34 corporate entities under 11 categories have excelled in corporate reporting, as a consequence, they have received Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) national award for best presented annual reports in 2015.  The winners received the ICAB national awards at a ceremony, which…

After missing deadlines for ensuring compensation for call drops, State Mnister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim yesterday  said subscribers will receive compensation for unexpected call drops from telecom operators starting January 1. “This time the telecom regulator…

A three-day “Bangladesh Capital Market Expo-2016” will begin tomorrow at the Institute of Diploma Engineers Bangladesh (IDEB) in the city,…

Country’s private carrier Novoair is set to fly its maiden flight to Kolkata from today as part of its ongoing effort to expand wings to international…

The visiting Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Forest and Food of Slovenia Tanja Strnisa yesterday expressed interest to import ready-made garments, vegetables and fruits from Bangladesh, reports BSS. “Slovenia can import ready-made garment products, vegetables and fruits from Bangladesh and Bangladesh…

AFP, VIENNA: OPEC sought yesterday to defy expectations and finalise a deal reducing its oil output for the first time in eight years, in an effort to…

AFP,BRUSSELS: Eurozone inflation rose to a two-and-half-year high in November as Europe moved further away from the very low consumer prices that have put an already fragile economic recovery under threat. The level matched forecasts by analysts and will come as a relief to the European Central Bank…

AFP, CHIBA: The sun is setting on Japan’s clean-energy boom, despite projects like a massive floating solar farm near Tokyo, as the government cuts…

AFP, LONDON: The Royal Bank of Scotland is the worst prepared among Britain’s lenders for another financial crisis, the Bank of England said yesterday, forcing the state-rescued lender to raise more cash. The BoE, revealing its latest stress tests on Britain’s top seven banks, added that…

The Stock markets in both Dhaka and Chittagong were slightly up yesterday with a trend of recovery as the major indices have been found finishing upwards with higher transaction of some large-cap securities, reports BSS. The broader DSEX index of DSE closed the day with 7.93 points up at 4801.24. The…

The chief executive of Philip Morris, the world’s largest international tobacco, said the company could eventually stop selling conventional cigarettes, reports the news portal www.independent.co.uk.  His comments come as Philip Morris released IQOS, a smokeless cigarette which the company…

AFP, NEW YORK: Workers from fast-food chains, airports and other service industries rallied in US cities Tuesday as part of a nationwide day of disruption…

Mashid Rahman has recently joined as the Advisor to the government of Myanmar in the Posts and Telecommunications Department under the Ministry…

AFP, SEOUL: South Korea is to ban sales of some cars made by Porsche, BMW and Nissan, and fine the companies over $5 million as a probe into emissions documentation widens. Seoul began investigating environmental certification on imported cars after Volkswagen last year admitted to installing emissions…

AFP, BRUSSELS: The EU yesterday unveiled “clean energy” plans to boost renewable use, cut waste and reduce subsidies for coal power in a bid to meet its commitments to the Paris climate deal. The European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, also plans to raise binding energy…