State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam yesterday said the business communities of Bangladesh and Indian northeastern states need to share ideas and contribute to cross-border flow of investments to take maximum advantage of the geographical contiguity and translate the business complementarity…

State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid has sought Singapore‘s cooperation in developing waste to energy and waste management plant in power sector, reports UNB. “Bangladesh wants to utilise Singaporean experiences in waste to energy and waste management,” he told Derek Loh,…

The implementation rate of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) during the July-October period of the current fiscal year (FY18) reached 14.51 per cent with an expenditure of Tk 23,815 crore, reports UNB. The ADP implementation rate during the July-October period of the last fiscal year, however,…

BTRC has announced that the number of mobile phone users in the country has surpassed 14 crore, reports UNB. As disclosed in statistics updated till September, the number of internet users has reached nearly 8 crore in the country, according to a press statement of BTRC released on Tuesday. According…

Stock markets witnessed flat yesterday when daily transactions declined on lower demand, reports BSS. The day’s trade value at DSE declined to Tk…

AFP, FRANKFURT AM MAIN:  Germany on Tuesday said its economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the third quarter, fuelling calls for the incoming government to loosen the purse strings and invest more to keep Europe’s powerhouse humming. Gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.8 per cent…

AFP, SINGAPORE: Oil prices tumbled more than one per cent on Wednesday in ASia, extending the previous day’s sharp falls after the International…

AFP, TOKYO: Japan notched up its seventh straight quarter of economic growth, official data showed yesterday, although the rate of expansion in the world’s third-biggest economy is slowing. Japanese gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.3 per cent in the third quarter of the year, marking the…

RAJUK and Malaysia based company BNG Global Holding SDN, BNG, will sign an agreement today for development of ‘Jhilmil Residential Park’ inside the Jhilmil Apartment project under Public Private Partnership (PPP), a press statement said. The contract ceremony will take place at the Pan pacific…

Walton released some new models of internet based smart televisions in the market at reasonable prices which can be operated by smart phones of any brands, the company said in a press statement yesterday. According to Walton authorities, the local brand is now manufacturing and marketing 32-inch smart…

Mobile phone operator Banglalink launched technology based business ideation competition “Banglalink ennovators” yesterday to generate future professionals, says a press release. The operator made the announcement of the event in a press conference at National Press Club, encouraging the…

AFP,PARIS:  Homesharing giant Airbnb announced Tuesday that it will automatically cap rentals in central Paris to 120 nights a year, bringing it in line with the French capital’s legal limit. But Airbnb was quickly criticised for not imposing the new restriction— which will begin in…

AFP, NEW DELHI: India’s art market has emerged from a blue period with a flourish, as prices rise and the world starts to take note of its modern treasures. Tycoons riding the country’s economic boom are helping to fuel record prices for works by the late abstract painter Vasudeo Gaitonde…