Turkish Deputy Minister for Health Dr Emine Alp Mese yesterday called on Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque, expressing his country’s interest to establish state-of-the-art medical device and medicine plants here in the country. The visiting Turkish minister said they are also conducting…

Switzerland has said Bangladesh will become a "more preferred destination" for Swiss businesses in the future with further improved infrastructures and energy supply, regulatory predictability, legal security and the rule of law. "Potential investors sometimes find it challenging to venture…

Workers of 22 jute mills, including the state-owned ones, have decided to intensify demonstration to force the government accept their demands including implementation of wage commission. The Bangladesh Patkal Sramik League, and state-owned jute mills’ CBA-non-CBA Unity Council will jointly take…

The government is undertaking a big project to establish Indian Economic Zone at Mirersarai in Chattogram involving Tk 919.85 crore in a bid to attract more Indian investors in the country. “The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) is likely to consider a project to this…

Asian markets were mixed yesterday  but investors remain broadly upbeat after a strong US jobs report that eased concerns about the world’s…

One of the vital elements of forming mutually respectful relationships with subordinates, equals and peers is getting a manager’s ideas heard and…

The French government must implement bold tax cuts, the prime minister said Monday, after a mass public consultation called in the wake of “yellow vest” protests that shook President Emmanuel Macron. Giving the first conclusions of a “Great National Debate” which was launched…

National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan yesterday sought cooperation of income-tax lawyers and other professionals concerned…

Nissan shareholders voted yesterday  to eject Carlos Ghosn from the board, as the detained former chairman fights multiple financial misconduct charges that have landed him in custody. The extraordinary shareholders’ meeting at a Tokyo hotel was the first such gathering since the stunning…

Official figures showed yesterday  that Germany’s imports and exports fell in February, aligning with a string of weak economic data readings from the first quarter. Imports fell 1.6 percent month-on-month, to 92.3 billion euros ($103.6 billion), while exports dropped less quickly, shedding…

China yesterday announced it will lower tariffs on some consumer goods ranging from computers to furniture and bicycles as Beijing faces worldwide scrutiny over its trade practices. Beijing and Washington have slapped tariffs on more than $360 billion in two-way trade in their simmering trade spat while…

A bond sale by energy giant Saudi Aramco to raise $10 billion towards its purchase of a controlling stake in chemicals behemoth SABIC closes Wednesday, Riyadh's energy minister said. Khalid al-Falih told an energy conference in the Saudi capital yesterday that international investors had so far…