Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday submitted his income tax return through online and paid Tk 2,12,611 income tax for fiscal year 2016-17 (Assessment…

To make Bangladesh a middle income country by 2021, the government will set up Hi-Tech Parks in 12 districts in the country by giving special priority on Information Technology (IT) sector, reports BSS. Hosne Ara Begum, managing director of Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority, said this while addressing…

AFP, HONG KONG: Oil prices sank further in Asian trade yesterday on fears a planned cut in output will not be agreed by top producers this week, while the dollar retreated against most of its peers after its recent surge. Both main crude contracts slumped around four per cent on Friday owing to disagreements…

AFP, VIENNA: OPEC members will seek to give oil prices a boost in Vienna tomorrow  by nailing down their first output cut in eight years, although…

AFP, HARARE:  Zimbabwe yesterday starts issuing “bond notes”, its own currency equivalent to the US dollar in a bid to ease critical…

AFP, BARCELONA: Pedro and Mohamed await every utility bill with much angst. To reduce the money they have to pay, they live in the dark, without heating,…

AFP,KOLKATA: Tens of thousands of people turned out yesterday for nationwide protests against India’s controversial ban on high-value banknotes,…

Experts at a seminar urged the stakeholders to focus on using the tools of international financing for big domestic projects as its lending rate is much lower than that of local banks and non banking financial institutions.  Also, the international financing specialists have recommended to use…

The Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) received the 7th Local Chamber Award in big category in the Asia and Pacific region. The…

A three day-long ‘Bangladesh Capital Market Expo-2016’ is going to be held at the Institution of Diploma Engineers Bangladesh (IDEB) to create awareness among the prospective investors  and branding the country’s capital market as well.  Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed will…

AFP, BERLIN: Pilots at German flag carrier Lufthansa will resume their strike today, their union said, as talks over a dispute concerning wages ended without a resolution. Pilots’ union Cockpit said it was calling on members flying short-haul flights to stay away from work today, and those flying…

Syed Abu Asad Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank as managing director on Sunday, the bank said in a statement yesterday.  Prior to the joining, he was…

Oracle recently organised an Oracle Cloud Day at a hotel in Dhaka to help its customers get insight from the industry experts as to how Oracle Cloud will enable them transform their businesses by building a complete cloud strategy and harnessing applications on the cloud to capitalise on digital opportunities,…

AFP, ALGIERS: Volkswagen on Sunday signed a deal with its Algerian sales partner Sovac for the construction of a vehicle assembly plant in the North African country, officials told a news conference. Under the deal, worth $170 million (160 million euros), the plant will produce its first car in June…