Bangladesh missions abroad need to play a 'stronger role' in promoting tourism in the country and the government should open tourism wings, if necessary, at all missions to make that happen, says tour operators. Reports  UNB. They want the government to centrally instruct all the missions…

The Strengthening Women’s Ability for Productive New Opportunities (SWAPNO) is a social security project of the government that is helping as many as 8,928 poor women in the rural areas of Satkhira and Kurigram districts to realize their dreams and potentials, reports BSS. The Local Government…

India will host US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and defence chief James Mattis in September for high-level talks that were postponed twice earlier,…

The thriving tea sector is boosting economy of the sub-Himalayan Panchagarh district bringing solvency to many farmers as well as farm-workers improving their life standard and livelihoods, reports BSS. Beginning from 2000, small, marginal and bigger farmers and investors are showing interests in tea…

Shetrade a project of Commonwealth got launched in Bangladesh on Thursday. The project aims towards women entrepreneurs in the country. International Trade Centre (ITC) will coordinate and implement the two year project.  For empowering ICT women entrepreneurs BASIS will also work along ITC. A…

Microsoft on Thursday said its revenue and profit climbed in the recently ended quarter, getting results from its bets on cloud computing services and artificial intelligence, reports AFP from San Francisco. The US tech giant reported its net income increased 10 percent to $8.8 billion on revenue that…

Kobe Steel Ltd. was indicted by prosecutors Thursday on suspicion its instances of falsifying data regarding the quality of its products shipped domestically and overseas have violated an unfair competition law, reports Xinhua from Tokyo. By mass-misrepresenting its inspection data and providing false…

General Electric reported a drop in second-quarter earnings yesterday amid continued headwinds in its power generation division, although other industrial businesses performed well, reports AFP from New York. The US industrial giant said profits came in at $615 million, down 29.7 percent from the year-ago…

French luxury goods giant Hermes yesterday posted strong sales growth in the three months to June, driven by “positive momentum” in Asia, reports AFP from Paris. Known for its signature Birkin bags named after the British singer, and for brightly coloured silk scarves, Hermes saw turnover…

Asian markets advanced yesterday, with Shanghai gaining two percent as China’s weak yuan currency defied US President Donald Trump’s criticism…

North Korea saw its economy contract 3.5 per cent last year - its worst showing in two decades - as it was hit by sanctions over its weapons programmes,…

Never mind Brexit: For a remote peninsula in the Scottish highlands, the buzz is all about hi-tech rocket launchers firing satellites into space, reports…

The EU, Mexico and Canada have said they will retaliate against the US if the White House places new tariffs on foreign cars and vehicle parts. The countries delivered the warning on Thursday to a panel examining whether to recommend the taxes on grounds of national security. US President Donald Trump…