Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said the country’s debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio is one of the lowest in the globe, an indicative of economic stability. “Bangladesh’s Debt-to-GDP is one of the lowest in the world. It shows the stability of the economy. Despite…

US-Bangla Airlines, one of the leading private airlines of the country yesterday  has launched direct flights from Dhaka to Chennai of India. The first flight left the capital at 9:10 am that reached Chattogram at 10:45 am and flew for Chennai. The flight reached there at 12:45pm while the return…

As the United Kingdom grapples with its Brexit drama, the uncertainty around its decision to leave the EU persuaded Dale Carr to close down her Berlin…

The European Union's use of renewable energy -- such as hydropower, wind and solar -- reached 17.5 per cent in 2017, keeping it on track for a target…

From a multi-billion-dollar education startup to wired-up mannequins, technology is helping to revolutionise the way Indian schoolchildren are learning—provided their parents can afford it. A host of online platforms are taking advantage of a surge in smartphone ownership to engage millions of…

Taxes on products considered polluting are struggling to gain ground in the European Union despite backing from Brussels, in the face of strong opposition from movements like France’s “Yellow Vests”. In 2011 the European Commission envisaged that by “2020 a major shift from taxation…

China’s manufacturing sector ended its four-month downward trend in March, official data showed Sunday, but exports continued their long slide in the wake of the Washington-Beijing trade war. The official Purchasing Managers’ Index, a measure of factory activity, rose to 50.5 in March from…

Stocks closed yesterday of the week with downward trend due mainly to price fall in large-cap securities despite higher transactions. The falling major…

Huawei, world’s leading ICT solutions provider, has recently released its annual report of 2018 stating strong business growth. Its sales revenue rounded off at CNY721.2 billion, up 19.5% year-on-year; its net profit reached CNY59.3 billion, up 25.1 per cent year-on-year, the report said. In 2018,…

Khaled Hanafy, secretary general of the Union of Arab Chambers, said Saturday that China’s trade with the Arab world will exceed 300 billion U.S. dollars before 2025. “China is the world’s second biggest economy after the United States and it is considered a good partner by Arab countries…