Country’s largest digital expo - Digital World 2016 - will be held in the capital on October 19-21 showcasing the technology-based innovations and…

The government's target to increase power generation capacity to 24,000 MW by 2021 is to go close to double in near future as another 71 power plants have been undertaken to feed the nation with constant supply of electricity, reports BSS.  "There are 106 power plants in the country and,…

AFP, BEIJING: China’s banking sector could be facing an imminent debt crisis, a global central bank watchdog has warned, fuelling fresh fears about…

AFP, PARIS: Western governments need to tackle a growing anti-migrant backlash by helping newcomers integrate faster, the OECD said, following a sharp increase in immigration to its member states. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, a grouping of mostly developed economies, said…

AFP, ANAND: At a hostel for dozens of pregnant women, impoverished widow Sharmila Mackwan weighs up her decision to carry twins for another couple—her only ticket out of poverty—as the government moves to close India’s multi-million dollar surrogacy industry. She has left her own children…

AFP, SEOUL: Samsung rolled out replacements for Galaxy Note 7s plagued by exploding batteries in South Korea yesterday, but only a handful of customers…

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw the highest transaction in past two months when the daily share trade value and volume surged by over 71 per cent in a single session yesterday, reports BSS. The daily trade value rocked by 71.56 per cent to Tk 540.26 crore, the highest after June 29 this year. Similarly,…

AFP, JAKARTA: Google faces a bill of over $400 million in Indonesia if authorities find it avoided taxes last year, an official said yesterday, as Jakarta…

AFP, SYDNEY: An Australian-led consortium with Chinese investment won a 50-year-lease yesterday on the nation's biggest container and cargo port for Aus$9.7 billion (US$7.3 billion), the latest maritime asset to be privatised. The Port of Melbourne, which deals with more than 3,000 ships…

AFP, LONDON: World oil prices advanced yesterday as fresh fighting in Libya further stoked supply concerns, while OPEC member Venezuela indicated a deal to limit output is close. Around 1130 GMT, Brent North Sea crude for delivery in November was up 58 cents at $46.35 a barrel compared with Friday's…

Mohammad Jalaluddin has joined as managing director of the state-owned Ansar VDP Unnayan Bank, the bank said in a statement yesterday. Prior to his new position, Jalaluddin served as deputy managing director of Bangladesh Development Bank and Sonali Bank Ltd.  He began his career as senior officer…

AFP, SINGAPORE: The dollar eased in Asia yesterday after last week's pick-up as investors await crucial policy meetings at the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan later this week. The greenback rose Friday after the release of higher-than-forecast US inflation for August strengthened the case for…

Bagher Bachcha Digital and Adcomm Ltd won 21 awards in 23 categories at the 6th Commwards’16 held at Le Meridien Dhaka recently said a press release.  2 years ago, Bagher Bachcha Digital (BBD) started its impressive journey under the wings of Adcomm Ltd. Bagher Bachcha Digital and many…

AFP, RIYADH: Staff at a hospital in eastern Saudi Arabia have gone on strike over unpaid wages, workers said yesterday, in the kingdom's latest case of corporate financial difficulties. "We are on strike," a nurse at Saad Specialist Hospital in the Gulf coast city of Al-Khobar told AFP…