Photo: President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, after signing a trade agreement in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Washington. China and the United States formally signed their phase-one economic and trade agreement here on Wednesday, with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and U.S. President Donald Trump inking the ...

Robi Axiata Limited, country’s 2nd largest mobile phone operator, has paid Tk 27.60 crore to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) as the first installment of Tk 138 crore of the dues as directed by the High Court. The mobile phone company deposited the money on Tuesday, BTRC Senior Assistant Director Zakir Hossain Khan told UNB. Robi has Tk 867.23 crore ...

Photos : Some of the pre-solar grains in the Murchison meteorite (inset) could have come from evolved stars similar to the Egg Nebula. Scientists analysing a meteorite have discovered the oldest material known to exist on Earth, reports BBC. They found dust grains within the space rock – which fell to Earth in the 1960s – that are as much ...

Photo : This Aug. 23, 2019, file photo shows the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Global stock markets are subdued as investors look ahead to the signing of an interim U.S.-China trade deal. Asian shares followed Wall Street higher on Tuesday amid optimism that a trade deal between the U.S. and China will be a boon for the ...

Payra coal-fired power plant. Photo: Collected Electricity production at the coal-fired Payra thermal power plant started in Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila on Monday. The ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources informed that the power generated from the plant is added (synchronising) to the national grid around 12:00 pm this noon. Initially, the power plant is generating 10 MW power and ...

Thirty-four exhibitors from Bangladesh are going to take part in the world’s largest consumer goods fair – the Ambiente Fair 2020 – in Germany. Of the participants, Paragon Ceramic, Shinepukur, Peoples Ceramic, Monno Ceramic, FARR Ceramics, San Trade, and RFL Plastics will have their private stands. Prokritee, Saidpur Enterprises, Artisan house, Asix BD, and Aranya Crafts will participate under the ...

The government has launched free Wi-Fi at 146 educational institutions across the country. Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy inaugurated the free Wi-Fi service from Posts and Telecommunication Division at the Secretariat on Sunday. Addressing the launching event, Joy said, “Digital Bangladesh is the demand of all, especially students want free Wi-Fi. The Awami League government has taken the ...

Photo : People surround the original 1968 “Bullitt” Mustang GT Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 in Kissimmee, Fla. The Highland Green 1968 Ford Mustang GT featured in the film “Bullitt” was sold Friday at a Florida auction house for $3.74 million. The sale at Mecum Kissimmee marks the most expensive Mustang ever sold, surpassing a 1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake that ...

A century ago new restrictions on selling alcohol left America’s wine merchants reeling. Now, US President Donald Trump’s decision to raise taxes on European wine imports to 100% presents a similar threat, the industry says.Wine sellers are warning that their businesses will not survive if the tariffs go ahead. They want Washington to drop the proposal, which is in retaliation ...

Global economic growth is likely to be only slightly faster this year than the weak performance seen in 2019, according to a World Bank forecast. The world economy is likely to expand by 2.5% in 2020, up from 2.4% last year, the Bank’s economists predict. That reflects an expected recovery in some emerging and developing countries that had a difficult ...