CEOs spurn Trump and his allies: How big 2021-01-15 17:40:40Corporations are spurning politicians who challenged 2020 election results. The moves impose a financial penalty – not least on Donald Trump.
US unemployment applications spike to highest since August 2021-01-14 16:59:38Layoffs are coinciding with an economy that has faltered as consumers avoid traveling, shopping, and dining out as confirmed COVID-19 cases rise. And
How young people are responding to the COVID-19 2021-01-13 11:18:10The pandemic has frustrated a generation young people looking to launch their careers. Against all odds, many have found innovative ways to join the l
In US-Mexico border towns, pandemic hits businesses especially 2021-01-05 17:35:00Pandemic restrictions have upended the connections that have long tethered businesses and consumers on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Why US stock markets closed out 2020 at 2020-12-31 17:17:00The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes hit record highs Friday in a volatile year that rebounded after big losses in March.
Boeing gets a boost as its 737 Max 2020-12-29 20:18:00American Airlines is the first of several carriers to put the previously grounded plane, now cleared by safety regulators, back in service.
Understanding food poverty and food vulnerability situation 2021-01-16 13:00:00There is no denying the fact that over time, Bangladesh has performed quite impressively in terms of alleviating poverty.
RBI may propose stricter rules for shadow banks 2021-01-16 13:00:00The Reserve Bank of India is likely to propose stricter regulatory norms for shadow banks in a bid to strengthen solvency and sustainability of a sect
Robi, Beximco companies’ stocks fly high all week 2021-01-16 13:00:00Stocks of Robi Axiata and a few concerns of Beximco Group continued to dominate the market, capping off a week on top of the turnover and gainers&rsqu
Third Dano milk powder brand offers ‘double the 2021-01-16 13:00:00Danish dairy giant Arla Foods has launched a third brand of powdered milk targeting middle-income people, saying it would enable meeting vitamin and c
Vegetable growers left in the lurch 2021-01-16 13:00:00Seeing bright-coloured vegetables dotted across large stretches of land could make any farmer take pride in the hard work they put in to produce them.
EBL Insta Banking offers online account opening, retail 2021-01-16 13:00:00Eastern Bank has formally launched EBL INSTA BANKING, enabling Bangladeshi customers to open accounts online using their national identity cards and a
27,000 tonnes of imported onion lying at Ctg 2021-01-16 13:00:00Some 27,000 tonnes of onion worth Tk 102 crore have apparently been abandoned at the Chattogram port by importers, as their market price expectations
Sanofi employees demand benefits before share sell-off 2021-01-16 13:00:00Sanofi Bangladesh’s workers-employees’ association has demanded that the multinational company provide the staff with their earned benefit
Internet for all by this year: Palak 2021-01-16 13:00:00The government is working to ensure internet for all and digitalise 90 per cent of public services by 2021, said State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed P
Apparel job uncertainty on the wane 2021-01-16 13:00:00With recuperation of international retailers and brands’ work orders, job uncertainty among Bangladesh’s garment workers has been alleviat
SME Foundation to set up business incubation centres 2021-01-16 13:00:00SME Foundation is going to set up a Business Incubation Centre (BIC), one in Dhaka and another in Chattogram, to facilitate entrepreneurship developme
UN on lookout to build private sector partnerships 2021-01-16 13:00:00The United Nations System has been seeking areas to build strategic partnerships with the private sector in Bangladesh, said Tuomo Poutiainen, country
LIVE: 447 adverse events following vaccination seen so 2021-01-17 09:15:35Coronavirus LIVE updates: Globally, more than 94 million people have been infected, of which, 10,558,710 are in India
JNPT SEZ plans to attract Rs 4,000 cr 2021-01-17 08:57:26The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), one of the 12 major ports in the country, plans to attract Rs 4,000 crore investments from public and private
LIVE: Shiv Sena decides to contest the West 2021-01-17 08:20:21Latest News LIVE: Kevadiya station is India's first railway station with a Green Building Certification. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news updates
LIVE: Farmers allege NIA filing cases against those 2021-01-17 07:53:58Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, are protesting at various border points o
Plea in Delhi High Court against Lakshmi Vilas 2021-01-17 05:05:45A plea in the Delhi High Court has challenged the scheme of amalgamation of Lakshmi Vilas Bank with Development Bank of Singapore (DBS), contending th
Franklin Templeton MF's 6 shut schemes generate Rs 2021-01-17 04:47:51Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund on Sunday said its six shut schemes have received Rs 13,789 crore from maturities, pre-payments and coupon payments sin
Parents of road accident victims entitled to compensation: 2021-01-17 04:31:30Parents are dependent on their children at some stage of life and it would be inequitable to deny compensation to those who lost their ward in a road
Most Indian IT firms to post high single-digit 2021-01-17 04:29:46The year 2021 will be good for India's information technology sector and most of the companies in the space are expected to clock high single digit
Ease fiscal deficit, look at higher spend for 2021-01-17 04:21:47Infra spending has thrice the desired impact, govt's Rs 111 trn National Infrastructure Pipeline should be speeded up, says Vineet Aggarwal
World Coronavirus Dispatch: How virus-laden aerosols flow inside 2021-01-17 03:51:48IMF chief urges green investment in post-virus recovery, Second wave surges across Africa, Japan's suicide rate up 16% in second wave and other pande
Excise duty collection jumps 48% this fiscal on 2021-01-17 03:47:34While the pandemic pummelled tax collection across the board, excise duty mop-up jumped 48 per cent in the current fiscal on the back of a record incr
DATA STORY: After Day 1, India's vaccination stood 2021-01-17 03:37:58India now accounts for 0.83% of all active cases globally (one in every 120 active cases), and 7.49% of all deaths (one in every 13 deaths)