Fed divided over improvement of US jobs market
AFP, Washington :Federal Reserve policymakers showed increasing divisions in their last meeting over how much the US jobs market has improved, a key factor in...
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Collaborative Finnish project blazes trail for global news media
Xinhua, Helsinki :An ambitious collaboration by Finnish media companies has resulted in the creation of a series of new digital services for the sector-and made...
Steps taken to save silk industry: Mirza Azam
BSS, Chapainawabganj :State Minister for Textile and Jute Mirza Azam MP on Wednesday said government has stepped up efforts to save the silk industry of...
BR launches Faridpur-Pachuria train service after 16 yrs
BSS, Dhaka :The government has launched train service on Faridpur-Pachuria section after 16 years aimed at giving better train service to the common people of...
Global steel production up 1.7pc in year to July
AFP, Paris :Global steel production rose 1.7 percent in July over 12 months, driven mainly by growth in Chinese output, the World Steel Association (WSA)...
PM seeks more Japanese investment to build BD middle-income country
BSS, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday sought more Japanese investment to build Bangladesh as a middle-income country by 2021.“We have set a target of...
DSE index close week in red; CSE gains
UNB, Dhaka :Key share price index in the country’s premier bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) stayed down while that of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) gained...
SkillFUL conference held in city
Business Desk :The ‘SkillFUL Conference, 2014’ jointly organised by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), European Union (EU) and Centre for Mass Education in...