The maiden TEDxGulshan is going to take place at Gulshan in the capital on January 18. The event is going to feature many inspiring speakers and performers from versatile industries who will connect to the audience with the theme ‘Innovation Enabling Social Change’, said a press release.…

Regent Airways plans to further strengthen its position by expanding fleet size, network and enhancing its service both in the sky and on the ground during…

Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujon has laid emphasis on enhanced road and railway connectivity in the region saying a stronger network will be instrumental to boost relations between Bangladesh and Nepal. Expressing satisfaction over the current excellent bilateral relations with Nepal, the Railways…

Asian markets pared their morning losses and oil prices came down slightly from their earlier gains yesterday after Iran said it had “concluded”…

America’s trade deficit continued to tumble in November, hitting its lowest level in three years as imports of crude oil, computers and industrial supplies fell off sharply, the government reported Tuesday. That put the United States on track for the first drop in the annual deficit in six years,…

Accustomed to unfulfilled promises from the Chinese government, foreign businesses are keeping a wary eye on a nascent law aimed at addressing their long-standing…

Barclays shareholders filed yesterday a landmark resolution asking the bank to phase out the financing of energy companies “driving the climate…

German factory orders dropped 1.3 per cent in November compared with the previous month, pushed down by a drop in foreign demand and low bulk orders. The drop in orders, an important indicator for Europe’s biggest economy, followed a modest gain of 0.2 per cent in October. The economy ministry…

Britain’s competition watchdog said yesterday that Facebook and eBay pledged to crack down on the trade in fake reviews at its request, removing hundreds of accounts, pages and groups involved in the illicit business. The Competition and Markets Authority said the two US tech companies agreed…

The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, skipped reverse repos for 11 trading days yesterday. The system posts a relatively high level of liquidity at present, the PBOC said in a statement. No reverse repos became mature yesterday. A reverse repo is a process in which the…