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The ninth session of the 11th Parliament began with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair on Sunday. The parliament session began at 11:05 am after a 59-day recess...
The shareholders of Rupali Bank Ltd approved ‘no’ dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2019 in its 34th annual general meeting (AGM) held on Thursday. The board of...
Amazon.com Inc said it has banned foreign sales of seeds in the United States after thousands of Americans received unsolicited packages of seeds in their mailboxes, mostly postmarked from China....
A court in Dinajpur has placed two accused on a 7-day remand each in a case filed in connection with the attack on Wahida Khanam, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of...
Only three country-specific special economic zones (SEZs) have so far made some progress in implementation and, of them, the Japanese one made the faster headway and was getting ready to...
The board of directors of Janata Insurance Company Ltd has recommended a 10 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2019. The final approval of the...
Walton Hi-Tech Industries is set to hold IPO (initial public offering) lottery draw today (Sunday), aiming to allocate 1.55 million IPO shares among the successful applicants. The lottery draw will...
Values of assets managed under the portfolios of listed mutual funds (MFs) rose moderately on the basis of market price in last three months following surge of the share prices...
About 99 per cent of the vultures have become extinct while only 260 vultures are there now in the country, said Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Md Shahab...
The UK-based retail company, Debenhams, has fired all 69 employees of its Dhaka liaison office during the Covid-19 pandemic, without paying their lawful benefits. Debenhams Bangladesh Employees' Union (DBEU), an...
The construction work of much-hyped Coastal Road known as Ring Road is in progresswith completion of almost 80 per cent of construction. The rest work is expected to be completed...
The government has asked its ministries/divisions to submit their budget implementation plans within September 07, 2020 with a view to reviewing the trends in revenue receipts and expenditures against the...
Prices of most of the vegetables and key spices which soared recently at the city kitchen markets remained at their previous high on Saturday as a result of ongoing floods...
Many trains of different routes are being operatedat almost full capacity, violating the health safety guidelines issued due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The staffs of different local station are allegedly...
The government has shelved the plan to launch a fresh bidding for offshore drilling, fearing poor response from the potential global players due to the coronavirus pandemic. "We are not...
The number of deaths from the mosque air-conditioner blasts in Narayanganj has increased to 23 as two more victims have succumbed to their injuries. Another 15 people are battling for...
A three-phase natural calamity, COVID-19 pandemic and the perceived fear of production shortfall are making the country's rice market volatile. The fear of staple shortage deepened after multiple natural disasters...
The government's new export policy got passage two years ago to infuse dynamism into export operations, enhance competitiveness in trade and commerce and thus strengthen the position of the country...
Of late, the relatively new urban menace of automobile repair corners encroaching on footpath is seen becoming a threat in the making. In earlier stage, the repair works used to...
Some 101 Bangladeshi nationals were sent back home from the United States on Saturday following their illegal entry to that country. They arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at...
International chambers of commerce have urged the Malaysian government to reconsider the blanket entry ban on citizens of countries with more than 150,000 Covid-19 cases. The European Union-Malaysia Chamber of...
The death toll from the mosque air-conditioner blasts in Narayanganj has increased to 20 as nine more victims have succumbed to their injuries since Saturday morning. Meanwhile, more 18 people...
Noticeably, the number of Covid tests has been well below the requirement and the rate of infection has lately gone down. That is what the statistics published by the Directorate...
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Saturday said that the government will appoint a child psychologist in each upazila. The minister said that one child psychologist would be appointed in...
About 99 per cent of the vultures have become extinct across the globe while only 260 vultures remain in the country, said Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Md...
The purpose of this article is to highlight issues that can impact on Bangladesh GDP in view of the controversy surrounding the latest published data on the GDP growth rate...
Bangladesh Administrative Service Association (BASA) has alleged that some quarters are trying to divert the attack on Ghoraghat UNO Wahida Khanam to a different direction by claiming that it was...
The United States is ready to help resolve the dispute between India and China over the mountain border running through the western Himalayas, President Donald Trump said on Friday. Trump,...
The partially-hydrogenated oils (PHO), popularly known as Dalda or Bonospoti Ghee, contain excessive trans-fatty acid (TFA) in the capital as its average level is five times the global standard, putting...
Experts have urged the government to ensure an immediate laboratory-based test to Johnson & Johnson Talc--based baby powder for allegedly carrying cancer developing chemical, asbestos, in it. Experts also criticised...
Three more victims of the mosque air-conditioner blasts in Narayanganj have succumbed to their injuries, raising the death toll to 17, reports bdnews24.com. Another 21 people are battling for their...
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam has tested positive for coronavirus, according to an official. Alam was admitted to Dhaka's Combined Military Hospital with high temperature on Friday morning on doctor's advice....
The trial run of river vessel between Bangladesh and India started on Saturday as a vessel carrying 10 tonnes of cement reached Sonamura Port of Tripura from Daudkandi of Cumilla...
The World Bank on Friday said it had cancelled $244 million in undisbursed funds for the Bisri Dam project in Lebanon after repeatedly raising concerns about the project since January....
A project for Covid-19 impacted women migrant workers was launched on Saturday aiming to support them with dignity packages and health-hygiene kits in 10 districts across the country. UN Women...
Hundreds of high school students demonstrated in Bangkok on Saturday to demand reform of an education system they say is outdated in the latest of more than a month of...
Some 30 per cent construction work on the 1200MW Matarbari coal-fired power plant was completed as of July last as Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (CPGCBL), the implementing agency,...
India and China said on Saturday they had agreed to work towards reducing tensions along their contested border, following a meeting of the defence ministers of the nuclear-armed Asian giants....
Chinese researchers have developed a prediction model to optimise treatment plans for rectal cancer patients, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The model can assist doctors in evaluating...
Brazil recorded 51,194 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, as well as 907 deaths from the disease, the Health Ministry said on Friday. Brazil...
Sri Lanka’s navy said on Saturday it was holding an abandoned supertanker off its east coast as it continued to work to put out a blaze on the ship, reports...
Bangladesh has registered 35 new fatalities from the coronavirus infection in a day, raising the death toll to 4,447. The caseload jumped to 323,565 after 1,950 people tested positive for...
A knit factory in Kadam Rasul area of Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram caught fire Saturday noon. Locals said the fire originated at the knit factory of Infinia Group, a sister...
The number of bus registration in the country has almost doubled in nearly a decade, thanks to people’s growing purchasing power as well as soaring economy, according to an official...
The death toll from mosque air conditioner blasts in Narayanganj has climbed to 16 as the authorities formed three committees to probe the incident. A total of 50 burn victims...
Ghoraghat UNO Wahida Khanam, who was critically injured during a break-in at her home, is showing signs of improvement, according to the medical board overseeing her treatment. Wahida has been...
England pulled off a remarkable fightback to beat Australia by two runs in a thrilling first Twenty20 at the Ageas Bowl. Chasing 163, Australia were cruising to victory, needing just...
Rohingya refugees have made their first visit to Bhashan Char Island, about 37 miles off the coast of Bay of Bengal, to inspect the living condition of the land to...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has refused to give No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to pacer Mustafizur Rahman after he was approached by IPL franchises, in view of the national side's scheduled tour of Sri Lanka...
India’s total coronavirus cases surged beyond 4 million with a record rise on Saturday, making it the third country in the world to surpass that mark, following the United States...
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