Uber faces huge loss as pandemic clobbers ridesharing
AFP, San Francisco :Uber on Wednesday reported another hefty loss in the final three months of 2020, though the company’s food delivery operations partly offset...
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Shell unveils green strategy after oil output peak
AFP, London :Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell declared Thursday that its oil output is locked in decline after peaking in 2019 as it outlined green...
Sonia Bashir joins Dell’s CXO advisory Board
Business Desk :Tech giant Dell Technologies appointed Sonia Bashir Kabir to its Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) CXO Advisory Board recently. A total of 22...
Padma Bridge Rail Link Project costs to overrun by billions for iconic stations
Business Desk :The railways ministry’s plan to amend the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project to tweak the design of four stations will take the spending...
“˜Bangladesh’s power import to go up to 9,000 MW by 2041′
UNB :Bangladesh’s electricity import will go up to 9,000 MW by 2041 which will meet 15 per cent of the country’s demand by cross border...
Country’s economic development continues despite pandemic: FBCCI
Business Desk :Bangladesh has kept the wheels of economy and development activities turning through public-private partnerships and mutual cooperation despite the onslaught of Covid-19 pandemic,...
EU adopts Covid-19 vaccine export control scheme
AFP, Brussels :The European Commission on Friday launched a scheme to monitor and in some cases bar exports of vaccines produced in EU plants, amid...
BEXIMCO unveil PPE Center of Excellence
Business Desk :Intertek and BEXIMCO jointly started the manufacturing of Personal Protective Equipments through the PPE Center of Excellence (COE) at PPE Industrial Park in...
Dhaka, Thimphu to work together to take advantage of PTA
Business Desk :Bangladesh and Bhutan have agreed to work together for taking quick advantages from the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) which was signed earlier between...
Stocks edge higher after bumpy ride
Business Desk :The market ended marginally higher on Wednesday, after a sharp rise in the previous day, as bargain hunters continued to show their appetite...