Thirty-four Bangladesh missions, out of total 56, failed to achieve their respective export targets for the first eight months (July-February) of the current fiscal year (2016-17), reports UNB. The key Bangladesh missions like the ones in Washington, London, Madrid, Ottawa, Canberra, Ottawa and Tokyo…

Businesses in service sector have sought more time for enforcement of the new Value Added Tax (VAT) law by the government warning that implementation of the law from July 1 could create an unstable situation in the country, reports BSS. Leaders of service sector were addressing a pre-budget discussion…

State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki said skill development is essential for women empowerment to keep them economically strong, reports UNB. “Skill development projects are contributing to making the womenfolk of Bangladesh economically better off as well as empowering…

AFP, SEOUL: The world’s biggest smartphone maker Samsung, assailed by a shambolic recall and embroiled in South Korea’s wide-ranging corruption…

AFP, HONG KONG:  Asian markets tentatively rose yesterday as they look to a delayed vote on US healthcare reform whose passage is seen as crucial…

AFP, WASHINGTON: Sales of new US homes rose sharply in February, to their highest level in seven months, while the average price reached a new record, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. The exceptionally tight housing market continued to push prices north, as the average price for a new single-family…

AFP, FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Germany yesterday called on the European Commission to back its steelmakers by insisting on global trade rules in a dispute with US competitors. The US Department of Commerce has launched “dumping” proceedings against foreign steel firms, including two German producers—suspecting…