Railway Minister Mujibul Haque yesterday said every district of the country would be brought under rail network as part of the present government's long term plan to make railway as the peoples most preferred transport, reports BSS. He made this announcement on Tuesday while visiting the construction…

State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haq Chunnu yesterday urged the people to be united for realising the rights of the domestic helpers. “Domestic helpers are passing their livelihood amid various repression and negligence...repression of the domestic helpers now has been spreading…

Brigadier General Md Nasim Parvez, afwc, psc, has been reappointed as the director general of Bangladesh Tele-communication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). He has been recently promoted from the rank of Colonel to Brigadier General. The telecom regulator BTRC yesterday issued a letter in this regard.…

XINHUA, COLOMBO: Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena laid the foundation stone for the construction of a vehicle assembly park named "Western Vehicle Assembly Plant," local media reported yesterday. The plant will be set up in Kuliyapitiya in the north western part of the country. Prime…

AFP, HONG KONG:  Asian markets were flat or mostly higher yesterday, with Tokyo leading the charge in its first day of trading after an extended…

AFP, LONDON: British clothing retailer Next yesterday warned of a tougher trading year ahead as a weak pound caused by Brexit uncertainty pushes up raw…

AFP, LAS VEGAS: As tech industry leaders gather for an annual extravaganza showcasing hot new products, political uncertainty is casting a cloud over…

AFP, FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Official data showed inflation advancing in major eurozone economies Germany, France, and Spain on Tuesday, but analysts warned that a return to healthy price rises  remains far off. Inflation in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, hit its highest level in more than…

Stocks continued to witness bullish trend yesterday for the ninth consecutive sessions despite fall in daily transaction, reports BSS. DSEX, the major…

AFP, LONDON: Britain’s Brexit plans were in turmoil yesterday after the UK’s ambassador to the EU quit, blasting “ill-founded arguments and muddled thinking” less than three months before the process is due to start. Ivan Rogers’ resignation and sharp criticism shed new…

AFP, MADRID: Hit by a severe crisis several years ago, Spain’s banking sector has recovered but at a cost as thousands are laid off and it struggles…

AFP, OSLO: Norway made a record amount on its salmon sales last year, helping to partially offset a drop in oil revenues, the main engine of the country’s economy, data showed yesterday.  Amid lower harvests and problems with sea lice, strong demand, notably from China, pushed up prices by…

AFP, KUWAIT CITY: Stock markets in the energy-rich Gulf saw a sharp drop in the number of initial public offerings in 2016, as well as the value of listings, a report said yesterday. Only three IPOs were made in the region last year, half the number recorded in 2015 and the lowest in 15 years, Kuwaiti…

AFP, FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Carmakers sold more vehicles in Germany in 2016 than in any year since 2009, figures released by the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) showed yesterday. A total of 3.4 million new cars were registered in Europe’s largest car market between January and…