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Classified loans in the country's banking sector stood at around Tk. 961.15 billion accounting for 9.20 per cent of the total outstanding loan in June 2020. During the quarter (April-June)...
The government has prepared a set of guidelines on the reopening of primary schools in line with the health safety rules amid the coronavirus pandemic. The primary and mass education...
For Mahmood Patel, 2020 was supposed to be a bumper year for his Barbados-based, tourism-dependent small business ventures. They include beach-front apartments, an organic farm-to-table café and Coco Hill -...
Iran has begun to build a hall in ‘the heart of the mountains’ near its Natanz nuclear site for making advanced centrifuges, Iran’s nuclear chief said on Tuesday, aiming to...
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Junaid Ahmed Palak has express his hope that the government is working to earn $6.0 billion from IT sector of the country...
Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty has been arrested in Mumbai after three days of questioning in connection with drugs-related allegations in the Sushant Singh Rajput case. The Narcotics Control Bureau will...
The power supply that was snapped due to a fire in Kewatkhali Power Grid has been restored in Jamalpur, Sherpur and Netrakona districts in Mymensingh division, reports BSS. The power...
Two Australian foreign correspondents were flown out of China for their safety, with the help of Australian consular officials after being questioned by China’s state security ministry, the Australian government...
Indigenous people in Asia are facing massive displacement, destruction of their environment and rising poverty due to land-grabbing, says a UN human rights expert. “Large-scale development projects, including dams, mining,...
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and France attacker Kylian Mbappe has tested positive for Covid-19. The forward, who is asymptomatic, has left the national team squad and will not feature for Les...
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on Tuesday for an alliance of democracies to defend against “aggressive actions” and protect freedom, alluding to Chinese actions in the South China Sea and...
Bangladesh national team cricketer Saif Hassan has tested positive for Covid-19, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed it on Tuesday. His test samples were collected on Monday along with 24 individuals,...
Nigerian resident doctors began their second strike of the year over pay and working conditions amid the spread of the new coronavirus, the doctors’ union said on Tuesday. The strike...
The government is planning to set up dedicated light engineering industrial park at five districts – Dhaka, Narayanganj, Jashore, Bogura and Narsingdi- to harness the immense potential of the domestic...
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday rejected a writ petition seeking investigation into the deaths of 84 elephants in Chattogram region. The bench of Justice JBM Hassanand Justice Md Khairul...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday hoped that the regional office of the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) in Dhaka will serve as a 'centre of excellence' and a solution-broker...
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque today said fence, watch towers and CCTVs (Close Circuit Television Cameras) will be installed to beef up surveillance in and around the camps...
The government has allocated 439.12 metric tonnes of rice under the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme to assist the families of fishermen who maintain livelihood by catching fish from the...
All the major rivers of the country are flowing below their respective danger levels while the deaths from floods rose to 258, according to the official data. “The Ganges-Padma Rivers...
Malaysian authorities on Tuesday reminded the public to avoid physical contact, including fist bumps as a form of greeting, as the number of new coronavirus cases in the country climbed...
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has integrated the services of four power distribution companies into its virtual one-stop service (OSS) for improving the ease of doing business in the...
At least four districts in Mymensingh division were hit with a power outage after a national grid substation in Kewatkhali caught fire, reports bdnews24.com. The fire broke out at the...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said the South Asian Regional Center of Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) in Dhaka will be a milestone for international partnership. He...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will hold the second stage of its 53rd annual meeting as a virtual event on September 17-18. A series of webinars open to the media...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) should swiftly prosecute two Myanmar Army soldiers who have confessed to their involvement in massacres, rape, and other crimes against Rohingya in Myanmar, and the...
World shares struggled to stabilise on Tuesday as doubts about a recovery in tech stocks lingered after last week’s rout, while the dollar steadied as investors pondered whether policy signals...
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi launched her re-election bid on Tuesday ahead of polls set for November, vowing victory at a scaled-down ceremony in the capital after her original...
The Gazipur Unnayan Kartripakkha Bill 2020 today (Tuesday) passed in the Jatiya Sangsad amid harsh protest by the opposition lawmakers, concerning on mismanagement among other development bodies including the city...
Chinese researchers have identified a specific neuron that plays a key role in regulating sleep, offering reference for potential treatments of sleep disorders, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences...
The physical condition of Ghoraghat UNO Wahida Khanam, who is undergoing treatment at National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital, has improved much, doctors said on Tuesday. “All the parameters of...
Imported goods worth millions of takas are lying under the open sky in Benapole land port due to a shortage of storage space and a cumbersome clearance process at the...
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Tuesday forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers for parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing at 9:00am. “Light to moderate rain...
Traders at Khatunganj wholesale market in Chattogram resumed selling onion on Tuesday, a day after they shut their businesses protesting against a drive by mobile court. Wholesale traders started selling...
Bangladesh has recorded 1,892 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections to 329,251. The death toll surged to 4,552 after 36 fatalities...
PUBG Corp, the unit of a South Korean company behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), will no longer give Tencent Games the rights to publish its popular mobile game in India, it...
Stocks extended the gaining streak for the fifth straight sessions on Tuesday as investors continued their buying spree buoyed by the regulatory moves to restore discipline in the capital market....
Most of the banks in the country are keeping their ATM (automated teller machine) Booth operation suspended for 6-8 hours at night following an alert issued by Bangladesh Bank on...
India and China have accused each other of firing in the air during a new confrontation on their border in the western Himalayas, in a further escalation of military tension...
Bangladesh Railway has announced that it will add 24 more local and commuter trains to its fleet between September 10 and 16. A circular was issued in this regard on...
Police have rescued an abducted nine-year-old girl from Narayanganj, who went missing from Dhaka University’s TSC area seven days ago. The child was found in the Ponchoboti area on Monday...
A bill titled ‘Bangladesh Engineering Research Council Bill 2020’ was passed in Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) on Tuesday with an aim to promote engineering research in the country. Science and...
Japan’s economy sank deeper into its worst postwar contraction in the second quarter as the coronavirus jolted businesses more than initially thought, underscoring the daunting task the new prime minister...
At least 36 people were injured in different violent attacks on religious minorities in the first eight months of the current calendar year across the country. Among the injured, one...
World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday called on countries to invest in public health and said the world must be better prepared for the next pandemic....
Online business registration in the Philippines skyrocketed as more and more entrepreneurs conduct business via the internet due to strict lockdown restrictions imposed to stem the spread of COVID-19, the...
India recorded its highest daily deaths from the coronavirus in more than a month on Tuesday, even as new infections slowed, data from the health ministry showed. The health ministry...
The Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) of the ICT Division has achieved one of the world’s most prestigious awards in the field of information technology, the ‘World Summit on Information Society...
Stocks witnessed a positive trend in the early trading on Tuesday as bargain hunters were showing their buying binge amid gradual economic rebound. Following the past four days’ positive ending,...
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) is going to integrate the services of four power distribution companies into its virtual one-stop service (OSS) to help facilitate businesses. The four companies...
The government has taken an initiative to strengthen boiler inspection activities to check accidents in the industrial sector, an official said. As part of the move, the office of the...
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