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Stocks witnessed a positive trend in early trading on Wednesday as optimistic investors are showing their buying appetite on sector-wise issues. Following previous day’s modest gain, the Dhaka Stock Exchange...
On June 09, an Indian health education minister posted an infographic on Twitter showing Covid-19 infections and deaths in the city of Bengaluru were running about half the rate in...
A portion of the deck of the Bailey bridge over the Bayarahala River in Madan upazila of Netrakona collapsed on Friday morning, leading to a halt in movement of all...
The government needs to pursue a stringent policy to contain unauthorised sale and exchange of cylinders along with providing some budgetary incentives to ensure the organic growth of the LPG...
An application was placed before the High Court on Tuesday seeking its interference over the incident of a teenage girl who was said to have been murdered but rescued alive...
Lack of clarity, coordination among agencies concerned, political bias in selecting beneficiaries for flood relief and insufficient relief are key challenges in distributing relief in fighting flood and COVID-19. This...
State-run Petrobangla inked a deal with Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, or HSBC, on Tuesday to ensure payment of bills for imported LNG, or liquefied natural gas, in...
Captain Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he wishes to leave the club immediately, a source confirmed on Tuesday, deepening the turmoil within the Catalan side less than two weeks after...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) is set to complete the process of restarting all its intercity trains with resuming 14 more trains on September 5. BR has already resumed operation of 30...
The government has initiated a move to review the wages of 11 industrial sectors as more than five years have already passed since minimum monthly wages of these sectors were...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) introduced on Tuesday the long-awaited electric fiscal devices (EFDs) on a pilot basis to check VAT evasion in businesses. NBR chairman Abu Hena Md...
Local Smart Group of Industries in partnership with Chinese entrepreneurs is manufacturing KN 95 masks in Bangladesh, mainly to grab a chunk of global market. The brand name of the...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman on Tuesday said the people concerned will be able to challenge in the court of law, if any government agency asks questions about...
A delegation of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh, led by its President Mr. Md. Jasim Uddin Akond met Prof. Dr. Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, chairman of...
Studio X for Men, International Styling products, and Zohad, lead vocalist of the popular rock band Nemesis, has recently featured 28 people in a video, closing its curtains on ‘Studio...
Pioneering short video platform Likee has launched a brand new effect named ComicBeats, to enable users create their comic avatar. With this move, Likee has become the first major global...
Bangladesh’s diplomatic efforts to resolve the Rohingya crisis are on right track as now the entire world echoes with Dhaka that repatriation is the only solution of it, said foreign...
How society can benefit most from service providers and regulators has ever remained a confusing subject despite thousands of experiments and millions of pages of socio-political literatures produced. Today, mostly...
The government has chosen more than 1.27 million students for admission to class 11 in colleges in the first phase, reports bdnews24.com. It made the results available on the college...
The issue whether foreign investment in the readymade garment industry will contribute to its betterment or not is a much talked-about one. While the government is trying to attract foreign...
There are reports that users of the country's second major seaport, Mongla, are not happy with the alleged delays in clearing of the consignments lying at the port. What is...
Climate change is now recognised as a great issue for agriculture in the coastal region of Bangladesh. The major impact of climate change in this region is increasing salinity. Other...
Bangladesh Railway has decided to resume services of 19 more passenger trains from September 5. The trains are: Mahanagar Godhuli/Provati, Joyantika Express, Upaban Express, Turna Express, Mohanganj Express, Jamalpur Express,...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the government is considering resuming pre-pandemic rate of public transport fares. “A decision would be taken soon to this end,”...
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Tuesday said around 17 per cent of Bangladesh’s total electricity will come from renewable energy sources by 2041. Nasrul...
The Covid-19 pandemic is projected to have wide-ranging impact on economies across the region, as it disrupts supply chains, tourism, and employment. Some emerging markets are especially vulnerable to an...
The COVID-19 pandemic is still expanding, but the rise in cases and deaths has slowed globally, except for Southeast Asia and the eastern Mediterranean regions. The World Health Organization (WHO)...
108,037 Rohingya children have been born in Bangladesh and Myanmar in recent years, a new analysis by Save the Children has found. These children are living in unsuitable conditions, with...
Vegetable prices have shot up further in the city in a week amid the ongoing flood that caused severe damage to crops in many producing hubs. Most vegetables witnessed 50-80...
Former New Zealand batsman Craig McMillan has been appointed Bangladesh’s batting consultant for the Tour of Sri Lanka 2020, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed on Tuesday. In his decade-long...
State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Enamur Rahman on Tuesday said floods have caused damages worth Tk 59.73 billion so far in Bangladesh this year. As many as...
The government has planned to spend Tk 2.84 trillion for education sector over the next three fiscal years (FY21, FY22, FY23) under a mid-term plan as it has given utmost...
World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating at his home in Jamaica after last week celebrating his 34th birthday...
European shares opened higher on Tuesday, with market sentiment propped up by the United States and China saying they are still committed to their Phase One trade deal, and some...
The government has taken initiatives to bring 31 upazilas under 100 per cent electricity coverage from Thursday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate two power plants, 11 grid sub-stations, six...
The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to explain why the letter sent by the Health Ministry to stop law enforcement agencies from raiding public and private hospitals should...
Rescue workers pulled more than 60 people alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in an industrial town near India's financial capital Mumbai, a senior official said on Tuesday,...
BNP on Tuesday submitted its annual financial statement to the election commission (EC) for the 2019 calendar year, showing that the party spent Tk 18.0 million more than its income....
The OPEC Fund for International Development has provided a $70 million loan to Bangladesh to help fight the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The loan to Bangladesh will help provide social safety...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam announced that the city corporation would provide 10 per cent holding tax rebate for the city dwellers if they plant rooftop...
The government has suspended the Primary Education Completion (PEC) and equivalent examinations this year due to the coronavirus epidemic. “The prime minister has approved the suspension of primary education completion...
The death toll from the novel coronavirus infection in Bangladesh has surpassed 4,000, hitting another grim milestone in the pandemic that has upended millions of lives in the country. The...
Stocks posted a modest gain on Tuesday, after a single-day break, as investors showed buying appetite on sector-wise issues. DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went...
The government on Tuesday in Dhaka endorsed five development projects at a combine cost of Tk 25.70 billion. Presided over by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Executive Committee of...
A total of 1,501 buses were registered with Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) in the first six months of the current calendar year. Of the buses, 1,245 were registered in...
The persecuted Myanmar Rohingya Muslims, currently living in camps in Cox’s Bazar, on Tuesday recalled the brutal military crackdown that forced them to flee from Myanmar homeland seeking safety in...
Britain has said it would start a consultation process on a potential new law which would force big companies to clean up their supply chains by fining them if they...
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will bring together senior statisticians, government officials and leading experts this week to review how official statistics...
Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh held a “silent protest” on Tuesday to mark the third anniversary of clashes between Rohingya insurgents and Myanmar security forces that set off a huge...
The tourism global industry has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, with $320 billion lost in exports in the first five months of the year and more than 120 million...
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