Japan has decided to invest in a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Bangladesh, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said yesterday, reports BSS. “A Japanese business delegation will be here soon,” he said after a meeting with Japanese Ambassador Masato Watanabe at his secretariat office. Bangladesh…

Speakers at a discussion in the city underscored the need for strengthening the services of Textile Sustainability Platform (TSP) to grow the textile sector on a sustainable and competitive footing and encourage cleaner production, reports BSS. “We should harness the potential of digital technology…

An international seminar on ‘Strategies for Professional Development of Seafarars in Global Shipping’ will be held at Hotel Redisson Blue in the capital on August 27, reports BSS. To be organised by Department of Shipping, the seminar will be attended by Kitack Lim, secretary general of…

Indonesian Ambassador to Bangladesh Rina Suemarno yesterday said that her country is interested to export coal and LNG along with construction of FRSU, reports BSS. “The Indonesian public and private sectors are interested to work in the Bangladesh’s power and energy sector,” she said…

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised $1.25 billion to help finance climate change mitigation and adaptation projects with the issue of dual-tranche 5-year and 10-year green bonds, reports BSS. “ADB is responding to the rapidly growing demand for green bonds with our second dual-tranche…

AFP HONG KONG:  Strong results from Apple and a fifth straight record close on Wall Street helped fuel further gains for key Asian markets yesterday,…

AFP, BERLIN:  Bosses of Germany’s powerful car industry and top politicians meet yesterday on the fate of diesel engines, as the sector faces…

Emotional Intelligence (EI) has been a subject of discussion in the management circle. Often we hear of the term ‘Emotional Intelligence’…

AFP, NAIROBI:  The timing was perfect. Two months before Kenya's August 8 vote, President Uhuru Kenyatta inaugurated the nation's biggest…

The stocks maintained upward trends yesterday on higher transactions. At Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), DSEX finished the day with 14.90 points up at 5,891.16…

AFP, SEOUL: The heir to the world’s top smartphone maker Samsung took the stand yesterday in his corruption trial, to be questioned by prosecutors about the scandal that brought down South Korea’s last president. It was the first time Lee Jae-Yong, vice president of Samsung Electronics and…

AFP, CHICAGO:  American consumers’ appetite for cars eased significantly in July, as the industry continued to slow from last year’s record pace, according to sales figures released Tuesday. Many car makers posted double digit declines—including General Motors and the US arm of…

The new South Korean government under President Moon Jae-in, which was inaugurated on May 10, unveiled its second comprehensive measures to control speculative investment into real estate amid a rapid increase in home prices, reports Xinhua. Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Hyun-mee…

AFP, MUMBAI: India’s central bank yesterday cut interest rates for the first time in almost a year, responding to a slowing economy and record low inflation. The Reserve Bank of India said the benchmark repo rate—the level at which it lends to commercial banks—would be cut by 25 basis…

AFP, HONG KONG: Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered yesterday said pre-tax profits were up 93 per cent in the first half of the year as it continues to rally after job cuts and restructuring. But it stopped short of paying interim dividends, with chairman José Viñals saying more clarity…