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Nepal reported the record high foreign exchange reserves in the last fiscal year 2019-20 that ended in mid-July as the country's import slumped amid Covid-19 and less-than-estimated decrease in remittance...
A woman and her minor boy were murdered by miscreants in Chandgaon area of Chattogram city on Monday night. The deceased were identified as Gulnahar Begum, 34, and her son...
Bangladesh war hero Chitta Ranjan Dutta, popularly known as CR Dutta, has died in a Florida hospital at the age of 93, his family said. Dutta, a sector commander of...
A case has been filed against 26 people including Banshkhali MP Mostafizur Rahman Chowdhury and the local municipal mayor for attack on journalists and freedom fighters in front of Chattogram...
The top US infectious diseases expert is warning that distributing a Covid-19 vaccine under special emergency use guidelines before it has been proved safe and effective in large trials is...
President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans opened their national convention on Monday by painting a dire portrait of America if Democrat Joe Biden wins the White House in November,...
Stocks witnessed an upward trend in early trading on Tuesday with the key index of the major bourse crossing 4800-mark as investors are active sector-wise issues. Following the previous day’s...
Aspiring politician Abdul Rasheed was born in Myanmar and is one of the very few members of the Rohingya Muslim minority to have Myanmar citizenship. His father was a civil...
Gas supply will remain shut from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm at different points of Zurain area in Dhaka city for relocation of gas pipeline. The areas where gas supply...
TikTok and one of its employees on Monday separately sued US President Donald Trump’s administration over his executive order banning transactions in the United States with the popular short-form video-sharing...
Private jute millers have suggested leasing out the closed mills of the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) to private sector for a long period of time. The millers also recommended...
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Monday formed a high-powered body to look into the reasons that caused technical breakdown on the website of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in...
The Padma Rail Link Project has received its first consignment of steel beam for rail track development on both sides of the Padma river in the country's south. The shipment...
Cement manufacturers have made three proposals, including exemption of advance income tax (AIT), from final settlement to help survive the industry. The Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA) sent the proposals...
Work of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) has got momentum with majority of foreign experts and workers joining the project despite coronavirus pandemic. Officials concerned said the Thai experts and...
Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) will spend Tk 145 million as fees for a consultant to supervise nine electricity substation installation and rehab work, people knowledge of the matter...
The period of loan disbursement by the banks concerned under the central bank's 'special incentive re-financing scheme for the agriculture sector' is likely to be extended until December next, sources...
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,...
The authority of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has identified 19 new areas for gearing up its revenue collection efforts for fiscal year 2020-21 (FY '21) aiming to provide...
BENAPOLE: Transport workers are extorting money from the export-bound trucks in Benapole port in defiance of the government directive. They are collecting toll from the trucks in the name of...
Apparel makers have again sought financial support from the government as loan to pay wages for the month of August amid the Covid-19 pandemic, sources said. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers...
Financial watchdog has again warned against cooking up company financials. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said it will take tougher action as per the act if the practice is not...
A virtual seminar titled "Future Challenge of Corona" was organized by Rotary International District 3281 recently. The seminar was chaired by Rotary Governor Md. Rubaiyat Hossain. It was addressed by...
It is now clear that many patients suffering from Covid-19 exhibit neurological symptoms, from loss of smell, to delirium, to an increased risk of stroke. There are also longer-lasting consequences...
Covid-19 challenges the very fabric of human possibilities, survival and needs while amplifying the impacts of any ongoing crisis, especially the one faced currently by South Asia. Against a backdrop...
With the ubiquitous covid-19 pandemic invading about every conceivable area of human concern, the subject of ensuring an environment of proper health and hygiene for school children while they are...
Due mainly to their fast dwindling in number, the plain-land indigenous communities in Bangladesh generally remain out of focus even on the international days on these long exploited people. Compared...
The indication given by Local Government, Rural Development (LGRD) and Cooperative Minister Md Tajul Islam during his visit last Saturday to the Amin Bazar waste dumping ground is that negotiation...
India's main opposition Congress party on Monday rejected a request from its leader, Sonia Gandhi, that she may be allowed to step down, after a rare challenge to the Nehru-Gandhi...
All government agencies which are working to tackle coronavirus in Bangladesh are also working to bring Covid-19 vaccine to the country, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said Monday. "The work on...
Private jute millers suggested leasing out of the mills under Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) to private sector for long time and declaring their machinery scarp. They also recommended for...
In a stunning development the United Arab Emirates and Israel declared on Thursday, August 13 to end decades of hostility and begin a new chapter in their relationship. Both announced...
The Bank Company Act 1991 has been a subject of much criticism for long. The recent proposed amendments to the Act are believed to be intended to address some of...
Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam on Monday said time has not come yet to reopen the educational institutions of the country. "I don't think time has come to reopen schools...
A court in Cox’s Bazar has placed seven police personnel, including former OC of Teknaf Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das, on a four-day remand each in connection with the case...
Bangladesh and India have made tremendous development on connectivity between two countries, but it has not been publicized to the extent it should have been, said Salman F Rahman, Private...
Some 172 countries are engaging with the COVAX facility designed to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Monday. However, the organisation mentioned that more...
Gender-based violence like rape, tortures on women has increased during Covid-19 pandemic, said speakers at an online dialogue on Monday. They said women are also bearing more workload at home...
The cabinet has decided not to scrap laws which were enacted by the post-independence Bangabandhu government and resolved that if required those could be updated with necessary amendments. The decision...
Twin blasts including a suicide bombing killed 15 people and wounded 75 others on a restive southern Philippine island on Monday, among them security forces and civilians, with Islamist militants...
The cabinet on Monday gave approval in principle to the draft of the Bankers' Book Evidence Bill 2020 to replace the old Bankers' Book Evidence Act 1891. The decision came...
Italy kicked off human trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, joining a global effort to develop a response to the virus which has shown signs of resurging in...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday paid rich tributes to Awami League leader Ivy Rahman on her 16th death anniversary, recalling her outstanding contributions to country’s all democratic movements. “Ivy...
The USA Embassy in Dhaka has donated essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to Diplomatic Security Division (DSD) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) as part of continued US support for Bangladesh’s...
The government has decided to open antigen tests for the COVID-19 illness in government-run hospitals on a limited scale and cut test fees for travellers. Health Minister Zahid Maleque gave...
The government has allowed qawmi madrasas to organise examinations equivalent to degree and masters level following the health protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic. "The qawmi madrasas appealed to allow them...
Aid transparency and peaceful co-existence should get priority until the safe and dignified Rohingya repatriation happened, said rights groups. They also said until December 2019 there were approximately $449 allocated...
Facebook France has accepted paying more than 100 million euros in taxes, including a penalty, relating to its accounting years before 2018, French financial magazine Capital reported on its website....
Bangladesh wants to start the initial transfer of Rohingyas to Bhasan Char Island after monsoon through conducting a "go-and-see" visit programme first. "We’ll soon conduct a go-and-see visit [programme] for...
The confirmed global COVID-19 cases hit 23.3 million as of Monday morning, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Besides, over 807,000 fatalities have been recorded globally,...
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