Bangladesh Telecommunication Regu-latory Commission (BTRC) Chairman Dr Shahjahan Mahmood said that the much-awaited Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service will be launched in the upcoming year 2017 after making some changes to the guidelines of MNP before holding the auction.  “We are optimistic…

BGAPMEA is going to organise the eighth edition of GAPEXPO-2017, an international expo on garments accessories, on January 18 to showcasing latest products,…

Abul Mansur Md Faizullah has been appointed as the chairman of Bangladesh Oil, Gasand Mineral Corporation, widely known as Petrobangla. Public Administration…

AFP, LIBREVILLE: Its lower cost has made it popular in commercial food production, but after being blamed for deforestation in Asia, palm oil plantations…

AFP, HANOI: Vietnam’s economic growth eased off in 2016 but remained resilient in the face of a global trade slowdown and environmental disasters, authorities said yesterday.  The communist country’s GDP picked up in the fourth quarter to clock in at 6.2 per cent in annual growth, a…

AFP, MUMBAI: Indian salt-to-steel conglomerate Tata upped the ante in their bitter dispute with ousted former chairman Cyrus Mistry on Tuesday, saying…

Stock remained bullish yesterday despite moderate fall in daily transaction, reports BSS. The broader index at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) gained 11.17…

AFP, LONDON: British energy giant BP announced yesterday that it has agreed to buy a network of Australian petrol stations from supermarket chain Woolworths for US$1.3 billion (1.2 billion euros). BP said in a statement that it will establish a strategic partnership with Woolworths in a deal for the…

AFP, HONG KONG:  Hong Kong stocks rose yesterday to rebound from recent lows as Tokyo shares ended flat despite Toshiba’s second straight double-digit plunge, in quiet Asian trading before the New Year.  Technology companies led the recovery in the south China financial hub whose…

The 29th meeting of Parlia-mentary Standing Committee on Planning Ministry was held yesterday at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban with committee Chairman Abul Kalam Azad presiding, said an official release. Standing Committee Mem-bers Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, Shawkat Ali, Maj (Retd) Rafiqul…

AFP, HAVANA: Venezuela’s economic crisis pushed Cuba into recession in 2016 for the first time in years, President Raul Castro said Tuesday. Cuba’s economy contracted by 0.9 per cent, compared to the 4.4 per cent growth the government reported a year earlier, Castro told the National Assembly.…

The 3-storey Walton Mega Pavilion, set up at the 22nd Dhaka International Trade Fair at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital, has been decorated with eye-caching selfie corner, transparent display, 14 feet widths entrance or exit gate, 7 feet widths stairs for easy moving in different floors, ramp stair…

AFP, PANAMA CITY:  Panama’s government on Tuesday said it was barring the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht from future public tenders after the US Justice Depart-ment accused the company of bribes to secure business in Latin America. In a statement read by the minister of the presidency,…