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The European Union has launched a fresh crackdown over taxes paid by tech giants Amazon and Apple, reports BBC. Amazon has been ordered to repay €250m (£221m; $293m) in back...
Reiterating that Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha is sick, Law Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said there is nothing to do politics over the issue. “Sickness is one’s individual matter...
Indian two wheelers producing company Piaggio Vehicles Private Ltd (PVPL) is planning to export its products Bangladesh shortly, a top company executive said. It has also planned export to Sri...
Newly appointed Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Chop Lal Bhushal on Wednesday met Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali at foreign ministry in Dhaka. Welcoming the new Nepalese envoy to Dhaka,...
Yahoo revealed Tuesday that every single one of its three billion accounts got hacked in a 2013 breach, reports CNET. Late last year, it had said that the attack compromised...
Demi Lovato, a US singer, songwriter, and actress, has thanked her Bangladeshi fans, as her album "Tell Me You Love Me" has reached Number 1 on iTunes in 40 countries,...
The official death toll from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico has increased to 34 from 16, the US territory’s governor said Tuesday. Gov. Ricardo Rossello also said he believes the...
The United States is pressing India not to extend price caps on medical devices and wants New Delhi to allow firms to withdraw products from the market if they do...
Oil prices eased on Wednesday, pulled down by caution that a rally that lasted for most of the third quarter would not extend through the last three months of the...
The dollar stepped back from a 1-1/2-month high on Wednesday on speculation that Trump’s choice for the next Fed chair could be a less hawkish candidate than some had expected....
Gold prices rose on Wednesday after marking a 7-week low in the previous session, buoyed as the dollar pulled back from a 1-1/2-month high against a basket of currencies. Spot...
China stocks jumped 1.9 per cent to their highest level in more than two years on Wednesday morning, extending gains for a second day, after China’s central bank cut reserve...
Indian shares were set for a fourth winning session on Wednesday as oil firms gained due to a tax cut on petrol and diesel, though caution lingered ahead of the...
Most Southeast Asian shares rose on Wednesday, while sentiment got a boost after the World Bank raised its growth forecasts for developing East Asia and the Pacific region. The World...
Hong Kong stocks rose on Wednesday, extending gains made in the previous trading session, with Chinese banks and insurers leading the surge. The blue chip Hang Seng index rose to...
Stephen Paddock, the gunman who killed 58 people and injured more than 500 in Las Vegas on Sunday, set up a number of cameras in and around his hotel suite....
New Zealand shares ended slightly higher on Wednesday, supported by consumer staples and utility stocks. The benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.2 per cent or 16.27 points to finish the...
Australian shares ended lower on Wednesday as a decline in oil prices dented energy-related stocks, while a weaker local currency prompted some investors to trim their exposure to local assets....
Japan’s Nikkei rose to two-year highs, cheered by an upbeat outlook for the global economy though gains were trimmed by the close as the yen bounced against the dollar. The...
City Bank has recently issued 5.0 per cent of its outstanding number of common equity to the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as per approval of relevant regulatory authorities. This allotment...
The dollar struck a one-and-a-half-month high on Tuesday as Treasury yields rose after a strong reading for US manufacturing activity hardened expectations for US interest rates to rise by the...
Bangladesh-which remains largely 'underinvested' by global investors, can attract more foreign investment in its infrastructure sector to feed the country's ongoing infrastructure demand, a leading global banker has said.At the...
Rashed Khan Menon, MP, Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism inaugurated the MTB Air Lounge at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), Dhaka recently at a ceremony held at the lounge...
Gold edged down to mark a near 7-week low early on Tuesday, as the dollar remained buoyed by upbeat economic data and strong US treasury yields. Spot gold was down...
RANGPUR, Oct 02: Mariam Begum is an example of how a helpless woman can be successful by dint of hard work and devotion. She has brought significant change in her...
LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters): Britain's Monarch Airlines collapsed on Monday, stranding more than 100,000 travellers abroad after it fell victim to intense competition for flights to holiday destinations in Spain...
Companies in Japan’s service industries are struggling to hire and retain staff as the labour market becomes the tightest in decades, and are increasingly taking unorthodox steps to alleviate the...
Checking payroll status of foreign workers appointed in Bangladesh begins October 15, the deadline set by government's revenue authority, with a provision of spot penalty for tax-evasion. Officials said the...
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has arrived Dhaka on Tuesday on an official visit, reports bdnews24. The three-day visit comes at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart AMA Muhith. A...
KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (Reuters): Saudi Arabia and Russia plan to set up a $1.0 billion fund to invest in energy projects, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said in a interview...
Economic Reporters' Forum (ERF) has moved to purchase a floor space at Paltan in the city aiming to establish its permanent office and an institute to help sharpen the professional...
Some 10 million people in the United States saw politically divisive ads on Facebook that the company said were purchased in Russia in the months before and after last year’s...
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) will launch a pilot by the middle of next year aiming to provide better, easier and transparent services to investors from a single window....
US stocks started the fourth quarter on a strong note on Monday, with all three major indexes hitting record high closes as data pointed to underlying strength in the economy....
Dhaka signs a deal with Delhi tomorrow (Wednesday) on a US$4.5 billion third line of credit (LoC) tagged with stringent conditions, officials said Monday. Besides, they said, the two sides...
Shares in Japan and Hong Kong gained Tuesday, tracking an overnight rally on Wall Street, where indexes set fresh record highs. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell, and the South Korean and...
US musician Tom Petty has died in California aged 66, says a statement issued on behalf of his family. Petty was found unconscious, not breathing and in full cardiac arrest...
Tesla has reached the half-way point in its plan to build the world's biggest battery, in South Australia. The plan to build the 100MW (129MWh) lithium battery grew out of...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday as investors continued their buying binge on banking stocks. Following...
Bags for life pose a food poisoning risk if they are used to carry raw foods such as meat and fish, a consumer watchdog is warning. The Food Standards Agency...
Uber’s top boss in Britain will quit the taxi hailing app, according to an email seen by Reuters on Monday, as the company prepares to meet the London transport regulator...
Dhaka Bank Limited signed a Term Sheet with Chandpur Power Generations Limited - a concern of Doreen Group for arrangement of Syndicated Term Loan of USD 65.00 million Monday at...
Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed an air service agreement to strengthen and expand aviation relations between the two countries. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan...
IPDC Finance Limited has come forward to help the flood-affected people. The company with the cooperation of ex-cadets forum, an organisation of alumni and current students of Bangladesh National Cadet...
Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata could be out for more than a month after injuring his hamstring during Saturday's defeat by Manchester City. The 24-year-old, who joined Chelsea for a club...
The government on Tuesday announced a Tk 1.36 billion (Tk 136.99 crore) incentive for the flood-affected farmers of 24 districts, including six haor districts, for their rehabilitation. Agriculture Minister Matia...
The government has made Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury acting Secretary of the Finance Division under the Finance Ministry. An official of the BCS 1984 batch (Audit and Accounts Cadre), Muslim Chowdhury...
Three American physicists have won the Nobel prize in physics for the discovery of gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of spacetime that were first anticipated by Albert Einstein a...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached London this morning local time (Bangladesh time afternoon) on her way back home, wrapping up her 16-day official visit to the United States, reports BSS....
The UN refugee agency sees an increasing trend of diarrhoeal diseases among Rohingyas fleed violence in Myanmar, now living in a crowded condition in Cox's Bazar of Bangladesh. UNHCR spokesperson...
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