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-- 2017-12-17 12:00:00
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu has sought more Japanese investment for setting up automobile industries in Bangladesh. "Japan can go for joint venture with the Bangladesh government in setting...
-- 2017-12-17 12:00:00
A Chinese firm announced it had developed technology to efficiently detect human emotion, even through using cameras on mobile phones. The technology, the first of its kind in China, can detect and a...
-- 2017-12-17 06:21:05
A second prototype of China's large passenger jet C919 completed its maiden flight in Shanghai Sunday, which was marked as a step closer to China becoming a global aviation powerhouse. The domestic j...
Reuters 2017-12-17 03:18:05
The Indian government ignored several warnings from private companies that the complex technology required for a nationwide goods and services tax (GST) to work smoothly was not ready for launch, seve...
-- 2017-12-17 03:02:50
A trio of US and Japanese astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off from Kazakhstan on Sunday for a two-day trip to the International Space Station, a NASA TV broadcast showed. Commander Anton S...
-- 2017-12-17 01:17:25
The Pentagon has been running a secret multi-million dollar programme to investigate Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), US media report. Only a small number of officials were aware of the programme,...
BBC 2017-12-16 12:50:02
Thousands of Vodafone customers will be able to end their contracts early after the UK's communications regulator raised concerns over new charges. In April, Vodafone introduced new international roa...
-- 2017-12-16 12:07:24
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a loan of about US$79.1 million for Mongolia following two rounds of reviews of the country’s performance. In a statement, the IMF said...
Asjadul Kibria 2017-12-16 12:00:00
The brand value of Bangladesh as a nation has been rising gradually. This reflects the country's socio-economic vibrancy. After 46 years of the independence, Bangladesh is now 44th most valuable nati...
BBC 2017-12-16 12:00:00
Uber set up a covert unit tasked with stealing competitors' secrets and engaging in undercover surveillance, a letter published by a US court on Friday has alleged. It is critical evidence in Uber's...
Kamrun Nahar 2017-12-16 12:00:00
Bangladesh still has a per-capita health expenditure of US$ 37 which is one-third of the World Health Organisation (WHO)-recommended $ 85-112, experts said. Earlier, the recommended expenditure was $...
Rezaul Karim 2017-12-16 12:00:00
The planning minister disagrees on a proposal made by the finance minister for creating a separate division to do government procurement activities, which usually involve billions of funds, officials...
Reuters 2017-12-16 03:48:14
Facebook Inc on Friday struck back against scientific researchers and tech industry insiders who have criticised the world’s biggest social media network and its competitors for transforming how...
Reuters 2017-12-16 01:22:33
Political uncertainty in Catalonia has dented expectations for growth in Spain’s economy, the country’s central bank said on Friday, as voters in the region gear up for an election that pr...
BBC 2017-12-15 10:16:49
Restrictions on US broadband providers' ability to prioritise one service's data over another are to be reduced after a vote by a regulator. The Federal Communications Commission voted three to two t...
-- 2017-12-15 08:48:42
The World Bank (WB) is set to give $4.5 billion in loans and technical support to cash-short cities trying to protect themselves from climate change. Over the next three years, the scheme aims to hel...
Reuters 2017-12-15 03:35:16
Alphabet Inc’s Google and NASA said on Thursday that advanced computer analysis identified two new planets around distant stars, including one that is part of the first star system with as many...
Siddique Islam 2017-12-15 02:58:42
The country's overall import orders recorded an all-time high of US$ 16.10 billion in November while letter of credit (LC) of a large amount was opened for setting up Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)...
-- 2017-12-15 01:21:31
Brazil raised its predictions of economic growth for 2017 from 0.5 per cent to 1.1 per cent, Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles said on Thursday. "The GDP fell sharply in 2016 and is rising signific...
-- 2017-12-14 12:00:00
All French children under the age of 16 will have to seek parental approval to open an account on Facebook or any other social network under draft legislation presented on Wednesday. The requirement...
FE Online Report 2017-12-14 12:00:00
The United Nations has projected that Bangladesh economy will grow by 7.1 per cent in the current fiscal year (FY18). On top of it, the organisation also projected that the economy would rise further...
-- 2017-12-14 12:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an additional $100 million for an existing microfinance risk participation and guarantee programme. The programme has been supporting growth and em...
-- 2017-12-14 12:00:00
A development organisation of Netherlands is set to help in improving health and well-being of RMG workers in Bangladesh. To this end, partnership agreements were signed between SNV Netherlands Devel...
Reuters 2017-12-14 11:47:10
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday but left its rate outlook for the coming years unchanged even as policymakers projected a short-term jump in US economic growth from the Trump ad...
BBC 2017-12-14 11:15:24
Facebook says its investigation into Russian attempts to influence the Brexit vote has determined the activity amounted to just three adverts. Twitter says its own inquiry has linked six ads promotin...
FE Online Report 2017-12-14 09:54:21
Science and Technology Minister Yafes Osman lauded Bangladeshi youths for their contribution to the IT and freelancing sector which grabbed developed world’s attention. The minister said it as...
-- 2017-12-14 07:38:39
India has one of the fastest growing electronics industries in the world, and its e-waste production is likely to touch three million tonnes in 2018. The world produced 44.7 million tonnes of electro...
FE Report 2017-12-14 03:17:46
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its latest outlook supplement repeated its pared-down growth projection at 6.9 per cent for Bangladesh in the current fiscal year. In September last, the Bank in i...
-- 2017-12-14 02:52:06
Nissan Motor Co said on Thursday it was recalling nearly 320,000 vehicles in Japan to fix defective coating in an electronic power unit that could cause a short circuit and fire in the worst-case scen...
-- 2017-12-13 12:13:24
Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday it is opening an artificial intelligence (AI) research centre in China to target the country’s local talent, even as the US search firm’s prod...
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