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Dhaka stocks extended the losing streak for the third straight session on Wednesday as cautious investors continued to opt some profits on major sectors’ issues amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The...
Confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Bangladesh reached 193,590 on Wednesday, a rise of 3,533 from the previous day, while related deaths increased by 33 to 2,457; according to data...
Bangladesh has announced a plan to shut public transports for nine days in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus during Eid-ul-Azha. The shutdown will continue for five...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to inaugurate the distribution and plantation of 10 million saplings across the country tomorrow as a part of the celebration of “Mujib Borsho” (Mujib...
The High Court has ordered the United Hospital to pay four families Tk 3 million each in 15 days as compensations for a fatal fire that killed five patients in...
Uber has announced that it has enlisted over 5,000 vehicles on its platform to provide efficient, convenient and affordable transportation for riders, along with creating livelihood opportunities for its drivers,...
Amid a recent resurgence in Covid-19 cases, a US Federal Reserve official has warned of "a thick fog of uncertainty," noting that the economic recovery is likely to face headwinds....
Moderna Inc’s experimental vaccine for Covid-19 showed it was safe and provoked immune responses in all 45 healthy volunteers in an ongoing early-stage study, US researchers reported on Tuesday. Volunteers who...
Leaders of non-banks or non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) Tuesday said they would come forward to revive the country's economy in the face of ongoing pandemic by working on liquidity crisis,...
Flash floods and landslides have killed at least 16 people and displaced hundreds in a district on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials at the country’s disaster mitigation agency said...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kong’s special status under US law to punish China for what he called “oppressive actions” against the former British colony,...
The world is ill-prepared for the global crash in children being born which is set to have a "jaw-dropping" impact on societies, say researchers. Falling fertility rates mean nearly every...
Four more listed companies, including three insurers, have recommended dividends for the year ended on December 31, 2019, according to separate official disclosures on Wednesday. The companies are: Provati Insurance,...
A warehouse of LED bulbs was badly damaged in a fire that broke out at Bongshal area in Dhaka on Tuesday night. Mahfuz Riven, a duty officer at Fire Service...
Stocks witnessed positive trend in early trading on Wednesday as some investors are active on sector-wise large-cap issues. Within 30 minutes of trading, DSEX advanced more than 1.63 points while...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will undertake another project to upgrade Dhaka-Sylhet corridor for no progress in a similar costly ongoing project, sources said. The Tk 161.04-billion Akhaura-Sylhet project to convert the...
The board of directors Grameenphone (GP) has declared 130 per cent interim cash dividend for the year ending 2020, said an official disclosure on Wednesday. The largest market cap company...
The limbless, headless torso of Fahim Saleh, the co-founder of Pathao, was found inside his swanky Manhattan condo Tuesday afternoon — an electric saw lying next to the remains, police...
Courier and parcel service sector is doing a roaring trade even during the pandemic as consumers from home are ordering more products online than ever before. E-commerce sites, Facebook-based online...
CHATTOGRAM: The coronavirus pandemic has weighed heavily on the readymade garment (RMG) sector in the port city, as orders worth about Tk 100 billion from global apparel brands have already...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will now allow the electronic notification of Integrated VAT Administration System (IVAS) on payment of taxes as a substitute for treasury chalan. The Value...
The premier bourse has asked some 15 brokerage firms to fulfill the deficiency of investors' funds, found in their consolidated customers' accounts, by tomorrow (Thursday). After fulfilling the deficiency, the...
The government has fixed Tk 8000 as monthly minimum wage for the workers of the country's plastic sector, announcing a 56.86 per cent hike. A 5.0 per cent annual increment...
Coronavirus pandemic has impinged on the project implementation rate as the government agencies executed only 80 per cent in the just-concluded fiscal year, official data shows. However, the public agencies...
Speakers at an event in the city on Tuesday observed that the projects undertaken for repair of the embankments are yielding little results as too much time is taken in...
