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A global study recently conducted by Educo revealed that about 40 per cent of Bangladeshi children believe life after the coronavirus lockdown will be more complicated. More than 500 children...
Country’s schools have been asked to evaluate eighth-grade students based on their exams and promote them to the next class as Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC)...
Recent trends show that employers in the modern corporate world are more interested toward candidates who can lead as well as follow. This emphasis on leadership can seem daunting to...
Stocks kept the winning streak for second straight sessions on Thursday as investors continued their buying binge on large-cap issues riding on regulatory moves to restore discipline in the country’s...
26 people were killed in mob beating across the country in the first seven months of the current calendar year, according to a report by an independent rights body. The...
An unknown assailant has injured Upazila Nirbahi Officer Wahida Khanam of Ghoraghat in Dinajpur and her father Omar Ali in an attack by breaking into her house, said police. The...
A Bangladeshi national was shot dead reportedly by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Pakhiura border in Nageshwari upazila of Kurigram district on Thursday. The deceased were...
Myanmar has imposed mandatory quarantine and coronavirus tests for visitors to its capital city after the country reported dozens more infections on Wednesday and leader Aung San Suu Kyi warned...
Uncertainty clouds the fate of the European Union’s €117 million in incentives to help out Bangladesh's apparel factory workers who have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus crisis. The...
US economic recovery remains "fragile," requiring further fiscal support to move into a "more sustained recovery" phase from the reopening phase, a senior Federal Reserve official has said. "The most...
Ferry operations along the Kathalbari-Shimulia route have been disrupted due to poor navigability through a stretch of the Padma River, leaving nearly hundreds of vehicles stranded at the two landings....
The French government detailed on Thursday its 100 billion euro ($118.3 billion) stimulus plan to erase the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis over two years, lining up billions of...
India's Covid-19 tally rose to 3,853,406, as the death toll mounted to 67,376 on Thursday, showed the latest data released by the federal health ministry. As many as 83,883 new...
India has banned 118 more mobile apps including Tencent Holdings’ popular videogame PUBG, as it stepped up the pressure on Chinese technology companies following a standoff with Beijing at the...
The authorities have announced to promote the class-8 students of all schools and madrasas to the next standard as per evaluation by their respective educational institutions. A letter of the...
Twitter confirmed on Thursday that an account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website was hacked with a series of tweets asking its followers to donate to a relief...
The confirmed coronavirus cases across the world neared 26 million on Thursday morning, according to the latest tally provided by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The JHU data shows a...
Stocks witnessed marginal gain in early trading on Thursday, with the key index crossing the 4900-mark, as investors are active on sector-wise issues riding on regulatory steps to bring discipline...
The 38th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of AB Bank Limited was held on Wednesday on a digital platform, says a statement. The meeting unanimously approved 5% Stock Dividend for the...
Prices of green chilli increased further at the city retail markets as it soared to Tk 250-300 a kilogram (kg) on Wednesday, augmenting woes of the consumers who had already...
Twelve 'Z' category companies were upgraded from Wednesday after redefinition of 'Z' category stocks as the securities regulator took major steps to bring the underperforming companies back to the track....
A civil society platform on Wednesday said the Election Commission (EC) has been gradually becoming ineffective in the wake of poor election management and amending laws or introducing new ones....
The government has taken initiatives to protect the lives and properties from flash floods and other natural calamities in the country, especially in the coastal areas, officials said. The disaster...
South Asian scholars in a webinar on Wednesday underscored the need for making the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) functional and vibrant in order to reap benefits while overcoming...
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to maintain status quo on the construction work of Aarisha Economic Zone, owned by ruling party lawmaker Aslamul Haque, and...
An advisory panel on Monday recommended placing the highest importance on contact tracing to reduce the COVID-19 transmission even after five months of the pandemic. "All-out efforts have to be...
A Facebook group named WE (Women and E-commerce Forum) has emerged as one of the largest display and promotional platforms for local products. Sources said the products are mostly manufactured...
The High Court on Wednesday delivered a judgment saying that the Hindu widows will get a share in all kinds of properties, agricultural land and non-agricultural land, of their deceased...
China has expressed its surprise over a recent event where Taiwanese personal protective equipment (PPE) were handed over to the health ministry of Bangladesh. The event prompted the Chinese Ambassador...
A study on Wednesday urged the government to sign and ratify the UN Vienna Convention on Contracts for International Sale of Goods (CISG ) to protect the country's exporters. The...
Commercial banks on Wednesday assured the central bank of meeting the deadline of October 31 for disbursement of funds meant for cottage-micro-small-medium enterprises (CMSMEs). The rate of fund disbursement under...
The coronavirus pandemic is taking lives, ruining careers, and destroying opportunities at such an extent that it might sound very insensitive to even make a claim that it has had...
Visualise a shop where there are no salespeople, and customers are buying the products on their own. No shopkeeper, no bargaining, and no cautious eyes on the customers. And guess...
Interactive Cares is back with another fully virtual competition amidst the pandemic called "National Digital Learning Competition - Be the next E-Mentor". The pandemic has affected many areas of our...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission or SEC has ordered all directly or indirectly involved with the share market not to spread prediction, price forecasting or undisclosed information on social...
Urmi Group has launched a three-layered antiviral and antimicrobial face mask 'Turaag Protex' using Swiss Technology (HeiQ Viroblock) to bring world-class personal protection products for safety and within the reach...
COVID-19 infections in Europe are back to levels seen in March when the outbreak began its peak phase there, the head of the European Union’s public health agency said on...
EBL launched Bangla QR Payment in its banking app EBL SKYBANKING on Wednesday being the first bank in Bangladesh to join VISA in this project. With the introduction of this...
The government has appointed Justice Tariq ul Hakim and Justice Obaidul Hassan to the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division, reports bdnews24.com. The new entrants raise the number of judges at the...
A Saudi court has sentenced seven Islamic State militants to death over a 2014 shooting attack that killed eight Shia Muslims near the eastern city of al-Ahsa, state television reported...
Millions of infections, hundreds of thousands of deaths, and widespread lockdowns. In just six months, the Covid-19 pandemic has changed our world dramatically. As we adapt, we are learning about...
Bangladesh has once again been ranked among the 10 worst countries in the world where labour rights are not guaranteed. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has given the grade...
Padma Oil Company Ltd, a subsidiary of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation, has recently initiated to sell liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to over seven hundred registered filling stations. A signing ceremony was...
Bangladesh economy is being severely affected due to the onslaught of Covid-19 pandemic. Many people are losing their jobs, but the rate of joblessness is worse among women compared to...
Growing use of polythene and plastic is indeed a serious global concern. The threat to Bangladesh from these non-biodegradable materials full of toxic chemicals is far greater because the population...
Dhaka University (DU) authorities have decided to impose a ban on ‘Rag Day’ celebration on the campus. The university has decided to impose a bar on arranging inhuman, unkind and...
Maintaining industrial productivity and smooth operation amid this global pandemic is imperative through formulating rational and the appropriate strategies. This sudden depression, uncertain industrial management, and unfavourable working environment have...
The government has decided to purchase 3,490,200 Mmbtu liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the spot market for the first time in the country with a cost of around Tk 1.33...
The celerity with which the stimulus package was announced and its wide ranging scope surprised many. Even in developed countries like America, it took weeks before finalising the stimulus package,...
Chief of Bangladesh Army General Aziz Ahmed has sought exemplary punishment for those involved in the killing of retired major Sinha Md Rashed Khan, who was gunned down in Cox’s...
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