A lawyer at Chittagong Judge’s Court, who had filed a complaint with Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) against Grameenphone…

AP/UNB, Washington: A resilient China, rising commodity prices and sturdy financial markets are offering a sunnier outlook for the global economy and helping dispel the gloom that has lingered since the Great Recession ended. That's the picture sketched Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund,…

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has recently appointed Faisal Ahmed as its chief economist, the bank said in a statement yesterday. Earlier, Ahmed served as senior…

Finance Minister AMA Muhith left Dhaka yesterday for USA to participate in the annual spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to be held from April 20 to 23 at Washington DC, reports BSS. The minister left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:15 am for Dubai.…

The Stock markets plunged further yesterday after showing a recovery trend on Monday mainly due to fall in prices on large-cap securities. All the indices at Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges closed in red at lower rates than the previous sessions, reports BSS. The falling in prices affected major…

AFP, DUBAI: Economic growth in Saudi Arabia and most other Arab oil exporters will slow this year following production cuts aimed at propping up energy prices, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday. In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the IMF cut its 2017 growth forecast for the region…

Online hotel booking platform Jovago.net is offering easy hotel booking facilities for bikers to encourage bikers who wish to travel around the country to fuel their spirit of adventure, a press statement said yesterday. Jovago.net is introducing this first ever campaign for bike riders in Bangladesh.…

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) in partnership with the Trade and Competitiveness (T&C) Global Practice of the World Bank Group organised a technical workshop on ‘Doing Business (DB) Reform’ in the capital from April 10 to 13, a press statement said.  The purpose…

AFP, NEW YORK:  Boeing plans to cut hundreds of additional jobs in its civil aviation business due to slowing sales, a spokesman said Monday. “In an ongoing effort to increase overall competitiveness and invest in our future, we are reducing costs and matching employment levels to business…

AFP, SAN FRANCISCO:  Netflix subscriber growth missed its mark in the first quarter of this year, but the on-demand television star expects to hit the 100-million milestone this weekend. Along with posting strong earnings on Monday, US-based Netflix reported a net increase of 4.95 million subscribers,…

Nescafé, world's biggest coffee brand, handed over gifts to the winners of “Nescafe Rocking Offer” in Bangladesh, a press statement said yesterday.  Managing Director of Nestlé Bangladesh Ltd Stéphane Nordé handed over the gifts to the lucky winners at…