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JoAnn Gregoli, a 30-year veteran of wedding and event planning, has advice for couples with weddings on the horizon: don’t cancel because of the coronavirus, but instead, postpone. “I’ve gone...
The Bank of England (BoE), the central bank of the country, on Wednesday cut its main interest rate from 0.75 per cent to 0.25 per cent as part of a...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join the birth centenary celebrations of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 17 next through videoconferencing. He will also send...
Turkish health minister on Wednesday announced the first case of the novel coronavirus in Turkey. A male citizen was tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday evening, Turkish Health Minister...
The performance of Bangladesh economy in 2019 with reference to global, macro and micro levels presents a mixed picture. Globally, the country did not suffer any major setback during the...
US-based CGIA Institute, a globally recognized body of finance and investment professionals which provides the Chartered Global Investment Analysts (CGIA) designation on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with...
The country’s communication sector is set to enter into a new era on the eve of 'Mujib Borsho' (Mujib Year) as its first-ever expressway on Jatrabari-Mawa-Bhanga route will be opened...
From now on, customers of IPDC Finance Ltd will be able to pay installments of loan through bKash. Very soon, the installment payment of Monthly DPS Savings Scheme through bKash...
For the fifth consecutive year, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) as part of the global Ring the Bell for...
Two of the three patients diagnosed with Covid-19 in the country have recovered from the disease, said the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) on Wednesday. "Two...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday urged BNP to refrain from doing politics over any sensitive and human issue like coronavirus. He made the call while addressing a...
Uber Technologies is considering temporarily suspending the accounts of riders and drivers who have tested positive for the coronavirus or have been exposed to it, according to a CNN report...
Microsoft has said it was part of a team that dismantled an international network of zombie bots. The network call Necurs infected over nine million computers and one of the...
Google is recommending all of its North American employees to work from home if their roles permit, the search giant said on Tuesday, aiming to minimize the risk of spreading...
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has jumped by 168 to 631, an increase of 36 per cent, the Civil Protection Agency said on Tuesday. It...
Qianjiang city in China’s Hubei province said on Wednesday it will continue with strict transportation bans, revoking a policy of relaxation that was announced on Tuesday. The city said in...
The Anti-Corruption Commission or ACC has solicited the Interpol’s help to arrest at least seven people who are staying abroad allegedly after laundering money from Bangladesh. ACC Chairman Iqbal Mahmood...
British junior health minister Nadine Dorries has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating, she said on Tuesday. Dorries said she took “all the advised precautions” as soon as she...
The massive fire which broke out at Rupnagar slum in the city’s Mirpur area on Wednesday morning has been brought under control after around three hours of frantic efforts. Russel...
Nursery business is gaining popularity in the district. Nursery entrepreneur sources said the initiative was rarely seen in the area around 10 years ago. Now people are showing interest in...
Sunflower cultivation has marked a rise in the greater Sylhet region in recent times. Cultivators are showing their interest in farming the crop for repeated bumper yield. Besides, with a...
People in Ward No. 26 of Faridpur municipality are in great trouble as 800-metreportion of an important road collapsed into a canal around two years ago but the authority concerned...
The gender gap in neither employed nor in education or training (NEET) rate is much higher in countries like Bangladesh, according to a new report released by International Labour Organization...
A government body has suggested providing special financial incentives to the coronavirus-affected sectors to help them offset the impacts. Business Promotion Council (BPC) that operates under the Ministry of Commerce...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will inaugurate an automation programme today (Wednesday) meant for creating a database of savers who will open savings accounts with directorate of posts. Two key...
China reported an uptick in new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections, reversing four straight days of fewer new cases, driven by infected individuals arriving from abroad. Mainland China had 24...
Financial discrepancies amounting to Tk 51 million (US$ 603,947) have been detected recently in the Janata Exchange Company Inc (JECI) USA, a subsidiary of state-run Janata Bank, officials said. The...
The central bank has advised more than a dozen of scheduled banks to expedite the ongoing process of creating their special funds for investment in the capital market. In the...
Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has fixed the price of hand sanitiser of seven medicine manufacturer companies in the country as some fraudulent businessmen are charging extra money taking...
The pitiable conditions a host of migrant women workers found themselves in primarily in Saudi Arabia and other Middle-east countries have intermittently made screaming headlines. Following incidence of maltreatment including...
Export of processed food in the current financial year has drastically declined that many including the industry insiders were no at all prepared for. Reports say processed food export fell...
33.9 million children of the country will get vaccination for measles and rubella (MR) during a three-week campaign starting on March 18. The children within the age group—nine months to...
In '1984', George Orwell's classic novel, the 21st century readers look for simile to correlate realities of the latest world. It was the story of suppression of independent thought by...
My macroeconomics class lecture today (March 10) covered the potential adverse economic consequences of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic - an impromptu lecture topic, if you will - on the...
The government's move to increase insurance coverage of single depositor of any bank has created some confusion and debate regarding the protection of depositors' money. The existing insurance coverage of...
Lending facilities of banks are still major sources of funds for Bangladeshi industries, businesses and new ventures. Though there are alternative sources of funds, bank finance plays the predominant role....
American forces have started pulling out of two bases in Afghanistan, a US official said Tuesday, the day peace talks between Kabul and the Taliban were due to start despite...
Airlines around the world sank deeper into crisis on Tuesday as the worsening coronavirus epidemic and Italy’s lockdown hammered passenger numbers, forced the cancellation of thousands of flights and led...
The High Court on Tuesday directed the government to form a high-level committee to examine whether Bangabandhu’s 7th March speech was presented wrongly in the constitution. The HC-bench of Justice...
The chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will now enjoy the rank and status of a High Court judge. Besides, its vice-chairman and commissioners have been given the status...
The first two deaths from COVID-19 in Germany were confirmed by local authorities on Monday. A 89-year-old woman from Essen and a 78-year-old man from the district of Heinsberg, both...
The Rapid Action Battalion will investigate two cases of arms and drugs against expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Noor Papia. The home ministry assigned the Detective Branch of police...
The implementation rate of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) during July-February period of the current fiscal year (FY20) was 37.09 per cent with an expenditure of Tk 797.85.86 billion. Planning...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved the country’s first deep-sea port project to be built in Matarbari of Cox’s Bazar by 2026. The approval was...
Country’s state-run disease monitoring wing Institute of Epidemiology, Diseases Control and Research (IEDCR) has requested elderly people, along with foreign returnees, to maintain self-quarantine as it the most viable way...
Cumilla District Administration, along with Cumilla Civil Surgeon, has formed a disaster management committee to face the crisis of coronavirus attack. As per direction of the Ministry of Disaster Management...
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to Japan has been postponed over the global outbreak of novel coronavirus, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. “The prime minister was scheduled to travel...
The Aqua Paints and Elite Steel teams have hosted a knowledge sharing session at Sthapatya Bhaban in Segunbagicha area of Dhaka. They conducted a presentation with the architects from Department...
Asian shares bounced and bond yields rose from historic lows on Tuesday as speculation of coordinated stimulus from global central banks and governments calmed panic selling. Yields on benchmark US...
Samsung Display, a supplier for Samsung Electronics and Apple, has asked Vietnam to exempt 700 engineers from coronavirus-hit South Korea from a mandatory quarantine, saying they need to prepare for...
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