AFP, KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait will issue billions of dollars worth of bonds in international markets to finance a budget deficit resulting from low oil prices, a report said Saturday. Finance Minister Anas al-Saleh said Kuwait will issue US dollar-denominated sovereign bonds of up to $9.6 billion…

AFP, NEW DELHI: British Prime Minister Theresa May will lead a major business delegation to India this week, using her first trip outside Europe since…

AFP, ISTANBUL: Turkey’s embattled lira on Friday plunged to new historic lows in value against the US dollar as markets took fright at a new crackdown against its main pro-Kurdish political party. The lira is now trading at values substantially lower than in the wake of the July 15 coup aimed…

AFP, OTTAWA: Canada’s trade deficit rose to a record Can$4.1 billion (US$3.05 billion) in September, mainly due to the import of an expensive module for a North Atlantic oil project, the government said Friday. Imports jumped 4.7 per cent to a record Can$47.6 billion, with exports remaining…

The National Board of Revenue received Tk 1,417.12 crore in income tax in the first five days of the weeklong National Income Tax Fair as 1,21,131…

The Seventh Five Year Plan (SFYP), adopted by the government, has given special emphasis on setting up low carbon industry and waste management.  Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu said Seventh Five Year Plan laid emphasis on setting up low carbon industry and waste management to implement the…

XINHUA, ZHENGZHOU: India is looking for investment from China in a bid to boost manufacturing and reach their goal of creating a hundred million jobs by 2022, an official from the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry said Friday. India attracted more than 50 billion US dollars in foreign direct…

AFP, WASHINGTON: Samsung is recalling 2.8 million washing machines with a potential for a dangerous detachment of its top lid, the South Korean company and US safety officials announced Friday. The recall delivers a new blow to the electronics giant, which has scrapped production of its flagship…

Nizam Udiin Ahmed Chowdhury has recently been pro-moted to the post of gene-ral manager of Sonali Bank Limited and joined office in Comilla, the bank…

The Blazer BD and Cipy Polyurethanes Pvt Ltd, an Indian company, jointly launched floor coating products branded as  the “Architect of Floor Coating”. Youth and Sports State Minister  Biren Sikder  inaugurated the products yesterday as chef guest, while Indian High Commissioner…