Washington – On the day the White House threatened to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, emerged as a key conduit between the United States and Canada. AP/UNB news…
Dhaka – Bangladesh wants to enhance connectivity, people-to-people contacts and trade with the northeast of India through its new diplomatic Mission in Guwahati, says a Bangladesh diplomat. UNB news agency reported
San Francisco – A hacker claims to have stolen the upcoming season of Netflix’s hit series “Orange Is The New Black,” and is demanding that the video streaming service pay an unspecified ransom to prevent all the new episodes from…
Dhaka – Having failed to address domestic concerns timely, Bhutan has urged three other South Asian countries to move ahead with the Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) signed among the four countries considering the importance of connectivity in the region.UNB news…
Dhaka – Former British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday said there will be no change in the bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and Bangladesh following the Brexit.UNB news agency reported
Dhaka – The cabinet committee on purchase recommended buying electricity from the proposed 1,600 MW coal based power plant Adani Group in Jharkhand of India at 8.6 US cent per unit. The purchase committee paper, obtained by The Independent, showed…
Donald Trump’s rise to power in the United States involved more than a little China-bashing. Yet, with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Trump’s Florida estate earlier this month, it seems that the status quo in the bilateral relationship –…
Mexico and the U.S. have fought for years over tuna. The U.S. insists that any Mexican tuna sold in the U.S. must be “dolphin safe,” meaning dolphins weren’t killed by tuna fisherman, which was once common. Mexico says its fisherman…
Geneva (D. Ravi Kanth) – The United States has continued to adopt its classical policy of double-standards by blocking a first-time request from India for establishing a compliance panel at the World Trade Organization on 19 April for determining whether…
A three-day trade fair of Noble-stones: Wonder of the crystals-like Tourmaline, Ruby, Emeralds, moonston, amber, citrine, Aquamanne and more was held in Stutgart Messe, Germany from April 21 to 24.
Dhaka – Eminent economist Prof Rehman Sobhan Sunday said that the foreign ready-made garments (RMG) buyers are conducting unethical business with the RMG products made by the Bangladeshi workers. After the Rana Plaza tragedy four years ago, the foreign buyers…
Dhaka – Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has proposed a 7 percent flat VAT rate from the next fiscal year though the government indicates not to bring any change in its plan to implement a uniform 15 percent…
More apparel and footwear companies should join 17 leading apparel brands that have aligned with an important new transparency pledge, a coalition of unions and human rights and labor rights advocates said in a joint report issued today. The pledge…
Dhaka – Bangladesh and Bhutan will now get connected through Chittagong and Mongla ports that will open up further opportunities of bilateral trade between the two countries and beyond. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Bhutanese counterpart TsheringTobgay expressed such…
Dhaka, Apr 16 – A fire broke out at Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) building in the city’s Karwan Bazar area on Monday morning and it was extinguished within 30 minutes.
The International Islamic Trade Financing Corporation has organised its first B2B meeting between African cotton suppliers and Bangladesh cotton importers, as part of its Cotton Development and Partnership Programme… ITFC is recognised as the leading trade financier for cotton in…
Dhaka – АSE Group of Companies (a subsidiary of ROSATOM State Nuclear Energy Corporation) and Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission will hold a conference on procurements for Rooppur NPP. The purpose of the event is to ensure transparency in work with…
Bangladesh and India have issued a joint statement laying down the vision of the two leaders – Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi –for the benefit of the region. The two Prime Ministers expressed “firm commitment” to set an example of…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are determined to take the relationship between the two nations to a new level. “(Bangladesh) PM Sheikh Hasina and I are determined to take the relationship…
Breaking the protocol, Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Friday noon received his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina when she arrived here on a four-day official visit that will see her signing a host of bilateral deals between Bangladesh and India.…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has planned to call spectrum auction by June to launch 4G service, but mobile phone operators said they are not yet ready to provide the service. “It is expected that the 4G service…
From AKM Moinudddin, UNB Staff Writer New Delhi, Apr 6 – The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) eyes a greater trade and investment cooperation between Bangladesh and India that will benefit both sides. “We feel very close to Bangladesh. We’ll…
Dhaka – France wants to help Bangladesh by providing technical support to explore and exploit the potentiality of blue economy.
By Baher Kamal Rome, Mar 27 (IPS) – For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, one of the darkest chapters in human history. Slavery is, nevertheless, far…
Iran has imposed sanctions on 15 U.S. companies for alleged human rights violations and cooperating with Israel, the state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday.
Samsung Mobile Bangladesh has launched the stylish new, Galaxy A7 2017, smartphone to its already popular and stylish Galaxy A Series. The Galaxy A7 2017 comes with Samsung’s trendsetting design and technology, giving its customers the ultimate convenience to express…
Dhaka, March 19 – The seventh Bangladesh Brand Forum Seminar 2017 was held on Saturday at Hotel Le Méridien Dhaka, under the theme of “Branding in Digital Age.”
Dhaka, Mar 13 – The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of ‘The Standards of Weights and Measures Bill, 2017’, raising the amount of fine for cheating in weight and measurement. The approval was given at the regular weekly meeting…
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed to speedily move forward the process of signing a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries to boost bilateral trade. The decision came during a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and…