The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to take effective steps to boost revenue collection by disposing of thousands of tax-related cases pending…

Customers of defaulted mobile phone operator Citycell who have already been asked to avail alternative option by August 16 are going to get more time…

The government of India has ambitious plan to lay 6,900 km of gas pipelines linking Bangladesh, Myanmar, most north-eastern states, and West Bengal, ONGC executive director SC Soni said in Agartala, reports The Economic Times quoting IANS. India is planning to build an oil and gas pipeline with Bangladesh…

A data breach at large UK software company Sage may have compromised personal information for employees at 280 UK businesses, it is understood, reports BBC. Police are investigating the breach and Sage is probing the "unauthorised access" of data by someone using an "internal" company…

Xinhua, SHANGHAI: China’s passenger car sales are on the rise, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). Auto sales growth reached 23.3 per cent in July year on year, the third consecutive month of double-digit growth and the highest in 17 months, the association said. The CPCA…

fter passing a consolidation period in last week, stock markets opened the week flat yesterday as stocks remained range bound around the 4570 to 4580 level and investors might have lost fresh buying interest reflecting by the daily turnover, reports BSS. The trade value on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)…

AFP, ROME: Italy is to seek a new deal with the European Union to allow it to kickstart its stalling economy with an expansionary 2017 budget, a government minister said Saturday. Economic Development Minister Carlo Calenda’s comments came three months after Rome was granted “unprecedented”…

AFP, LONDON: Britain’s departure from the EU could be delayed until late 2019 as civil servants struggle with the task and French and German elections may hold up the start of exit negotiations, a report said Sunday. Prime Minister Theresa May’s government has indicated that it is planning…

Mobile handset company Okapia is going to launch a 27 days-long consumer promotional campaign titled 'Okapia Super Offer' from tomorrow (Tuesday), a press statement said yesterday. The campaign will continue till September 11 before the Eid Ul Azha. Consumers of all okapia smartphones and feature-phones…

AFP, LONDON: The British government pledged Saturday to match European Union funding for farmers, universities and infrastructure projects following Brexit, as it sought to allay fears over key sectors. The commitment, intended to address uncertainty arising from the June 23 vote to quit the bloc, could…

Walton Service Management System (WSMS) is going to provide practical trainings to more than 300 diploma engineers of the country’s different private and public polytechnic institutes through internship programme under ‘Industrial Attachment’ course, says a press statement.  …

Walton Service Management System (WSMS) is going to provide practical trainings to more than 300 diploma engineers of the country’s different private and public polytechnic institutes through internship programme under ‘Industrial Attachment’ course, says a press statement.  …

Xinhua, BEIJING: Lock-up shares worth about 15.88 billion yuan (about 2.39 billion US  dollars) will become eligible for trade on the Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses in the coming week. The value is lower than the previous week's 19.2 billion yuan, according to eastmoney.com, a financial information…

Xinhua, BEIJING: China’s central bank saw its yuan funds outstanding for foreign exchange fall 190.5 billion yuan (28.6 billion U.S. dollars) to 23.4 trillion yuan in July, official data showed yesterday. The drop, more than the 97.7 billion yuan in June, was the ninth consecutive monthly decline.…

While there was widespread speculation that Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon would hold a meeting with England Cricket Board on the England’s upcoming series in Bangladesh, during his London trip, he actually didn’t make any attempt. The BCB chief rather is willing…