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Bangladesh is eyeing a robust economic growth on government measures to ensure flow of money amid the coronavirus crisis, but easy funds from the stimulus packages have triggered fears of...
Results from an early safety study of Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine candidate in older adults showed that it produced virus-neutralising antibodies at levels similar to those seen in younger adults,...
The government will upgrade the existing Dhaka (Joydevpur) Mymensingh Road into expressway with service lane on both sides through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiative with a Korean company to further improve...
Daraz Bangladesh, a concern of Alibaba Group and the country’s largest e-commerce platform, is organising Bangladesh vs. Pakistan International Ludo tournament for the first time on its app’s gaming platform...
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday ordered Brac Bank authorities to give Taka 1.5m as compensation to Jaha Alam, an innocent man who languished in jail for three years after...
The government is going to announce a fresh schedule for the long-stalled Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations either on Monday or Tuesday next. Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni...
The number of flights to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will be increased to 20 per week from Thursday, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said on...
Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah was named emir by the country's cabinet to succeed his brother Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah who died on Tuesday. The cabinet announcement was...
The 11th national parliament lost Tk 22,08,63,627 in monetary value of time lost due to quorum crisis (19.26 hours) throughout session one to five, a Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) report...
With no improvement of the coronavirus situation in sight, the government has decided to extend the closure of educational institutions to prevent the spread of the virus, Education Minister Dipu...
LankaBangla Foundation held ‘Sewing Machine Distribution Program 2020’ for 30 distressed women from different areas of Kurigram district recently. The foundation successfully implemented ‘Shikha Tailoring Training Project 2019’ from October...
The Republic of Korea has pledged to provide $700,000 to the Rohingya refugees taking shelter in Cox’s Bazar through International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The...
International Organization for Migration (IOM) has opened an oxygen generator plant in Cox’s Bazar as part of its humanitarian effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the district. IOM in...
Stocks extended the losing streak for the two consecutive sessions on Wednesday as risk-averse investors continued profit booking on quick-gaining stocks. The market opened on an upbeat note and the...
Outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das has on Wednesday made a farewell call on Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen at State guesthouse Padma. Riva congratulated Momen...
Bangladesh has posted 1,436 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking the tally so far to 363,479. The death toll jumped to 5,251 after 32...
Awami League MP from Barishal-1 constituency Abul Hasanat Abdullah is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka. He was admitted to the Square Hospital with respiratory problem, said Advocate Talukdar...
The ruling Awami League has picked its candidates for the by-elections to the Dhaka-18 and Sirajganj-1 constituencies which are unrepresented in parliament following the deaths of the previous incumbents Sahara...
A Barguna court has sentenced Aysha Siddika Minny and five others to death in the daylight murder of her husband Refat Shorif in 2019. District and Sessions Judge Md Asaduzzaman...
More than 63 million people in India may have contracted coronavirus (Covid-19), health authorities said on Tuesday -- about 10 times higher than the official reported figures. According to a...
Nearly thirty years after the Babri Masjid was razed by a mob in Uttar Pradesh, a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Lucknow on Wednesday acquitted all 32...
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson on Wednesday said, upon successful production of Oxford vaccine it would be made available throughout the world including in Bangladesh. He also said...
A priest, accused of raping a minor indigenous girl, was arrested from Bishop House at Amchattar in Tanore upazila of Rajshahi district on Tuesday night. Pradeep Gregory, 50, is a...
Bangladesh and the United States have formally signed an agreement for flight operations between the two countries. The information was revealed by the Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry on Wednesday,...
About 60 per cent or six in 10 US presidential debate watchers said former Vice President Joe Biden did the best job in Tuesday's debate, and just 28 per cent say President Donald...
World Bank President David Malpass said on Tuesday he is seeking board approval for a $12 billion coronavirus vaccine financing plan to help poor and developing countries secure a sufficient...
Security has been beefed up in Barguna town ahead of the verdict in Rifat Sharif murder case today. Additional police personnel have been deployed in and around the court premises...
A day after Donald Trump’s campaign flexed its digital muscle with a seven-figure ad-buy, Joe Biden’s campaign was responding in kind with a post-debate digital advertising onslaught beginning at midnight...
Stocks witnessed a downward trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday as risk-averse investors opted for booking profit on quick-gaining stocks. Following the previous day’s modest correction, the Dhaka...
Bangladesh is "outraged" to witness another "blatant demonstration of falsehood and fabrication of facts" by Myanmar in the ongoing UN General Assembly (UNGA) and shared the situation on the ground...
Walt Disney Co said on Tuesday it will lay off roughly 28,000 employees, mostly at its US theme parks, where attendance has been crushed by the coronavirus pandemic, especially in...
The first consignment of imported onions in two containers by sea route was unloaded at Chattogram seaport on Tuesday morning. The onion-laden ship, MV Kota Egnorik, berthed at the port...
Participants at the closing ceremony of the 'Workshop on Issuance and Management of Sukuk in Bangladesh' held virtually on Tuesday The government is going to introduce Sukuk in the country,...
A global rights group - Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) - called on apparel brands and retailers, including H&M, Primark and Nike, to commit a wage assurance, ensuring payment of workers...
Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden battled fiercely over Trump’s leadership on the coronavirus pandemic, the economy and the integrity of November’s election in a chaotic first...
Saudi-bound stranded Bangladeshi workers in multitudes may fail to return to worksites in the oil-rich country as their visa will not be renewed automatically, insiders have said. The validity of...
Experts at a webinar on Tuesday said Bangladesh incurs food loss during production, handling and storage stage mainly due to lack of technology, infrastructure and awareness opposite to developed nations...
The central bank has cut the 'risk weight' for banks to invest in 'alternative' investments. An alternative investment is an investment in any asset class, excluding stocks, bonds, and cash....
Bangladesh has started consuming spot LNG (liquefied natural gas), taking benefit of lower oil and natural gas prices globally. The first cargo, carrying 138,000 cubic metres of lean LNG, reached...
The government has sought extended financial support from the development partners for implementing the upcoming 8th five-year plan (FYP) to uplift employment and cut poverty to below 16 per cent,...
Prime minister's private industry and investment adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman on Tuesday hinted that Bangladesh is considering 'postponement' of its LDC (least-developed country) graduation slated for 2024. "I'm not in...
Intelligence officials are accused of delaying the release of imported goods from the customs houses, causing harassment to businesspeople. Businesses said the release of goods now takes almost a month...
Bangladesh's import orders dropped by nearly 20 per cent or US$713.01 million in August last due to lower demand particularly for apparel and clothing because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic....
The leaders of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) recently took part in a cloud conference titled, ‘Bilateral Trade and Investment Opportunities in the Ongoing Global Pandemic...
Extending its lead in the cloud ERP market, Oracle on September 29 announced updates to Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)....
The hotline numbers of the department of health for coronavirus have received over 21 million phone calls since the service was launched over six months ago. The department under the...
We haven't seen, of late, any major scientific innovation, including curable medicines and not excluding vaccines, for deadly coronavirus. The situation created by the pandemic is new to an entire...
How well-directed are the government's social safety net programmes is an oft-repeated question. In a country like Bangladesh with varying levels of poverty and disadvantages afflicting the masses, it is...
Attracting a significant amount of foreign direct investment (FDI) for the country's rapid economic growth has been one of the government's priority considerations for long. All concerned including experts and...
Safety net programmes in Bangladesh have evolved from the past and have been gradually expanded covering more beneficiaries over the years. During British rule, these were known as Test Relief...
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