The government has taken initiatives to send more women workers to different countries including Japan, Russia, Mauritius, Maldives and Hong Kong, reports BSS. Besides, several developed countries expressed keen interest in taking skilled and semi-skilled women housemaids from Bangladesh. As many as…

The sale of private cars witnessed a significant rise over the last few years, thanks to easy access to automobile loans with low interests, reports BSS.…

The export-import activities between Bangladesh and India through Benapole land port resumed yesterday, after a six-day vacation, reports UNB. Trucks carrying imported goods started entering Benapole from India from 8am. Aminul Islam, acting director (traffic), of Benapole port authority, said the export-import…

Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed an air service agreement to strengthen and expand aviation relations between the two countries, reports UNB. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon and UAE Economy Minister and Chairman of Civil Aviation Authority Sultan Bin Saeed…

AFP, HONG KONG: Asian markets gained yesterday, with Tokyo closing at a two-year high following fresh records on Wall Street, as investors were cheered…

Uber’s new chief executive will meet London’s transport commissioner later to discuss the firm losing its licence, reports BBC. Dara Khosrowshahi…

Monarch, which has just gone into bankruptcy, was part of a travel group whose origins reach back 90 years, long before the days of mass air travel, reports…

AFP, STRASBOURG: EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said yesterday that Brexit talks had not made enough progress to unlock the next phase as MEPs prepared to vote on a motion criticising Britain. Addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Barnier said “serious differences” remained…

Stocks saw upward trends yesterday as major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges rose with higher activities of some large-cap securities despite lower transactions. The rising major sectors were foods and allied, ceramics, financial institutions and textile. A total of 194 large cap…

AFP, SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank left interest rates at a record low yesterday with the board upbeat about the economy, while sounding a warning about the strength of the local dollar. The Reserve Bank has slashed rates by 300 basis points since November 2011 to 1.50 per cent as the country…

AFP, CHICAGO: Tesla has missed its production target for the Model 3 sedan, the first mid-priced electric vehicle for the mass market in its lineup, the car maker announced Monday. Only 260 of the sedans were produced in the third quarter due to “production bottlenecks,” the company said,…

AFP, NEW YORK: Goldman Sachs is exploring whether to launch a trading venture in bitcoin in response to client demand, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. Goldman’s consideration of the digital currency could give bitcoin a boost at a time when it is under criticism in China and by…

Sarkar Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury has been made acting secretary of Finance Division under the finance ministry. An official of the Audit and Accounts Cadre of the BCS 1984 batch, Chowdhury had been serving as the additional secretary of the same division, according to a ministry press release. Chowdhury…

Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) signed an agreement with Abed Holdings to purchase a permanent office at Paltan in the capital on Sunday. President of ERF Saiful Islam Dilal and Managing Director of Abed Holdings Khalid Md Barkat Ullah signed the agreement. Founder convener of ERF Shahiduzzaman, founder…

AFP, RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund on Monday announced plans to set up two investment companies to develop infrastructure in Mecca and Medina, Islam’s two holiest cities. The state-run PIF announced the creation of Rou’a Al-Haram and Rou’a Al-Madinah for Mecca…