Business & Economy

BSS, Dhaka :Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology (IT) Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui said Bangladesh will be awarded Information Technology Professional Examination Council (ITPEC) membership today.Addressing a press conference at the conference room of ICT...

UNB, Dhaka :Key share price index at the country’s twin bourses-Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -suffered loss on Sunday, the first trading day of the week.The DSE benchmark index, DSEX...

Xinhua, Rome :Italy slid into deflation for the first time since 1959, data by Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) showed Friday.The national consumer price index (CPI) decreased by 0.1 percent in August compared...

PTI, Washington :US Friday slapped fresh sanctions on several companies and individuals allegedly providing assistance to Iran’s controversial nuclear programme, support for terrorism or aiding its evasion of global sanctions.“These measures and continue to...

Xinhua, Brussels :European Union (EU) leaders decided early Sunday to give Russia one week to de-escalate the Ukraine crisis, or they will impose tougher sanctions on Russia, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy told...

AFP, Oslo :Ministers in Norway-a major and rich oil-producing country-are under increasing public pressure to reduce perks and tax breaks for booming electric car sales.“It’s become a problem,” said Erik Haugstad, a bus driver...

AFP, Nigeria :Birdwatchers often go to extreme lengths to spot a rare species, even travelling to the westernmost of Alaska’s Aleutian islands.By contrast, the bird sanctuary in Nigeria’s Amurum Forest Reserve, where undulating rock...

UNB, Dhaka :State-owned Petrobangla is yet to receive clearance from ministries concerned to sign its final deal with a Singapore-based US company to build a floating LNG terminal in Cox’s Bazar, although over two...