The United Kingdom will sharpen its focus on economic development in the world’s poorest countries to help create the economic growth that will sustain rapidly growing populations, provide a long term solution to poverty and deal with the root causes of problems that affect Britain and Bangladesh,…

Jordanian entrepreneurs welcomed a Bangladesh proposal for setting up a joint venture TSP fertiliser factory when industries minister Amir Hossain Amu assured them of procuring all fertiliser to be produced by that factory, reports BSS. Amu who is now on a visit to Jordan placed the proposal during…

Thomas Tieber, chief executive officer for ASEAN and South Asia at DHL Global Forwarding Inc, shared his views in an exclusive interview with The Independent…

Business leaders have expected that the newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and four commissioners of the reconstituted Electoral Commission (EC) would work within the limit of the constitution for creating a peaceful environment to run business smoothly, reports BSS. Talking to the news…

A four-day housing and real estate fair began in Chittagong city yesterday to promote sales of affordable flats and plots for the customers.  Housing and Public Works Minister Eng Mosharraf Hossain inaugurated the `REHAB Fair 2017’ as the chief guest at Radisson Blu Bay View Hotel. The Chittagong…

Stocks continued to maintain upward trend on Wednesday as the major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges were found finishing upward with higher transactions of large-cap securities, reports BSS. Among the rising major sectors were pharmaceutical and chemical, engineering and financial…

AFP, HONG KONG:  The euro struggled in Asia yesterday on increasing uncertainty about France's political outlook and fears of another debt crisis…

AFP,OSLO: How much does my neighbour, my colleague, the leader of my country or his wife earn? In Norway, a champion of transparency, that information…

AFP, SYDNEY:  Rio Tinto yesterday reported a surge in annual net profit on the back of improving commodity prices in a strong turnaround from last…

AFP, WASHINGTON:  The International Monetary Fund and Greece are at odds over the outlook for the troubled European nation’s economy, a split that likely will continue to hold up further IMF financing. Greece Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said the IMF report on the economy, released…

Speakers at a seminar yesterday observed that the government must take an initiative to conduct detailed surveys and proper documentation for exploiting maximum benefits by utilizing the ocean resources properly, reports BSS. They observed this while addressing a seminar titled “Environmental…

AFP, MUMBAI:  Limits on cash withdrawals will be removed entirely from March 13, India’s central bank said yesterday, as it left interest rates on hold for the second time since a ban on high-value rupee notes. The Reserve Bank of India capped cash withdrawals after Prime Minister Narendra…

To put the ICT development into a fast lane, Bangladesh will push forward for a final proposal to include all the member countries of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) into Asia Pacific Information Superhighway. State Minister for ICT Division, Junaid…

Mohammad Habibur Rahman Chowdhury, FCA has been promoted to deputy managing director and CFO of United Commercial Bank Limited.  Chowdhury joined UCB in August 2011 as Executive Vice President and CFO. Prior to joining UCB, he worked for Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh, Standard Chartered Bank,…

Smart phone brand Xiaomi has announced new model of RedMe-4A model in Bangladesh in affordable price line of Tk 10,000, says a press release. The five-inches-display phone hosted a snapdragon 425 quad core processor includes 2 gigabyte RAM. The device has 16 GB of internal memory while the 13 megapixel…

AFP, PARIS: Renault-Nissan said yesterday it sold nearly 10 million vehicles worldwide as the group faces up to accusations that Renault participated in an emissions scandal. Renault-Nissan, which has aspirations to become one of the world’s top three carmakers behind Volkswagen and Toyota, said…