DHAKA: Bangladesh finance ministry has restored its website on Saturday evening (October 22). Earlier, it was hacked by a group of Tunisian hackers in the afternoon. The site showed “HACKED BY DrLazy & Hetler Tn & Fallag chahine” and “TUNISIAN CYBER RESISTANCE AL FALLAGA

DHAKA: Bangladesh finance ministry website has been hacked by a group of Tunisian hackers on Saturday afternoon (October 22). The site shows “HACKED BY DrLazy & Hetler Tn & Fallag chahine” and “TUNISIAN CYBER RESISTANCE AL FALLAGA TEAM”. It also shows #StopTheHolocaust |

DHAKA: British American Tobacco (BAT) is planning to merge with its US partner Reynolds in a deal valued at $47bn. BAT wants to buy the 57.8% of Reynolds it does not already own, reports the BBC. The merger would bring together some of the tobacco industry’s best-known brands,

DHAKA: Microsoft’s focus on cloud computing has helped it deliver better-than-expected quarterly profits, sending its shares to an all-time high. The software giant posted a $4.7bn profit for the three months to September. Chief executive Satya Nadella has focused on building

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – passed another week witnessing loss of share prices indices on Thursday (October 20), the fifth and final trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of DSE, shed over 10.07

DHAKA: NOVOAIR, Bangladesh’s leading private airline has become the Airline Partner of Rajshahi Kings in the Bangladesh Premiere League (BPL) 2016. NOVOAIR’S marketing and sales head Sohail Majid and Rajshahi Kings’ CEO Tahmeed Azizul Huq signed an agreement on behalf of their

DHAKA: Electric carmaker Tesla says all cars it now builds will have hardware needed to drive completely on their own. But despite the cameras, sensors and radars being introduced, it is still expected to be years before the vehicles become fully self-driving. Tesla introduced its

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – are witnessing loss in share price indices in the early hours on Thursday (October 20), the fifth and final trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock

DHAKA: Grameenphone reported revenue of Tk 29.4-billion for the 3rd quarter of this year. This is an 11.2 percent growth from the same period last year, said a press release. Subscription and traffic revenue (excluding interconnection) grew by 13.8 percent with growing contribution

DHAKA: The UK jobless rate held steady at a near 11-year low of 4.9% in the three months to August, figures show. Unemployment saw a “small” rise of 10,000 to 1.66 million, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, reports the BBC. “These figures show that employment

DHAKA: Investors witnessed fall in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange - on Wednesday (October 19). The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, shed over 9.34 points and 0.19 percent to stand at 4702.51 at the end of

CHITTAGONG: A week-long income tax fair will kick off at GSC Convention Centre of Chittagong on November 1 (Tuesday). A preparatory talk, organized by Chittagong income tax division, was held at Agrabad CGO building conference room on Tuesday (October 19) in this regard. Chittagong

DHAKA: China’s economy grew at an annual rate of 6.7% in the three months to September, government data showed, a sign that growth is stabilizing. The figure was the same rate as the previous two quarters, and was in line with forecasts, reports the BBC. The spell of stability

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – are witnessing gain in share price indices in the early hours on Wednesday (October 19), the fourth trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange

DHAKA: World Bank Group president Jim Yong Kim pledged USD 2-billion over the next three years in new funding to help the country become less vulnerable to climate change. Jim Yong Kim made the pledge after touring schools that double as cyclone shelters during major storms. The WB

DHAKA: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of Bangladesh started its operation in the country on Tuesday (October 18). The corporation started as a joint-venture company with Strategic Equity Management Ltd., and Mutual Trust Bank of Bangladesh, said a press release. According to the

DHAKA: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said that Bangladesh is developing in the pace that left behind other countries. The WB President came up with this assertion while speaking with the journalists at WB Agargaon office in city on Tuesday (October 18). The future of Bangladesh

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed gain in share price indices on Tuesday (October 18). DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gained over 18.91 points or 0.40 percent to stand at 4711.85

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – are witnessing gain in share price indices in the early hours on Tuesday (October 18), the third trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange

DHAKA: Investors witnessed fall in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange – on Monday (October 17). The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, shed over 16.67 points and 0.35 percent to stand at 4692.94 at the end of