Dhaka, Mar 10 (UNB) - Adviser to the Prime Minister HT Imam on Wednesday said the government is now under a sense of pressure over the price-hike of essentials.He urged the business community to cooperate with the gov...

Benapole, Mar 10 (UNB) - A 14-member delegation of USA visited Benapole land port Tuesday for boosting trade between Bangladesh and India.The delegation also held discussions with the high officials of customs, port and ...

Dhaka, Mar 10 (UNB)-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday unveiled her government’s big defense-purchase plan for procuring soon fighter aircraft, surface-to-air missile system, helicopters, air-defense radars and arm...

Dhaka, Mar 10 (UNB) - A four-member delegation of Lafarge, led by its regional president (Asia) Martin Kriegner, made a courtesy call on Finance Minister AMA Muhith at his office on Wednesday.During the meet, Martin Kr...

WASHINGTON, MAR 10 (AP/UNB) - Toyota says it will expand a recall announced last year to fix Tundra pickup trucks with frames that could rust.Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons says the recall will cover Tundra pickups from...

Dhaka, Mar 9 (UNB)-Power outages every few minutes in some areas Tuesday disrupted livelihood while severe gas and water crises added to the woes of public life in the greater Dhaka area, even before the start of the p...

Dhaka, Mar 9 (UNB)-The MPs will get Tk 15 crore per constituency for development works under a massive rural infrastructure development project worth Tk 4,691 crore okayed Tuesday, making a big stride in implementing t...

BRUSSELS, Mar 9 (AP/UNB) - The EU has warned Washington that future defense deals with the U.S. could be affected if a recent Air Force contract for air-refueling tankers proved to have favored a U.S. company.The Euro...

BINDLACH, Germany, Mar. 9 (AsiaNet/UNB) The Subsidiary of the Textile Discounter NKD is Now Represented in Asia by Four Purchasing OfficesThe textile discounter NKD is further expanding its presence in Asia. TheNKD subsi...

Dhaka, Mar 8 (UNB)-Despite increases in import business and bank credits to the private sector, Bangladesh’s overall economic growth is likely to decrease in the current fiscal 2009-20l0 as the Asian Development Bank (...