Business

When competitive countries are moving fast to attract global investment, Bangladesh still remains at the bottom in providing one-stop service (OSS) for investors and entrepreneurs. Despite the business community’s continuous demand at home and abroad for easing the policy for smooth business, the government is moving slowly to create a perfect investment and a business-friendly atmosphere in the country. Owing ...

PepsiCo has recently launched its new formulated mango drink, Slice, in Bangladesh with a campaign featuring brand ambassador and film superstar, Katrina Kaif, on the new packs. The new Slice, which brings the taste of irresistible mangoes to consumers in Bangladesh, will be available for purchase in a 200Ml PET pack priced at Tk 20. Slice will be made and ...

Homestead farming is gaining popularity across the country as a low-cost farming option providing financial benefits and improving access to safe food and fresh vegetables. A home garden refers to the traditional land-use system around a homestead, where several species of plants are grown and maintained by the household members and their products are primarily intended to the family consumption. ...

Global fast-food giant KFC says it is dropping its “Finger Lickin’ Good” slogan amid the coronavirus pandemic. It has prepared new packaging with the phrase obscured, albeit lightly. “We find ourselves in a unique situation – having an iconic slogan that doesn’t quite fit in the current environment,” the company said, BBC reported. KFC said the phrase would return when ...

The parent company of TikTok, a Chinese video-sharing app, has announced it is taking legal action against the US government, in an effort to safeguard its rights and interests. Chinese state news agency Xinhua reports, ByteDance, the parent company, is likely to file a lawsuit against the federal government U.S. government. In a statement, ByteDance said “To ensure that the ...

US-Bangla Airlines, one of the largest private airlines in Bangladesh, is introducing an extra flight on Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur route from September 1. “A total of three flights will operate on the route from September 1,” the company said in a statement. At present, their flights are leaving for Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 8pm on Thursdays and Sundays and is ...

A Turkish drilling ship has discovered a big natural gas reserve in the Black Sea. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters that the drilling ship Fatih, which has been operating in the area since July, had found 320bn cu m (11.3 tr cu ft) of gas. He said it was Turkey’s biggest natural gas find to date. If Turkey can ...

The US-Bangla airlines, the country’s largest private carrier, will resume its Dhaka-Doha flight from August 31 after five months of suspension due to contain the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. The airline will initially operate two flights in a week, every Monday and Friday, to Doha, capital of the Qatar, one of the most popular destinations for Bangladesh migrant workers, a ...

GMail users woke up to a global outage today. If you opened GMail and could not send mails and attachments smoothly, then you are not the only one. GMail users from across the world have not been able to send e-mails. The email service is currently not working globally. Users are complaining that they are unable to send across emails ...

The UK still believes it can agree a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU next month, according to Downing Street. The PM’s spokesman said UK negotiators would “continue to plug the gaps” when talks enter their seventh round in Brussels on Wednesday. The two sides remain divided over competition rules, fishing rights and how a deal would be enforced. The ...