Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), has said the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have hit the ground running and countries have already geared up to implement the 2030 Agenda, reports UNB. “This is good news,” he said while speaking…

The Digital Security Act is likely to be placed in the Parliament in winter session in order to make it as a law. State Minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed said: “We have already completed all preparations to place the Digital Security Act in the Parliament. The Act will be placed in the parliament…

The government has launched a project to introduce prepaid metre system in Muhuri Irrigation Project, one of the country’s important projects in Feni, to help farmers avail of water for irrigation using cards, reports UNB. Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) has started the work under the…

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) yesterday called for waging a social movement by engaging people from all classes to resist all sorts of militant and terrorist activities in the country, reports UNB. Condemning the recent terror attacks at Gulshan and Sholakia,…

AFP, SINGAPORE: Oil prices recovered yesterday but stayed near two-month lows as increased US drilling, a strong dollar and hints of higher production by Iran and Libya brought worries about a global glut back into focus. The commodity has retreated since last month, when prices rose above $52 a barrel,…

US officials refused to prosecute HSBC for money laundering in 2012 because of concerns within the Department of Justice that it would cause a “global…

AFP, LONDON: The world’s leading stock markets mostly rallied yesterday, with company share prices benefiting from a more positive outlook for the…

AFP, TEHRAN: As a tailor in Tehran’s fabled Grand Bazaar for over 60 years, Mostafa Javedan has lived through coups, wars, a revolution—and…

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Stocks showed strong rally yesterday as some investors renewed their buying commitment and were highly active around financial and consumers securities. The robust trend pushed the daily transaction significantly up and also drove prices of majority of the issues traded high. The daily trade value at…

AFP, COLOMBO: Sri Lanka yesterday announced that it had raised $1.5 billion through a bond issue which was nearly four times oversubscribed despite volatility triggered by Britain's to leave the European Union. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka said orders totalled $5.5 billion for the $1.5 billion…

AFP, VIENNA: OPEC said testerday it expected the global supply glut to ease further this year and next thanks to reductions in oil output from producers…

AFP, CARACAS: Citibank plans to close the account Venezuela uses to make international payments, President Nicolas Maduro said Monday, accusing the US-based bank of mounting a "financial blockade." "Citibank, with no warning or communication, says that it is going to close the Central…

AFP, PARIS: Seeking to place itself as the main European player in a burgeoning Chinese market, state-owned French energy giant EDF said yesterday it had taken a controlling stake in Hong Kong-based UPC Asia Wind Management (AWM). EDF, which did not reveal what it had paid for the 80 per cent stake…

KAM Majedur Rahman yesterday joined Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) as its new managing director (MD), reports BSS. Prior to his new appointment, Majedur Rahman was consultant of E-currency Meant incorporation, an America based firm, said a press release yesterday. Majedur Rahman started his career as management…

The number of subscribers of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (REB) has reached to 15.6 million people until June 2016, says a press release. In line with the Vision 2021, REB has taken up a number of activities at hand including construction of new power distribution lines to bring the whole…

AFP, BEIJING: Car sales growth in China, the top global auto market, accelerated for the second consecutive month, an industry group reported Monday, despite continued woes in the world's second-largest economy. A total of 2.07 million vehicles were sold in China last month, up 14.6 per cent from…

AFP, SINGAPORE: A man wanted in Singapore for allegedly stealing more than $22,000 from a bank using nothing but a piece of paper has been arrested in Bangkok, Singaporean police said on Monday. The suspect was arrested on Sunday, the police said in a statement, three days after authorities suspect…