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Russia’s sovereign wealth fund has agreed to supply 100 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik-V, to Indian drug company Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, the fund said on Wednesday, as Moscow...
The global coronavirus death count soared to 933,490 on Wednesday morning, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University (JHU). According to the data compiled...
In a speech before the Indian parliament on Tuesday, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh asserted that the border dispute with China remains "unresolved" for now, and blamed China for "violating"...
Runner Automobiles, a listed company with the stock market, is going to set up a three-wheeler manufacturing plant in Bangladesh with the association of Indian automobile giant Bajaj Auto Ltd....
The river Jamuna has begun to change its course westward as its banks in Sirajganj and Bogura continue to erode away. Meanwhile, a 217-km long protective embankment along the western...
The government has decided to import onion from multiple sources to ensure enough supply of the popular cooking ingredient in the local markets. In line with the decision, the government...
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for massive investment in cheaper and profitable renewable energy, saying that it is not only the “right thing to do” but also the...
Bangladesh has reported 21 new fatalities from the novel coronavirus, the fewest in a daily count since Aug 01, taking the death toll to 4,823, reports bdnews24.com. The tally of...
Stocks ended marginally higher on Wednesday after volatility as bargain hunters continued their appetite on sector-wise issues, driven by regulatory moves and resumption of economic activities DSEX, the prime index...
The Met Office has forecast light to moderate rain and thundershowers at many places across the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9:00 am on Wednesday. Parts of Rangpur,...
The fate of Aysha Siddika Minny and nine other suspects in the daylight murder of her husband Refat Shorif in Barguna is set to be decided on September 30. Barguna's...
Israel’s rapprochement with Gulf Arab states has left the Palestinians feeling abandoned by traditional allies and clutching an old playbook in a rapidly changing Middle East, analysts and critics say....
Scientists have created gene-edited pigs, goats and cattle to produce sperm with traits such as disease resistance and higher meat quality in what they say is a step towards genetically...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh’s economy is more or less in a good shape now although the Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to it as...
The Myanmar military has said it is investigating “possible wider patterns of violations” before and during a 2017 crackdown in Rakhine State that the United Nations has said was executed...
Some 459 people were killed and 618 others injured in 388 road accidents in August across the country, according to study of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity. Besides, 14 people died...
India's coronavirus cases surged past 5 million on Wednesday with a single-day jump of 90,123 infections in the last 24 hours, data from the federal health ministry showed. India is...
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against the former chairman of the Bangladesh Technical Education Board for 'acquiring illegal wealth', reports UNB. ACC spokesperson Pranab Kumar Bhattacharjee said that...
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury has been diagnosed with coronavirus. “His test report came positive,” Shipping Ministry’s Senior Information Officer Md Jahangir Alam Khan told news agency UNB. The...
Japan’s Yoshihide Suga was voted prime minister by parliament’s lower house on Wednesday, becoming the country’s first new leader in nearly eight years, as he readied a “continuity cabinet” expected...
The board of directors of United Power Generation & Distribution Company Ltd has decided to acquire two power plants of the United Group. The power generation company has taken a...
International tourist arrivals plunged 65 per cent in the first half of 2020 compared to last year, data from the World Tourism Organization showed on Tuesday, translating into an estimated...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is set to start the second stage of its 53rd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors through online tomorrow (Thursday). Ministers from ADB member...
In the backdrop of India's imposition of ban on onion export, the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) has called upon the importers to diversify the source if onion...
Farmers are benefiting a lot from early summer bean cultivation in Sadar Upazila of Jashore District Many farmers in the area are now self-sufficient from bean cultivation. Farmers of Churamankati,...
The World Trade Organization found on Tuesday (local time) that the United States breached global trading rules by imposing multibillion-dollar tariffs in the country's President Donald Trump’s trade war with...
Apple Inc rolled out a new virtual fitness service and a bundle of all its subscriptions, Apple One, focusing a holiday-season product launch on services that are the backbone of...
Having a huge market, strong manufacturing base and strategic location, Bangladesh is an important country for US under Indo Pacific Strategy (IPS), said a top US State Department official. “Because...
Shares from over 1200 BO accounts of the clients of Crest Securities have so far been transferred into their link accounts, as the brokerage house remained shuttered since its owners...
Rights shares subscription of Pragati Life Insurance is set to begin September 24, aiming to raise Tk 230.27 million. The subscription period for the rights will be continued until October...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal expressed satisfaction over the growth projection made by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the current fiscal year. "People of the country are working heartily...
Russian oil and gas exploration company Gazprom is set to get the job of drilling three more gas-wells in Bhola at US$ 21.19 million per well that is the highest-ever...
Returnee migrant workers are facing difficulties in getting income generating loans from Probashi Kallyan Bank (PKB) due to lack of proper training and counselling about receiving and utilising the fund,...
Many colleges are not complying with Covid-19-related cautionary health directives during their admission process for Class XI (academic session 2020-21), which began on Sunday and will continue until Thursday (September...
The coronavirus pandemic, which arrived in the country in early March, has brought to the fore a high-level regional disparity in areas of health sector management. The disparity, unfortunately, has...
A major design fault has been detected in the Padma rail link project midway through its implementation for keeping height gap between approach roads and rail tracks lower than standard....
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has further relaxed the foreign currency transfer by foreign employees in exporting companies in Bangladesh, reports UNB. As per a new circular of Bangladesh Bank issued on...
Human beings don't need any consolation from a robot, though millions may have lost this confidence. The propaganda that artificial intelligence (AI) would take away jobs from man has made...
More often than not, cheap labour was believed to fetch competitiveness, especially in manufacturing not-so-upscale products for exports. However, these days, gone is this perception that low labour cost can...
Rapid urbanisation over the past decades saw an unrestrained growth of cities and their populations in Bangladesh. And with it came its accompanying evil, garbage. As expected, being the nation's...
In 1994, the UN General Assembly proclaimed September 16 the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date of the signing, in 1987, of the Montreal...
As the world prepares for the post-pandemic era, the quest for sustainable economic growth is becoming ever more intense - especially for developing countries. It is tempting to call for...
BNP on Tuesday termed the reported proposal of the Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) to send 1,000 government officials abroad to learn how to cook 'khichuri' a unique joke under...
Bangladesh remains vigilant along the border with Myanmar and sees no scope for any untoward incident, State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam has said. "There’s no scope for...
When one of Saudi Arabia’s leading clerics called this month for Muslims to avoid “passionate emotions and fiery enthusiasm” towards Jews, it was a marked change in tone for someone...
Alphabet Inc’s Google will be questioned about its ad business in a hearing on Tuesday, with a particular focus expected on whether it misused its dominance in online advertising to...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat published a new information note last month examining the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on world agricultural trade. The paper notes that agricultural trade...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the G20 has a greater responsibility to come forward with stronger commitment to mobilise global support to address the issue of displacement or...
Onion prices witnessed further hike on Tuesday and shot up to Tk 110 per kg at retail market amid the ban on export by neighbouring India on Monday. Thus, a...
Bangladesh has requested the Indian government to withdraw the ban imposed on onion export as soon as possible, keeping the import flow of onion from India uninterrupted. Bangladesh expects a...
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