Bangladesh Telecommuni-cation Regulatory Commi-ssion (BTRC) has directed five mobile phone operators to deposit the unused money and database of deactivated…

Bangladesh earned $ 2,893.77 million from 2011-12 to 2016-17 fiscal by exporting 413.57 tonnes of fish, reports BSS. “The country has earned $ 546.28 million by exporting 75.34 thousand tonnes of fishes in the 2015-2016 fiscal and $ 599.05 million by exporting 83.52 thousand tonnes of fishes in…

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday said Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have reached a consensus to sign free-trade agreement (FTA), reports BSS. "Both the countries have taken necessary initiative to reach the deal . . . our export to Sri Lanka would be boosted after the FTA," added the minister.…

Bangladesh has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jordan to import Rock Phosphate and Phosphoric Acid for producing standard Triple Superphosphate (TSP), reports BSS. Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jordan Phosphate Mines Company…

AFP, DETROIT:  Despite uproar created by the diesel emissions cheating scandal at Volkswagen, Ford and General Motors are poised to offer new or…

One of India's most iconic car brands has been sold by Hindustan Motors to the French manufacturer Peugeot for a nominal $12m (£9.6m), officials…

AFP, MONTREAL:  The air transportation sector is turning slowly toward sustainable fuels as part of the global fight against climate change. But…

AFP, DUBAI: International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde yesterday voiced optimism for US economic growth under President Donald Trump but warned it could herald trouble for the rest of the world. “From the little we know, and I will insist on the little we know, because this is really…

Stocks opened the week upward yesterday with all the indices at Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges finishing upwards on higher activities of large-cap…

AP, South Korea: South Korean prosecutors investigating the corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye said yesterday that they plan to summon Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong again as they look into bribery allegations between Park and the country's largest business group.  Lee,…

Video creators can now live stream their videos on YouTube, as the streaming site rolled out a mobile live streaming feature on Thursday for channels with at least 10,000 followers, reports Business Standard. The mobile live stream feature, which was so far available to select users like The Young Turks,…

Xinhua, ALGIERS: Algeria and Venezuela, as members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), are coordinating efforts to bring back balance to the global oil market, visiting Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Eloina Rodriguez Gomez said in Algiers on Saturday. “We are maintaining…

AFP, THE HAGUE:  Major Dutch corporations including Shell, Unilever, Philips and dairy produce giant Friesland Campina have joined forces to showcase national talents in a bid to roll back gloom and populism, the Dutch press reported Saturday. A PR campaign—whose launch coincides with a tense…

AFP, SANTIAGO:  Striking workers at the world’s top copper mine, BHP Billiton’s Escondida in Chile, said Friday they were prepared  to hold out for two months in their bid for higher salaries. Workers went on strike Thursday at Escondida, causing jitters on world commodity…