At a virtual roundtable titled "Smart logistics for a competitive private sector" organised by The Daily Star, analysts stressed that efficient logistics will be critical in navigating the ...
Pakistan, Bangladesh vow to boost cooperation in energy, mineral sectors
Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik and Bangladesh High Commissioner to Pakistan Md. Iqbal Hussain on Tuesday discussed ...
EU to provide €4 million support package for Bangladesh elections: Ambassador Michael Miller
Ambassador Miller further noted that the EU will assist the Election Commission in several areas, including capacity-building, providing expert advice, supporting effective planning, and strengthening ...
Explainer: India’s complex GST tax and how Modi’s reform will make goods cheaper
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed India's biggest tax reform in eight years to lower consumption levies on everyday goods and small cars from October, in a move seen as boosting his his image ...
India’s New Jobs Report Raises Questions Over Underemployment
India’s new monthly labor report doesn’t give a full picture of unemployment in the economy because of the vast amounts of informal sector jobs in the world’s most populous nation, according to a well ...
UK’s Compass plans to boost India headcount as GCCs drive growth
Compass Group , the world's largest caterer, plans to boost its India workforce by up to 75% over the next three years as it adds more clients, including global capability centres, an executive told ...
Vice President Election: NDA’s CP Radhakrishnan or INDIA bloc’s Sudershan Reddy — who has the numbers?
Direct contest likely between NDA's CP Radhakrishnan and INDIA bloc's Sudershan Reddy. Here's how the numbers stack up ...
China Beverage Heiress to Appeal Over $1.8 Billion Account
China beverage heiress Kelly Zong is seeking to appeal two orders imposed on her over the $1.8 billion assets held in an HSBC Holdings Plc bank account as part of an inheritance feud with her half siblings.
Hong Kong rental yield hits 13-year high amid mainland Chinese student demand
The widely tracked Centaline Rental Index Yields rose for a second consecutive month to 3.56 per cent in June, the most since November 2011. ( read original story ...)
Timor-Leste drops contentious clause in amendment to media law
The Timor-Leste government has dropped a proposed legal clause that sought to criminalize media freedom to criticize the state, following protests from journalists and civil society. ( read original story ...)