Two recent decisions by Canada’s telecom regulator are freezing out competition in the country’s highly concentrated industry, critics argue, making it even harder to bring down prices for mobile and internet service.

The health, education, safety net, and agriculture sectors should be on top of the priority list in the next national budget to protect the people and revive the economy from the prolonged coronavirus pandemic, said the South Asian Network for Economic Modeling (Sanem) yesterday.

The government should work more for the development of the country’s young people and increase the allocation for them in the upcoming national budget, said economists, policymakers, civil society and NGO representatives.

The National Board of Revenue has formulated customs rules to facilitate the movement of Indian goods via Bangladesh to northeast India and other countries under the transit and transhipment deal signed by New Delhi and Dhaka.

Bitcoin dipped 5.16 per cent to $33,849.47 at 18:00 GMT on Saturday, losing $1,842.99 from its previous close.

Hundreds of residents of Mirsharai upazila formed a human chain at Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills’ (BSRM) main factory gate yesterday demanding that it stop withdrawing groundwater using deep tube wells, saying it was causing a water crisis in the region.

Mercantile Bank recently witnessed a senior executive vice president being promoted to the post of deputy managing director.

Dubai’s property market is powering out of a six-year malaise as “lockdown dodgers” and wealthy international investors drive a buying frenzy that is breaking records and fuelling an economic recovery.

Britain’s retail sector will endure a “tsunami of closures” if the government does not extend a moratorium on aggressive debt enforcement, industry lobby group the British Retail Consortium (BRC), said on Sunday.

Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel company -- one of the world’s largest steel empires -- faces an uncertain future after announcing plans to sell three of its UK plants.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday extended the banking hour by half an hour and decided to keep banks open from 10am to 3pm until June 6.

Import and export through Banglabandha land port has been suspended for five days amid fear that the 'Indian variant 'of Covid-19 and black fungus may spread in the bordering district.

Bangladesh Bank today extended the banking hour by half an hour and decided to keep banks open from 10am to 3pm from tomorrow until June 6.

Dhaka stocks crossed the 6,000 points level today after more than three years thanks to the higher participation of buoyant investors in banking stocks.

Health, education, social safety net and agricultural sectors should get priority in the next budget for quick recovery of health of the general mass and the economy as a whole, according to the South Asian Network for Economic Modeling (SANEM).

The government will launch "Bangladesh IT Connect" -- a virtual desk at the Bangladesh High Commission in the UK -- on June 3. According to officials, the purpose of the virtual desk is to connect investors and partners in the UK to Bangladesh-based IT companies, explore business opportunities and help attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

India’s economic outlook has weakened again, albeit slightly, with worst-case scenario forecasts suggesting the toll from the coronavirus pandemic could be much deeper, stoking fears the job crisis may worsen over the coming year, a Reuters poll found.

Carmakers in the Indian automobile hub of Chennai will be allowed to keep operating, the state government said on Saturday, amid protests by workers who fear catching Covid-19 in one of the country’s hardest-hit states.

Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the United States, on Friday said it had resolved a temporary network disruption, just weeks after a ransomware attack crippled fuel delivery for several days in the southeast region.

Small, cottage and medium entrepreneurs across the country will get an opportunity to sell their produce through the online marketing platform of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC).