Dot bangle (.bangla) domain would be opened to mass users from December 16. State Minister for Posts and Telecommuni-cations Tarana Halim yesterday, came…

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of Bangladesh has inaugurated its operation yesterday, says a press release. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), India's largest life insurer, has started as a joint venture Company with its Partners Strategic Equity Management Ltd., and Mutual Trust Bank of Bangladesh.…

An estimated 40 per cent of the foreign labour workforce in Malaysia is undocumented, hampering government efforts to reduce dependence on foreign workers by 2020, reports The Star Online from Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian Human Resources Minister Datuk Richard Riot Jaem said the government had targeted to…

The country’s largest digital expo “Digital World-2016” begins today to showcase the technology-based innovations and achievements and…

AFP, SAN FRANCISCO: US on-demand television service Netflix on Monday posted earnings that alleviated concerns over growth, and said it was shifting tack…

Product development is one of the biggest challenges a startup has to manage in the early stages of its business. It is the process of designing, creating and marketing new products or services to its end customers. A startup, coming up with a new product or service needs to make sure his/her products…

Stocks regained yesterday after extensive price fall of previous session as share transaction rose sharply on some positive news on the economic front, reports BSS. The visiting World Bank president has made a commitment of higher assistance to Bangladesh on Monday. The daily trade volume at Dhaka Stock…

AFP, LUXEMBOURG: The European Union gave Belgium until a leaders' summit on Friday to agree to a troubled trade pact with Canada which has been so far blocked by the small French-speaking region of Wallonia. EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem said a planned visit by Canadian Prime Minister…

AFP, SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said yesterday it would compensate suppliers hit by the decision to scrap its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones because of safety fears with exploding batteries. The South Korean electronics giant announced a week ago that it was discontinuing the Note 7 after a chaotic recall…

AFP, TOKYO: Honda said yesterday it will build a new factory in China, as the Japanese automaker expands its reach into the world’s biggest vehicle market. The firm, which already has several factories in China, would build its new plant in the city of Wuhan, a Tokyo-based company spokeswoman…

AFP, NEW YORKL: Goldman Sachs is losing an architect of its Asia-Pacific division at the same time it confronts slowing activity in the region and a probe over its dealings in Malaysia. Mark Schwartz, 62, has decided to retire from his post as chairman of Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific, according to a memo…

AFP, LONDON: British annual inflation surged to a near two-year high of 1.0 per cent in September, official data showed Tuesday, as a tumbling pound raised prices of imported goods and attracted tourists. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the jump in the rate, from 0.6 per cent in August,…

Xinhua, BEIJING: China’s foreign service trade maintained rapid growth in the first eight months of the year, with an expanding deficit, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Tuesday. Service trade rose 24 per cent year on year to 3.5 trillion yuan (515.2 billion U.S. dollars) in the January-August…