With the theme 'Indomitable Bangladesh', the power and energy week will start today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is going to inaugurate it at…

To move forward with the Digital Bangladesh vision, the government is building a national data centre at the Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park in Gazipur.  The national data centre will become the world’s fifth largest PR4 standard data centre once the whole project complete, said Tanver Ahmed, …

A K M Shamsuddoha has been elected chairman of  IOF (International Gateway Operators Forum) for the second 2-year term, says a press release. …

AFP, MILAN: The fate of key Italian banks was up in the air Monday as investors feared that Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s resignation would threaten…

AFP, SYDNEY: A controversial India-backed Aus$21.7 billion (US$16 billion) giant coal project near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is set to start construction by the middle of next year, the miner said yesterday. Adani Enterprises’ Carmichael coal mine—destined to be one of the world’s…

AFP, BRUSSELS: Eurozone finance ministers on Monday approved new debt relief measures to alleviate Greece’s colossal debt mountain in the wake of…

AFP, TOKYO: Japan’s lower house of parliament yesterday passed a long-awaited bill to legalise casinos, a big step towards opening up a market that analysts say could be worth some $30 billion a year.  Some opposition members walked out of the chamber before the vote in  protest at the…

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) maintained the rising trend as the benchmark price index of DSE also remained 14-month high yesterday, reports BSS. DSEX, the major price index of DSE, added 9.76 points at close to finish the day at 4846.09 which was the highest after October 1, 2015 when it closed at 4,856.96.…

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said Singapore has shown interest to invest in establishing liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and ower plant in Bangladesh, reports BSS. Singaporean Trade Minister Lim Hng Kiang expressed his country’s keenness during a meeting with the visiting Bangladeshi Commerce…

Magnito Digital, one of the leading digital marketing agencies of Bangladesh, won the silver award in ‘Campaign South Asia - Digital Agency of The Year…

 Implementation rate of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the first five months of fiscal year 2016-17 was 19.13 per cent with an expenditure of Tk 23,598 crore, reports BSS. The implementation rate for FY17 was 2.13 per cent higher from 17 per cent of the same period of the…

AFP, DOHA: Qatar will invest up to $13 billion in major infrastructure projects next year despite a slump in revenues resulting from low energy prices, the Gulf state’s finance minister said yesterday. Ali Shareef al-Emadi predicted growth of 3.4 per cent in 2017, in line with an International…

Outbox Limited, an advertising agency, was recently awarded the ‘Emerging Brand Award’ at the 25th Global Marketing Excellence Awards, said a press statement.  The event was organised by the World Marketing Congress held at the Taj Lands End Hotel in Mumbai recently. Outbox won…