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Stock market stakeholders have welcomed the establishment of an alternative trading board as an important addition to the securities market and urged to develop the market to accommodate different investment...
Rupali Chowdhury presided over the 47th AGM of Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited on Tuesday. Chairman of the Board Gerald K ADams along with other directors Anil Bhalla, Jean-Claude Loutreuil, Anis...
Saudi Arabia has presented a resolution to implement the stalled Riyadh agreement, the Saudi state news agency said in a statement, but there was no announcement of a deal to...
Billal Ahmed, a mango grower at northern Mithapukur sub-district, scolds his own fate as he sold out all his 'haribhanga' orchards at poor prices last May. The 36-year-old gardener traded...
Cattle markets in Dhaka city did not see an expected rush of customers even on Tuesday, just three days ahead of Muslims' second-biggest Eid-ul-Azha festival. While cattle traders took a...
The National Bard of Revenue (NBR) has joined its hand with the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BTRA) to scrutinize information of vehicle owners to check tax evasion. The step has...
The government's decision to suspend operations of the 'dedicated' COVID-19 hospitals on the ground of low- attendance of patients against a large number of beds has given rise to mixed...
Experts in a webinar on Monday emphasised prudent invocation of 'force majeure' clause in commercial contracts at this critical time of growing spread of Covid-19 pandemic throughout the globe. They...
The moment the world needs higher cooperation to combat the Covid-19, nations are rather embroiled in conflicts or at least in hostile mood. Consequently, trade between states has been threatened...
With more than 50 per cent of the country's small enterprises reportedly shut, there is a growing discontent among stakeholders and respective trade and industry associations as to whether the...
A World Health Organization official on Tuesday described the COVID-19 pandemic as "one big wave" and warned against complacency in the northern hemisphere summer since the infection does not share...
The country’s foreign exchange reserve has touched a new record of $37.10 billion amid coronavirus crisis. The inflow of remittance has played a vital role to raise the foreign exchange...
The Counter Terrorism Unit of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) has arrested an operative of an outlawed militant group, Neo-JMB, for his suspected ties with a bomb blast at a traffic...
Of the manifold fallouts of the Covid-19 pandemic, the rise in poverty, especially rural poverty, is particularly an unfortunate development. More so in the backdrop of success in the reduction...
Unlike non-financial companies, the banking companies hold a very low ratio of equity capital in their capital structure. Astonishingly, this attribute prevails in the entire banking industry across the globe....
We have a common perception towards Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) that they suppress and exploit our poor people. So, it is not very unusual to thinkthat NGOs are charging very high...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday allotted Tk 2.76 million for the persons with disability and their family members of four villages in Rampasha union of Biswanath upazila in Sylhet....
The Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday formed 12 monitoring committees to keep up food production and minimise the losses of farmers caused by the ongoing flood situation, reports UNB.Each committee...
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Bangladesh organised an online discussion on the 'Future of Education' on July 16 2020. In the webinar, the guests discussed the education...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) launched the first cattle train service on Tuesday evening from Jamalpur district. Senior Information Officer Mohammad Shariful Alam said the first train carrying 261 cattle in 17...
The Prime Minister Office (PMO) on Tuesday directed all concerned to perform their responsibilities with sincerity and integrity as per directives of the Prime Minister in conducting relief and rescue...
Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim said that over 10 million cattle are ready in the country for Qurbani (sacrifice) during the Eid-ul-Azha this year. "Ill or sick animals...
Branches of the scheduled banks in the readymade garments (RMG) industrial areas will remain open on July 31 (Friday) for the convenience of paying the workers’ salaries. “Branches of the...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said Bangladesh and India are now maintaining stronger friendly, warm and development-oriented relations than any previous time. “If relations with neighbouring...
Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) on Tuesday assured that there is no shortage of salt for preserving and processing rawhides of sacrificial animals. “There’s a stock of 1.16...
The country loses around 30 per cent of total rawhide every year due to improper skinning and environmental protection and preservation, the commerce ministry has said. Describing rawhides of sacrificial...
Stock market stakeholders have welcomed the establishment of an alternative trading board as an important addition to the securities market and urged to develop the market to accommodate different investment...
Country’s bilateral merchandise trade gap with the rest of the world crossed $17.0 billion mark in the last fiscal year (FY20), according to the latest statistics of Bangladesh Bank. It...
A Malaysian court on Tuesday sentenced Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak to 12 years in jail and fined him 210 million ringgit ($49.40 million) for abuse of power linked...
UNICEF has called for accelerated action to prevent and treat malnutrition caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as humanitarian community appeals for $2.4 billion to improve maternal and child nutrition globally....
US Republicans and Democrats faced difficult talks on Tuesday on how best to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, after Republicans unveiled a relief proposal four days before millions of Americans...
Since the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangladesh, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is supporting the government to strengthen emergency health surveillance systems at Points of Entry (PoE) in Bangladesh...
Police in separate drives recovered bodies with gunshot wounds from Cox’s Bazar district town and Teknaf upazila on Tuesday. In Teknaf, four people were killed in a reported gunfight among...
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that global COVID-19 cases had doubled over the past six weeks. He said he would resume the Emergency Committee...
Australian employment fell 1.1 per cent between mid-June and mid-July, weekly data showed on Tuesday, with the biggest loss coming from the southeastern state of Victoria, which is grappling with...
Putting emphasis on keeping up Bangladesh’s progress in the agriculture sector, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the government has been providing all sorts of assistance for ensuring food...
The government on Tuesday in Dhaka endorsed seven development projects at a combine cost of Tk 30.75 billion. Presided over by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Executive Committee of...
Stocks kept the gaining streak for the fourth straight sessions on Tuesday as the optimistic investors continued their buying interest on selective large-cap issues amid optimism. DSEX, the key index...
Health protocols have helped many countries around the world fight the coronavirus epidemic. But a large swathe of the population in Bangladesh seems reluctant to wear masks, a key gear...
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Tuesday forecast that rain or thundershowers may continue for the next three days commencing 9:00 am across the country. “Light to moderate rain, thundershowers...
India’s Flipkart said on Tuesday it plans to offer 90-minute deliveries for groceries and home accessories, as the Walmart-owned online retailer goes head to head with Amazon.com in a key growth market...
The fatalities from Covid-19 in Bangladesh climbed to 3,000 after 35 new deaths were registered in the last 24 hours to 8:00am on Tuesday. Among the deceased, 26 were male...
Police have arrested Wahiduzzaman, a director of Crest Securities Ltd who fled after winding down the office amid the coronavirus epidemic, bdnews24.com reports. The man was arrested from a house...
At 75 years old, Zareef Ahmad Zareef has been witness to several major events that have shaped Kashmir - for the worse, he says - since it became part of...
Emirates has announced it will add frequencies to Dhaka taking the total number of flights to six a week from August 3, offering Bangladeshi customers more access to Dubai and...
China’s economy is expected to recover steadily in the rest of the year, boosted by stimulus measures to reverse the damage from the coronavirus crisis, but weak global demand and...
The Maldives has repatriated 200 more Bangladeshi nationals through its national airline, the Maldivian media reports. Maldivian, the national airline of the Maldives, carried out the repatriation on Monday afternoon,...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for efforts to build sustainable cities amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In a video message for the launch of his policy brief on Covid-19...
A doctor, who suffered burn injuries at his home on Jul 22, has died in a Dhaka hospital. Rajib Bhattachariya, 36, passed away at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn...
Mobile courts of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) filed 700 cases against vehicles and realised around Tk 0.68 million as fine for violating traffic rules during drives in June 2020....
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