The poor people in rural areas, particularly in geo-physically hard to reach areas, do not have access to basic and affordable energy for lighting, cooking and livelihood activities, said speakers at a sharing workshop on Energy for All jointly organised by Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS)…

AFP,FRANKFURT AM MAIN:  German industrial gases maker Linde and US competitor Praxair are set to announce a $65-billion merger to create a global leader in the sector in the coming days, the Financial Times reported yesterday. Linde and Praxair’s previous attempt at a tie-up failed in September,…

AFP, KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s ringgit hit its lowest level against the dollar since the Asian financial crisis as emerging-market currencies are hammered by a flight of capital fuelled by an expected rise in US interest rates next year. The greenback has soared since Donald Trump won the US election…

AFP, LONDON:  British postal workers began what could become the longest strike in the Post Office’s 300-year history yesterday as part of a wave of industrial action that is also threatening Christmas travel chaos. Thousands of members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are planning…

AFP, HONG KONG: The dollar retreated against most major peers in Asian trade yesterday as investors cashed in after a Federal Reserve-fuelled surge last…

Apple plans to appeal this week against the European Commission's ruling that it pays up to €13bn (£11bn) to Ireland in back taxes, reports…

AFP, KIEV:  Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko urged people not to panic Monday after his government nationalised the country’s largest private…

Management of people and management of risk are the two major challenges facing the banking industry in Bangladesh. Effective and efficient management…

Stock markets yesterday continued the upward trend driven mainly higher transactions of some large-cap securities of engineering, pharmaceutical, services…

AFP, BEIJING: China's economic growth will slow to 6.5 per cent next year and the yuan will continue falling against the dollar, a top Chinese think-tank said yesterday. The prediction follows a raft of positive data earlier this month that raised hopes of an end to the slowdown. But the economy…

Walton has been awarded as highest tax payer at national level National, the company said in press statement yesterday. NBR gave the award to the five companies under the firm category for paying highest taxes during the FY 2015-16. Among them, Walton Micro-tech Corporation and Walton Plaza received…

AFP, ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways has begun cutting jobs in a restructuring process to reduce cost as it faces tough competition and a weakened global economy, the Emirati carrier said on Monday. A spokesman for the carrier owned by the government of oil-rich Abu Dhabi said the process had started, but…

Businesses and trade unions have called on Theresa May to guarantee immediately the right of EU citizens to stay in the UK after Brexit,  reports BBC. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which represents companies with a combined workforce of five million people, and the TUC made the call in…

AFP, CARACAS:  A jetload of new currency finally arrived in Venezuela Sunday after its delayed arrival sparked protests and looting that jolted President Nicolas Maduro’s unpopular government. The government had briefly pulled from circulation the largest-denomination 100-bolivar…