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The youth and sports ministry has taken up a Tk 70 billion project to create self-employment and alleviate poverty. It aims at making the huge portion of the population, who...
National Credit and Commerce Bank's consolidated earnings per share jumped 110 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter (Q1) for January-March, 2020 despite ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The board of directors...
The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (LGRD & Co-operatives) has taken a set of measurers for the people affected by cyclone 'Amphan'. Under the move, the ministry...
Speakers at a virtual seminar on Thursday stressed the need for giving priority to the health sector in the budget for fiscal year 2020-21 and utilising allocation properly to revive...
The cyclone Amphan has dealt a body blow for mango farmers in the Rajshahi region, already reeling under the coronavirus outbreak, victims and officials said on Thursday. The very severe...
Despite the government's directive to carry on work of mega projects amid the ongoing lockdown, the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) is yet to start metro-rail work, as it...
Super cyclone Amphan has left a trail of devastation in coastal region Khulna and adjoining Satkhira and Bagerhat districts, causing extensive damage to more than one lakh houses. During the...
Team Europe is mobilising over € 334 million or nearly Tk 31 billion for helping fight against COVID-19 and its consequences in Bangladesh. Keeping the adversity of COVID-19 pandemic in...
Road Safety Foundation (RSF) demanded for 10 days (May 21 to May 30) country-wide lockdown during the pre and post Eid vacation to help control coronavirus transmission. RSF Chairman Professor...
The National Board of Revenue, or NBR, has got authority to extend timeframe for the submission of both VAT and income tax returns without penalty. The legislative and parliamentary affairs...
"For extreme diseases, extreme methods of cure, as to restriction, are most suitable" is a saying that is attributed to Greek Physician Hippocrates, who is regarded as the father of...
An online marketplace called Anandomela for SME (small and medium enterprise) products has come into being thanks to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The UN body with assistance from...
PRAN-RFL Group, one of the leading conglomerates of Bangladesh is distributing food items to more than 11 thousand poor families across the country. The organization has started food distribution in...
Sera, popular water tank brand of RFL Group, has donated dustbins to National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD). Officials of Sera Water Tank handed over the dustbins to Dr. Ashraful...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday criticised the government for what he said not making adequate allocation for the health sector in the annual development programme ...
As predicted by the Met office, the super cyclone, Amphan, has unleashed its destructive power both in Bangladesh and West Bengal after it made landfall at Digha coast of that...
With the number of Covid-19 infections worldwide nearing the 5.0 million mark and more than 315,000 deaths, the race to find an effective and affordable vaccine is in full swing....
Bangladesh is widely recognised for its disaster management successes. Temporary relocation of people to storm shelters during cyclones, feeding the flood-victims through mass gathering, and distribution of basic necessities during...
Cyclone Amphan has damaged around 7.5km embankment at 84 points in 13 districts, State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Faruk said Thursday. He came up with the information from an...
The days of joint families are termed by a section of social researchers the perfect halcyon times in Bangladesh. The younger generation of scholars disagrees. Yet, extended families comprising grand...
Two isolation and treatment centres for Covid-19 infected people were inaugurated in Cox’s Bazar for the refugees and Bangladeshi communities living there. UN refugee agency UNHCR has built the two...
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has asked the officials concerned to take immediate steps to restore electricity to cyclone Amphan-affected areas across the country within...
Cyclone Amphan has caused Tk 11 billion in damage to housing, infrastructure, fisheries and livestock, water resources and agriculture in Bangladesh, according to initial government estimates. Md Enamur Rahman, state...
The deadly Cyclone Amphan has left swathes of Bangladesh’s coastal region inundated and tens of thousands of homes damaged, some of them completely destroyed. The storm, which wreaked havoc on...
Emergency crews are scrambling to restore electricity to regions after Cyclone Amphan caused extensive damage to power transmission and supply lines. More than 22 million customers, making up almost 60...
