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Bangladesh registered 21 more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the 24 hours to 8am, taking the total tall to 5,272. A total of 1,508 fresh infections were also diagnosed...
At least 975 women were raped in the first nine months of the current calendar year in Bangladesh, according to a report of an independent rights and legal aid body....
Indian police on Thursday imposed emergency laws in a village where a woman from the lowest rung of the country’s caste system was allegedly raped and killed, barring gatherings of more...
Bangladesh Mobile Phone Consumers’ Association has called on the authorities concerned to install a special tracking app in mobile phones to improve the safety and security for women as incidents...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated newly constructed 'Parjatan Bhaban' in Dhaka through video conferencing. The Prime Minister instructed in 2010 to acquire necessary land in Agargaon administrative area...
The education ministry has extended the closure of all the educational institutions of the country till October 31 citing lack of significant development to reopen schools amid the pandemic, according...
The High Court on Thursday asked Green Line Paribahan to pay another Tk 2 million (20 lakh) as compensation to Russel Sarkar, who lost his leg in an accident in...
Today marks the 71st founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. It is a special birthday, as it comes in a year of special, which carries significant meanings to...
Vietnamese manufacturing sector returned to growth in September as COVID-19 concerns eased in the country, a report compiled by the London-based global information provider IHS Markit has said. In September,...
Customs intelligence officials arrested a passenger of a flight along with 82 gold bars from Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Thursday. The arrestee is Enamul Haque, hailing from...
Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer Wahida Khanam, who was undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital after a brutal attack at her official residence in Dinajpur, has been...
A female student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) reportedly took her own life by hanging herself in Bogura sadar upazila early Thursday. The deceased was identified as...
For the first time in the country Nagad has brought down the cash-out charge to Tk 9.99 per Tk 1,000, the lowest rate ever in the country’s burgeoning mobile financial...
Dr Md Hamid Ullah Bhuiyan, a Professor at the Department of Accounting & Information Systems of the University of Dhaka has joined the Financial Reporting Council as chairman for the...
India’s coronavirus case tally increased by 86,821 in the last 24 hours to 6.31 million by Thursday morning, data from the health ministry showed, as the country eased more restrictions...
Japan eased entry restrictions into the country on Thursday for foreigners around the world put in place to combat the spread of coronavirus (Covid-190, although entry is still being refused...
India's federal government on Wednesday allowed states to reopen schools and other educational institutions in a phased manner, as well as movie theatres, even as the coronavirus cases continue to...
Genex Infosys Ltd has signed an agreement with Sonali Bank Ltd — the largest state-owned commercial bank in Bangladesh, for implementing online tuition fee payment systems across the country. Under...
The US Food and Drug Administration has broadened its investigation of a serious illness in AstraZeneca Plc’s Covis-19 vaccine study and will look at data from earlier trials of similar...
Stocks witnessed an upward trend in early trading on Thursday as investors are showing a buying spree on sector-wise issues after two days correction. Following the previous two days’ modest...
Most major housing markets won’t keep up with the consumer price inflation in 2021 and are faced with multiple downside risks despite rising strongly this year amid the coronavirus pandemic...
Walton has started season-8 of its nationwide digital campaign with the offer of getting 500 per cent cash vouchers on purchase of Walton fridge, washing machine and microwave oven. Aimed to...
US presidential debate organisers vowed on Wednesday to change the rules to rein in unruly behavior after President Donald Trump repeatedly interrupted rival Joe Biden and the moderator in the...
Some 36 per cent people want to travel for business purposes while some 31 per cent for leisure and 34 per cent for family purposes during the coronavirus pandemic, according...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said if the current actions of humans keep going on unchecked it will not only cause the extinction of other species, but also move...
The Road Transport and Highways Division (RTHD) has sought an allocation of Tk 4.85 billion as equity for Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), aiming to meet the company's interim...
A magnitude 6.7 quake struck off Tonga in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake, 40 miles (64.57 km) southeast of Neiafu, Tonga, was...
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) would provide US$70 million budgetary support to Bangladesh, for the first time, to weather the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy....
With the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) rising amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a good number of apparel makers have expanded production capacity while some other companies are investing afresh...
The securities regulator has approved the draft prospectus of SAML Income Unit Fund whose initial size will be Tk 100 million. The approval came Wednesday at a meeting held at...
Blaming manipulation by millers for the recent rice market volatility, a government survey said the millers are involved in hoarding the staple food. The hoarding has also triggered an artificial...
An aggressive strategy for full implementation of loan disbursement to the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises needs to be ensured to attain the October deadline. Almost 80 per cent...
Steel truss span installation work over 10 piers of the Padma Bridge is unlikely to resume shortly, as the river started swelling suddenly after a downtrend in the middle of...
bKash hackers buy per page of cash-in register at Tk 300 from their agents to trap victims, detectives said after arresting nine members of a gang. The plainclothes unit of...
The interest rate spread in the country's banking system increased slightly in August 2020 as banks further slashed rates on deposits but charged a little bit higher on lending. The...
Signing a free trade area (FTA) agreement with Japan will be immensely beneficial to Bangladesh in the post-LDC era when the country losses trade concessions, a study has found. Presently,...
Bangladesh will observe one-day national mourning on Thursday in respect to the memory of Kuwait’s emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al Jaber Al-Sabah, who breathed his last on Tuesday at the...
Hundreds of migrants hoping to reach the European Union are sheltering in forests and ruined former factory buildings near Bosnia’s border with Croatia, with the cold setting in and conditions...
Some 106 readymade garment (RMG) factories have retrenched a total of 70,000 workers since the outbreak of coronavirus in the country. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Dr...
The 'Neighbourhood First' policy, enunciated by the government of India under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, prods India to improve its ties with her immediate neighbours. It focuses on cooperation...
The Covid-19 pandemic has unleashed the second global economic crisis in just 12 years. But, unlike the crash of 2008, which revealed severe structural flaws in the financial system, the...
The prediction about the country's urban population is grim. Currently, 35.70 per cent (about 45 million) of Bangladesh population lives in cities and towns and this population size is likely...
Covid-19 has taken a heavy toll on the global economy. According to government officials, especially those who are responsible for safeguarding the economy of the country, Bangladesh economy is not...
Sukuk, a sharia-compliant bond-like instrument used in Islamic finance, can play a great role in financing infrastructure projects in Bangladesh. It has been identified by the central bank as a...
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has been taking initiatives for fixing the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) at the consumer level. As published reports suggest, BERC will fix the...
Since the pandemic officially began in March, we've been told staying home is the best way to avoid catching Covid-19. And it is. But life in confinement can cause physical...
Defending the central bank’s move for further relaxation of the bank loan repayment by extending the moratorium until December 31, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said the step aims...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to inaugurate the newly-constructed Pani Bhaban on Thursday at the capital’s Green Road area through a videoconference. Constructed at a cost of Tk 2.61...
The International Board of Trustees of icddr,b, formerly known as the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, has appointed Dr Tahmeed Ahmed as its new executive director. Dr Ahmed...
Bangladesh and USA governments today (Wednesday) signed Air Service Agreement that will pave the way to resume direct air connectivity between Dhaka and different cities of the US. Senior Secretary...
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