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The country's mobile phone operators are struggling to cope with a sudden increase in data consumption during the countrywide lockdown. According to operators, data usage has increased by around 20-25...
Consumer spending is set to go up sharply during this Ramadan compared to that of last year as the prices of key essentials have aleady shot up significantly. Prices of...
The government has urged ship owners to extend help in continuing transportation of essential commodities and other cargos during the shutdown, spurred by COVID-19 pandemic. State minister for shipping Khalid...
Some of the commercial banks are reluctant to open LCs (letters of credit)for importingessential commoditiesdue to'shortage of dollars'. Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) recently pointed out the difficulty being...
Feeder operators, who ply between Chittagong and Singapore, are considering slapping higher transportation charges against the backdrop of longer stay time within the Bangladesh territory. The Chittagong Feeder Trade Committee,...
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said the government has no plan to offer any fresh stimulus package for businesses as they have already got better policy and fiscal supports....
Dr. Saadat Hossain, a former cabinet secretary and also a former chairman of Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) expired on Wednesday. He breathed his last at capital's United Hospital at 10:49pm...
The government and readymade garment (RMG) factory owners have started working jointly on how to reopen the units phase by phase, sources said. Top government officials and the factory owners...
Sixteen migrant rights bodies and civil society organisations have made a passionate plea to the Prime Minister to create a fund for distressed migrants and their families in Bangladesh affected...
Pandemics like the one caused by novel coronavirus pose significant ethical challenges to preserving public health by states, as the state has a responsibility to promote and protect health of...
On the eve of the fasting month of Ramadan, prices of some essentials like lentil, sugar and ginger have registered yet another round of hike. This is on top of...
The story of United Health Development Programme (UHDP), an initiative that provides medical transportation service to those in need, is an illustrious one. Innovation comes in its best form when...
Doing too many things outside of the company This is one of the most common negative attributes present in Bangladesh. A founder or founding team owns a trading company, has...
Louhajang upazila fisheries officials and police in a joint drive arrested eight people with 5,300 kilograms of ‘Jatka’ (Hilsa fry less than 9 inches long) from different points of Padma...
A Sherpur beggar, who donated his savings to the UNO’s relief fund as a rare instance of disaster-time help from the most poor to the poor, will get a house...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced that Europe will need about €1 trillion ($1.1 trillion) to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. This money could be used to establish...
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday urged all political parties to work together for protecting the people. Hasan Mahmud, a joint general secretary of ruling Awami League, came up...
Bangladesh is growing rapidly - at one of the fastest rates in the world. The country's rapid progress, among others, will lead to a rapid rise in the demand for...
The narrative of this piece is set by an email from a reader, Thomas Reid (Wealth Management Advisor, TIAA, Michigan) who wrote on April 14: "I was aware of the...
Health Minister Zahid Maleque has claimed that Bangladesh remains in a better condition at this moment in curbing the spread of coronavirus thanks to taking the right decision at the...
Some 97 Bangladeshi nationals have been infected with Covid-19 in Bahrain, Bangladesh embassy in Manama sources said. However, none of the Bangladeshis had died from coronavirus so far in this...
Awami League Presidium Member Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque has said no one will remain out of the purview of humanitarian assistances and relief programmes as the government is trying hard...
The Communist Party of China (CPC) has provided BNP with 10,000 masks to strengthen the party’s efforts to fight against deadly coronavirus. BNP chairperson’s media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan...
Food Department will procure 17,002 tonnes of Boro paddy from farmers in Jamalpur this year. According to the office of District Food Controller, 4,520 tonnes of paddy will be procured...
Bangladesh has said the OIC Member States require a regional and global response based on unity, solidarity and compassion to overcome the challenges of coronavirus pandemic. "Intensified global and regional...
India has ordered a pause in testing for antibodies to the coronavirus because of concern over the accuracy, health officials said on Wednesday, complicating the fight against the epidemic as...
The government will consider relaxing the age limit for job applicants, who cross the threshold during the ongoing coronavirus shutdown, when fresh circulars are issued. The authorities are exploring alternative...
Some blood tests being marketed to tell people if they have had the new coronavirus are a “disaster”, Roche Chief Executive Severin Schwan said on Wednesday as he prepares to...
A total of 770 industrial units did not pay wages for March and other allowances as of Wednesday, nearly a week after the government's deadline to pay by April 16,...
Fisheries and Livestock Ministry has taken a move for marketing milk, egg, fish and poultry products produced by marginal farmers and entrepreneurs of the country. The ministry has issued a...
Germany's vaccines regulator approved live human testing of a potential vaccine against the Covid-19 virus developed by German biotech company BioNTech, the regulator said in a statement on Wednesday, reports...
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has condemned the death of a World Health Organisation worker in Myanmar's Rakhine state who was killed while transporting swabs from patients to be tested...
The district of Meherpur on Wednesday confirmed the first coronavirus case which was reported in Mujibnagar upazila. The upazila administration put 10 houses under lockdown in the upazila after the...
The government on Wednesday brought back its 349 nationals who were stranded in India and Singapore due to flight suspension amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to BSS, a total of...
The unprecedented crude oil price collapse on the global market is good news for China, a major oil importer, which will enable the country to build up strategic reserves at...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has proposed engaging state-owned commercial banks (SOBs) to disburse stimulus funds particularly for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The DCCI also proposed...
India's move to amend its foreign direct investment (FDI) rules, which is widely seen as targeting China, will weigh on the confidence and expansion of Chinese investors, who have been...
Chinese private automaker Geely is recruiting senior rocket engineers to fulfill its ambitious commercial satellite plans.Yang Xueliang, deputy president of the privately owned firm, confirmed the recruitment drive on Chinese...
The government may extend the nationwide shutdown of offices and workplaces until May 5 amid a worsening coronavirus outbreak, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain has said. A formal...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday faced a call for an inquiry into his government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis after failing to fully explain partial death data, limited...
Emirates is stepping up precautionary measures at the airport and on board to ensure health and safety of its employees and customers. All cabin crew, boarding agents and ground staff...
Responding to the call of the upazila nirbahi officer, some 1,500 people from different walks of life have joined farmers voluntarily in harvesting Boro paddy in Jamalpur upazila of Sunamganj...
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday his government plans to begin winding down the coronavirus lockdown measures in the second half of May. Restrictions will be eased slowly...
The number of confirmed coronavirus patients in Bangladesh surged to 3,772 on Wednesday as the country registered 390 fresh cases in the last 24 hours. Besides, 10 more people died...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has resumed full fledged customs operation in Chittagong port to ease congestion. The customs wing has issued an order on Wednesday in this connection....
Two people, including a bank official, were infected with coronavirus (COVID-19)-19 in Kushtia on Tuesday, Civil Surgeon Dr HM Anwarul Islam has said. The infected patients are Mahbub Ahmed Chappal,...
The third batch of 164 Bangladeshi nationals, who got stuck in India due to the nationwide lockdown there, are set to return home from Chennai this afternoon (Wednesday afternoon). A...
Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for sending medical equipment and relief materials to the Maldives to face the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation...
Workers of Eton Fashions have taken to the streets of Dhaka's Paltan in protest after the garment factory announced 'layoffs' amid the ongoing coronavirus shutdown. Almost 150 disgruntled workers demonstrated...
A sexagenarian man has been killed in a clash between two groups of villagers over a cricket match amid the ongoing lockdown at Dadpur in Boalmari upazila of Faridpur district....
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