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A free transport service for caregivers, including doctors and nurses, has been launched today (Wednesday) so that they can go to hospitals in a faster and convenient way amid their...
Factory activity contracted sharply across most of Asia in March as the coronavirus pandemic paralysed economic activity across the globe, with sharp falls in export power-houses Japan and South Korea...
Traditionally, finance ministers of the country keep the budget deficit within 5.0 per cent or so of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). But in the current fiscal year (FY20) there...
Apple has purchased the weather predicting app Dark Sky and plans to shut down the Android and Wear OS versions. Dark Sky is known for its hyper-local weather predictions and...
A number of top global apparel brands on Tuesday assured their local suppliers that they (brands) would receive shipments of goods already produced, sources said. The buyers include M&S, Target,...
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to start issuing no objection certificate (NOC) 'partly' to the country's largest mobile phone operator Grameenphone (GP). In a recent commission meeting,...
The local poultry industry and related businesses were facing substantial losses due to the coronavirus outbreak, industry insiders said. They estimated the losses to be Tk 11.50 billion till April...
Some 40 companies will raise an aggregate amount of capital worth around Tk 30 billion from the country's capital markets. The companies have intended to raise the capital floating IPOs...
A pet cat has tested positive for the coronavirus in Hong Kong after its owner was confirmed with having the virus, the city’s Agricultural and Fisheries department said, cautioning that...
The United States aims to build hundreds of temporary hospitals to ease pressure on a healthcare system under siege from the coronavirus pandemic, with the US death toll now topping...
The Chattogram Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), the oldest trade body of the country, has submitted ten proposals to the government for saving the trade and business, export and...
Italian health officials warned on Tuesday it was too soon to consider lifting lockdown restrictions, saying a deceleration in new cases of coronavirus should not raise hopes that the crisis...
The PricewaterhouseCoopers, Bangladesh, has identified inconsistencies in tax laws, including taxation on Alternative Investment Fund (AIF), capital gain and tax deducted at source in the distribution model. The PwC has...
A young man, who was suffering from fever and cold, died at Narail Sadar Hospital on Tuesday night. The victim was identified as Shawkat Ali, 25, son of Omar Ali...
The government is set to launch open market sale (OMS) of key essential items today (Wednesday) to keep prices within the buying capacity of the common people ahead of upcoming...
Manufacturing units, having at least eighty per cent export-oriented business, will be eligible to get loans from the government-announced Tk 50-billion stimulus package, designed to pay salary of their employees....
Bangladeshis working on a contract basis in Malaysia are worried about their future as they remain out of work due to the lockdown to fight the spread of new coronavirus...
The delivery of perishable goods from refrigerated containers at the Chittagong port has slowed in the aftermath of the new coronavirus outbreak in the country, officials say. A refrigerated container,...
Electricity generation across the country dropped by around 20 per cent due to a fall in its demand as most of industrial units, offices and businesses remained shut to stem...
Some of the country's major hospitals have decided to launch telephone-based, virtual medicare services to the non-COVID-19 patients as the shutdown has been extended, physicians and officials say. A few...
Capitalism is facing at least three major crises. A pandemic-induced health crisis has rapidly ignited an economic crisis with yet unknown consequences for financial stability, and all of this is...
Some people are saying, and I agree, that Covid-19 may have shown a silver lining amidst large-scale deaths and health and economic damages and costs, that it is possible to...
Global economies are fighting Covid-19 pandemic at a significant economic cost. Though some policymakers are still searching for the right kind of response for containing the virus, social distancing and...
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Tuesday urged the house owners to consider the monthly rents of industrial sector workers with sympathy amid the global crisis over coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak....
Bangladesh is the seventh-most climate-affected country in the world, according to the Global Climate Risk Index 2020. Climate change manifests itself through various ways - though it is largely felt...
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in development of economies across the world. It is common knowledge that this primordial economic backbone creates job opportunities, develops communities,...
Police have sent lists of around 50 social media accounts to BTRC for the telecom regulators to stop those from spreading rumours about the coronavirus. In a statement on efforts...
Amid slump in export earnings, experts say another big shock lies ahead for Bangladesh economy as its remittance inflow, the life line for many rural families, is likely to shrink...
The density of larvae of aedes mosquito, which transmits dengue virus to human body, is not at alarming level in the capital Dhaka but everyone should remain alert about it,...
The European Commission said on Tuesday there was no evidence that a drug touted by US President Donald Trump as a potential miracle cure against COVID-19 was effective against the...
The start of televised classes for school students from Sunday last makes quite a sense. At a time when schools are closed and people in most parts of the country...
It is well over decades global value chain (GVC) has earned the distinctive attribute of being the most influential factor in mapping pathways for countries -- rich or poor alike...
The second concern over the current crisis has come first in the global public discourse, more prominently than the immediate healthcare challenge. The economic fallout of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)...
A drone dispersed clouds of disinfectant in the sky above Indonesia’s second-largest city Surabaya on Tuesday, a response to the coronavirus pandemic which is catching on around the world despite...
A surge in the use of mobile internet data has been offset by a drop in the number of voice calls in Bangladesh amid a nationwide shutdown over the spread...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Tuesday continued distributing food among 2,500 homeless, destitute and poor people for the third consecutive day in the capital amid coronavirus outbreak. As part of...
The government has requested to stay at home after announcing general holidays with a notion to prevent the outbreak of COVID-19 disease. You should stay home during this period to...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has put emphasis on food production and overall planning to confront the imminent global economic crisis which the novel coronavirus shutdowns may cause. Hasina urged those...
The countrywide shutdown over the novel coronavirus has stirred up uncertainty in Bangladesh as garment workers spend their days in fear and anxiety. “I can’t sleep. Don’t know what to...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) will start a two-day programme starting Wednesday to spray disinfectants from Narayanganj to Uttara in the capital as part of...
Mercantile Bank Limited donated an amount of Taka 50 million to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund to fight coronavirus. It is initiated as a part of Mercantile Bank’s CSR activities...
Spain's coronavirus deaths jumped by a record number Tuesday as the country's medical system strained to care for its tens of thousands of infected patients, and the World Health Organization...
An elderly couple have become local celebrities amid the coronavirus outbreak for their daily cross-border meeting, reports BBC. Inga Rasmussen, 85, from Denmark and Karsten Tüchsen Hansen, 89, from Germany...
Ensuring social distance in the city to prevent the spread of coronavirus is getting tough due to the reluctance of some city dwellers. According to UNB, this correspondent found a...
The Philippines recorded on Tuesday its largest daily increase in coronavirus deaths and infections, as it ramped up testing with the arrival of thousands of kits from abroad and the...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has taken a decision to keep open the operations of repurchase agreement (Repo) and interbank call money market in a limited scale during the general holidays...
Standard Chartered Bangladesh has decided to offer a comprehensive set of support measures for its wide range of clients to help pull through these difficult times. "Standard Chartered has stood...
The United States has renewed several waivers on its sanctions against Iran, allowing Russian, European and Chinese companies to continue to work on Iran’s civilian nuclear facilities without drawing American...
Summit Group, Bangladesh’s largest infrastructure conglomerate has contributed BDT 30 million to the Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare Fund to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The Principal Secretary to the PM Dr...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday suggested the government to form a national committee to contain the coronavirus outbreak and its fallout. “We’re not criticising the government...
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