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Parliament has approved the Finance Bill-2020 without making any major changes. Lawmakers passed the bill on a voice vote on Monday, reports bdnews24.com. On Jun 11, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa...
Mango trading has gained peak with exorbitant prices in different markets of Rajshahi, Chapainawabgonj and Naogaon districts with appearance of several varieties of the seasonal fruit despite the novel coronavirus...
Describing the reasons behind placing an ambitious national budget with an 8.2 per cent GDP growth target, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday hoped that her government will be able...
Around 60,000 families have been marooned in seven northern districts where flood situation further deteriorated on Monday despite the rate of onrushing water from the upstream reduced in the Brahmaputra...
The “Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) project” on Monday organised a daylong online training on "Robotics Technology". The training began after the inaugural programme through a video conferencing under...
The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University Bill, 2020 was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad today (Monday). Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni placed the bill in the House with Speaker Dr...
Workers of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna have launched protests against the government's decision to send them into early retirement as part of the plans to revitalise the floundering...
Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 1.81 per cent in the first half of this year, the lowest six-month growth rate in the 2011-2020 period, the General Statistics Office said...
Oil prices slid on Monday as sharp spikes in new coronavirus infections around the world forced some countries to resume partial lockdowns, raising concerns about the pace of economic recovery...
Sonali Paper & Board Mills Ltd will start trading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange main market from July 2, after remaining in the over-the-counter (OTC) market since 2009. The DSE...
A total of 37 judges and 101 staff of subordinate courts and 38 employees of the Supreme Court were infected with Covid-19 until Monday (June 29). They were infected with...
Covid-19 tests at government facilities will no longer be free as the government has approved a health ministry proposal to impose fees on the tests, bdnews24.com reports. A patient will...
Stocks posted marginal gains on Monday though investors mostly followed cautious stance amid pandemic fears and floor price limitation. DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, went up...
Russia on Monday reported 6,719 new cases of the novel coronavirus, the lowest one-day reported increase since April 29, pushing its nationwide tally to 641,156. The national coronavirus taskforce said...
Bangladesh registered its highest single-day increase in the coronavirus cases with 4014 new infections in the last 24 hours today (Monday). Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported 45 deaths...
After showing a marked improvement in its quality for the last few days, Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked worst again in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Monday morning, UNB reports....
The spread of coronavirus infections has taken a "swift and very dangerous turn" in the US state of Texas, Governor Greg Abbott has warned. "Over just the past few weeks,...
The United Nations’s World Food Programme (WFP) and the Australian High Commission on Monday jointly handed over some medical supplies to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), UNB reports....
Vietnam’s aviation authority said on Monday it had grounded all Pakistani pilots working for local airlines, amid concern from global regulators that some pilots may have been using “dubious” licences....
Four gunmen attacked the Pakistani Stock Exchange building in the city of Karachi on Monday but security forces killed them all, police said. Two other people were also killed, the...
At the start of the year, US-China tensions were easing after their Phase I trade deal, while Washington, Brussels and Tokyo agreed on new global trading rules to curb subsidies....
The authorities have pulled 30 bodies from the Buriganga River after a launch capsized when it collided with another vessel in Dhaka. The incident took place near Dhaka’s Shyambazar at...
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman has been invited from Bangladesh to participate at a high-level virtual meeting of Presidents (VCs) of world-leading universities. The two-day long Vice-Chancellors’ meeting...
Workers at six Amazon sites in Germany will go on strike on Monday in protest over safety after some staff at logistics centres tested positive for coronavirus, labour union Verdi...
A launch has capsized in the Buriganga River with passengers on board after colliding with another vessel. The incident took place near Shyambazar area in Dhaka at around 9:30 am...
Asian share markets began the week with a cautious tone on Monday as the relentless spread of the coronavirus finally made investors question their optimism on the global economy, benefiting...
Defence Secretary Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury has died after being diagnosed with Covid-19, the illness caused by novel coronavirus. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at the Combined Military...
China has reinstated a strict lockdown near Beijing, affecting around 400,000 people, after a small surge in cases. The restrictions have come into force in Anxin country in Hebei province...
Nissan Motor Co Ltd on Monday blasted suggestions in media reports of a conspiracy within the company to oust former chairman Carlos Ghosn. Ghosn’s 2018 arrest in Japan on financial...
Covid-19 tests at government facilities will no longer be free as the finance ministry has approved a health ministry proposal to impose fees on the tests, bdnews24.com reports. Once the...
Laila Arzumand Banu, wife of Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, died from coronavirus on Monday morning. She was 71. Laila Banu, who was undergoing treatment at the Combined...
CHATTOGRAM: Work of the Single Point Mooring (SPM) project at Moheshkhali in Cox's Bazar is now progressing slowly due to the coronavirus pandemic. Even though the work is not progressing...
Stocks witnessed marginal gain in early trading on Monday as investors mostly followed cautious stance amid worsening pandemic situation in the country. Within 30 minutes of trading, DSEX advanced more...
The board of directors of five more listed banks have recommended a dividend between 5.0 per cent and 13 per cent for the year ended on December 31, 2019. The...
Coronavirus has done to Australia what even the global financial crisis couldn’t: abruptly end a record growth run and help trigger a deep recession from which the country will take...
Australia’s second most populous state said on Monday it is considering reimposing social distancing restrictions after the country reported its biggest one-day rise in new coronavirus infections in more than...
The proposed budget for the fiscal year 2020-21 has failed to address gender issues amid the Covid-19 pandemic leaving women of all sectors including working groups, entrepreneurs, and caregivers in...
Marico Bangladesh Limited, the FMCG giant in the country, has stepped into vegetable and fruit hygiene category products by recently launching Mediker SafeLife Veggie Wash vegetable and fruit hygiene product...
The 35th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the shareholders of IDLC Finance Limited was held on Saturday virtually by using digital platform in compliance with the directives set by Bangladesh...
The High Court has stayed an order of Director General of Department of Shipping (DoS) which had asked the shipping lines not to realise container detention charge during Covid-19 pandemic...
Stone worth Tk 100 million for the rail link project of Padma multipurpose bridge is floating on the river over the past several weeks as stone cargoes are not allowed...
The country's largest telecom operator Grameenphone once again filed a writ petition against the regulator's imposition of SMP instructions on the operator. On Monday last, the Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission...
Faculty of Engineering of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) organised a webinar on 'Efficiently Creating Lectures for Online Teaching: A Comprehensive Review of Useful Teaching Methods, Tools and Techniques' through Microsoft...
The premier bourse and the securities regulator will ensure the security of the investments and funds of the clients of Crest Securities. Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Sunday said this...
The death toll from Covid-19 reached half a million people on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, a grim milestone for the global pandemic that seems to be resurgent in...
The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has proposed setting a $37.44-billion export target for fiscal year (FY) 2020-21, predicting 13-per cent growth, officials said. The EPB has also projected an additional...
A vested quarter is allegedly legalising their black money by taking advantage of the tax benefit meant for the fish farmers. Fish farmers have alleged that despite having no such...
Bangladesh now wants Chinese funds for nine new projects worth US$ 6.4 billion. The Economic Relations Division has recently sent a letter to the Chinese government seeking investment fund for...
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been crafted in the most participatory way ever for a global document, as a result of countless hours of consultations involving governments, civil society,...
Though belated the reality has dawned on the government, but at a huge cost. It has reportedly decided to scrap power purchase contracts with a number of private rental and...
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