Bangladesh has laid emphasis on cooperation between public and private sectors to ensure safe, orderly and regular migration globally, and smooth management of migration issues, reports UNB. “The world in 2030 will be people’s world,” said Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque while addressing…

Rights activists yesterday urged policymakers to protect labour and trade union rights of the persons with disabilities as reports of discrimination going rampant at their workplaces due to negative approach from employers and lack of awareness among co-workers, reports BSS. They said policies consistent…

AFP, NEW DELHI: India is to use indelible ink to prevent people from exchanging old notes more than once, the government said yesterday, a week after the withdrawal of high-value banknotes from circulation in a crackdown on “black money”. The move comes after reports emerged that people…

AFP,LIMA: Top world leaders will meet this week to chart a future for free trade—almost a dirty word in a world upended by Donald Trump’s…

AFP, MOSCOW: Russia’s security service has detained Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev on suspicion of taking a two-million-dollar bribe over a massive…

Stocks rebounded yesterday on higher trade while many investors were booking shares those became cheaper due to continuous price fall in the past few sessions, reports BSS. The daily trade volume surged to 19.20 crore shares from Monday's 15.24 crore, with the transaction value increased to Tk 646.56…

AFP, WASHINGTON: Governments around the world have stepped up efforts to block or censor social media and messaging applications, in a new blow to internet freedom, a watchdog group said Monday. The Freedom on the Net report by the activist group Freedom House said online freedom declined in 2016 for…

AFP, GENEVA: A stainless steel Patek Philippe watch has sold for a record $11 million (10.2 million euros) in Geneva, an auction house said Monday. The…

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines is offering discounts on three domestic routes for the convenience of commuters, a press statement said. During the offer, anyone can travel with Biman at lowest Tk 2,500 on Dhaka-Syedpur, Dhaka-Rajshahi and Dhaka-Sylhet routes till November 30, the statement…

AFP, SHANGHAI: China yesterday weakened the yuan's fix against the dollar to a nearly eight-year low as the surging dollar put further pressure on the unit, complicating Beijing's efforts to manage it. The central People's Bank of China set the value of the yuan -- also known as the renminbi…

First Track Service Centre has been launched by Tax Zone-2 and Tax Zone-7 at Topkhana road in the Capital’s Segunbagicha area to provide taxpayers all tax related services, including filling of return, under a single roof, reports BSS. “The service centre will provide different supports…

AFP, NEW YORK: Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has taken stakes in three large US airlines, in a $1.3 billion bet that marks a sharp U-turn of his antagonistic views on the sector. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. invested $797 million in American Airlines, $249 million in Delta Air Lines and…

AFP, LONDON: British mobile phone giant Vodafone yesterday said its first-half net loss doubled to more than 5.0 billion euros owing to a huge writedown for its Indian unit. But a return to growth for its European operations helped Vodafone to post a hefty underlying profit, albeit slightly smaller…

AFP, LONDON: British annual inflation surprisingly dipped in October from a two-year high, official data showed Tuesday, despite a Brexit-triggered slump in the pound lifting imported raw material costs for UK firms. The 12-month inflation rate eased to 0.9 per cent compared with 1.0 per cent in September,…