Bangladesh is taking a clear lead in Asia and the Pacific region in equipping women with IT skills for the future world of work under the Digital Bangladesh program, said Bangladesh Ambassador to Thailand and Permanent Representative to UNESCAP Saida Muna Tasneem, reports UNB. She made the remark while…

The International Monetary fund (IMF) yesterday advised Bangladesh to maintain a high foreign exchange reserve to contain possible external shock in the economy. An important impediment to modernising the financial sector arises from the increasing reliance on high-cost National Savings Certificates…

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said some 21,397 cases on income tax, duty and value added tax (VAT) of National Board of Revenue (NBR) are under trial, BSS reports from SANGSAD BHABAN. “Of the cases 4,055 on income tax related, 3,432 of VAT related and 13,910…

Two-day meeting of Common-wealth ministers, responsible for trade, industry and investment, kicked off in London yesterday, reports UNB. Commerce Minister Tofail took part in the discussion with his counterparts with special focus on future trade negotiation with the UK. The meeting, the first of its…

The trial of Samsung's de facto head Lee Jae-Yong on a string of corruption charges including bribery and embezzlement has begun in South Korea, reports…

AFP, SAN FRANCISCO: Uber on Wednesday promised not to use a recently uncovered "Greyball" software program to trick regulators trying to catch…

AFP, HONG KONG: Energy firms led a broad sell-off in Asian markets yesterday following a five per cent plunge in oil prices, but the dollar held on to…

AFP, NEW YORK: French-Swiss group LafargeHolcim is ready to sell its cement to build US President Donald Trump's controversial border wall, the company's…

Stocks ended the week yesterday upward with rising trend of all indices at Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges on higher transaction, reports BSS. …

AFP, FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German luxury carmaker BMW said Thursday it had boosted profits in 2016 on the back of record sales, offering an increased dividend and promising further growth this year. Net profit grew 8.0 per cent over 2015's figure to reach 6.9 billion euros ($7.3 billion), the group…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Political Adviser HT Imam said Walton is manufacturing high standard products in the country, the company said in a press statement. “We use Walton products in our home and tell others to use Bangladeshi products,” HT Imam said this after visiting Walton…

AFP, PARIS: France's biggest retailer Carrefour reported lower profits yesterday as it struggled in China and in its French home market where cut-throat competition weighed on margins. Its 2016 operating performance improved in the rest of Europe and in Latin America, but not enough to prevent net…