Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday blamed US President Donald Trump after inflation hit a nine-year high in the Philippines, hurting the image of the populist leader, reports AFP from Manila. It was an unexpected claim from the fiery Duterte, a one-time fierce critic of the United States…

China's trade surplus with the United States ballooned to a new record $31 billion in August despite a raft of US tariffs, official data showed Saturday, adding fuel to the flames of a searing trade war, reports AFP from Beijing. The figures were released hours after President Donald Trump threatened…

Shares of Tesla Motors tumbled on Friday as investors were rattled by the departures of two executives and a late-night interview in which chief executive…

An agreement between Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for $357 million assistance package will be signed tomorrow for a project to develop…

Alibaba's charismatic co-founder and chairman Jack Ma plans to retire from the Chinese e-commerce giant today to devote his time to philanthropy focused…

Bangladesh Customs has started use of Raman Spectrometer, a kind of hand-held device, to stop import of banned and harmful chemicals by false declarations,…

Industrial production in Germany slipped in July, official data showed on Friday, following up a weak new orders figure the day before, reports AFP from Frankfurt. Output fell 1.1 per cent month-on-month, federal statistics authority Destatis said in figures adjusted for price, seasonal and calendar…

North West Power Generation Company Ltd (NWPGCL) of Bangladesh signed a deal with Siemens of Germany for establishing a 3.600 MW power plant in Payra, the Southern part of the country, said a press release. The signing ceremony was held on Friday at a hotel in the capital. Deepak Kumar Dhali, secretary…

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday said Bangladesh has attained the ability to continue trade competing with the developed world, reports BSS. “Bangladesh would continue to progress facing competitiveness even after its graduation from the LDCs,” the minister said at the 35th founding…