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Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA), Oryx Bio-Tech Limited and Summit Technopolis Limited signed a tripartite agreement today (Tuesday) to establish the country’s first bio-tech Industry. As per the agreement, the...
Global coronavirus cases pushed past 20 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil and India accounting for more than half of all known infections....
Nepali has decided to extend suspension of domestic and international flights as well as public transport until August 31 amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision came on Monday as the...
Another 23 people, including a staff of deputy commissioner office and a bank official, have been infected with coronavirus in Thakurgaon. With the new cases, the district's confirmed coronavirus cases...
Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and president last month that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut’s port posed a security risk and could destroy the capital...
Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) has announced that it narrowed the gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2020 to "-7 to -5 per cent" from "-7 to...
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is pressing ahead with plans to lift lockdown measures in the Pacific nation this week, even as a recent sharp spike in coronavirus...
The Hindu community is celebrating Janmashtami, marking the birth of Lord Krishna, today (Tuesday) with due religious fervour. According to Hindu religion, Lord Vishnu incarnated in the universe as Lord...
The UN Security Council is preparing to vote this week on a US proposal to extend an arms embargo on Iran, a move that some diplomats say is bound to...
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is discontinuing its daily online briefing on the Covid-19 situation soon, months after it stopped taking questions from the media. Health Minister Zahid...
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily tabloid responded with defiance on Tuesday to the arrest of owner Jimmy Lai under a new national security law imposed by Beijing, promising to “fight on”...
The Premier Bank Limited held its 21st Annual General Meeting on digital platform on Monday. Chairman of the Bank Dr. H. B. M. Iqbal, Vice Chairman Moin Iqbal, Advisor Muhammed...
The takeover of the VAT online system from the Vietnamese company FPT may create complexities after the expiry of the project by December this year, officials fear. The officials said...
The initial public offering (IPO) subscription of Associated Oxygen Ltd is set to open on September 10, aiming to raise Tk 150 million from the capital market. The IPO subscription...
The prices of rice have started increasing across the country for last few days, adding to woes of the commoners. Prices of Brridhan-28 and 29 and Miniket showed a Tk...
Bumper production and fair price of jute have brought smile on the faces of the jute producers in Magura district this season. Jute farmers of the district are expecting a...
A sample survey carried out in Dhaka north and south city corporations found 5.0 per cent of households and 2.0 per cent of the population symptomatic. The survey conducted between...
The government is going to tighten its belt by reining in inflated costs and irregularities in development projects, officials said on Monday. The planning minister MA Mannan will sit with...
Speakers at a dialogue on Monday said Covid-19 crisis puts unprecedented strains on markets, governments, businesses and individuals, but simultaneously it has brought opportunities for digitalisation. Coronavirus could be one...
Directors of listed companies having not minimum 2.0 per cent shares must lose their directorship if they fail to hold the said amount of shares as per the latest directive....
Interest rate spread in the country's banking system fell slightly in June, as banks slashed interest rates on lending more than on deposit. The weighted average spread between lending and...
Bangladesh's garment workers lost an estimated US$ 501 million or 29.5 per cent of their total monthly wages during a period from March to May amid the coronavirus pandemic, according...
Lebanon’s prime minister announced his government’s resignation on Monday, saying a huge explosion that devastated Beirut and triggered public outrage was the result of endemic corruption. The August 04 detonation...
The coronavirus pandemic is already having a devastating impact on the economy with numerous sectors being shunned, with revenue loss, salary cuts, job loss and so many more. The restaurant...
Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited has inaugurated its annual program of ‘Seeds for the Future 2020 in Bangladesh’. The inauguration ceremony was held virtually on August 10 and attended by Zunaid...
Lebanon's prime minister was set on Monday to announce the resignation of his government, the health minister said, after a devastating explosion in Beirut that has stirred public outrage and...
Omeros Corp said on Monday its experimental treatment helped six patients, with acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by COVID-19, recover and get discharged from the hospital, sending the drug developer's...
The government has ordered the local authorities to conduct mobile court drives to ensure that the people wear face masks outdoors as part of efforts to stem the spread of...
It's such a crisis, in terms of its economic and social impacts, that the world has not faced in decades. The Covid-19 pandemic is feared to have pushed millions of...
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Chebreyesus has triggered a considerable amount of uproar in a few rich nations, especially the US, since they were hit by the corona pandemic. Thanks to...
Now that the flood waters are receding from the northern and central regions of the country, the ravages wrought by three successive deluges within a month or so are getting...
Hot weather conditions persisted on Monday in the city amid light rainfall. The city witnessed only 4.00mm rainfall on the day with a humidity of 75 per cent. Maximum temperature...
Chief Justice (CJ) Syed Mahmud Hossain has constituted 53 High Court (HC) benches for disposing of cases. Of them, 35 HC benches will conduct cases virtually and 18 benches maintaining...
Founded in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) turned 53 years old on Saturday (August 08, 2020), proving its pivotal role as a regional organisation to promote peace...
The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emerging market economies far exceeded that of the global financial crisis. Unlike previous crises, the response has been decisive just like in...
At the start of this year, most universities in Bangladesh lacked basic learning management systems and digital infrastructure. So, when institutions were required to close because of Covid-19, educators could...
Oryx Bio-Tech Ltd is set to establish the country’s first bio-tech industry at Bangabandhu High-Tech City at Kaliakoir in Gazipur at the cost of around US$300 million, said sources. The...
The government has planned to spend Tk 935.81 billion until 2022-23 fiscal year starting from the current one for the heath sector development as it is committed to taking healthcare...
People who avail ride sharing service Uber can now pay their bills through mobile financial service provider bKash. The two organisations signed a deal to this regard on Monday, said...
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said internal border closures were unlikely to lift before Christmas, as the country on Monday reported a record single-day rise in Covid-19 deaths, reports Reuters....
Speakers at a virtual workshop stressed the need for proper enforcement of existing laws to ensure legal protection of female migrant workers. They also sought necessary services from the government...
The cabinet on Monday gave a consent in principle to the draft of the “Bangladesh Film Artists’ Welfare Trust Act, 2020” at its weekly meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
Bangladesh will soon start works on restoring and preserving the historic Panam City, located in Narayanganj district, based on a report to be submitted by Indian research team. "An Indian...
New Zealand reported no new Covid-19 case on Monday for the fifth consecutive day after managing isolation and quarantine facilities. The health ministry of the country said the number of...
At least 90 per cent branches of the country’s commercial banks are now fully online, according to the latest statistics of the central bank. It showed that the total number...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed an agreement to strengthen disaster recovery capacity in selected countries across Asia and the Pacific. The agreement...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey has become the third country to develop vaccines locally against COVID-19 after the United States and China according to the...
India registered 1,007 coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s total tally to 44,386 on Monday. Besides, the fresh coronavirus infections surged by another 62,064 cases, the...
Last week’s Beirut blast destroyed the 160-year-old landmark Sursock Palace, one of the most storied buildings in the Lebanese capital which withstood two world wars, the fall of the Ottoman...
The Election Commission has put forward a proposal to rename local government bodies such as City Corporation, Municipality and Union Parishad in Bangla by reforming the existing laws, bdnews24.com reports....
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