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More than 1 million people have died of Covid-19 around the world as of Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pace of fatalities picking up as infections again...
As there is an apprehension that Bangladesh may witness the resurgence of Covid-19 in the coming winter, health experts say educating people, encouraging them to follow health safety rules, ensuring...
About 70 per cent transactions of goods and services could be done on e-commerce platforms which presently stands at only 5.0 per cent, said Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, Managing Director &...
The coronavirus pandemic is expected to lead to the slowest growth in more than 50 years in East Asia and the Pacific as well as China, while up to 38...
Some 120 million rapid diagnostic tests for coronavirus will be made available to low- and middle-income countries at a maximum of $5 each, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on...
A specific time-frame of approving IPO proposals will be mentioned in a uniform law. "Presently, a move is underway to bring the activities of the securities regulator and operations of...
Growing financial pressure coupled with less patients than capacity have forced the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to reduce services from some of its Covid-dedicated hospitals, officials said. They...
Bangladesh plans to raise some discriminatory measures taken by the Indian government regarding investments and visa extension as foreign ministers of the both nations meet today (Tuesday). Bangladesh's foreign minister...
Rice prices spiralled again as coarse varieties hit a seven-month high of Tk 50 a kg on Monday, compounding the woes of the poor and fixed earners. All varieties of...
We have recently learnt about the government's readiness to face the possible second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic during the approaching winter. Admittedly, it is a commendable move on the...
Both the electronic and print media nowadays focus on the country's increasing yields of exotic fruits and vegetables. Crop acreages also do not lag behind. It is a pleasant reality...
Entrepreneurship Development (ED) is not a straight-line exercise. Whether entrepreneurs are born or made is always controversial. However, one thing is perhaps beyond any debate that an entrepreneur is endowed...
The title of a webinar, 'Financial Reporting Act 2015: Its Implications on the Business Houses' organised by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Saturday highlights the important role...
Footballer Mohamed Salah heard messages from refugee children about the importance of education. As a father of two girls, Salah understands the importance of equal education for all. In a...
The American economist Frank Knight theorised about the difference between risk and uncertainty in his classic book Risk, Uncertainty and Profit. Risk is "a quantity susceptible of measurement." A precise...
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina, in an article published in The Financial Times (FT), said that prioritising a green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is right step. “A recent...
The cabinet on Monday approved the draft of "Private Medical and Dental College Bill, 2020" in principle to bring the all private medical institutions, including dental institutes, under one law...
Although outflow of migrant workers in January-August period of this year has dropped by 55 per cent compared to same period a year earlier, Bangladesh witnessed 9.6 per cent increase...
The English Club members of Chittaong Independent Univesity (CIU) have extended assistance for a group of street children studying in ‘Borner School’ (school of alphabets) in the port city, says...
COVID-19 infections among health workers in the country topped 8,000 mark while the virus also infected over 900 newsmen. Meanwhile, 88 doctors died in the pandemic since March 18, according...
The central bank of Bangladesh has extended suspension of adverse classification of any loan for more three months to facilitate business activities that have been adversely affected by the ongoing...
Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) on Monday inked a land lease agreement with Samuda Food Products Limited, a concern of TK Group, at BEZA office in the city for 60...
A Bangladeshi-origin couple has been found dead in their home in the US state of Arizona after an apparent murder-suicide. Police believe the man shot his wife dead before ending...
Uber has won a legal bid to restore its London operating licence which was taken away over safety concerns, after a judge ruled on Monday that the company was a...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a virtual meeting in December. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said this while talking to reporters at...
Turkish prosecutors have prepared a second indictment in connection with the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, naming six new Saudi nationals as suspects. Khashoggi, a critic...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the foreign minister to submit a complete report before the next cabinet meeting on measures to send back Bangladeshi expatriate workers to their workplace,...
The election commission has decided to hold by-elections to Dhaka-18 and Sirajganj-1 constituencies on November 12 As per the schedule announced on Monday, the deadline for nomination submission is October...
The sixth Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting will be held on Tuesday in a virtual platform in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen and...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) on locally produced Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders in a bid to facilitate its domestic production. The VAT...
Stocks rebounded in the upbeat note on Monday, after a single-day break, as optimistic investors showed their appetite on selective issues amid high expectations. The market opened on an upbeat...
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) received some 2,755 complaints in the fiscal year (FY) 2018-2019 from workers regarding violations of the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 and...
Bangladesh needs to address issues such as corruption and infrastructure deficiency to improve the country's business climate and thus attract foreign investment, US officials said on Monday. Appreciating the Bangladesh...
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam laid to rest at the Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard in Dhaka's Mirpur after a namaz-e-janaza at the Supreme Court premises, his workplace for almost half a century,...
Bangladesh has posted 1,407 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 360,555, reports bdnews24.com. The death toll jumped...
Bangladesh’s Sri Lanka tour for a three-match Test series has been postponed, BCB President Nazmul Hassan said Monday. “We’re not touring Sri Lanka now. We can't follow the condition …...
Saudi Arabia-bound stranded Bangladeshi migrant workers have demanded automatic renewals of visas so that they can return to work on time. To this end, they met with Bangladesh’s Expatriates' Welfare...
The cut-off price of Energypac Power Generation shares has been fixed at Tk 35 each through electronic bidding by eligible institutional investors. The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Monday disclosed...
Marium Helal, the chairman of Marium Group of Industries and Marium Foundation, has died at a hospital in Dhaka. The 93-year-old, who had long been suffering from old age complications,...
The US embassy in Dhaka issued a security alert for its citizens living in Bangladesh as a group of migrant workers are demonstrating around the Embassy of Saudi Arabia on...
Regent Group chairman Shahed Karim has been sentenced to life imprisonment in an arms case. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Kayes delivered the verdict on Monday afternoon, UNB reports....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the people of Bangladesh have the capability to overcome all sorts of hurdles. "With the cooperation from all, we’re advancing the country. I...
Armenian and Azeri forces exchanged fierce fire for the second day on Monday morning, with both sides accusing each other of using heavy artillery. The outbreak of fighting over the...
The operator of Australia's Dreamworld theme park has been fined A$3.6m (£2m; $2.5m) over the deaths of four people on a malfunctioning water ride. Kate Goodchild, Luke Dorsett, Roozbeh Araghi...
Two accused, including the prime suspect in MC College gang rape, were sent on a five-day remand by a Sylhet court on Monday. Indraneel Bhattacharya, officer-in-charge of Shahporan Police Station...
The Saudi authorities have a set a 48-hour deadline for Bangladeshi migrant workers to reach the kingdom after giving samples for coronavirus tests, bdnews24.com reports. With little time to prepare...
Barcelona wonderkid Ansu Fati said he is learning from Lionel Messi after firing his side to a 4-0 win over Villarreal in their first game of the La Liga season...
The British government is mulling tougher restrictions in England to tackle a swiftly accelerating second wave of the novel coronavirus outbreak, possibly outlawing more inter-household socialising, a junior health minister...
President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in both 2016 and 2017, after years of reporting heavy losses from his business enterprises to offset hundreds of millions...
The namaj-e-janaza of Attorney General Mahbubey Alam was held on the Supreme Court premises on Monday morning. His body was taken there around 11am and the namaj-e-janaza was held at...
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