The Parliament Secretariat Commission on yesterday approved a Tk 332.53 crore budget for Parliament to spend on its development and non-development expenditures for the next fiscal year (2018-19), reports UNB. The approval was given at the 29th meeting of the Commission held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban…

A study has found that the national efficiency in terms of the workforce productivity in Bangladesh are still very low comparing to that of many other countries, reports UNB. Mismatch between education and occupation has also got its impact on such low efficiency level, observed the study carried out…

Though the high-tech ocean survey vessel has successfully continued its assessment for the last two seasons, Bangladesh will have to wait for two-three years more to get the reliable data on fish resources in the Bay of Bengal, according to experts, reports UNB. Conducting the survey in the last two…

Washington and Beijing have agreed to abandon any trade war and back off from imposing tariffs on each other, Chinese state media reported yesterday ,…

Stock markets opened the week yesterday with downward trend due mainly to price fall in large-cap securities, reports BSS. The falling major sectors were…

The opening-up of China’s financial market will bring ample benefits, and it is a necessary step for the country’s economic transition, according to experts, reports Xinhua from Beijing. Opening-up in the banking and insurance sectors will help optimize the allocation of financial resources,…

Greece’s creditors have agreed a programme of reforms as the country’s third and final bailout comes to an end, the European Commission said Saturday, reports AFP from Brussels. Athens was rescued three times by European and international creditors, preventing the country from crashing out…

Moniruddin Ahmed has been elected as vice-chairman of the board of directors of Pubali Bank Ltd while Syed Moazzem Hussain was elected as vice-chairman…

bKash Limited, the largest mobile financial service provider in the country, is  offering up to 25 per cent cash back to its customers on shopping across select outlets on the occasion of Eid-ul- Fitr, the largest festival for Muslim around the world, a press statement said. From the first day…

Jurors return to a Silicon Valley courtroom Monday to put a price on patented iPhone design features copied by Samsung in a legal case dating back seven years, reports AFP from San Jos. Apple is seeking slightly more than a billion dollars in damages, while Samsung wants a figure closer to $28 million.…

Iran said Saturday it would wait to see whether Europe produces tangible results in overcoming US sanctions before it decides whether to stay in the nuclear deal, as a top EU official visited Tehran to present plans for maintaining trade ties, reports AFP from Tehran. “The ball is in the court…