A month-long 鈥楨ntrepreneurship Development鈥� training programme has started in Chattogram under Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme project, a joint initiative of the Bangladesh Bank and Bank Asia...
The July Memorial Museum will be inaugurated on August 5 as the work of the museum is almost at its final stage.
INNOVATION, automation and the rapid digitisation of life are changing economies across the world, and Bangladesh is right in the middle of that shift. Every year, more than two million young people enter the workforce here, but most find themselves up against a job market that鈥檚 shrinking in real terms. The public sector is already full, and many private sector jobs are...
BANGLADESH鈥橲 pharmaceutical industry has long been a success story of transformation. Originating in the early 1980s as an import-dependent sector, it has evolved into a thriving hub for the production of generic medicines that reliably meet the needs of its domestic population while serving over 100 export markets. With a current market valuation of around...
European countries are not all equally exposed to the US market and so will not suffer the same consequences should president Donald Trump go ahead with his threats to impose 30-per cent tariffs on the European Union...
Prime Bank PLC and Institute of Business Administration of the University of Dhaka on Sunday signed an agreement, said a press release...
Some 2,300 people are likely to have died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during a severe heatwave that ended last week, with two-thirds of the deaths directly linked to climate change, according to a new study, reports Al Jazeera...
With US president Donald Trump threatening 200 per cent tariffs on imported pharmaceutical products within as little as one year, the industry is on red alert...
An Irish regulator helping police European Union data privacy said Thursday it had launched an investigation into TikTok over the transfer of European users鈥� personal data to servers in China...
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would not extend an August 1 deadline for higher US tariffs to take effect on dozens of economies, while announcing plans for a separate 50 per cent duty on copper imports...
Global trade grew by around $300 billion in the first half of the year due to US imports and EU exports, the United Nations said on Tuesday...
European stock markets rose Wednesday, brushing off US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff threats on copper and pharmaceuticals...
Europe鈥檚 largest automaker Volkswagen said Wednesday that sales into the United States had taken a hit, underscoring the impact of president Donald Trump鈥檚 drastic trade measures...
EU ministers gave the final green light on Tuesday for Bulgaria to adopt the euro on January 1, 2026, making it the single currency area鈥檚 21st member...
Apple filed an appeal on Monday against 500-million-euro fine imposed by the EU and accused Brussels of forcing the US tech giant to make changes that are 鈥榖ad鈥� for users...
Celebrated, controversial and clearly up for a challenge, fashion designer Demna is set to step into one of the most difficult jobs in the luxury clothing industry next week as chief creative at struggling Gucci...
The European Union has disbursed 鈧� 23.5 million to the Bangladesh to support improved social protection, says a press release.
PHARMACEUTICALS and personal care products which include antibiotics, painkillers, hormones, antiseptics, cosmetics, and fragrances have become serious environmental pollutants. These products, which we use every day, are now found almost everywhere in the environment. They are not only affecting soil and water but also entering into our food system, creating...
Jatiya Party chair GM Quader on Monday appointed former lawmaker Shamim Haider Patwari as the party鈥檚 new secretary general, replacing Mujibul Haque Chunnu in a sudden move that has intensified the ongoing factional feud within the party...
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen faces a grilling from lawmakers Monday ahead of a confidence vote she expected to survive鈥攂ut which casts renewed scrutiny on her leadership...
European Central Bank policymakers are concerned that the appreciation of the euro could weigh on exports and drag inflation down further, minutes from their June meeting published Thursday showed.
Businessmen and entrepreneurs from both Bangladesh and Pakistan see huge trade potential in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, surgical products, equipment, electronics, and intermediary industrial goods...
Dozens of Europe鈥檚 biggest companies urged the EU to hit the pause button on its landmark AI rules on Thursday, warning that going too fast could harm the bloc鈥檚 ability to lead in the global AI race...
Facebook owner Meta said it will appeal a 200-million-euro fine slapped on it by the EU after the bloc accused the company of breaking digital competition rules...
The price of a 12kg liquefied petroleum gas cylinder has been reduced by Tk 39, bringing the new retail price down to Tk 1,364 for the month of July, the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission announced on Wednesday...
A punishing heatwave loosened its gripped on western Europe Wednesday and rolled eastwards, with Germany expected to record some of its hottest temperatures of the year so far...
US and European stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday after Wall Street indexes closed the second quarter at record highs, with investors locking in gains while weighing up the prospects for US trade deals ahead of President Donald Trump鈥檚 July 9 tariff deadline...
Eurozone inflation accelerated slightly to 2.0 per cent in June, in line with analyst forecasts and the European Central Bank鈥檚 target, official data showed on Tuesday...
Paris braced for blistering temperatures on Tuesday, with the French capital on red alert as an early summer heatwave spread into parts of northern Europe less accustomed to such extremes...
Almost 20,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats from continental Europe since January 1, UK government figures showed on Tuesday, a new record for the first half of a year...