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Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that mosques would no longer be open for the customary five daily prayers or Friday congregations, an exceptional move to limit the spread of the...
The highly contagious novel coronavirus that has exploded into a global pandemic can remain viable and infectious in droplets in the air for hours and on surfaces up to days,...
Stocks witnessed steep rise at the opening session in the morning riding on the news that the banks have started to invest in the share market from today (Wednesday). The...
Share prices of listed multinational companies (MNCs) declined more than 15 per cent in last three sessions as the country's capital markets suffered sharp losses amid panic-driven selling pressure. In...
Nine more listed companies, including four insurers, will hold annual general meetings (AGMs) by March 31, 2020, according to Dhaka Stock Exchange. Recommended dividends and audited financial statements of these...
Canada and the United States will announce a deal to partially close their borders on Wednesday, which will allow trade and commerce to go on, the Globe and Mail reported...
The public subscription of Express Insurance is set to begin on April 13 for raising a fund worth Tk 260.79 million from the public. The initial public offering (IPO) subscription...
Some 400 textile and readymade garment factories have closed operations during the last three years, leaving more than 0.11 million workers jobless in different industrial zones. In contrast, a total...
The government is going to revise the Annual Development Programme (ADP), trimming down the allocations by Tk 102 billion to Tk 1.93 trillion, officials said on Tuesday. Cutting the highest...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Tuesday arrested a man from Kazir Dewri area in the Chattogram city for spreading rumour over Coronavirus through Facebook. The arrestee was identified...
The laying of the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline at Bangladesh end at northern Nilphamari district will kick off this month. Necessary pipes and equipment have started to arrive in the region...
The state-run Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC) has introduced 'zero equity' housing loan for low and middle-income people. The housing loan came into effect from March 17. Zero equity...
The deadly coronavirus has now hit all 50 states in the US as West Virginia reported its first case of the infection on Tuesday. Announcing its first Covid-19 patient, West...
Local apparel sector has started bearing the brunt of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, as some buyers, especially those from the affected countries, are gradually cancelling their import orders, industry people...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) has finally shelved its plan to introduce expensive high-speed train on the Dhaka-Chattogram route considering another option to set up a chord line with less investment, which...
People with diabetic, cardiovascular, lung and renal complications are most vulnerable to COVID-19, but specialised public hospitals treating them lack minimum preparations to fight such viral infections. According to physicians...
MAGURA, Mar 18: Magura wheat growers are expecting a bumper production this season. Farmers' sources said in 2017, massive blast attack hampered wheat production in the district. Blast attack caused...
In public transports or at roadside tea shops, people still talk, as they did in the past, about issues, inclusive of the latest addition of coronavirus concern, however, in a...
The corona scare that has swept most parts of the world has, unwittingly or who-can-tell why, has seen people at the helm in this country saying things that most of...
As elsewhere the government is taking to digitalization wherever possible. It was only expected that payments to over two million public servants would take the digital route. And it has....
We live in a world with an ever-widening chasm between the skills of the "average" worker and the capabilities demanded by frontier technologies. Robots, software, and artificial intelligence (AI)...
Rapid spread of corona virus across the world is the most worrying issue in the world and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has already declared this outbreak as pandemic. This...
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have called upon the new generation to follow the ideals of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as his...
Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering has greeted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “Bhutanese Prime Minister...
In January 2020 the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease in Hubei Province, China a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. WHO stated there...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis continues to unfold across the globe as the World Health Organisation (WHO) declares COVID-19 disease to be a pandemic. The latest economic cost and consequence of...
Bangladesh started celebrating the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman through the national anthem, songs, poetry and fireworks on Tuesday. A scaled-down inaugural ceremony started at a leafy venue...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tribute to Father of the Bengali Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the birth anniversary of the founding father of Bangladesh. “Tributes to...
Euro 2020 has been postponed by one year until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, says the Norwegian FA. UEFA, European football's governing body, has been holding an emergency video...
At least four people were killed and five others were injured as an under-construction gate of a college collapsed in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj on Tuesday. Tarash Fire Service Leader...
The public subscription of Express Insurance is set to begin on April 13 for raising a fund worth Tk 260.79 million from the public. The initial public offering (IPO) subscription...
The Election Commission will observe the coronavirus situation before deciding on the upcoming elections, as almost all gatherings are postponed amid the global coronavirus outbreak. Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul...
A total of 417 stranded Bangladeshis, including eight infants, arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) from Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah by a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on...
China has disposed of 159,000 tonnes of medical waste since late January amid the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE)....
An official from the World Health Organisation, the body leading the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, said on Tuesday that two staff members have been confirmed to be infected...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Tuesday launched handwash programme at 25 points of the city, aiming to prevent spread of coronavirus. Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam...
Volkswagen plans to close most of its European plants for two weeks due to uncertainty about demand for cars and supplies of parts amid the virus outbreak. German automaker also...
Iran has temporarily freed about 85,000 prisoners, including political prisoners in response to the coronavirus epidemic, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday, The death toll in Iran from the coronavirus...
A war of words between China and the United States showed no signs of let up on Monday, with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call with...
Pakistan's Ministry of National Health Services has confirmed first death of a coronavirus infected person on Tuesday. The country said on a web portal that the under-treatment patient died in...
A mobile court on Monday night fined an Iraq-returnee Tk 10,000 for violating rules of home quarantine in Saturia upazila of Manikganj. Makbul Hossain, son of Fakir Ali, is a...
Kristofer Hivju, best known for playing the formidable, bearded Tormund on ‘Game of Thrones,’ is the latest actor to test positive for the coronavirus. Hivju revealed the diagnosis in an...
Agrani Bank Ltd arranged a health campaign on Monday to create awareness among the officials and general staff of the bank on coronavirus. Mohammed Shamsul-Islam, managing director of the bank...
A woman, who returned from London 13 days ago, was admitted to a Sylhet government hospital on Monday night and kept in quarantine. “She went to a private hospital first...
Begum Rokyea University, Rangpur (BRUR) arranged a health campaign on its premises on Monday to create awareness among the students and teachers on coronavirus. The university arranged a gathering on...
President M Abdul Hamid and prime minister Sheikh Hasina have paid rich tributes to father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the 100th birth anniversary...
An 11-day grand feast from the Middle East began at The Westin Dhaka from March 16. Exotic dishes and desserts from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar,...
India reported the third death from COVID-19 and the first in its financial capital of Mumbai on Tuesday. The person was a 64-year-old man, who had a travel history to...
Two more persons have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the country. Both of them are male — one of them, recently coming from Italy, was kept in institutional quarantine while...
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returned home from Pakistani captivity on 10 January 1972. He was received at Dhaka airport by a huge crowd which included a large number of his...
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