UNI Global Union, the international trade union federation representing 20 million workers in the services sector, has filed an OECD complaint in the…

Godrej Consumer Products Limited, a leading player in consumer products category, has recently set foot in Sri Lanka and Bangla Desh for manufacturing…

Both the value and volume of tenders invited through electronic government procurement (e-GP) system in Bangladesh doubled in the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2016. The data show that the number of tenders invited in e-GP up to June 2015 was 26102. It jumped to 57936 on June 30, 2016. The value of…

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam B. Sc. yesterday firmly said that recent militant attacks in the country would not affect export of manpower to other countries, reports BSS. “We have sent 6,88,954 workers abroad with employment since July 2015 and we expect…

Aiming to ensure quality of service (QoS) for mobile telecommunication, the telecom regulator yesterday signed an agreement with Finish firm Anite Finland…

AFP, TOKYO: The pound rose yesterday ahead of a meeting of the Bank of England as it mulls an interest rate cut to counter the fallout from Britain’s vote to exit the European Union. Sterling picked up to $1.3223 from $1.3144 in New York as markets await the outcome of the central bank’s…

AFP, LONDON: Britain’s new finance minister Philip Hammond yesterday ruled out an emergency budget in response to economic turbulence triggered…

AFP, TOKYO: A year ago, Siobhan Stollznow would have scoffed at the idea of using cartoon characters instead of words to chat with friends on her smartphone—until…

AFP, FARNBOROUGH: The aircraft sector hit turbulence Wednesday as European giant Airbus slashed output of its A380 superjumbo because of weak demand,…

AFP, BRUSSELS: The European Union filed new anti-trust charges against Google yesterday, piling pressure on the US tech giant over the alleged abuse of…

Stock market finished post-Eid week yesterday mixed amid rickety trade as investors were highly cautious about making fresh commitment, reports BSS. The week began on Sunday with downward, but showed recovery in the next two sessions before coming back to the negative territory again during the last…

AFP, LONDON: The Bank of England kept its interest rate at 0.50 per cent yesterday signalled a possible August cut in response to Britain’s vote…

AFP, MUMBAI: India's biggest IT sourcing firm Tata Consultancy services reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings yesterday, boosted by rising demand for its cloud computing services. The firm, based in India's financial capital Mumbai, said net profit for the three months to June 30…

AFP, LONDON: World oil prices rebounded yesterday as dealers snapped up bargain crude, one day after the commodity sank to fresh two-month lows on disappointing US inventories. At about 1200 GMT, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for delivery in August was up 83 cents at $45.58 a barrel compared…

AFP, TAIPEI: The world's biggest contract microchip maker by revenue yesterday predicted a third quarter growth boost, with analysts saying it would benefit from Apple's new iPhone series launch. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said income in the three months to September was expected…

Novoair is offering a monsoon special for the passengers, a press statement said yesterday. Under the offer, which will be valid till August 31, two persons can fly to Saidpur or Rajshahi or Barisal from Dhaka at Tk 3,725, the statement added. During this season, Novoair offered special fare to Chittagong…

AFP, WASHINGTON: A modest number of Americans filed new claims for US unemployment insurance benefits last week, fresh evidence of steady improvement in the jobs market, government data showed yesterday. Initial jobless claims, a sign of the level of layoffs, held near a three-month low for the second…