Women entrepreneurs have come a long way despite facing social and economic barriers, speakers said yesterday.

The International Monetary Fund downgrades its forecast for global economic growth, expecting economic activity to increase 3.4% this year followed by 3.6% in 2017.

China's economy grows by 6.9% in 2015, compared with 7.3% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in a quarter of a century.

Inflation increased by 0.07 percentage points to 6.24 percent in September from the previous month primarily due to the increased economic activities for Eid-ul-Azha.

Bats provide a service worth an estimated US $1bn (£649m) globally by controlling pests on corn crops, a study has suggested.

A global study has found out that alcohol consumption in India has risen by 55 percent over a period of 20 years.

Bangladesh has performed better than India in terms of economic and social development of women despite the latter’s faster economic growth, views Nobel laureate Prof Amartya Sen.