AFP, DAVOS: Forty of the world’s biggest companies assembled in Davos agreed on Monday to come up with cleaner ways to make and consume plastic…

and SOLiD Inc, South Korea will invest $30 million for manufacturing mobile phone set in Bangladesh, reports UNB.  The two companies from Bangladesh and South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday in Seoul, said an official. Well Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Syed Nurul…

State minister for posts and telecommunications Tarana Halim has directed the telecom regulator BTRC to submit the opinions of the mobile phone subscribers received during the first ever public hearing to the posts and telecommunications ministry.    “To take the next decision based…

Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday expressed his firm hope that the country would attain 8.0 percent GDP growth in next two-year, reports BSS. "Next two years will be very good for Bangladesh. It is highly optimistic to reach 8 percent growth at the end of next two-year," he said while…

AFP, LONDON:  British American Tobacco agreed yesterday to pay almost $50 billion for control of US peer Reynolds American in a move which targets…

AFP, HONG KONG: Asian investors moved warily yesterday as they look ahead to a crucial week for two of the world’s top economies as Britain outlines…

AFP, VILLA DE REYES:  In a rocky desert of northern Mexico, impoverished villagers fear they may be the first people in the world to suffer the impact…

AFP, JAKARTA: Greenpeace yesterday accused banking giant HSBC of helping to arrange billions of dollars in financing for companies whose palm oil operations have been blamed for destroying vast swathes of Indonesian rainforest. The environmental group said the British bank had broken its own guidelines…

Share market saw the highest turnover in volume in over six years as the bullish momentum continued at the twin bourses yesterday, taking the prices indices…

The country’s job market has a 21.2 per cent wage gap between male and female employees as women do not get as much wage as they are supposed to earn, reports BSS. “The wages are Tk 1560.25 and Tk 1287.87 for men and female workers respectively which makes a gap of 21.2 per cent,”…

AFP, MADRID:  The number of international tourists rose by four percent worldwide to 1.2 billion in 2016 as Asians travelled more, but security fears hit visitor arrivals in Europe, the World Tourism Organization (WTO) said yesterday. This represents the seventh consecutive year of growth since…

AFP, FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Eurozone banks offered borrowers easier repayment conditions in the final quarter of 2016 but became pickier about the businesses they granted loans to, a European Central Bank survey released yesterday showed. “Net easing of banks’ overall terms and conditions…

Dr Dilip Kumar Saha has recently been appointed as the member (Physical Science) of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, a press statement said yesterday. Prior to the appointment, he served as the director of Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka, a research wing of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission. …

AFP, MUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange—Asia’s oldest bourse—will seek to raise $182 million through an initial public offering next week, its chief executive said yesterday. The IPO will open on January 23 and last three days, with shares priced at 805 ($11.84) and 806 rupees, Ashish…

AFP, LONDON: British annual inflation jumped in December to the highest level in two and a half years, data showed yesterday, as a slide in sterling since the Brexit vote starts to lift costs generally. The 12-month inflation rate hit 1.6 per cent last month compared with 1.2 per cent in November,…

Mostafa Azad Chowdhury has been appointed as the president of Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI), a press statement said.   Ranjan Chowdhury was also elected as senior vice president while Jahangir Alam as vice president of Bangladesh Chamber of Industries. They were elected at BCI’s…