The Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) paid tributes to the memory of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to mark his birth centenary on Tuesday. The ICSB members gathered on...
17th March 1967, Friday Today is my 47th birthday. In 1920 on this day I was born in a little village in East Bengal. I've never observed my own birthday...
US researchers gave the first shots in a first test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday, leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges. With careful...
During the mourning rally in memory of the Language Martyrs, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, Mohiuddin Ahmed and Tajuddin Ahmed (February 21, 1964) — mujib100.gov.bd Sheikh...
Under the glorious leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the people of Bangladesh fought valiantly and won the liberation war in 1971 making Bangladesh a sovereign and independent state on...
There was a remarkable statesman in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. An early instance of it came in January 1972 as he addressed the world's media in London only hours after...
Dr. Monuwarul Islam is a brilliant, unassuming and human person. He has been an excellent professional and always tries his best to help people within his capacities. I came to...
Alphabet Inc’s YouTube, Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc warned on Monday that more videos and other content could be erroneously removed for policy violations, as the companies empty offices and...
The government has requested China to supply coronavirus testing kits, thermometers, medicated masks, and isolation garments, as Bangladesh has scarcity of these products at present, officials said. The Economic Relations...
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, have left a hospital in Australia’s Queensland state five days after testing positive for the coronavirus, People magazine reported on Monday....
India's iconic monument Taj Mahal has shut down to halt the spread of the coronavirus, officials say. The culture ministry said tens of thousands visit the "monument of love" every...
A sharp decline in onion prices has frustrated 1.2 million growers of the spice crop in the country although the price fall has given a sigh of relief for the...
Most Asian shares fell on Tuesday a day after Wall Street’s historic market rout, with fleeting initial gains evaporating as the coronavirus remained a major risk to economic growth. MSCI's...
The much expected survey on offshore hydrocarbon blocks may start this year as state-run Petrobangla inked the final deal with a Norwegian-US joint venture TGS-Schlumberger last week. The TGS officials...
Bangladesh is considering strategies like formation of a joint trade commission to buffer possible post-BREXIT impacts on its trade with the United Kingdom (UK). Other plans include a feasibility study...
The banks, particularly private commercial banks (PCBs), have agreed to invest in the share market from Wednesday by creating special funds for revival of the ailing capital market. The decision...
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has paid rich tributes to father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman heralding the yearlong birth centenary celebrations of the great leader. The premier paid...
The nation is set to celebrate the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Tuesday. The day which is a public holiday will also be...
I recall reading the Patterns of Evolution by Niles Eldredge. One of its central propositions suggests improvements to the Darwinian evolution theory, which appears akin to a crisis theory. Citing...
In Dhaka city nowadays, traffic congestion has become a common phenomenon. Everyday traffic snarls are spoiling 5.0 million working hours, reveals a report run by a national daily. And that...
The Madhuri Dixit starrer 'Gulaab Gang' (2014) narrates the tale of an imaginary female hero fighting against male oppression in a village. In her daring mission, she forms a group...
With the spread of coronavirus in most countries of the world, the government has taken various steps, including closure of all educational institutions, to contain it as the virus is...
Had he been alive today, he would be a centenarian. He is none other than Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On the occasion of celebration of his...
It was coincidence for sure: the superstitiously unlikely 13th falling on a Friday; and the start to what may become the most crippling global economy since the 1930s depression. As...
The government and the community expect that business organizations, in particular, should create as many jobs as possible for the working-age population with a view to utilising human resources of...
Sony is not as well-known as Apple to the youths of the 21st century, but Sony used to be recognised as innovation wonder for the most part of the 2nd...
The panic resulting from the events starting with the deaths in Wuhan keeps spreading globally faster than the spreading of the virus itself. Quite apart from the immediate health dangers,...
The State Minister for Youth and Sports M Zahid Ahsan Russell has directed all the National Sports Federations, Associations and concerned authorities to immediately halt all ongoing and scheduled upcoming ...
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) is working to fix the tariff of liquid petroleum gas (LPG). The...
Another group of 293 Bangladeshi nationals living in different European and other countries, including worst coronavirus-hit Italy, returned home on Monday evening. A flight of Qatar Airways carrying the Bangladeshis...
Owners have decided to shut cinema halls across the country from March 18 to April 2 in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The decision came after...
Almost 170,000 people have been infected by the coronavirus across the world and 6,509 have died, with cases and deaths outside China overtaking those in the country where the outbreak...
Local agents of international tech giants like Facebook, Google, IMO, and Youtube will need separate VAT registration numbers for each of the companies. As per the decision of the National...
An unidentified man was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Detective Branch (DB) in Nagdarpar area of Khilgaon in the capital early Monday. Sadekul Islam, sub-inspector of Khilgaon...
Stocks kept tumbling for three straight sessions amid growing tension over the impacts of coronavirus outbreak as three more cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Bangladesh. Market analysts said the massive...
The government has announced a 14-day mandatory quarantine for any person arriving in Bangladesh from abroad as coronavirus cases rose in the country. The order was issued from the cabinet...
Deputy Commissioner of Kurigram Sultana Parvin was made officer on special duty (OSD) on Monday over punishing a journalist through a mobile court. Mohammad Rezaul Karim, deputy secretary to the...
The government will brief diplomats stationed in Dhaka on Monday evening at the state guesthouse Padma on the coronavirus issue. Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen will share steps taken...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its Malibag sub-branch on Sunday at DIT Road, Malibag Chowdhurypara in Dhaka. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank, inaugurated the...
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma has sent the first shipment of surgical masks and coronavirus test kits to the US. The Chinese billionaire tweeted two pictures of the pallets of goods...
The US Federal Reserve and its global counterparts moved aggressively with sweeping emergency rate cuts and offers of cheap dollars in a bid to combat the coronavirus pandemic that has...
All BRAC Bank credit and debit cardholders will enjoy 5.0 per cent instant discount on purchase using Chaldal mobile app or website (www.chaldal.com). The cardholders will only have to use...
The closing & prize giving ceremony of First Security Islami Bank sponsored ‘Bangabandhu First Security Islami Bank National School Hockey Tournament- 2020’ was held on 15 March 2020 at Maulana...
In the face of the COVID-19 epidemic, the National Health Commission of China has included CT features of COVID-19 as the clinical diagnosis standard for COVID-19 in Hubei Province in...
Bangladesh’s Pakistan tour scheduled for April has been cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). Bangladesh were scheduled to tour Pakistan for the third and final phase of...
Three more persons — two children aged under 10 and one woman — were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the country Sunday. With the latest, the number of coronavirus cases in...
Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) on Sunday announced fiscal 2020 Q3 results. Total Revenues were $9.8 billion, up 2% in USD and 3% in constant currency compared to Q3 last year....
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated Mujib Corner at its Head Office Islami Bank Tower on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman....
The number of truck registration in the country stood at 1,081 alone in January and February of 2020, according to an official data. Of the total, 728 trucks were registered...
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