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The High Court on Wednesday refused to grant bail to Destiny Group managing director Rafiqul Amin and Destiny Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd chairman Mohammad Hossain in two money laundering cases...
For the Khulna Development Authority or KDA seven years are hardly enough to widen a less than four-kilometre road. The city development agency has failed even to start the 3.78km...
The government will decide on the phase-3 clinical trial of Chinese corona vaccine after receiving suggestions from the national technical advisory committee. The panel will also decide from when the...
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh posted a positive growth in earnings per share for H1 which is up by 6%. The Company achieved profit after tax (PAT) of BDT 843 million, up from...
The number of cybercrimes in Bangladesh is increasing day by day despite the laws regulating cyber security being framed by the government. A study conducted by a UK based body...
IN time of 'New Normal', the online knowledge sharing events are happening all around the country as an outbreak of a pandemic has posed a serious economic challenge, not only...
Interactive Cares have taken the initiative to help students and young professionals be ready for the uncertain job market of the post-pandemic world. In order to do that, they have...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said India's recent border clash with China was the latest example of the China’s unacceptable behavior. “The recent clashes initiated by the PLA...
China and the United States have been at trade war ever since Donald Trump became the president. Following protracted negotiation, a deal was reached in the middle of last year....
True, Dhaka is not the only city in the world to have found itself in an imbroglio over an endemic water-logging. However few cities -- least of all the capitals...
The Covid-19 pandemic has ushered in changes worldwide that were unimaginable even a few months back. It was unthinkable even in February this year that a majority of white collar...
The country's six industrial zones witnessed more than 100 incidents of labour unrests last month mainly over non-payment of wages. Besides, workers of some 1,004 factories are yet to get...
The Coivd-19 pandemic has brought the need for reliable and timely mortality statistics into sharp focus. Knowing how many people are dying and where they are is essential to tracking...
The worst of the pandemic is yet to come. To date, only a few countries are effectively containing the virus, while in a majority of nations, Covid-19 is either raging...
At least seven people are dead and two others injured in a head-on collision between a covered van and a small passenger vehicle called ‘Laguna’. All nine people on the...
Daraz Bangladesh (daraz.com.bd) has launched dExports in order to support small-and-medium enterprises (SME) that have suffered significant losses due to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As...
The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) has announced the ‘AmCham Frontline Journalism Award’, in association with Masthead PR, with an aim to recognise and honour the valiant journalists...
The government will form a taskforce to monitor irregularities in the health sector, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said. The government will check whether there are irregularities in other medical institutions,...
The government has taken an initiative to introduce a start-of-the-art dredging monitoring system to ensure transparency in the work. Under the move, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) which is...
Global coronavirus infections surged past 15 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic gathering pace even as countries remain divided in their response to the crisis....
The United States has told China to close its consulate in Houston, both countries said on Wednesday, deepening deterioration in bilateral relations, and a source said Beijing was considering shutting...
The government will take decision on application of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine in the country after discussing with the national technical advisory committee. Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque gave...
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) granted $850,000 in support Bangladesh Red Crescent Society for relief activities for flood victims across the country. Communities are...
Yusuf Zaman is about to enter a new phase in his life. He lost his home in the devastating cyclone in 1991 and took refuge in a slum near Cox’s...
Disgraced businessman Mohammad Shahed has been implicated in another 20 cases following his arrest in connection with a COVID-19 test scam perpetrated by Regent Hospital. Shahed, the chairman of Regent...
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Fazle Noor Taposh on Wednesday said that the city corporation will plant 0.1 million trees to bring back greenery in the capital. The mayor came...
Banks are reluctant to disburse loan from the stimulus package to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), according to the experts and stakeholders. The mentioned that MSMEs sometimes face...
At least 40 million children worldwide have missed out on early childhood education in their critical pre-school year as COVID-19 shuttered childcare and early education facilities, according to a new...
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday instructed the authorities concerned to suspend the ongoing construction work of all flyovers and underpasses in the country for seven days...
Many countries have recently reported development in their COVID-19 vaccine trials, bringing hope to the world amid the still raging pandemic, while health experts called for an objective, rational and...
Stocks backed in the red on Wednesday, snapping a two-day gaining streak, as risk-averse investors went for short-term profit booking on sector specific shares ahead of Eid festival. The retail...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said fish production in the country has increased by more than 50 per cent in the last 11 years. Citing latest report of the...
The central bank on Wednesday set an agriculture credit target of Tk 262.92 billion for the banks to be disbursed during the current fiscal year (FY’21). The loan was estimated...
Reserved-seat MP Salina Islam has claimed that her husband Md Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul, the lawmaker from Laxmipur who is currently behind bars in Kuwait on money laundering and...
The number of public sector tenders invited through the e-GP platform in the last nine years reached 0.4 million on Wednesday, government procurement watchdog CPTU said. To date, the ministries...
Stocks returned to the red on Wednesday, snapping a two-day gaining streak, as risk-averse investors went on selling binge on sector-wise issues. DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock...
The German government has made a fresh contribution of US$4.5 million for the welfare of Rohingya families and their host communities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. With the latest, the German contribution...
A 10-member committee has been formed by the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) to monitor the proper implementation of health guidelines and other conditions at the sacrificial cattle markets. Councilor...
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina and discussed various issues related COVID-19 and flood situations. Imran called Hasina at about 1:00 pm Wednesday and...
Considering the suffering of the citizens and the health risks of the Covid-19 pandemic, this year the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is not allowing any cattle market in the...
The government has warned of taking legal action if any child labour is employed in risky jobs of leather transport, processing and preservation ahead of the Eid ul Azha. Labour...
Saima Wazed Hossain, Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Autism, has been chosen as a “Thematic Ambassador” by Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) under the thematic domain...
Confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Bangladesh reached 213,254 on Wednesday, a rise of 2,744 from the previous day, while related deaths increased by 42 to 2,751; according to data...
An annual Hindu pilgrimage to a Himalayan cave shrine in Indian-administered Kashmir has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Officials cited rising cases as the reason, saying the health...
A Malaysian high court spared 27 Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar from caning on Wednesday, their lawyer said, setting aside a lower court’s sentence following an outcry from human rights...
The Met Office has forecast rain for the next 24 hours because of the monsoon and asked the maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla, and Payra to hoist local...
The overall flood situation in Kurigram, Natore, and Sherpur districts have deteriorated further due to the rise of river water, cutting off road communications at places, and leaving thousands of...
A drug suspect has died in a so-called shootout with Rapid Action Battalion in Dhaka. The incident took place in Dakhinkhan’s Ashiyan City area at 1:30am on Wednesday, said RAB-1...
A woman and her two sons were killed when a thatched house collapsed on them during a storm at Kocchopia village in Charfashion upazila of Bhola district on early Wednesday....
When Bajirao Thengde voiced his fears about going to work after dozens of colleagues fell sick with coronavirus, his boss at a motorbike factory in western India said he should...
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