Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu yesterday said there is a global ‘conspiracy’ against Bangladesh RMG industry by its competitors due…

A five-member delegation led by Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu yesterday left the capital for India to join the “9th India 2016 Global Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) Forum” on chemical and petrochemical, reports BSS. The other members of the team are Bangladesh Fertilizer Association…

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Commerce yesterday urged the authorities concerned to keep the commodity market stable ensuring stock and supply on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, reports BSS. The parliamentary body made the call at its 17th meeting held at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban with the…

AFP, BRUSSELS: Silicon Valley tech titan Apple will fight an EU demand for a record 13 billion euros in back taxes in Ireland, a move Washington warned could damage transatlantic economic ties. Brussels said Apple, the world’s most valuable company, avoided virtually all tax on its business in…

AFP, BRUSSELS: Eurozone inflation and jobless data yesterday fell short of analyst forecasts as the economy bumps along amid speculation the European Central Bank will have to adopt more stimulus measures. The official EU statistics agency Eurostat said eurozone consumer prices rose 0.2 per cent …

AFP, BEIJING:  Canada will apply to join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Ottawa’s finance department said yesterday,…

Dhaka stock ended mixed yesterday, breaking the losing streak that had been continuing at the country's premier bourse since August 17. The recovery, however, was marginal and for the broader and a selective indices. The broader DSEX index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) recovered by 2.91 points and…

AFP, BERLIN: Virtual and augmented reality gadgets are expected to hog the limelight at Berlin’s mega consumer electronics show IFA this week, as…

AFP, BEIJING: G20 leaders will meet in China this weekend in a climate of economic uncertainty and sluggish global growth—but the absence of an urgent crisis means the forum will be short on breakthroughs, analysts say. Eight years after the first G20 summit in Washington, when countries coordinated…

Mobile phone tower company edotco, Bangladesh, yesterday introduced its second camouflage telecom tower in front of the Kurmitola General Hospital, says a press release. The innovative 30 meters high structure, camouflaged to resemble a pine tree, is an ideal solution that emphasizes skyline harmonization…

AFP, NEW DELHI: India’s economic growth slowed sharply in the first quarter of the 2016-17 financial year, missing expectations, official data released yesterday showed. Gross domestic product expanded 7.1 per cent year-on-year in the three months from April-June, down from the stellar growth…