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The Indian Customs Rules-2020 is likely to make tariff preference in its market toughest for anyone, fear Bangladeshi trade officials and experts. The rules, issued by revenue department and that...
A television show producer has been cleared of rape charges brought by an actor after the state failed to produce evidence against the defendant, reports bdnews24.com. Judge Shamsunnahar of Dhaka’s...
The university years are usually filled with exam stress, assignment deadlines, club activities, trips, hang-outs, and several other activities-- making it one of the most memorable periods of our lives....
The obscurity and uncertainty surrounding the pandemic ridden job market is tremendous. The fresh graduates are feeling the heat mostly. In this perilous time of mental stress, BUP (Bangladesh University...
Amira is a Bangladeshi girl belonging to a middle-class family who needed to travel to several coaching centres in Dhaka for her SSC exam before Covid-19 pandemic. She aspires to...
The horrendous traffic jams in the capital city is back again. During the early stage of the spread of coronaviras pandemic, traffic jam was to some extent tolerable. But now,...
Fifty years ago, Milton Friedman published an article in the New York Times that articulated what has come to be known as the Friedman doctrine: "the social responsibility of business...
Developing antibody to Covid-19 primarily gives the impression of immunity to the deadly disease. A survey conducted in Dhaka City jointly by the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research...
The government is bringing major changes to textbooks in a shift of focus towards quality as Bangladesh has achieved the target to ensure education for all, Dipu Moni has said,...
Malnutrition could claim lives of more 10,000 children per month may die this year from malnutrition amid the COVID-19 crisis, the head of the World Health Organization warned on Wednesday....
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque has suggested producing onion in summer season for achieving self-sufficiency in onion production. He also directed the researchers, scientists and officials concerned to adopt...
India has reaffirmed the planned December virtual summit between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. “The virtual summit is not being seen as a substitute for...
President M Abdul Hamid left Dhaka for Dubai of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday evening for health check-up and treatment of eyes. A VVIP flight (BG-047) of Biman...
Corruption is rampant in our society. It has been so widespread and deep-rooted that there are only a few individuals or organizations who have remained untouched by corruption one way...
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread with over 1.0 million lives tragically lost so far. Living with the novel coronavirus has been a challenge like no other, but the world...
I have been harping on the fact that it is very likely China will be mass producing and distributing a vaccine at least a month, and quite possibly several months,...
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has said antigen tests for coronavirus will begin soon in Bangladesh with an aim to speed up the testing process to contain a...
Once dubbed the 'Oxford of the East' for its quality of education, the country's prestigious Dhaka University has been seeing a gradual decline in the number of new foreign students...
Massive government spending to battle the coronavirus pandemic will push public debt to a record of nearly 100 per cent of global economic output this year, but the run-up may...
As lead pollution due to increasing use and dumping of batteries is causing harm to human health and environment, activists and experts have called on the government to enact a...
The Election Commission has decided to start a case against Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury alias Nixon Chowdhury, the Member of Parliament from Faridpur-4 constituency, for harassing and threatening polling officials during...
The government has fixed the maximum retail price of potato at Tk 30 a kilogram to keep the carbohydrate-rich vegetable within the reach of the commoners. The Department of Agricultural...
US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E. Biegun arrived in the capital on Wednesday afternoon on a three-day visit. He is scheduled to meet State Minister for Foreign Affairs M...
The High Court (HC) today (Wednesday) issued a couple of directives for the authorities concerned to stop fake arrest warrants. A High Court division bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim...
The Information Ministry has given permission to all concerned to screen films in the country’s movie theatres from October 16, reports BSS. The ministry on Wednesday issued a circular permitting...
A study on the coronavirus situation in Dhaka that found the existence of antibodies in a large per centage of the test subjects does not represent the capital city as...
A case has been started against former DUCSU vice-president Nurul Haque Nur under the Digital Security Act, after he branded a rape accuser 'immoral' in a livestream on Facebook. The...
A magistrate today (Wednesday) testified in the case lodged over the murder of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) student Abrar Fahad. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sorafujjaman Ansari, who...
Bangladesh has overtaken its much-larger neighbour India in terms of per capita GDP in 2020, owing to a respectable performance on the economic front despite slowing growth coupled with a...
Stocks ended almost flat on Wednesday after choppy trading as investors were active on both sides of the trading fence. Following the previous day’s gain, the market opened higher and...
Two global firms – Vitol Asia and AOT Trading AG of Switzerland – are keen to deliver the second LNG cargo to Bangladesh with fuel from international spot markets. State-run...
The governnent is going to inroduce a new train on Rajshahi-Panchagarh route on Thursday. Railway Minister Mohammad Nurul Islam Sujon will inaugurate the train, Banglabandha Express, from Bir Muktijoddha Sirajul...
Russia made a new appeal to Armenia and Azerbaijan to stop fighting in and around the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh after the warring sides accused each other of fresh ceasefire...
Bangladesh on Wednesday registered another 16 deaths from novel coronavirus – the lowest daily fatalities since May 28, when the country had reported 15 deaths. With the latest fatalities, the...
Nearly nine out of 10 workers want to be able to choose whether to work from home or the office once Covid-19 workplace restrictions ease, and have greater autonomy over...
Eight countries have signed an international pact for moon exploration called the Artemis Accords, NASA announced on Tuesday as the US space agency tries to shape standards for building long-term...
Police arrested a man for allegedly raping his own daughter from Harintana in Khulna city around Tuesday midnight. The arrestee was identified as Shahidul Islam, 36, son of Jahangir Alam...
The Czech Republic is imposing a three-week partial lockdown shutting schools, bars and clubs, as Europe struggles to contain a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases. The country has the region's...
As coronavirus infections surged in Malaysia this year, a wave of hate speech and misinformation aimed at Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar began appearing on Facebook. Alarmed rights groups reported...
A schoolboy, who was kidnapped two days ago, was found dead at Kakab in Birualia of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as...
Netflix, the world's largest streaming service, said on Tuesday it has stopped offering free trials in the United States. “We’re looking at different marketing promotions in the US to attract...
The board of directors of KDS Accessories Ltd has decided to invest Tk 144.50 million (estimated) for finishing line automation. The said amount will be used for procuring machineries and...
The globally confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) cases surpassed 38 million on Wednesday, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The total caseload from Covid-19 reached 38,066,000 while 1,085,396...
The World Bank said its executive board approved on Tuesday $12 billion in new funding for developing countries to finance the purchase and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, tests and treatments...
Facebook will start banning ads that explicitly discourage people from getting vaccinated, the world's largest social media company said on Tuesday, as it also announced a new flu vaccine information campaign....
Apple Inc on Tuesday launched its next-generation iPhone 12, with faster 5G connectivity that the California company hopes will spur consumers to trade in their old phones and keep its...
Stocks posted a marginal gain in early trading on Wednesday as investors showed their buying appetite on sector-specific issues. Following the previous day’s positive trend, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)...
Indian authorities released Mehbooba Mufti late on Tuesday, the last major Kashmiri leader held since August last year when the federal government withdrew the troubled region’s autonomy and arrested politicians....
The forthcoming Under-19 Asia Cup, that was scheduled to be played in November in the UAE has been postponed, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official said on Tuesday, reports Cricbuzz....
CHATTOGRAM: The construction work of Elevated Expressway from Lalkhan Bazar to Shah Amanat International Airport is continuing in full swing as the project has been set on fast track after...
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