The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) fined mobile phone operator Banglalink Tk 25,000 for cheating a customer through its helpline…

The Online VAT registration has formally begun from yesterday with the hope that the people of the country will now pay Value Added Tax (VAT) online for the development of the country. Finance Minister AMA Muhith, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, Chairman of parliamentary standing committee on finance…

The Japanese government has offered grants of US$ 83,289 to Khan Bahadur Foundation through Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects (GGHSP) to construct a vocational training centre in Banshkhali, reports BSS. A contract was signed in this regard between Masato Watanabe, ambassador…

AFP, OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government put the brakes on its spending spree in the latest budget released o Wednesday,…

AFP, SEOUL: South Korea offered troubled Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Co a new $6 billion bailout yesterday, as the giant firm's financial crisis worsens. Daewoo is the world's largest shipyard in terms of its order book and was previously given a 4.2 trillion won ($3.8 billion) aid package…

AFP, TOKYO: Loose-fitting "modest wear" combines with monotone sporty minimalism in the unconvential motifs of Rani Hatta's Muslim-influenced…

AFP, HONG KONG: Most Asian markets edged up and the dollar saw a small recovery yesterday as investors tracked a bounce in New York, with focus now on…

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

AFP, BRASÍLIA: Brazil halved its 2017 economic growth forecast Wednesday, to 0.5 per cent from 1.0 per cent, indicating weaker confidence in a quick exit from the country's worst recession in history. The government had already scaled back its 2017 forecast last November from 1.6 per cent.…

AFP, MIAMI: A new smartphone device can analyze a man's sperm quality and let him know in a matter of minutes whether he suffers from infertility, US researchers said Wednesday. Infertility affects more than 45 million couples worldwide. Over 40 per cent of fertility problems are due to poor quality…

AFP, FRANKFURT: Consumers in Germany are more confident about the economy and keen to spend money, but concerned about the impact of inflation on their incomes, a closely-watched survey showed yesterday. Market research firm GfK's forward-looking consumer confidence reading for April slipped to…

AFP, BEIJING: The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said yesterday it has approved 13 new prospective members including Canada, in a coup for Beijing after Washington failed to dissuade US allies from signing up. The Beijing-headquartered multilateral lender, which began operations…

AFP, CANBERRA: Australia urged China yesterday to press ahead with economic reforms as Premier Li Keqiang began a trade-focused visit amid growing fears of a US slide towards protectionism. China is Australia's largest trade partner and its economic importance has grown in the Donald Trump era after…

AFP, PARIS: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday lost its high-quality credit rating from the Fitch agency, which lowered the kingdom a notch because of worsening public finances as the oil price wobbles. Dropping its notation from AA- to A+, Fitch said it was doubtful whether Saudi Arabia could implement its…