Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali yesterday stressed the need for ensuring green growth in the country’s economy aiming to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs) and cope with the adverse impacts of climate change, reports UNB. “Bangladesh is adopting a two-fold strategy against climate…

Burger King, the globally famous fast food chain with its iconic flame grilled ‘Whopper’ sandwich, has grabbed foodies’ attention in…

Chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR) Mohammad Nojibur Rahman yesterday said the basic objectives of the upcoming budget are social development and security, poverty reduction, enhanced GDP and generation of more employment in the country, reports BSS. The upcoming budget will benefit honest businessmen…

AFP,HONG KONG: Asian stock markets rallied yesterday for a fourth day following another record close on Wall Street, with investors optimistic before…

AFP,SAN FRANCISCO:  Uber said Tuesday it wants to launch a system of flying cars to move people around cities, with a goal of putting demonstration projects in place by 2020. The ridesharing giant announced a series of partnerships to manufacture “vertical takeoff and landing” (VTOL)…

AFP,VANCOUVER:Intelligent machines of the future will help restore memory, mind your children, fetch your coffee and even care for aging parents. It will…

AFP, SYDNEY: Mining giant BHP Billiton reported a slump in copper output yesterday as strike action at the world’s largest mine for the metal dented production, while flagging the sale of some US shale assets. The world’s biggest miner said copper production slid 44 per cent to 227,000 tonnes…

Considerable gain in large cap securities drove the share markets further up yesterday when all market indicators finished higher with rising transactions, reports BSS. The broader price DSEX index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed the day with 47.90 points up at 5517.37. The blue-chip DS30 and the…

AFP,WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is poised to unveil its long-awaited tax reform plan Wednesday that will slash corporate taxes to 15 percent, in the “biggest tax cut” in US history. However, the plan could face hurdles in Congress, including from some Republicans, as lawmakers are…

AP/UNB, Dubai: A government oil company in the United Arab Emirates says it has opened the country's first solar-powered gas station in Dubai. The Dubai-owned Emirates National Oil Company said on Wednesday the service station on the city's main Sheikh Zayed Road thoroughfare is covered with…

AFP, HONG KONG:  Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered yesterday said its first quarter pre-tax profit nearly doubled compared to the same period last year, benefiting from the dampened effect of bad loans. Chief executive Bill Winters said the bank made “good progress” for the quarter,…

AFP, WASHINGTON: Twitter said yesterday user growth picked up in the past quarter, offering an upbeat outlook despite a decline in revenue and another loss for the social network. The first quarter results came in better than most forecasts, delivering an early pre-market lift for shares in Twitter,…

Mohammad Ali Ahsan has been promoted to the post of director of sales and marketing of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Prior to that, he was the acting director of sales and marketing of the airlines, says a press release.  Ahsan has worked with Biman for 27 years. He was the general manager of marketing…

Regional tower services provider in Asia edotco Group (“edotco”) yesterday announced people movement across its group of companies, with the new appointment of its director of sales and country managing director for edotco Bangladesh, according to a press statement. This movement is in line…

Singapore’s manufacturing output increased 10.2 per cent year-on-year in March, said the country’s Economic Development Board (EDB) yesterday, reports Xinhua. Excluding biomedical manufacturing, output grew 12.4 per cent in March, said EDB in the press release. On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month…