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A bag containing about Tk 8.0 million in cash has purportedly been lost from a cash-in-transit vehicle of National Bank in Old Dhaka. A case was subsequently started over the...
The White House has begun informal talks with Republicans and Democrats in Congress about what to include in another round of coronavirus relief legislation, officials said on Sunday, while predicting...
The government will procure an additional 200,000 tonnes of Boro paddy during the harvest season to conduct large-scale relief operations amid the coronavirus crisis. The Ministry of Food approved a...
US Vice President Mike Pence has been distancing himself from others, but is not in self-quarantine, after his press secretary tested positive for the coronavirus, an administration official said Sunday....
A woman who had been suffering from fever and cold related problem died at Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital in Sylhet city on Sunday night. The woman, hailing from Sunamganj, died...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in separate mobile court drives on Sunday fined different people, vehicles and businesses a total of Tk 31,700 for allegedly violating the government’s social distancing measures...
Twelve people, including six members of a family and a female physician, have been diagnosed with coronavirus in Nilphamari district. Civil Surgeon Dr Ronojit Kumar Barman said with the new...
As many as 114 Bangladeshis, who were marooned in the UK due to a travel ban over the coronavirus pandemic, have returned home. They arrived in Dhaka on a special...
Central bankers who have spent a generation researching how their words influence the economy and honing the craft of “forward guidance” are now effectively tongue-tied by a health crisis that...
As the government is now focusing on detecting those showing symptoms of COVID-19 to isolate them from others amid limited testing capacity in the country, health experts think silent spreaders...
Vietnam’s economic growth is seen slowing down to 2.7 per cent this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but may pick up to 7.0per cent next year, the International Monetary...
A worker at a fish-processing factory in Ghana’s Atlantic seafront city of Tema infected 533 other workers at the facility with the coronavirus, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said in a...
China reported 17 new COVID-19 cases in the mainland on May 10, rising from a day earlier and marking the highest daily increase since April 28, highlighting the difficulty in...
A public-private forum has suggested the deferment of 12 "non-priority" government development projects worth Tk 2.50 billion, considering the fast-spreading virus situation. The Business Initiative Leading Development, or BUILD, has...
The government will fulfill the vacancies of the top officials at the securities regulator timely to avoid disruptions in the operations of regulatory affairs. A top official of the financial...
Saudi Arabia is suspending the cost of living allowance and raising the value added tax threefold, as part of measures aimed at shoring up state finances, battered by low oil...
The banks will not have to follow the internal credit risk rating system (ICRRS) while providing loans to large industries and services companies under the Tk 300 billion stimulus package...
Bangladesh's quick economic recovery from the COVID-19 depends on the length of the shutdown, and quality of the pandemic management measures, a senior Asian Development Bank official says. "The performance...
The younger brother of Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel’s has been diagnosed with coronavirus. According to Chattogram Civil Surgeon office, 75 people tested coronavirus positive in...
Gulf countries United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar have showed interest to import various Bangladeshi products, including food and key essential items, according to a commerce ministry document. The UAE...
Thousands of empty containers have created congestion at private off-docks, fast making it a taxing job for the shipping sector to fix the problem. Seventeen off-docks, located in Chattogram, are...
At least 8,500 workers from 65 factories located in the country's six industrial zones have lost their jobs since the nationwide lockdown began, the police say. Owners are terminating workers,...
E-commerce platforms that lately have been mostly trading essential products are enjoying heyday as consumers prefer virtual shopping to avoid contracting COVID-19, businesses say. The sales of such online platforms...
In this unprecedented difficult time, Nestlé Bangladesh Limited stands by the distressed people and donated nutritious Nestlé food products to Prime Minister’s Relief & Welfare Fund, Sajida Foundation and around...
The new coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak that started in China towards the last three weeks of 2019 has spread rapidly around the world, affecting more than 193 countries and territories, infecting...
The national budget for fiscal year 2020-21 (FY21) is going to be formulated at a time when the Bangladesh economy, as other economies around the world, is suffering from the...
Ferries at Paturia and Mawa are abuzz with passengers on their way to the capital city. The rush of people coming from south and south-western districts at the ferry ghats...
The management of the country's health system has never been perfect. It has lots of weaknesses and there has been no serious effort from any quarter to amend those. So,...
From schools, colleges to universities --- both public and private, every institution stands affected by the prolonged closures and suspension of classes. It also leads to an unclear situation as...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Sunday asked its field offices to formulate a strategy keeping the present condition in mind and expedite the collection of Value Added Tax...
A total of 156 coronavirus patients, including 95 district health department staff, have recovered in Kishoreganj until Sunday. Civil Surgeon Dr Md Mujibur Rahman came up with the information from...
The readymade garment factory owners have agreed not to axe workers until the next Eid-ul-Fitr as the sector struggles amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Ministry of Labour and Employment made...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has eased restrictions on clearing funds from the Tk 300 billion coronavirus stimulus package for industrial sectors allowing the loan defaulters to apply for the incentives. The...
Across developing Asian, Covid-19 is a gigantic nemesis that can paralyse their already frail and inadequately prepared health system. Overcrowded health facilities combined with shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE)...
As Bangladesh is battling the Covid-19 pandemic as elsewhere in the world, after meeting the immediate needs, the next priority could be measures for economic recovery and revival. With lost income...
BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday alleged that the government has created a scope for the spread of the deadly coronavirus instead of containing it by...
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday urged the BNP leaders to look at the prevailing corona situation in Europe, the USA and even in neighbouring India and Pakistan before...
As COVID-19 has potentially triggered an economic slowdown which may lead to a possible fund crunch in the coming days, the government has planned to categorise its ongoing development projects...
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) have donated Tk 10 million and Tk 2.50 million respectively to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund to help...
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) arranged COVID-19 testing facilities for the readymade garments (RMG) workers from May 13. According to BSS, the BGMEA appointed two trained technicians...
More than 340 stranded Canadian citizens and permanent residents left Dhaka for Toronto on Sunday. The Qatar Airways flight, the third special flight organised by the Canadian High Commission, will...
India has issued guidelines to ensure the safe restart of manufacturing facilities, after weeks’ long nationwide lockdown aimed at stemming the spread of the novel coronavirus. The guidelines come days...
Factories and industries have begun paying workers their salaries for the month of April from the government’s Tk 50 billion coronavirus relief package. BGMEA officials said 25 per cent of...
Mentioning that people are suffering a lot due to the COVID-19 shutdown, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government is trying to reopen some sectors gradually so that...
The authorities of two Dhaka city corporations have started drives on Sunday to stop breeding of Aedes mosquitoes in order to prevent dengue fever. The regional executive officers of Dhaka...
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday said that sixteen more testing labs will be set up soon for coronavirus testing. It will be possible to increase the number of tests...
The government will take action against anyone abusing the Digital Security Act for political gains during the coronavirus crisis, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has warned. While the...
Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Sunday said the government will take all possible measures to compensate the fisheries and livestock sector affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The...
Zoom, world’s most popular video communication service, has become a household name in many parts of the globe including Bangladesh during the pandemic of COVID-19. Since so many people have...
The newly-appointed 2,000 doctors have been posted to COVID-19 designated hospitals. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) issued a notification in this regard on Sunday asking them to join...
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