Internet users may experience slow internet speed on July 25-30 due to the repair work on the submarine cable, SEA-ME-WE-4, reports UNB. Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL) Managing Director Mashiur Rahman told the news agency yesterday that repair work and setting up of repeaters will…

Britain will only pay its EU divorce bill if the bloc agrees the framework for a future trade deal, the new Brexit Secretary warned in an interview published yesterday, reports AFP from London. Dominic Raab, who replaced David Davis earlier this month after he quit the role in protest over the government’s…

Bangladeshi technology firm Flora Telecom will provide technical solutions for implementation of electronic passport project across the country, the company said in a press statement.  The government on Wednesday awarded German firm Veridos GmbH for providing e-passports to Bangladesh. Flora will…

Michael Manley, named Saturday to replace Sergio Marchionne as chief of Fiat Chrysler (FCA), is the 54-year-old head of the group’s Jeep brand, where he managed to push sales through the one-million mark last year, reports AFP from WAshington. Born in Edenbridge, southeast of London, Manley has…

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Saturday urged China and the EU to respect “free, fair and reciprocal trade” as his French counterpart fired back that the US needs to “see sense” amid fears of a global commerce conflict, reports AFP from Buenos Aires. Mnuchin arrived…

“Come, I’ll show you what a potential billion dollars looks like,” said P.J. Okocha, opening the door of a small, modern house in southern…

Stocks opened the week upward yesterday as all indices on the country’s two bourses– the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock…

China’s President Xi Jinping inked a clutch of trade accords Saturday on the first visit by a Chinese leader to Senegal in almost a decade, reports AFP from Dakar. Senegalese President Macky Sall welcomed his counterpart to Dakar for afternoon talks before Xi continues a tour of the region Sunday,…

India has withdrawn a controversial tax on sanitary pads following a vocal campaign led by activists and Bollywood stars to boost female education and empowerment, reports AFP from New Delhi. Saturday’s announcement is part of a slew of changes to the national goods and services tax (GST) intended…

Facebook has suspended a Boston analytics firm from its site and says it is investigating whether the company’s contracts with the US government and a Russian non-profit violated policies, the Wall Street Journal reported, reports AFP from Washington. The firm, Crimson Hexagon, says its platform…

Argentina is making progress in monetary policy aimed at improving its economic indicators, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde said Saturday, reports Xinhua from Buenos Aires. Measures taken by the central bank of Argentina have reestablished and generated a much better situation,…