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The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed regulations for foreign-owned companies operating in Bangladesh to get short-term working capital loans from their parent companies or shareholders abroad. “Given the prevailing COVID-19...
Health Minister Zahid Malik has urged clothing factory owners to ensure the safety of workers, sending a warning that a surge in coronavirus cases due to the reopening of the...
US President Donald Trump on Saturday welcomed the reemergence of North Korea's Kim Jong Un after weeks of speculation about his health, but prospects for the US efforts to persuade...
Thousands of employees in the retail sector are at the risk of losing their jobs if shops do not reopen before Eid. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has already estimated...
As many as 211 people were killed and another 227 were injured in road accidents during the government-imposed nationwide shutdown since March 26 in the country, said a study of...
The Bangladesh Bank has announced a suspension on interest payments on all loans due in April and May in a bid to help borrowers during the coronavirus pandemic. In a...
The government has appointed Md Monirul Islam, now Bangladesh Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to African Union, as the next Bangladesh Ambassador to Egypt. Ambassador Islam is a career...
Twenty-five coronavirus (COVID-19) infected people already recovered out of total 167 detected patients till Saturday with the current recovery rate of 14.97 percent in Rangpur division. Health officials said five...
The authority of Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institution (BSTI) has moved to provide a quicker clearance service for imported goods during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, an official said. Under the...
Amid the countrywide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, the danger and irritation posed by mosquitoes has been ignored in both Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North...
Bangladesh has sent a small group of Rohingyas, who entered Bangladesh a couple of days ago from Myanmar in small boats, to Bhasan Char Island. Foreign Minister Dr AK...
Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL) is supporting International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) to strengthen the latter’s ongoing Covid-19 emergency response. To this effect, both the sides recently signed...
Russia on Sunday recorded its highest daily rise in confirmed coronavirus cases with 10,633 new cases, bringing the total to 134,687, with more than half of cases and deaths in...
Another 385 inmates are set for an early release on Sunday as part of the government's plans to thwart the risk of a coronavirus outbreak in crowded prisons. Bangladesh, like...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has fined different people and business entities for allegedly violating the government’s social distancing measures amid the ongoing coronavirus shutdown. Several DMP teams, headed by its...
Two more people died of the novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8:00am on Sunday, raising the tally to 177. Moreover, 665 others were...
Members of the Village Police in the district are performing their duties alongside the members of law enforcement agencies ‘without necessary protective equipment’ to ensure that people maintain social distance...
Singapore will progressively ramp up its manufacturing activities, its minister of trade and industry said on Sunday, with the city-state looking to restart its economy as coronavirus curbs start to...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a videoconference with the public representatives and officials of the districts in Rangpur division over the coronavirus outbreak on Monday. The videoconference will be held...
Three more people got infected with coronavirus in Thakurgaon in the last 24 hours until Saturday evening. Civil Surgeon Dr Mahfujar Rahman said two men and a woman found positive for...
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on governments to protect media workers, and to strengthen and maintain press freedom, which is essential for a future of peace, justice and...
Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal said he might bid to buy the bat what Mushfiqur Rahim announced to put on the auction to raise money to help the poor people...
The energy ministry is now working on a mechanism to initiate importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from international spot market to rip the benefit of 'price crash.' Several committees are...
There's a lot of bleak news in the world right now. From the outbreak to massive unemployment to vulnerable people being separated from their loved ones - it can be...
The government has decided to arrange a special chartered flight to take home Bangladeshi citizens who have been stranded in the United Kingdom (UK) since the suspension of international flights...
North and South Korea exchanged gunfire around the South’s guard post early on Sunday, raising tension a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended an almost three-week absence...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday pushed back against what he called premature demands that he reopen the state, saying he knew people were struggling without jobs but that...
Photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol, who disappeared about two months ago after he was named in a digital security case, has been found on the Benapole border. Border guards arrested him...
A global dispute settlement body has made Canadian oil firm Niko liable for two consecutive gas field blowouts at Tengratila in northeastern Chhatak gas field in 2005. The ruling by...
The securities regulator has decided to form a panel of independent directors who will be appointed in the boards of listed companies. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) took...
The country's real estate sector is now facing a serious blow, as all activities related with the sector have been suspended for a long period due to Covid-19 pandemic, industry...
Bangladeshi workers staying in Malaysia without proper documents are in danger of being arrested and deported by the Malaysian authorities. The Malay government raided and arrested a good number of...
Both COVID and non-COVID patients are being deprived of necessary treatment as mismanagement in the designated public hospitals peaks. Shortage of essential medical equipment is yet another big issue in...
“Esho Shobai”, on behalf of E-commerce-based marketplace Evaly, has recently distributed Iftar items and food among 4,000 people in 1,000 families. To help destitute and unemployed people during the Corona...
Without going into the debate on the necessity of further extension of the present countrywide shutdown, it is better to assess the benefits of the order. At the same time,...
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in the economic development of a country. Their role in terms of production, employment generation, contribution to exports and facilitating equitable...
With the Boro cultivation at its fag end, helping the farmers in the final phase of farming as well as ensuring fair price of the produce have assumed critical importance....
Amidst the ongoing shutdown over the coronavirus outbreak, Grameenphone customers, whose connection validity already expired on April 20 or is set to expire in the first week of May, will...
The number of coronavirus infected workers in readymade garment (RMG) factories is increasing as many of the units are running their operations breaching health guidelines. According to the guidelines of...
Bangladesh has continued fights to and from China only amid the coronavirus pandemic because Beijing had already tackled the situation well, an official says. The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh...
US President Donald Trump arrived in India on the February 24 for a two-day state visit. He was greeted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his arrival at Ahmedabad...
Restriction must be eased out in a manner that can help get maximum economic gain with minimum loss of lives through the pandemic, and at the appropriate time. Life or...
The Economist, the leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs, has listed Bangladesh as the ninth strongest economy in its report on the financial strength of 66...
Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment has asked the garment workers to carry identity cards of their respective organisations with them...
Economic growth has been at the core of poverty reduction and the increasing prosperity of individuals as well as countries. Despite growing inequality, between 1980 and 2016, the average income...
The authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Saturday formed a six-member committee to conduct the performance study of the Covid-19 rapid testing kits developed by Gonoshasthaya Kendra....
The Fisheries and Livestock Ministry said it sold 421,000 kg fish through mobile stalls across the country on Saturday alone. “The fish is worth Tk 77.3 million,” reports UNB citing...
Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan on Saturday said about 50 more ultra-modern air conditioned units will be imported for carrying vegetables and other perishables. He revealed the informed while...
State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Saturday launched live corona risk assessment test system for citizens’ on Viber bot. Viber is a cross-platform voice over IP and...
The wife and son of journalist Homayuan Kabir Khokon, who died from the coronavirus infection, have tested positive for COVID-19. According to bdnews24.com, they were subsequently admitted to the isolation...
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