AFP, BADEN-BADEN: Ministers from the world’s top economies heralded plans to boost development in Africa on Saturday, at an otherwise fractious…

AFP, BUDAPEST: A decade ago, business was booming for Hungarian construction firm owner Geza Borgulya. He was making an annual profit of some five million euros ($5.4 million) and had around 60 staff including surveyors and bricklayers. Now, the 44-year-old has barely a dozen employees left. “I’m…

Counselling  is an art frequently used and practiced in workplace.  It is an effective tool that mitigates workplace conflicts, problems, grievances and other various issues amongst co-workers.  It is the ‘men behind the machines’ in an organization who are the most important…

AFP, NEW DELHI: Mansions owned by maids, gardeners and drivers until now have aroused little suspicion in India, where the wealthy have long hidden fortunes in the names of lowly-paid staff to avoid paying tax. But as the government broadens its crackdown on corruption, a new law promises to end the…

Stocks performed mixed yesterday with major indices finishing flat despite increasing the daily transactions, which rose at the market that prevented…

Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday underscored the need for taking additional care for the Basic Bank to solve the bank’s various problems, including its capital deficit, reports BSS. “We will have to discuss about the Basic Bank separately. We will do separate nursing for the bank in…

The 25th Chittagong International Trade Fair (CITF) 2017 kicked off at the Railway Pologround in Chittagong yesterday.  Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu inaugurated the month-long fair organised by Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI). Speaking on the occasion the industries minister…

Private carrier US-Bangla Airlines is set to fly to Bangkok on May 3 as its sixth international destinations, reports BSS. The flight will leave for Bangkok at 8am local time from Chittagong while at 9.40am from Dhaka, said a press release yesterday. Initially, four flights will be operated on Dhaka-Chittagong-Bangkok…

Walton has brought new models of air conditioners, air coolers, ceiling fans, table fans, rechargeable fans, pedestal and exhaust fans, the company said in a press statement yesterday.  The statement said the company has brought Intelligent Inverter Technology based energy saving 1.5-ton AC. …

China’s online catering revenue  exceeded 350 billion yuan (50.7 billion U.S. dollars) in 2016, about 10 per cent  of the country’s total catering revenue, according to figures from China Cuisine Association, reports Xinhua. Online catering benefited from the growth of third party…