Bangladesh has now decided to resume efforts to explore job markets in Africa against the backdrop of mass deportation of foreign workers from the Middle-East (ME) countries. Earlier, a written...
The Bangladesh Leasing and Finance Companies Association (BLFCA) Tuesday sought government help to bring bonds and sukuk in the market to ensure long-term sources of funds for the non-bank financial...
The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested Regent Hospital chairman Mohammed Shahed on the Satkhira frontier for his roles in a Covid-19 test scam that roiled Bangladesh’s healthcare sector. Shahed, also...
The motivational advice on how to maintain a 'balance between work and life' was lost in the jargon itself, in the face of mindless competition. Professionals were also advised not...
As the Covid-induced circumstances are set to indicate significant changes in global trade, production, investment and financial management, analysts from all over the world are quick to prescribe how best...
The Covid-19 pandemic's toll on economic activity in recent months is only the beginning of the story. While the rapid and unprecedented collapse of production, trade, and employment may be...
When flying into Dubai at night, Bangladeshi workers visiting the Middle East for the first time are astonished by the abundance of glittering lights on Dubai's buildings and structures, highways,...
Of the different pandemic-affected productive sectors of the economy that drew a lot of media and consequent government attention to obtain financial stimulus to run their operation, the renewable energy...
At least 15 people were killed in a flash flood in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province, an official said Tuesday. The flood also left an unknown number of people missing. “Fifteen...
The United Kingdom (UK) has taken initiatives to double the impact of British people’s donations and ensure that UK charities working on the ground can reach even more people in...
During Covid-19 pandemic, people have been opting for smaller and affordable houses for rent in Dhaka. Property solutions provider Bproperty has come out with a trend analysis which shows the...
Around 125,000 people were stranded as Brahmaputra and Ghaghat rivers continued to swell, worsening the overall flood situation of Gaibandha on Tuesday. At least 26 unions in Sundarganj, Phulchhari, Saghata...
CARE Bangladesh has been distributing more than 50,000 packs of sanitary napkins among disadvantaged communities affected by COVID -19 in Gazipur, says a press release. In coordination with Gazipur City...
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Tuesday said that the ministry and the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) do not have any problem with each other. The minister came up...
BNP leader and former minister Shahjahan Siraj died on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer at the age of 77. Shahjahan Siraj, also a former leader of Jatiya Samajtantrik...
State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Tuesday said the government is preparing to tackle future challenges with technology-based local innovations. The ICT Department is constantly working to develop...
China and Bangladesh has established a new joint venture company (JVC), titled “Bangladesh-China Power Company (Pvt) Ltd (Renewable),” to implement renewable energy projects having a target to generate around 500...
At least 64 physicians died from coronavirus and 5,559 health workers were infected with the virus, according to the Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA). One female doctor died in the past...
A court in Dhaka has sent to jail seven employees of Regent Hospital Limited after end of their remand in a case lodged for issuing fake COVID-19 test results, certificates...
Emirates is going to resume its flights six destinations -- Geneva, Los Angeles, Dares Salaam, Prague, Sao Paulo, and Boston, offering customers even more travel options. Emirates will resume the...
The flood situation worsened further marooning over five lakh people in seven northern districts with significant improvement in Nilphamari during the last 24 hours ending at 9:00am in the Brahmaputra...
Jatiya Party observed the first death anniversary of its founder Hussein Muhammad Ershad with through various programmes in Rangpur on Tuesday. The programmes included hoisting of the party flag at...
Jamuna Group chairman Md Nurul Islam Babul was laid to eternal rest with state honour in the capital’s Banani graveyard on Tuesday. Freedom fighter Nurul Islam was buried around 2:30pm,...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will hold the second stage of its 53rd annual meeting as a virtual event on September 17 to 18. The event will include a formal...
Experts and drug regulators on Tuesday said they await subsequent trial results of Globe Biotech Ltd’s prospective COVID-19 vaccine as the company said the preliminary animal trial of their inoculate...
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