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VIVO leads mobile phone industry in Bangladesh by innovations, showcasing technology excellences, embracing consumer demands and building an innovation-led future. The China-based leading global smartphone brand, is bringing the best...
Growth in low-income developing countries (LIDCs) is likely to come to a standstill this year, compared to growth of 5.0 percent in 2019, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)....
State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Thursday urged the Japanese investors to capitalise on the benefits and invest in the IT sector of Bangladesh and to recruit Skilled...
In the national budget for the current financial year, the government has yet again offered the opportunity to legalise 'undisclosed' cash and other liquid assets by paying tax at a...
A foreign bank credited to have been operating in this country for over a hundred years and buying out operation of several other foreign banks here has cautioned its customers...
First it was, and still is, the covid-19 since mid-March, then cyclone Amphan in May, and now the flooding of vast swathes of fish farming regions across the country. At...
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has tested positive for coronavirus, says France manager Didier Deschamps. The 27-year-old will have to self-isolate for 14 days, as per a report on BBC....
South Korean Ambassador to Dhaka Lee Jang-keun on Thursday expressed strong support for the government and the people of Bangladesh in their fight against Covid-19. The Korean government has pledged...
Africa is becoming a new Covid-19 epicentre. In the recent weeks, South Africa reported a 60.0 per cent increase in natural deaths, suggesting a higher Covid death toll than reported....
The giant North American retail companies including JCPenney, Kohl's, Macy's, Nordstrom, Sears, Target, Canadian Tire, The Children's Place, Costco, Fruit of the Loom, Gap, Hudson's Bay, VF Corporation and Wal-Mart...
Four global LNG (liquefied natural gas) suppliers are in queue to supply the maiden cargo of the fuel from international spot market. State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) received...
Like seen in many other sectors, the novel coronavirus pandemic has left its debilitating impact also on the country's socio-cultural activities. Due to relentless involvement of scores of social activists...
BNP on Thursday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) is going to enact the ‘Political Party Registration Act’ to transfer its power to the government for controlling the registration of...
The Agriculture Ministry has rescheduled the demand for chemical fertiliser for the 2020-21 fiscal year for more intensive and expanded cultivation. According to the ministry, an additional 100,000 metric tonnes...
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Thursday handed over 14,280 surgical masks provided by Yunnan Province to Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS). BDRCS Chairman Hafiz Ahmed Mazumdar, MP, Vice...
Daraz Bangladesh has organised the 6th Anniversary Campaign with the #ThankYouBangladesh slogan, especially dedicated to their customers for their round-the-clock support all these years and to spread happiness nationwide. The...
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Thursday urged the election commissioners to resign immediately from their posts as the Election Commission (EC) moved to curtail its direct power to cancel the...
Japan is set to provide $5.0 million for the Fourth Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP4). In this connection, the Exchange of Notes and Grant Agreements on the “Japanese Grant Aid...
ARTICLE 19, a UK based international human rights organisation, on Thursday, commended Bangladesh government’s decision to permit mobile and internet facilities at different Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazaar. Terming the...
Not a single Rohingya could be repatriated in the last three years due to lack of political will and decisive action on the part of Myanmar, said Foreign Minister Dr...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has cut VAT on internet related value chain services to 5.0 per cent following the demand of internet service providers and recommendation of the...
The government has cancelled this year's Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations due to the coronavirus epidemic. "The JSC-JDC exams will not be held in 2020,"...
The government has allowed the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) to run phase-III trial of Chinese company Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine, reports UNB. “We appreciate the government...
City Bank, largest issuer and acquirer of credit cards in the market, has introduced ChinaUnionPay Debit Cards. City Bank becomes the first bank in the country which issues cards of...
The coronavirus pandemic has boosted digital innovation worldwide. The selling process of life insurance in Bangladesh is dominated by conventional tied agents. However, due to maintaining social distancing and health...
Bangladesh on Thursday reported the death of 45 more Covid-19 patients in the last 24 hours, raising the tally to 4,127. Health authorities detected 2,436 new cases across the country...
Switzerland’s COVID-19 battered economy will return to growth in the third quarter (Q3) compared with the second quarter, a government economist said on Thursday, citing a better than expected recovery...
The Asian Development Bank has programmed $5.9 billion firm and $5.2 billion standby project assistance for Bangladesh in 2021-2023, according to the new Country Operations Business Plan for Bangladesh. “Given...
The ‘Second Dhaka Declaration' has called on the government of Myanmar to provide all the host countries as well as the Rohingya people proper monetary and legal compensation. The document...
Urging all to maintain austerity in electricity use, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said it will not be possible to always provide subsidy for power generation. "It’s not always possible...
The Government of Switzerland has pledged USD 300,000 in contributions for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster...
Bangladesh has called on Switzerland to invest more in the country, particularly in the hi-tech parks of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. Foreign Minister Dr A. K. Abdul...
Government has extended the shutdown of schools and other educational institutions by more than a month to Oct 3 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to roil the country. The government...
A Dhaka court on Thursday framed charges against Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed Karim in an arms case. Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge KM Imrul Kaysh fixed September 10 to start...
The number of car registrations in the country stood at 5,009 in the first six months of the current calendar year, according to official data. Of the total, 4,436 cars...
The 44th death anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is being observed on Thursday. Nazrul, revered as Bidrohi Kobi (a rebel poet) for his activism for political and social...
Flights within China should fully recover by the start of next month according to a global travel data firm. Air travel has been picking up gradually since the coronavirus grounded...
The ‘2nd Dhaka Declaration' has urged the international community to work for ensuring a safe, dignified and voluntary return of Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh in the face of...
The overall flood situation in Bangladesh has improved in most of the districts with water levels in many rivers receding. Sarder Udoy Raihan, Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) executive engineer,...
TikTok Chief Executive Officer Kevin Mayer has left the company and General Manager Vanessa Pappas will replace him on an interim basis, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters....
The Officer-in-charge of Doulatpur Police Station in Kushita district died from coronavirus at Rajarbagh Central Police Hospital (CPH) on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as SM Arifur Rahman, 42,...
Stocks witnessed positive trend in early trading on Thursday as a section of investors continued their buying appetite on selective large-cap issues amid expectation. After crossing the prime bourse’s key...
China’s Alibaba Group has put on hold plans to invest in Indian companies, two sources aware of the plans told Reuters, amid souring business relations and rising political tension between...
Iran said on Wednesday it was ending a months-long standoff with the UN nuclear watchdog by granting it access to two sites suspected of once hosting secret activities, easing diplomatic...
The securities regulator on Wednesday approved the IPO (initial public offering) of Dominage Steel Building Systems Ltd which will raise capital worth Tk 300 million. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange...
Moderna Inc said on Wednesday its experimental Covid-19 vaccine induced immune responses in older adults similar to those in younger participants, offering hope that it will be effective in people...
The VAT intelligence team has detected alleged VAT evasion worth Tk 17.5 million by a posh restaurant in the city. It has found evidence that The Green Lounge, located on...
The government has sharply cut the stamp duty on registration of trust deed of the Bangladesh Security and Exchange Commission (BSEC) approved alternative investment funds to only 0.1 per cent...
Washington has assured Dhaka of reconsidering the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) facility for Bangladeshi goods to the US market, according to commerce ministry. The ministry issued a press statement...
A New Zealand court sentenced a man who killed 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand's deadliest shooting to life in prison without parole, the first time such a sentence has...
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