State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid yesterday said incentives to promote renewable energy would continue, as the government is trying to increase production and use of the green and clean energy comparatively at higher prices, reports BSS. “We have approved several…

The country’s export to key European destinations like Germany, the UK, Italy, France showed moderate performance during 2016-17 fiscal year compared to the previous fiscal year (2015-16), reports UNB. During the last fiscal year, export to Germany, the second largest destination of Bangladesh…

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday said country will not face any gas shortage once the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import from Qatar is started, reports BSS. “The import will begin after the construction of LNG terminal in 2018,” he said after having a meeting with Qatar Ambassador…

AFP, SEOUL:  The conviction and jailing of South Korea’s top business tycoon heralds a drive to reform the country’s giant conglomerates…

AFP, ILORIN: Farming in Nigeria is not for the fainthearted. Intermittent electricity means generators are needed half the time. Chronically potholed roads make transport slow and expensive. Fake fertiliser has previously devastated crops, while toxic feed ruined one dairy farm. But for a group of 13…

AFP, SINGAPORE:  Passengers’ baggage is collected by robots, they relax in a luxurious waiting area complete with an indoor garden before getting…

AFP, LONDON:  Britain should stay in the European single market and accept free movement of people during a transition period after it leaves the EU, the main opposition Labour Party said yesterday. In a major policy shift, Labour’s Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer wrote in the Observer that…

Stocks opened the week yesterday upward with rising trend of all indices at Dhaka and Chittagong Stock exchanges on higher transactions, reports BSS.…

Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday asked the commercials banks to ensure smooth and uninterrupted transactions through the Automated Teller Machine (ATM), Point of Sale (POS), e-Payment Gateway and Mobile Financial Services (MFS) services during the vacation of Eid-ul-Azha, reports BSS. In a circular, BB…

Embattled Sahara group is in talks with a large Middle-Eastern enterprise for sale of its majority stake in two prime New York hotels—including the iconic Plaza which was once owned by Donald Trump—estimated to command a billion-dollar valuation, reports The Economic Times.   Sahara…

Xinhua,TEHRAN: Iran exported about 153,000 tons of dairy products worth 264 million US dollars during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year, March 21-July 22, Financial Tribune daily reported yesterday. The data shows a 3 per cent rise in weight and a 28 per cent growth in value…