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Global coronavirus cases exceeded 30 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic showing no signs of slowing. India was firmly in focus as the latest epicentre,...
The government has asked the central bank to include the pandemic-hit tea industry in its fiscal stimulus package as the sector has been facing severe financial crisis in the wake...
Civil aviation and tourism ministry said on Wednesday no person or organisation can register or fly drone until gazette notification and preparation of the relevant ministry, department or agency. The...
A total of 17 directors of nine listed companies are going to lose their directorship for not holding minimum 2.0 per cent shares. The securities regulator on Thursday finalised the...
One in 11 adults has diabetes while 8.4 million or 9.2-per cent adult population of Bangladesh have been suffering from the silent killer, a recent study said. Of them, only...
The prices of local varieties of onion remained almost unchanged at the previous highs of Tk 100-Tk 120 per kilogram in retail markets on Thursday. The bulb was selling at...
The country's health expenditure has been one of the lowest in the region for years. A sizeable part of the allocation made annually in the national budget gets lost in...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) would have to revise the design of Padma Rail Link Project (PRLP) to address the faults detected recently, as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed redesigning it...
The National Board of Revenue is set to accept only Document Verification System-authenticated financial report in an effort to ensure its genuineness. The DVS, prepared by the Institute of Chartered...
Bangladesh economy had been growing at an impressive rate until the arrival of the novel coronavirus in early March this year. As the deadly pathogen started taking a heavy toll...
As cataclysmic wildfire rages in Florida and President Trump refuses to find any link between such calamities and climate change, his rival in the US election, former vice-president Joe Biden...
It is clear that things are not well on the jute front. While the recent privatisation of the remaining state-owned jute mills has brought a sudden change on the jute...
The government has shut down the madrasa in Chattogram’s Hathazari amid tensions after protests by students for removal of Anas Madani, son of its Director General and Hifazat-e Islam chief...
Asia’s rising nations, including Bangladesh, need to be in focus in democratising the United Nations, a forum of academics, development practitioners and diplomats recommended at an international webinar on Thursday....
An ominous existential threat now looms above the country's overall cinema industry. The sector involves a lot of segments and activities. Those mainly include movie-making, with directors, artistes, producers, distributors...
The World Health Organisation said that more than 170 countries had joined its global plan to distribute vaccines fairly around the world, but cautioned that a race to develop shots...
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has met United States president Donald Trump to discuss preparations for the 2026 World Cup which the country will co-host with Mexico and Canada, the global...
The markings of a rollercoaster year are plastered over Sutiwet’s small Jakarta restaurant – plastic barriers on the counters, stickers on the glass urging customers to wear masks, and a...
Some 65 per cent women entrepreneurs surveyed had no income while 58 per cent women working in the informal sectors had no jobs in the pandemic, said a new study...
In Golden Fetters, his celebrated study of the collapse of the gold standard in the interwar period, the American economic historian Barry Eichengreen emphasised that important political and social changes,...
When countries overwhelmed with the pandemic outbreak declared lockdown (holiday in Bangladesh) their economies did not come to a standstill. Some sectors like agriculture, food processing, pharmaceuticals and services of ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday vowed to build a corruption-free administration, asking the government officials and employees to undertake their own plan on integrity and implement it effectively. “We...
The High Court (HC) on Thursday ordered the authorities concerned to explain why the Ramna Park that was closed due to the coronavirus pandemic has not been reopened. Justice JBM...
The government has allowed those who turned 30 on Mar 25 this year, during the coronavirus shutdown, to apply for public sector jobs. According to a bdnews24.com report, the public...
Onion prices witnessed a further hike last week as the cost surged by 80-100 per cent amid export ban by India. Ginger and imported garlic also witnessed further price hike...
The father of modern global marketing and a marketing guru, Professor Philip Kotler’s E-World Marketing Summit 2020 will be held on November 6 and 7. The Summit 2020 will be...
Illegal gas pipeline below surface, unauthorised electricity connection and ‘negligence’ and ‘ignorance’ of the mosque committee were the causes of Narayanganj’s mosque blast incident on September 4, according to probe...
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das met FBCCI (Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry) President Sheikh Fazle Fahim on Thursday (September 17). During the meeting, the...
A virtual 3-day long youth skills development festival called BEYOND 2020 began on Thursday to celebrate International Youth Day 2020. Inspiring Bangladesh, the 1st Bangladeshi Social Network that promotes inspirational...
India reported another record jump in daily coronavirus infections with 97,894 cases in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Thursday. With 5.12 million cases in...
The payment for Covid-19 test fees through Nagad has received a huge response as the mobile financial arm of the Postal Department is the only operator that is providing the...
Guardian Life Insurance Limited (GLIL) has been awarded the LEED Platinum Certificate by the United States Green Building Council “USGBC” (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design “LEED”). Guardian Life is...
Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) today (Thursday) launched its cyber crime unit after 28 years of its inception to contain all sorts of cyber-related crimes. “RMP will be the service-oriented and...
The waters in the Teesta and Dharala rivers Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts started to rise again for continuous rains and upstream water, submerging the low-lying and char areas. In Lalmonirhat,...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Wednesday asked banks to keep the interest rates on the loans issued to import onions at maximum 9.0 per cent, reports BSS. “The prices of onion...
The global economic recovery from the crisis originated by the coronavirus pandemic may take as much as five years, the World Bank's chief economist Carmen Reinhart said on Thursday, reports...
The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested Mokbul Hossain, the owner of a recruitment agency in Dhaka, in connection with the death of Umme Kulsum, a teenage domestic worker in Saudi...
An online education fair titled ‘Study in Malaysia: Virtual Expo 2020’ will be held in association with Mentor’s Chittagong on September 20-21. The expo, organised by Winning Magnitude Chittagong, will...
Bangladesh has logged 1,593 new cases of the coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 344,264, reports bdnews24.com. The death toll climbed to...
The Philippines is considering allowing more nurses and other medical professionals to leave for jobs abroad after banning them from travel so they can fight coronavirus at home, President Rodrigo...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said Indian Ministry of External Affairs is very "repentant" for not informing Bangladesh beforehand while imposing a ban on onion export. "I...
Stocks slipped into the red on Thursday, snapping a two-day gaining streak, as risk-averse investors opted for booking profit on sector-wise issues. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock...
Former Bangladesh cricketer, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) member and councillor ASM Faruque died on Wednesday in Dhaka after a cardiac arrest. He was 75. In a condolence letter, BCB has...
Bangladesh and Indian border guards have begun a four-day director general-level conference in Dhaka city. The event began at the conference room of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) headquarters in...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the Ministry of Health showed enough efficiency in checking the Covid-19 pandemic in the country by properly taking necessary measures in time, UNB...
At least 55 women were tortured to death for dowry in the first eight months of the calendar year, according to a local legal aid and rights body. Besides, 66...
The government is halt Covid-19 services at 12 hospitals to cut costs with more than 78 per cent of the beds in the facilities dedicated for coronavirus treatment remaining empty...
The Mahalaya, a ritual that marks the beginning of the Durga Puja festivities, has begun across the country amid the coronavirus crisis. Indian High Commissioner Riva Ganguly Das inaugurated the...
Hurricane Sally moved northeast Thursday, where it was expected to bring more than a foot of rain to some areas, one day after it flooded streets and knocked out power...
At least four people including three suspected rebels and a woman were killed in a gunbattle between anti-India rebels and government forces in Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. The gunfight...
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