Taxpayers will now be able to submit their tax returns online as State Minister for Finance and Planning M A Mannan inaugurated the online system on trial…

Potato exporters urged the government to reinstate cash incentive to 20 per cent from existing 10 per cent to help raise the export and to create rural employment. Shaikh Abdul Quader, president, Bangladesh Potato Exporters Association, came up with the call at a press briefing in the capital on Wednesday,…

Bangladesh Garments Accessories and Packaging Manufacturers Association (BGAPMEA) is planning to launch a testing laboratory next month to help improve the quality of garment accessories manufactured in the country, reports Fibre2Fashion.  The association aims to set up the lab in order to provide…

AFP, SYDNEY: Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart yesterday increased her joint offer with a Chinese company for one of the world’s biggest cattle estates, to fend off a rival bid by an all-Australian consortium. Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting and Chinese property developer Shanghai CRED…

AFP, SEOUL: Samsung heir apparent J Y Lee took a major step towards control of the family-run conglomerate on Thursday, joining the board as the company…

AFP, TOKYO: Japan’s Fujitsu said yesterday it was in talks to merge its struggling PC business with Chinese computer giant Lenovo, sending its shares soaring as the company also announced a recovery in profits. The talks come as Japanese personal computer makers work to scale back their businesses…

AFP, HELSINKI: Finnish telecom equipment giant Nokia said yesterday it has managed to reduce losses but remained in the red in the third quarter after acquiring its former rival, French-American Alcatel-Lucent. The world’s former number one in handsets, which turned into a telecom equipment maker,…

State Minister for Energy Nasrul Hamid yesterday said coal was expected to be used to generate 50 per cent of electricity by 2022, reports BSS. “Under the Power System Master Plan, coal would be the primary fuel for power generation,” he told a roundtable titled ‘Mega Project Debate,…

AFP, MUMBAI: Shares in Tata companies fell yesterday after the Indian giant’s ousted chairman Cyrus Mistry warned it may face $18 billion in asset write-downs and accused directors of wrongfully dismissing him. Tata Motors and Tata Power were down nearly three per cent each, while Tata Steel was…

Nokia 216 Dual SIM, a new feature phone, was launched in the capital yesterday, the company said in a statement. The new internet-enabled Nokia 216 will be available at the cost of Tk 2,990, the statement added.   Featuring two cameras with LED flash, the internet-enabled Nokia 216 Dual SIM are…

Bharti Enterprises Founder and Chairman Sunil Mittal has been elected as GSMA Chairman for a two-year period from January 2017 through December 2018,…

AFP, BRUSSELS: The EU and Canada scrapped plans for a summit yesterday in Brussels, a European source said, as Belgium sought more time to find a way to support a landmark transatlantic trade deal. “Today’s summit is cancelled. For now, no new date has been set,” the source told AFP…