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Mrinal Haque, a sculptor best known for making murals on the streets of Dhaka and an occasional subject of criticism from art connoisseurs and fundamentalists' wrath, has died at the...
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, which generates some 6,000 tonnes of garbage every day, is expected to see a sea change in garbage disposal once the country’s first proposed waste-energy plant in...
Suspected Islamist militants killed 13 people during raids on two villages in eastern Congo, the army and a village chief said, the latest in a spate of attacks the United...
Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman on Saturday said the government is working on policy reforms, aiming to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI). "Almost at...
Hundreds of wildfires burning across Central and Northern California that have already killed six people more than doubled in size on Friday, becoming some of the largest in state history...
BNP on Saturday alleged that it is Awami League, not BNP, which has planted the 'venom tree of corruption’ in Bangladesh and produced fraudster like Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed...
Ten villages in Barguna district have been flooded following collapse of Majherchar embankment in Bishkhali river for torrential rain in the last couple of days influenced by low in the...
State Minister for Industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder on Saturday said that steps would be taken to keep same the value added tax (VAT) system at the import and production levels...
A noteworthy gap exists between male and female youths in terms of their access to different technologies, namely access to the internet and the use of mobile phone and computer,...
Hundreds of people living in 12 remote char (river bed) unions of Narsingdi Sadar and Raipura Upazilas have successfully overcome their abject poverty through multifarious agricultural programmes. Nearly 60 per...
Bangladesh has recorded 2,265 fresh cases of COVID-19 in a daily count, taking the tally of infections to 292,625. The death toll climbed to 3,907 after 46 new fatalities were...
After five months of closure due to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the tourist spots of Chattogram reopened on Saturday. Deputy Commissioner Elias Hossain said that all the tourist spots including Chattagram...
India reported a record daily jump of coronavirus infections on Saturday, bringing the total near 3 million and piling pressure on authorities to curb huge gatherings as a major religious...
Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Saturday forecast light to moderate rain across the country in next 24 hours starting from 6:00 am today (Saturday). “Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied...
China's garment industry registered shrinking revenues and profits in the first half of the year, but the decline was narrower, data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)...
Malaysian Police has arrested three Bangladeshi nationals at a roadblock at Jalan Napoh, Changlun, near Jitra for not having travel documents A female private taxi driver was also arrested with...
Country’s combined nominal wage rate of agriculture, industry and services in the last fiscal year (FY20) increased by the slowest pace in the last five years. Wage Rate Index (WRI),...
Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands M Riaz Hamidullah has presented his credentials as Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to Ambassador Fernando...
South Korea said on Saturday it will roll out tougher social distancing guidelines to curb the spread of coronavirus nationwide as it battles a new outbreak of the disease spreading...
Popular singer-composer SI Tutul has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). From his official Facebook page, Tutul posted on Friday that he took the test three days ago. The test result...
Australia’s second most populous state, Victoria, reported 13 new coronavirus deaths in the 24 hours to Saturday morning, authorities said, while new infections in the hotspot state remained below 200...
TikTok is preparing to mount a legal challenge as early as Monday to President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent...
At least six people have died after a bus rammed into a car in Mymensingh. The incident occurred on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Bhaluka around 8:30 am Saturday, bdnews24.com reported...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) has urged Qatari entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh reaping the benefits of the two brotherly countries. FBCCI president Sheikh Fazle...
Mrinal Haque, a sculptor best known for making murals on the streets of Dhaka, has died at the age of 62. He breathed his last at his Gulshan home at...
The government will facilitate marketing of small and cottage industry products aiming to support the entrepreneurs, mainly women of the sector at the district level, an official has said. Keeping...
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) says he hopes the coronavirus pandemic will be over in under two years. Speaking in Geneva on Friday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said...
Beacon Pharmaceuticals Limited on Thursday began producing supreme quality lifesaving cephalosporin drugs from its dedicated standalone facility of Cephalosporin Plant. Beacon Pharmaceuticals Limited is the first manufacturer of anticancer drugs...
Ten most-traded stocks grabbed more than 27 per cent transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the outgoing week while the pharma sector dominated the turnover board. Market operators...
Stocks kept the gaining streak for the ninth straight week as buoyant investors continued their appetite on large-cap issues riding on the regulator's recent steps to ensure accountability of the...
The High Court (HC) has concluded the hearing on an application filed challenging the legality of the 37th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Pubali Bank Ltd, held on July 30...
The government has extended tenure of 'low-performing' contractor Germania-Trest Consortium (GTC) by one year for management of operation, development, production and maintenance of Madhyapara hard-rock mine. The GTC resumed operation...
The extremely low presence of coronavirus patients puts some of the country's Covid-dedicated hospitals in dilemma over the continuation of health care services, officials and physicians said. Sources in the...
The ongoing flood has dealt a severe blow to rice cultivation across the country in this season of Aman, the second largest contributor to domestic rice supply. The lingering flood...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has endorsed a stance of Basic Bank not to reschedule the loans, taken through fraudulent acts, by paying 2.0 per cent down payment, officials said. "The board...
BENAPOLE: About 500 Indian nationals stranded in Bangladesh due to corona virus have returned to their homeland through Benapole check post after about five months on Friday. Immigration sources said...
Hundreds and thousands have lost their jobs while many others faced wage cuts due to the adverse impact of Covid-19 pandemic on all sorts of economic activities, according to available...
A part of the country's premier seaport of Chittagong was inundated by tide waters on Friday noon, which many believe, may affect the goods stored on the ground. Jetty numbers...
The government has crafted a policy on issuing bar licence and permit for foreign liquor with a provision of selling maximum seven units or 5.25kg alcoholic beverage to a permitholder...
Like many other economies across the globe, the economy of Bangladesh too, is at a standstill and the crisis has largely affected the newspaper industry and it is nearly on...
The clearing process of commercial and industrial goods at Mongla sea port is taking almost a month in recent times, drawing criticism from the businesses over the increased cost of...
Economic Development Ministry of Maldives extended a ban on entry of new Bangladeshi labourers to Maldives for a period of one year, as the restriction's September 18 deadline draws close....
The Mapped in Bangladesh (MiB) project of Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED), Brac University (BracU), organised a webinar on August 12 titled "Impact of Coronavirus on Non-member RMG Factories in...
Son of the legendary singer Probal Chowdhury of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra fame, Dr. Manash Ranjan Chowdhury is a versatile talent from the port-city Chattogram. He has already stamped indelible...
Due to the Covid-19 crisis, we cannot speak fluently, we cannot laugh loudly, we cannot meet and greet our families, friends and others, and we cannot travel frequently. We are...
Malaysian authorities are set to deport Md Rayhan Kabir, a Bangladeshi migrant worker who was arrested after claiming mistreatment of immigrants in a documentary. He will be sent back to...
The prices of different essentials including vegetables jumped sharply in the capital as supply chains have been disrupted due to heavy rain and recent flood across the country. The wholesalers...
Most people now do believe that online class is the best way to keep young students on track during the Covid-19 pandemic. Like many other countries in the world, Bangladesh...
COVID-19 has tested the ability of governments to deliver financial and other forms of support to vulnerable people. Although 200 countries and territories have planned or implemented social-protection measures in...
The Bangladesh Bank's (BB's) emphasis as laid recently on completing disbursement of stimulus loans within the next two months giving highest priority to the Cottage, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises...
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