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Terming present coronavirus situation in the country "normal", Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has said it does not demand closure of educational institutions. However, the government will decide in...
An agreement signing ceremony for the Second SASEC Dhaka-Northwest Corridor Road Project (Tranche 2) will be held on Sunday in Dhaka. Ms. Fatima Yasmin, Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD), and...
A teenage street girl was reportedly raped at Biman Math of Uttara early Saturday. Police said the victim is about 14-year-old, reports UNB. The incident took place around 1:30am. Locals...
Tokyo International University (TIU) hosted a pre-departure briefing session for Bangladeshi students going for April 2020 intake. The program held on Saturday at the Westin hotel in Dhaka was attended...
Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Director Prof Meerjady Sabrina Flora on Saturday said in the past 24 hours nobody was detected with coronavirus. "We have tested samples...
Saudi Arabia has suspended all international flights for two weeks, starting Sunday, to prevent the spread of coronavirus, state news agency SPA said on Saturday, citing an official source at...
The National SME Product Fair 2020 concluded here on Friday, receiving a good response from the visitors and buyers. The organisers and stall owners expressed satisfaction over the spot sales...
India reported its second death from coronavirus, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday. The patient was a 68-year-old woman with diabetes and hypertension and died in...
Stocks kept tumbling for three straight weeks amid growing tension over the impacts of coronavirus outbreak across the world. Week-on-week, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE),...
Square Pharmaceuticals dominated the Dhaka bourse's transaction chart in the outgoing week while ten most-traded stocks accounted for one-fifth transactions. Market analysts said investors showed their appetite on Square Pharma...
South Korea reported more recoveries from the coronavirus than new infections on Saturday for the second day in a row, as a downward trend in daily cases raised hopes that...
A total of 142 Bangladeshis have arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 8:20am this morning from an epicentre of coronavirus in Italy. Ordered by health minister Zahid Maleque,...
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is stepping down from the company's board to spend more time on philanthropic activities. He says he wants to focus on global health and development, education...
President Donald Trump declared a US national emergency over the quickly spreading coronavirus on Friday, opening the door to more government aid to combat a pathogen that has infected more...
Engineers India Limited, or EIL, is expected to get one more year to complete its consultancy work for building of a new crude oil refinery. The state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation,...
Matarbari port will help Bangladesh be linked to the global value chain, says Japanese ambassador in Dhaka Ito Naoki. "As a potential hub of the regional economy, Matabari port would...
The use of 'e-nothi' or 'e-filing' in public offices under the Access to Information (a2i) Programme is leaping forward at a much quicker pace across the country despite a number...
The Ministry of Home Affairs has sounded the alarm over instability that might be triggered in the country's highest foreign exchange-earning apparel sector due to coronavirus pandemic, officials said. The...
Bangladesh plans to conclude three preferential trade agreements, or PTAs, by this June unless the coronavirus-related issue causes any delay, officials say. The talks with Nepal, Bhutan, and Indonesia on...
The outbreak of deadly novel coronavirus, officially termed COVID-19, across the world creates panic and mistrust globally. So far, no specific drug or medicine has been identified or invented to...
Apparently, Bangladesh is going to grapple with rising gini ratio of income inequality. Reportedly the ratio rose from 0.35 in the 1970s to 0.45 in recent periods. All our celebrations...
With an already fragile global economy weakened by slowed-down growth traceable to trade war and low productivity in the rich as well as developing economies in 2019, the fear was...
Twenty-three Bangladeshi nationals, quarantined in the suburbs of Indian capital for 14 days, will return home on Saturday afternoon after they tested negative for the Coronavirus. They will leave New...
One death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic. Whether or not Stalin actually said this, it is a cruelly accurate description of economic reality. The global panic...
"If a slave says to his master, "You are not my master," and is proven guilty of this [of falsifying in respect thereto], his owner may cut off his ear."...
There has been a significant increase in arms exports from the United States and France, according to a new report. The flow of arms to the Middle East has increased,...
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has described US state department report, released on March 11, on the human rights situation in Bangladesh as one-sided and unacceptable. “The report (on human...
At a time when many parts of this planet have been smarting under extreme or unusual weather patterns or disastrous phenomena, Bangladesh has been blessed so far with a favourable...
The digital financial services (DFS) landscape of Bangladesh evolved multifold in 2019. This can be traced to the efforts of the government, the banking regulator, and policymakers in Bangladesh. As...
Export diversification is simple and sound prescription for developing countries since it contributes to higher per capita income growth and potential structural change as well as assists in overcoming predicament...
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh, a successful political entrepreneur. Mujib was considered as a political entrepreneur as he developed new thoughts, methods, creativities,...
Development framework as well as the approach that gets set by considering the essence and circumstances of hi-tech, highway and the rich people only, seems to be meaningless. It is...
With the development of technology and diverse trading practices, criminals these days are in a position to change their strategy off and on to divert attention of law enforcement agencies...
Although no-one has tested positive for coronavirus, a total of 648 Bangladeshi expatriates who returned home recently from abroad have been kept in home-quarantine in eight upazilas of the district...
An agreement was recently signed between The Premier Bank Limited and Bio-Xin Cosmeceuticals, at the bank’s head office in the capital. Under the agreement, all Premier Bank credit cardholders will...
A seminar on “Safe food for all: a commitment towards developed Bangladesh” will be held on Saturday at Krishibid Institute of Bangladesh, Khamarbari, Dhaka. Sadhan Chandra Majumder, MP, Minister, Ministry...
Police have arrested two people from Hili Bazar in Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur district for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl with autism. The arrestees are Babul Kumar, son of Robidas...
All elite football in England has been suspended until at least April 3 as a result of the spread of coronavirus. All Premier League games, EFL fixtures and matches in...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday announced strict immigration curbs and a halt on domestic land, sea and air travel to and from Manila, in what he called a "lockdown"...
Imams of mosques across the country urged the devotees to remain alert about the novel coronavirus while giving religious sermon “khutba” before the Jummah prayers on Friday. Responding to the...
The coronavirus epidemic is putting up to 50 million jobs in the global travel and tourism sector at risk, with international travel likely to slump by a quarter this year,...
Dhaka Bank Limited inaugurated its Badamtali Sub Branch at Badamtali, Kotwali, Dhaka on March 12. The Sub Branch was formally inaugurated by Mr. Emranul Huq, Managing Director & CEO, Dhaka...
Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited continues to extend its support for the welfare of the children with special needs every year since 2009. On March 11, 2020, an event was organized...
Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited (AIBL) has inaugurated 'Mujib Corner' to pay tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the eve of his birth centenary. Chairman of...
Guardian Life arranged a special focus group discussion on the eve of International Women's Day 2020 at its head office with all the female employees. The day concluded witha cake...
Unilever Bangladesh Limited and Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking the beginning of a collaboration focusing largely on sustainable development,...
A seminar on “Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak : Challenges and Concerns for Bangladesh” will be held under the auspices of Biotechnology Research Centre (BRC) of Dhaka University (DU) at 11a.m. on...
Indonesia announced a 120 trillion rupiah ($8.1 billion) stimulus package on Friday to support Southeast Asia’s biggest economy as the spread of the coronavirus disrupts global activity. The stimulus, representing...
Stocks plunged on Friday with coronavirus panic selling hitting nearly every asset class, before finding some kind of floor as hopes turned to a US stimulus package. European and US...
India has reported its first death from coronavirus as a 76-year-old man became the first person to die from the disease in the country. B Sriramulu, the health minister of...
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