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A local leader of Awami League died from coronavirus at Sadar hospital in Chuadanga district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Ferdous Ara Sunnah, 63, publicity secretary...
Seven Turkish security personnel were killed when a reconnaissance plane crashed in eastern Van province, state-owned Anadolu news agency quoted the interior minister as saying on Thursday. Suleyman Soylu said...
Global economic activity is picking up after an unprecedented decline this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but a second major wave of infections could trigger more disruptions, the International...
Americans who received enhanced unemployment benefits due to the coronavirus pandemic spent more than when they were working, a study released on Thursday said, adding to concerns about a steep...
The discussion styled the Importance of the IPDP – Intellectual Property Development Program was held aiming at putting the importance of intellectual property (IP) in the knowledge economy of the...
Police have been granted 10 days to interrogate Regent Hospital's Chairman Mohammad Shahed alias Shahed Kabir and MD Masud Parvez in a case over a Covid-19 test scam. Dhaka Metropolitan...
Stocks witnessed downward trend in early trading on Thursday as investors mostly followed cautious stance amid static virus situation. Within 30 minutes of trading, DSEX lost more than 7.0 points...
A move is underway to install 120,000 more prepaid gas meters in the city by Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd. According to official sources, a revised development project...
The board of two more insurance companies – Rupali Insurance and City General Insurance - have recommended dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2019. Rupali Insurance: The board...
Coronavirus has affected businesses in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world. The economic crisis caused by the pandemic has left people in uncertainty about their jobs and business. The local...
Bangladesh is a promising market for the latest global innovations on information technology, Oracle ASEAN and SAGE regional managing director Cherian Varghese said. "Seeing the prospects here, we've invested heavily...
The leading US expert on infectious diseases, Dr Anthony Fauci, predicted on Wednesday the country will meet its goal of a coronavirus vaccine by year’s end and was unmoved by...
A delegation from Venture Capital and Private Equity Association of Bangladesh (VCPEAB) led by Shameem Ahsan, Chairman of VCPEAB and General Partner of Pegasus Tech Ventures (former Fenox Venture Capital),...
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY: A team of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) students have developed a low-cost emergency ventilator. The ventilator can be prepared at the cost of Tk 35,000...
Stock exchanges will have to play an active role to ensure the vibrant operations of Alternative Trading Board (ATB) launched to facilitate the growth of non-listed companies and other securities....
Finished leather and leather goods exporters have suggested fixing the prices of rawhide of sacrificial animals after analysing the last five-six months' leather export data. It would be reasonable to...
Central Medical Stores Depot (CMSD) has requested Health Services Division to take necessary steps to bring back various valuable medical machinery which were provided by the government to Regent Hospital....
The government is likely to set US$41.0 billion goods export target for this fiscal year (FY), 2020-21, predicting over 21 per cent growth, sources said. It is also going to...
Traditional risk assessment, management and mitigation factors will be changed in the pandemic situation and dangers should be assessed in a new way, bankers and academics said on Wednesday. They...
Amidst these dire pandemic days, English Olympiad has come up with a special event with the purpose of creating an opportunity for the students to pass their idle time in...
The Diana Award is one of the most distinguished honours presented to the youth as a recognition for their social or humanitarian work. The award was established in the memory...
Supply Chain Alliance (SCA), University of Dhaka launched its first inter-university case competition event "SCA: Upstream". The main purpose of arranging this competition is to enlighten participants about the field...
East West University Business Club has successfully organised BriefCase 2.0. The world could be crumbling down yet they are always living up to their reputation. To get BriefCase 2.0 running,...
The default dispute resolution processes within many organisations are negotiation, litigation and arbitration. The drawbacks of litigation and arbitration are that they can be time-consuming and expensive. Alternative dispute resolution...
Despite claims of progress in revenue generation, the tax-GDP ratio in Bangladesh is inexplicably the lowest in South Asia, and one of the lowest in the whole world. As against...
The arrest of the ringleader of a human trafficking gang along with two of his accomplices has exposed yet another raw sore of social decadence. Here is a network spread...
Can we recall the situation of immediate post-liberation period in Bangladesh? Serious economic disruption threw a gigantic challenge to the government needing to put the economic wheels of the country...
The ability to repatriate sale proceeds from investments with ease is an important factor when deciding where and how to invest in any jurisdiction. Equity investment being a major component...
Mohammad Shahed alias Shahed Karim, arrested on charges of embezzling money from businesses by boasting influence and recently from patients by issuing fake COVID-19 test reports, has revealed “a lot...
World Cup fans will be able to watch an unprecedented four games a day on television, spread out over 11 hours, during the group stage of the Qatar 2022 tournament...
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Wednesday said that a large number of students are highly educated but they have failed to get expected jobs due to lack of technical...
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF on Wednesday warned of an alarming decline in the number of children receiving life-saving vaccines around the world amid coronavirus pandemic and called...
More than 100,000 workers, who are in the pipeline of going abroad, remain in uncertainty as the visas of many of them have already been expired, said manpower recruiters on...
The government called on all factory owners of the country’s industrial sector including readymade garments (RMG) to pay wages for the month of July and festival allowances by July 25,...
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has provided enlistment certificates to over 5,000 vehicles of different ride-sharing companies in a bid to expand the service amid pandemic. The regulatory body...
The government and Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday in Dhaka agreed for taking up specific and time-bound action plan to accelerating development project implementations further. At a tripartite portfolio...
The government has announced a new plan to shut goods vehicles, not passenger transports, for nine days during Eid-ul-Azha. Public transports and those carrying sacrificial animals and daily staples will...
Our human ability to pinpoint the exact location and size of objects varies from one to another, and even within our own individual field of vision, according to a research...
Fazle Kabir has been reappointed as Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor on Wednesday for nearly two years after 12 days of his previous tenure ended on July 3. Mr Kabir has...
Health experts put Tokyo on the highest alert for coronavirus infections on Wednesday, alarmed by a recent spike in cases to record levels, while the governor of the Japanese capital...
Productivity growth, a force that has contributed to lifting millions of people out of poverty in developing countries, will need substantial support from policymakers if it is to withstand the...
Four people died from fever and cold-related problems at Comilla Medical College Hospital in the last 24 hours till Wednesday morning. A total of 86 patients, including 49 Covid-19 patients,...
Emirates’ Airbus A380 double-decker returns to the skies on Wednesday with a flight taking off from Dubai International airport for London’s Heathrow airport carrying passengers for the first time since...
The number of sample tests for novel coronavirus infection has fallen in Bangladesh but the laboratories conducting the tests have grown paradoxically, betraying a fall in the rate of confirmed...
After turning in its first contraction on record in the first quarter amid the epidemic, China's economy is back on a growth track in the second quarter, market estimates collected...
The UK's move to ban Huawei may further sour strained China-UK political ties, largely reduce personnel exchanges, and most likely prompt Beijing to take reciprocal measures against London's discriminatory policy,...
Bangladesh is a promising market for the global innovations in the information technology sector, regional managing director of Oracle ASEAN & SAGE Cherian Varghese said. “Seeing the prospects here we...
Andrew Kishore was buried around 11:30am at the Christian Cemetery. Earlier in the day, the body of the popular singer was taken to Rajshahi City Church from the cold storage...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has raided a house in Uttara following the arrest of disgraced businessman Mohammad Shahed, also known as Shahed Karim, over his involvement in a Covid-19...
The first-ever online exhibition on fashion wears has launched on Wednesday. Fashion Entrepreneurs Association of Bangladesh (FEAB) organised the 15-day long online exhibition where all the leading fashion brands of...
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