Shipping Minister M Shajahan Khan yesterday laid the foundation of Tk 1868-crore Patenga Container Terminal (PTC) at Chittagong Seaport saying the government has taken up all out measures to enhance the port’s productivity through an optimal utilisation of operational activities, reports BSS.…

AFP, BEIJING: Chinese export growth slowed in August, official data showed yesterday, missing forecasts expectations as weak global demand weighs on the world’s second largest economy. Exports rose 5.5 per cent year-on-year, the customs administration said, down from a 7.2 per cent increase in…

Thirty seven missions out of 57 Bangladesh missions abroad have failed to achieve their respective export target in the first month (July) of the current fiscal year (FY18), reports UNB. The key Bangladesh missions like the ones in Washington, Berlin, Paris, Rome, Canberra, Beijing, Riyadh and Tokyo…

AFP, HONG KONG: The euro extended its gains in Asian trade yesterday as traders bet on the European Central Bank winding in its huge stimulus programme,…

AFP, TOKYO:  Japan’s economy grew 0.6 per cent in the second quarter, official data showed Friday, marking the longest period of expansion in more than a decade for the world’s third-largest economy. The latest figure was revised down from an initial estimate of 1.0 per cent but was…

AFP, BRUSSELS: The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier on Thursday unveiled five position papers on Europe’s stance in divorce talks with Britain and argued that London’s position on Ireland was deeply misguided. Here are the main issues raised in the new papers and Barnier’s…

AFP, OSLO:  For climate reasons as much as economic prudence, Norway is trying to cut its dependence on oil, a godsend that has made the small Scandinavian…

AFP, SAN FRANCISCO: A major American credit reporting agency entrusted to safeguard personal financial information said Thursday hackers looted its system in a colossal breach that could affect nearly half the US population as well as people in Britain and Canada. Equifax said that a hack it learned…