The government had planned to bring all people under the Ekti Bari, Ekti Khamar-EBEK (One House, One Farm) programme but it would not continue after 2021,…

The government yesterday signed a $59 million financing agreement with the World Bank for improving the efficiency of the country's power system, aiming to provide reliable and low-cost electricity to people, reports UNB. The agreement was signed by Economic Relations Division (ERD) Additional Secretary…

Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) and e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding…

AFP, SALZBURG: The EU is a "real step" closer to overhauling a controversial rule on detached workers, after talks with leaders from eastern…

AFP, HONG KONG: Most Asian markets yesterday brushed off Wall Street's retreat, with analysts playing down Donald Trump's government shutdown threat and the focus turning to a key central bankers' meeting. In a firebrand speech to supporters the embattled US president warned he was ready…

AFP, THE HAGUE: Europe's contaminated egg scare has cost Dutch poultry farmers at least 33 million euros ($39 million), according to a preliminary…

AFP, NEW YORK: Samsung on Wednesday unveiled a new model of its Galaxy Note as it seeks to leave behind the debacle over exploding batteries in the previous generation of the device, and mount a renewed challenge to Apple and its soon-to-come iPhone 8. Introducing the Note 8 “phablet” at…

Stocks ended the week yesterday upward with rising trend of major price indices at Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges on higher activities of large-cap…

XINHUA, NEW YORK: US car hailing giant Uber reported on Wednesday that its gross bookings rose 17 per cent to 8.7 billion US dollars in the second quarter, as the company was still under the shadow of series of scandals earlier this year. According to Uber, its adjusted net loss fell almost 9 per cent…

Bangladesh Export Proce-ssing Zones Authority (BEPZA) crossed investment, export and employment target in 2016-17 fiscal year, a press statement said yesterday. During the last FY, BEPZA gained investment $343.71 million, the operating enterprises of eight EPZs exported goods worth $6549.37 million…

A total of 200 Singer fridge buyers have won the Singer free fridge under Singer’s on-going campaign “Eid Offer e Sobai Kaat, 300 Free Fridge e Bajimat’. The company yesterday announced the names of buyers, the company said in a press statement. Under the campaign, customers of Singer…

AFP, BEIJING: China’s imports from North Korea slowed in July while its exports to the sanctions-hit country dwindled after surging in recent months, according to official Chinese statistics. Overall, bilateral trade between the two countries stood at $456 million last month, down nearly seven…