A move is underway to take the final decision soon about sending abroad the hawkers, who were rendered jobless in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) area, reports BSS. “Applications of genuine hawkers, who applied for getting jobs abroad, are being processed. A decision will be taken soon in…

The 5th Showcase Malaysia-2017 ended here recently is likely to further promote the Malaysian investment in Bangladesh as many trade and investment proposals…

A 15-member National Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Doing Business Reforms (NCMID) has been formed to improve the country’s overall business environment, reports BSS. Cabinet secretary is the chair of the committee and Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) will act…

AFP, BERLIN: Insolvent Air Berlin was schedule  to decide yesterday on the future of its 140 aircraft and 8,000 employees, with Lufthansa, EasyJet…

AFP, HONG KONG: Japanese stocks rallied on a weaker yen yesterday as traders bet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will call a snap election, but other Asian markets struggled on persistent North Korea concerns following a weekend of tense exchanges with Donald Trump. Abe is expected to announce a vote for…

AFP, SHANGHAI:  Chen Yan is 35 and fears middle age is upon her, so like all of her friends she sees cosmetic surgery as the solution: time to get…

AFP, NEW YORK:  Amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s growth agenda, US economists increasingly are worried about risks to the economy, though they see little chance of a recession near term, according to a survey released yesterday. The National Association for Business Economists…

Stock markets plunged further yesterday due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities, reports BSS. The falling major sectors were bank, insurance and tannery industries. A total of 148 securities of the large-cap group moved down due to lower activities. The border DSEX index of Dhaka Stock Exchange…

AFP,  PYONGYANG: It was a tale of just two economies when the 13th Pyongyang International Trade Fair opened in the North Korean capital yesterday, with two-thirds of the exhibitors domestic firms, and almost all the others Chinese. Eight sets of progressively tighter United Nations Security Council…

AFP, BERLIN: France’s Alstom and Germany’s Siemens have a deal ready to sign that would merge their rail businesses in the face of Chinese competition, German business daily Handelsblatt reported yesterday. Alstom, which makes the French TGV high-speed train, confirmed Friday that it was…

AFP, LONDON:  The boss of Uber yesterday apologised for “mistakes” made by the US ride-sharing app after London authorities refused to renew its licence, but still vowed to appeal the decision. “I’d like to apologise for the mistakes we’ve made” in the run-up…

AFP, ZURICH: Swiss-Swedish engineering group ABB agreed yesterday to buy General Electrics’ industrial solutions unit for $2.6 billion euros (2.1 billion euros) in a move to boost its business in the United States. “GE’s global electrification solutions business, GE Industrial Solutions…

AFP, TOKYO: Japan said yesterday that it expects to raise more than $11.6 billion by selling off another chunk of the country’s massive postal service. The government will sell 914 million Japan Post shares at 1,322 yen apiece, it said in a regulatory filing, with the offering set to raise as…

AFP, MONTREAL: Canada is facing pressure to open up its protected dairy market to more US milk and cheeses in talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement that resumed Saturday in Ottawa. US President Donald Trump has called Canada’s supply-managed dairy sector, which is not included…