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India's gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to slow to 4.0 per cent in fiscal year (FY) 2020 ending on March 31, 2021 due to a weak global environment and...
Emirates has received approvals to carry passengers on certain flights. Effective from Monday, initial flights will commence from Dubai to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels and Zurich, with 4 flights...
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked first among cities with the worst quality in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Friday morning despite the ongoing shutdown enforced by the government to contain...
The Philippine economic growth is projected to fall to 2.0 per cent in 2020 before a strong recovery to 6.5 per cent in 2021, assuming COVID-19 outbreak is contained by...
An international team of researchers led by Australia's La Trobe University have unearthed the earliest known skull of Homo erectus -- an early ancestor of modern humans similar in their...
Vietnam's national index of industrial production advanced 5.28 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, the country's General Statistics Office announced on Friday. The main driver of...
Mainland China reported 31 new confirmed coronavirus cases, including two locally transmitted infections, the country’s National Health Commission said on Friday. Mainland China also reported four new deaths as of...
Uber will begin shipping disinfecting car spray to selected drivers in areas most affected by the coronavirus outbreak, an executive said on Thursday (US standard time). The company had promised...
For many like Abul Kalam, a rickshaw-puller in the capital city for over three decades, Dhaka is now a ghostlike place as it has fallen silent amid the coronavirus scare,...
World Trade Organization Director General Roberto Azevêdo and International Chamber of Commerce Secretary-General John Denton have called for more dialogue with business to maximise the effectiveness of public policies to...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the people to visit physicians if any symptom of coronavirus arises and not to pay heed to any rumour about it as she issued...
The Trump administration on Thursday looked set to join local officials in advising Americans to wear masks when venturing out during the still-exploding coronavirus pandemic, as the US death toll...
The coronavirus death count in France surged to nearly 5,400 people on Thursday after the health ministry began including nursing home fatalities in its data. The pandemic had claimed the...
The countrywide lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic is taking its toll on local telecom sector, as most of the mobile phone top-up stores are closed during the critical situation. According...
The authorities in Bandar upazila of Narayanganj district have put an area on lockdown after a test confirmed a woman had died of coronavirus (COVID-19). The district’s Civil Surgeon Mohammad...
Advent Pharma Ltd., an animal healthcare drugs manufacturer, has received approval from the Directorate General of Drug Administration recently to introduce five new products. Of the new products, four are...
The Bangladesh General Insurance Company (BGIC), the trustee of Green Delta Mutual Fund and the DBH 1st Mutual Fund, has appointed an auditor to complete the process of changing the...
Textile mills those are meeting the local clothing demand have sought a bailout package as they could not sellout their products due to the ongoing shutdown amid coronavirus outbreak. Textile...
Container congestion at Chattogram seaport may hamper overall port operations soon as imported cargoes cannot be delivered within schedule. Restrictions on the movement of container carriers, lorries, covered vans and...
The central bank has invited applications in prescribed forms from all the scheduled banks for receiving low cost fund from the government-announced Tk 50 billion stimulus package. "We've issued a...
Prices of some consumables like loose edible oil and flour, and dry chilli witnessed a hike this week, adding to the commoners' woes during the ongoing corona-induced holidays. Supply disruptions,...
The central bank has asked all the scheduled banks to extend transaction hours for customers by one hour during the government-announced general holidays to help stop coronavirus transmission. The banks...
Bangladeshi migrants, staying in Brunei without documents, are at high risk of getting infected with coronavirus as many of them are reluctant about tests to avoid detention by the authorities...
An economist on Thursday suggested the government devise a two-year "Recovery Plan" aiming to dilute the impact of coronavirus pandemic. Outlining his plan, Dr Selim Raihan, a professor of economics...
An elite chamber on Thursday proposed the government to form a fund of Tk 1.0 trillion to help minimise economic losses as a result of Covid-19 outbreak. The Metropolitan Chamber...
Global coronavirus deaths topped 50,200 on Thursday as the pandemic ravages the United States and Europe, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, reports Reuters. Reported cases of the...
The coronavirus has brought all -- from kings to commoners -- to their knees. What is happening right at this moment across the world is both unbelievable and dreadful. All...
Pictures of distribution of victuals among the needy continue to splash pages of newspapers. Alongside government functionaries, city corporations and celebrities, individuals, small organisations and nameless groups have also come...
Amid the global jitters over Covid-19, the UN-sponsored World Happiness Report 2020 was published on March 20. Identifying the extent of happiness in different countries in this fraught situation may...
One of the immense collateral Covid-19 benefits has been to turn and train our attention to economic speed-bumps we had almost taken for granted. Even in formulating new-generation business strategies,...
The chief executive officer of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has come under heavy criticism after sprinkling money towards people seeking aid a week into the general holidays due to...
As the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic shifts from China to the developed West, all too many rich countries are acting selfishly, invoking the 'national interest', by banning exports of...
It is said that coronavirus spares none taking its toll on all -- irrespective of social position, religion, colour of skin and so on. Somewhat ironically, however, measures to contain...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Thursday said buyers have so far cancelled orders worth $3.0 billion following the outbreak of coronavirus. About 1,092 factories reported that 943.12...
Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour curfew in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina on Thursday, extending measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected more...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has rolled out urgent response to help nearly 2.16 million people stay safe from the deadly coronavirus in an effort to protect Bangladesh’s urban poor,...
Telecom operator Robi has come forward with its expertise in data analytics to support the government in combatting the coronavirus pandemic in the country. This was disclosed at a digital...
The Ministry of Commerce on Thursday removed the ban on the export of face masks and hand sanitisers. A notice in this regard was issued from the office of the...
The Syrian government has sanitised a total of 10,000 schools across the country as part of the precautionary steps to curb the spread of COVID-19, the state TV reported Wednesday....
Bangladesh needs around Taka 300.00 billion initially for three months -- March, April and May -- for various sectors to minimise the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Metropolitan Chamber...
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) on Thursday announced that its member factories can their own decision regarding whether to open their factories or continue existing closure. The trade...
All general and main post offices across the country will remain open from 10am to 1pm from Sunday during the period of COVID-19 shutdown, a notice issued by the government...
The government is going to launch special open market sale (OMS) of rice for Tk 10 a kg in all cities and district towns from Sunday for poor people amid...
Top 91 Bangladeshi cricketers, who are contracted with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) as the First-class ones, decided to donate their 15-day salary to help the poor people who have...
IPDC Finance Limited, the first private financial institution of Bangladesh established in 1981, has appointed Ms Fahmida Khan as the new chief financial officer (CFO) of the company, says a...
Local garment accessories makers have urged the government to include them in the proposed TK 50 billion fund for export sectors or allocate a separate fund for the industry to...
The government will collect samples of at least two COVID-19 suspects from each upazila on Thursday and will conduct tests of at least 1,000 samples on Friday. Md Habibur Rahman,...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided $1.3 million financial assistance to Bangladesh to prevent the trainees from dropping out of the ongoing training under ‘Skills for Employment Investment’ programme...
The global economy could shrink by up to 1 per cent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and may contract even further if restrictions on economic activities are extended...
Dr Selim Raihan, executive director of SANEM, has proposed a two-year Recovery Plan for Bangladesh instead of the 8th Five Year Plan (8FYP). In his proposal, Dr Raihan has recommended...
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