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The government plans to provide 90 per cent of important services digitally by 2021. As per the plan, 90 per cent citizens will be brought under internet facilities within next...
Manufacturing of upper semi-vessel of Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) for the Unit 2 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Project (RNPP) has achieved significant progress. Welding of two shells of the upper...
Researchers at the United Nations on Wednesday said the trend of making money exploiting the prevailing coronavirus situation increased across the globe, putting human lives in danger. While revealing findings...
Waste disposal is not a plus point for people in this part of the world. The tendency of littering home premises, dumping garbage hither and thither is mostly ingrained with...
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the familiar world we lived in and got used to in so many ways, ranging from daily commutes to interactions with people, as well as...
Bangladesh has once again been ranked among 10 worst countries in the world where labour rights are not guaranteed. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has given the grade to...
Financial markets worldwide are responding abruptly to the on-going coronavirus pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic is likely to produce widespread impacts on financial markets and institutions in almost each affected country....
With the death of so many medical doctors during this pandemic, the vulnerability of all healthcare professionals in Bangladesh to hazardous occupational exposure has been blatantly exposed and this issue...
In August 2019, the United States Department of Treasury slammed China with the label "currency manipulator" as a result of the sharp devaluation of the RMB (Chinese currency). Before delving...
The Rapid Action Battalion has shut down another branch of Regent Hospital in Dhaka’s Mirpur on charges of issuing fake COVID-19 test reports, reports bdnews24.com. The RAB has also launched...
Lighterage ship MV Varniya Prince-2 laden with 2,267 tonnes of iron raw materials sank after colliding with Boya number two at Sadarghat area of Karnafuli River in Chattogram on Wednesday...
The Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) has on Wednesday demanded an immediate withdrawal of the decision of charging fees for COVID-19 sample testing in the government-run healthcare facilities. The decision of...
The government's decision to reduce duty on rice import could hurt Aman farmers during the harvesting time, said insiders. They put emphasis on higher procurement from domestic sources as well...
A German lender DEG will provide €20 million long-term loans to electronics and electrical equipment maker Walton for modernising its 19 production units. The fund will be utilised to invest...
The authorities of Regent Hospital have submitted a bill of Tk 19.6 million to the health directorate after duping nearly 6,000 patients out of Tk 20.1 million by issuing fake...
Heavy monsoon rains in the upstream have raised the risk of more floods in the low-lying northern districts of Bangladesh in July, according to the government’s Flood Forecasting and Warning...
India reiterates its commitment for an early, safe and sustainable repatriation of 'displaced persons' from Rakhine. This was expressed by Indian Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar in a recent letter...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called for a ‘vigorous worldwide response’ with the participation of all countries to combat the adverse impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the migrants...
GT Editor's Note: It has been two weeks since the clash between Indian and Chinese troops at the border. Despite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's acknowledgement that no troops...
A case was filed against 16 people, including the managing director and chairman of Regent Hospital, for their alleged involvement in issuing fake Covid-19 test certificates. Inspector Faisal of Rab...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) in the last five days of its combing operation found that a total of 40,349 houses and establishments had favourable environments for the breeding of...
China would "be happy to" participate in trilateral arms control negotiations with the United States and Russia, but only if the United States were willing to reduce its nuclear arsenal...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government will find out all irregularities in Regent Hospital over coronavirus test though investigations. "The government has taken initiatives in every step,...
The United States is welcoming international students amid COVID-19 pandemic with a mixture of both in-person and some online coursework. "We are pleased that many international students who had planned...
Veteran politician Amir Hossain Amu has taken the charge of coordinator and spokesman for the Awami League-led 14-party Grand Alliance. He succeeds Awami League stalwart Mohammed Nasim who had been...
Vietnam imported more than 3.1 million tons of plastic worth roughly 3.9 billion US dollars in the first six months of this year, posting a year-on-year rise of 5.3 per...
Global leaders called for a comprehensive approach to counter the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which International Labour Organisation chief Guy Ryder said on Wednesday had plunged the world of...
Stocks extended the gaining streak for the three consecutive sessions on Wednesday as some investors continued to show their buying appetite following the minimum shareholding ultimatum by the regulator. DSEX,...
Authorities in North Macedonia rescued 211 migrants, including 144 Bangladeshis packed into a truck near the country's southern border with Greece, said police on Tuesday. During a routine check on...
Confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Bangladesh reached 172,134 on Wednesday, a rise of 3,489 from the previous day, while related deaths increased by 46 to 2,197; according to data...
If independent MP Mohammad Shahid Islam, elected from Laxmipur-2, is a Kuwait citizen then his seat will be declared vacant, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday. "We’re in talks...
The Fish and Fish Products (Inspection and Quality Control) Bill, 2020 has been placed in Parliament, aiming to ensure harsher punishment for marketing and exporting fish or fish products mixing...
The Bangladesh Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2020 has been placed in Parliament to extend the age limit of the governor of the central bank to 67 years. Planning Minister MA Mannan,...
The government has ordered South Point School and College to explain the reason for running multiple “unapproved” campuses in parts of Dhaka. It sent a notice ordering the principal of...
Mentioning that there is a diplomatic pressure on Bangladesh for bringing back Bangladeshi expatriate workers from the Middle Eastern countries, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said her government has...
Nonagenarian journalist and former chief editor and managing director of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) Deba Priya Barua passed away on Wednesday at his Maghbazar residence in Dhaka. “He breathed his...
Scientists warned on Wednesday of a potential wave of coronavirus-related brain damage as new evidence suggested Covid-19 can lead to severe neurological complications, including inflammation, psychosis and delirium. A study...
Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday banned school students from singing of “Glory to Hong Kong”, the unofficial anthem of the pro-democracy protest movement, just hours after Beijing set up its...
The Pakistani government has fired 28 pilots serving in various airlines of the country after their licenses were proven fake during an inquiry initiated by the authorities. In a meeting...
Indian police have arrested 12 LG Polymers officials, including its South Korean chief executive, an officer said on Wednesday, two months after a gas leak at the company’s south India...
The government has decided to resume national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines' commercial flights to the United Arab Emirates from Thursday. “We have decided today to resume Biman’s regular commercial flight...
The US coronavirus outbreak crossed a grim milestone of over 3.0 million confirmed cases on Tuesday as more states reported record numbers of new infections, and Florida faced an impending...
Dr Sazzad Hossain, the Civil Surgeon of Feni, died of Covid-19 on Tuesday at a hospital in the capital. He breathed his last at around 5:40pm at the ICU of...
A special flight of US-Bangla Airlines on Wednesday brought back 153 Bangladeshi nationals stranded in the United Arab Emirates. “A US-Bangla special flight, carrying the stranded Bangladeshis, landed at Hazrat...
Stocks saw a positive trend in early trading on Wednesday as optimistic investors showed their appetite following the minimum shareholding ultimatum by the stock market regulator. Recently, the securities regulator...
A landslide buried nine people on Wednesday in China’s Hubei province, the People’s Daily newspaper reported, after some of the heaviest rain in decades brought floods that have killed more...
The World Health Organization on Tuesday acknowledged “evidence emerging” of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the global body to update its guidance...
Civil Surgeon of Bandarban Dr Aung Sui Marma has tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19). Dr Pratyush Pal, the head of Bandarban Corona Isolation Centre, said they received the test report...
The revenue board has launched a single-page income tax return form for small taxpayers in an attempt to simplify submission. The form has recently been introduced by issuing a gazetteto...
Bangladesh Jute Association (BJA)has demanded reduction of source tax on their export earnings. It also sought facilities of stimulus package announced by the government for the businesses. To this effect,...
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