Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday urged Thailand to ease the visa process for Bangladeshi nationals. “Huge number of Bangladeshis visit Thailand on regular basis for different purposes and the numbers are increasing day by day, however, they have to face complexities due to time consuming…

Week’s trading at the country’s two bourses closed yesterday with a downtrend due to price fall in large-cap securities. The falling major…

Private airline US-Bangla is introducing regular morning flights to and from Sylhet from March 31. It has been operating four flights on the Dhaka-Sylhet-Dhaka route since September last year. But the flights were at noon and evening. The morning flight will leave for Sylhet at 7amwhile another one…

The European Commission on Tuesday presented its plan to ensure the secure introduction of 5G telecoms networks, with suspicions hanging over Chinese giant Huawei. The United States has accused the firm of posing a security risk to western networks, because of its alleged ties to Chinese intelligence.…

A US trade judge ruled Tuesday that Apple had violated a Qualcomm chipmaker patent and said she would recommend banning imports of some iPhones. International Trade Commission Administrative Law Judge MaryJoan McNamara wrote that she would be recommending a “limited exclusion order together with…

Luxury watchmakers have joined the list of businesses implementing Brexit contingency plans by stockpiling inventory in Britain before it leaves the EU, industry leaders said. Brands are seeking to guard against “practical problems” that may emerge, including new customs procedures or import…

Walton Service Management System (WSMS), an ISO certified service centre, is starting AC servicing campaign to provide free and home-based post sales services to users of its air conditioners. Walton AC users have to register first by calling ‘16267’ before March 31. After the deadline,…

US consumer confidence retreated sharply in March, confounding expectations that the rebound in the prior month would continue, according to a private survey released Tuesday. That decline, which included a more pessimistic view of current business and employment conditions, was accompanied by a slightly…