The number of travellers to and from India through Joynagar check post in Darshona of the district increased to 40,20,981 in the outgoing year 2017, officials said, reports BSS. This was the highest number of travellers witnessed by the check-post in 30 years since installation of the customs and immigration…

AFP, WASHINGTON: The US economy’s job creation ability disappointed in December, despite solid hiring in manufacturing and construction, according to government data reported yesterday. While the unemployment rate held steady at the 17-year low of 4.1 per cent, employers added just 148,000 new…

If last year’s bitter experience of flight delays and cancellations is something to learn form, Biman Bangladesh Airlines learnt it hard way during the Hajj season in 2017, reports UNB. Taking lessons from the flight hiccups, the national flag carrier does not want to take any risk this year.…

AFP, HONG KONG: The equity rally that has kicked off 2018 continued yesterday, with Asian markets picking up the baton from another set of records on…

AFP, OSLO: A Norwegian court on Thursday dismissed a case by three environmentalist groups which had sued Norway for granting oil licenses in the Arctic, as the fight against global warming is increasingly brought to courtrooms. In a ruling that could be appealed, the Oslo district court said the Norwegian…

AFP, FLORIDA:  With one hand, breeder Sebastian Saura holds the head of a sheep and with the other, in a matter of minutes, he shears the animal…

AFP, NEW YORK: Spotify announced Thursday that it had hit 70 million subscribers amid reports that the world’s largest music streaming company plans…

AFP, WASHINGTON: Amid a frantic rush to patch a computer security flaw, experts struggled Thursday to determine the impact of a newly discovered vulnerability…

AFP, LONDON: British no-frills airline EasyJet announced yesterday that it carried a record 81.6 million passengers in 2017, despite uncertainty surrounding Brexit. The number of passengers increased by 9.6 per cent last year compared with 2016, EasyJet said in a trading update. Low-cost Irish rival…

AFP, BEIJING: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has come under fire over its handling of user data in an episode that underscores growing concerns for privacy in the hyper-digitised country. Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial was forced to apologise on Wednesday after users said they felt misled into allowing…

AFP, KHARTOUM: Angry Sudanese queued outside bakeries in Khartoum yesterday as bread prices doubled overnight, with bakers blaming a government decision to stop importing wheat. Customers had to wait nearly an hour to buy a loaf, while several bakery operators said price hikes on flour meant they would…

China is issuing long-term visas to lure highly skilled people from abroad to work in the country, reports BBC. The multi-entry visas will be valid for between five and 10 years, according to state media. Technology leaders, entrepreneurs and scientists from in-demand sectors are among those eligible…

AFP, LONDON: New car sales in Britain fell for the first time in six years in 2017, on plummeting demand for diesel-powered vehicles and as Brexit-fuelled inflation hit spending, data showed yesterday. Total sales dropped 5.7 per cent to 2.54 million vehicles, the first annual drop since 2011 as consumers…