At least 72 people were killed in eastern India after a powerful cyclone tore through coastal areas and neighbouring Bangladesh, a state chief minister said on Thursday. The cyclone struck...
China's large-scale COVID-19 testing may pave the way for a strong economic recovery, a renowned US economist has said. "Although there are no official national data on the number of...
The Cyclone Amphan has left a heavy toll on the country's telecom network infrastructure, said Brig Gen S M Farhad (Retd), AMTOB Secretary General on Thursday, reports UNB. Mobile operators...
According to primary information, Cyclone Amphan damaged 176,000 hectares of crop yield across the country. Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque came up with the information from an online press briefing...
The results of the SSC and equivalent examinations will be declared by the government on May 31. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will announce the results at 10 am that day...
More than 50 lawmakers from different areas of the country have submitted demi official (DO) letters to the Prime Minister and the National Board of Revenue (NBR) recommending reduction of...
The Centre on Budget and Policy (CBP), University of Dhaka, recently held a virtual dialogue, titled ‘Pre-Budget Virtual Dialogue 2020’ on the upcoming budget amid the COVID-19 crisis. Dr Md...
As Emirates airline resumes regular scheduled passenger flights to nine destinations on Thursday, it has unveiled multi-faceted measures for employees and customers at every step of the travel journey, redefining...
Beximco Pharmaceuticals on Thursday announced the launch of Remdesivir, an antiviral drug which has recently been given US FDA “Emergency Use Authorisation” for treatment of COVID-19 patients. With the...
Another member of Bangladesh Police died from coronavirus on around on Tuesday. With the latest, a total of 10 policemen died after contracting the virus in the country. The deceased...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to take prompt measures to provide money and relief materials to Amphan-affected people, and reconstruct their houses. She has also...
Bangladesh has urged the development partners to disclose details of the aid money expenditure for ensuring transparency, foreign ministry said on Thursday. “During a video conference with the ambassadors of...
The Department of Social Services under the Ministry of Social Welfare has provided food and cash to some 196,000 people until May 11 amid the COVID-19 crisis.Both the Ministry of...
Another policeman died of coronavirus while performing duties in Chattogram. Md Mukhlesur Rahman, constable of Chattogram court police was taken to Chattogram Medical College around 3:00am on Tuesday with the...
Bangladesh Jute Research Institute and Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) have jointly sequenced the complete genome of a SARS-CoV-2 sample from Bangladesh. Following the instruction of Agriculture Minister...
Asian shares stepped back slightly and US stock futures fell on Thursday as lingering caution about the long-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak offset some of this week’s enthusiasm over...
The Career Services Office (CSO) at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) in collaboration with Banglalink Limited organised an hour-long webinar titled “New Essential Skill-sets Required after the Pandemic” on...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has allocated Tk 250 million for the country’s 328 municipalities to pay the salaries and allowances of their officials and employees amid the coronavirus crisis. “The...
Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, steep recession, intensifying US-China tensions and rising protectionism, the WTO needs to name a leader. Only the resilient should apply. Brazilian Director-General Roberto...
At least 13 people have died after a goods-laden truck overturned in Gaibandha's Palashbari Upazila. The passengers were returning home from Dhaka when the truck veered out of control and...
A significant number of garment factories remained closed for the last two months since March due to shortage of work orders followed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, industry insiders said....
China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) provided ten tonnes of rice, two tonnes of sugar, two thousand packets of Vermicelli, and two tonnes of potato for distribution among two thousand...
Bangladesh breached the 400 mark of coronavirus deaths, with the highest case and death from COVID-19 in a single day, on Thursday. Twenty-two more people died from coronavirus (COVID-19) in...
Back in March when I was in Wuhan as it opened up after over two months in lockdown, I often went past the Minyi vegetable market. Blocked by 2-metre-high yellow...
Police are set to issue travel passes to the public in an effort to regulate emergency movements, including transportation of goods and services, during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. The law-enforcement...
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