “chatbot” from Taco Bell now lets you order a meal in a smartphone text exchange that might look something like this: TacoBot: Hello there, I’m your TacoBot, I can help you order a meal for you or your team. You: Can I order one soft taco…

The world’s leading oil exporters could be finally about to take action following the fall in prices, reports BBC. Members of the exporters’…

AFP, ANKARA: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani held talks yesterday with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is hoping to boost trade with the Islamic republic following the lifting of most international sanctions on Tehran. The meeting at Erdogan’s lavish palace near Ankara comes…

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken an initiative to have the long-pending cases involving huge money on priority basis, reports UNB. Official sources said the revenue collecting authority has planned to maintain a strong contact with the Attorney General’s office to resolve income tax,…

Bangladesh Tourism Board has started to train youths of the Sundarbans region as eco-guide for ensuring responsible tourism in the world's largest mangrove forests, reports BSS. "We would like to pick many educated and enthusiastic youth from the Sudarbans region to make them eco-guide so that…

AFP, MADRID: Spanish judicial authorities revealed Friday that the “ghost airport” of Ciudad Real, a symbol of the country’s financial excess in the boom years, had been sold off for 56 million euros ($62 million). Spain’s construction and property sectors boomed until the downturn…

Journey plus, one of the leading inbound tour operators of Bangladesh, has won China Tourist Welcome (CTW) Award from China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI), reports BSS. During the China Out-bound Travel and Tourism Market (COTTM) in Beijing on April 13, the COTRI declared the award for…

AFP, SHANGHAI: A new multilateral lender set up by the BRICS nations has approved its first set of loans valued at $811 million for renewable energy projects in four of its member countries, according to the bank. The New Development Bank (NDB), which formally launched full operations in February, is…