AFP, WASHINGTON:  Critical talks on easing Greece’s massive debt burden remain fraught with conflict, despite assurances from the International Monetary Fund on Thursday that the sides are closer to an agreement. A deal to secure debt relief for Athens from the eurozone is the missing piece…

Speakers at a seminar in the capital yesterday said the newly emerged ‘Bangabandhu Island’ near Dublarchar in the Bay of Bengal could be a world standard tourist destination and a source of blue economy, reports BSS. “It’s essential to name the island after Bangabandhu through…

The smallest pacemaker in the world, Micra, developed by the global medical technology provider Medtronic has been implanted successfully in a patient in Bangladesh. The aspects of the pacemaker was discussed by Dr Shams Munwar at press conference organized by Medtronic, says a press release. A 54-year-…

Minister for Industries Amir Hossain Amu yesterday said about 60-70 per cent people in developed countries are educated with technological education while only 10 per cent people in the country are educated with this type of learning, reports BSS. "If we educate our population with technical education,…

AFP,HONG KONG:  Energy firms took a hit yesterday  after crude prices plunged almost five per cent the previous day as traders were left disappointed…

AFP, CAIRO:  Ramadan is a time for daytime fasting and lavish evening feasts, but Egyptians are scaling back preparations for the Muslim holy month…

AFP,TOKYO: Japan’s consumer prices rose again in April due largely to higher energy bills, data showed yesterday, underpinning a mixed picture for policy makers’ efforts to boost growth amid on-and-off deflation. The country’s prospects have been improving on the back of strong exports,…

AFP, NEW YORK:  Online retail giant Amazon on Thursday opened its first brick and mortar bookstore in New York, selling a limited range of its highest-rated…