Visiting French Minister of Armed Forces Florence Parly has put emphasis on mounting more international pressure on Myanmar to take back its Rohingya nationals from Bangladesh. In a meeting with...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to visit Bangladesh for the celebration of the birth centenary of the Father the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, sources have said. Two...
The High Court has directed the government to conduct mobile courts to prevent the price hike of masks, hand wash and sanitisers. A bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and...
The outbreak and spread of Coronavirus (Covid19) will negatively affect the global flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the current and next years. The rate of decline may be...
Losing more than a quarter of their value, oil prices were set on Monday for their biggest daily rout since the first Gulf War, after Saudi Arabia cut its official...
Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco said on Monday it will return $6.6 billion (5 billion pounds) to shareholders after agreeing to sell its businesses in Thailand and Malaysia to Charoen Pokphand...
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok has survived an assassination attempt targeting his convoy in the capital Khartoum, state television and a source in the cabinet said on Monday. Hamdok has...
A three-way collision between a soil-laden dump truck, an autorickshaw, and a car has killed six people and injured one in Tangail’s Mirzapur Upazila. The incident took place on Hatubhanga-Sakhipur...
Thousands of people have achieved financial solvency by growing banana on char land of the Teesta, Buri Teesta, Khorkhoria and other rivers and adjacent areas in the district. The extensive...
The number of registered motorised vehicles in the country stood at 92,755 in February 2020, official data showed. Of the total, 25,134 motorised vehicles were registered in Dhaka, according to...
BRAC Bank organized a panel discussion prior to international women’s day to celebrate the values of the day. The bank, in association with its women banking solution, TARA, organized a...
The IEDCR says it found no coronavirus cases in the country in the last 24 hours until Monday morning. The government's disease control arm briefed the media about this on...
LankaBangla Finance Limited was awarded for its significant contribution under financial inclusion in cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSME) in Bangaldesh in the recently held “Banker-SME Women Entrepreneur and...
Real Madrid failed to build on last week’s ‘Clasico’ victory as they lost 2-1 at Real Betis in a fiery match on Sunday and surrendered top spot in La Liga...
Chevron Bangladesh stall was awarded for “Excellence in Stall Design” during the recently-concluded 27th U.S. Trade Show, jointly organized and sponsored by the American Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh, and the...
A Dhaka court has sentenced a man to death for murdering six-year-old Samia Afrin after raping her in Wari a year ago. Dhaka No. 1 Women and Children Repression Prevention...
A programme on the third ‘Kaniz Fatema Mohsina commemorative address’, arranged by Samaj-Rupantor Study Centre will be held at Bangla Academy in the city today (Monday) at 4.30pm. Professor emeritus...
Dhaka bourse witnessed a massive plunge on Monday amid investors’ panic driven sales observed from the beginning of the session. The DSE broad index--DSEX-- lost 4.29 per cent or 184...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) and Hyundai Motors Bangladesh Ltd have joined their hands to offer best values to the customers of Hyundai, Nissan and SsangYong automobile brands. M Khorshed Anowar,...
A delegation of the newly-elected board of directors of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), led by its chairman Asif Ibrahim called on Khairul Hossain, chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission...
Mainland China, outside Hubei province, reported no new locally transmitted cases for the second straight day, as a senior Communist Party official warned against reducing vigilance against the disease and...
Islamists pelted campaigners with stones, shoes and sticks as they marched in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on Sunday to mark International Women’s Day. Women and men joined the event...
Germany and France withdrew their representatives from North Korea and closed their missions on Monday, the British ambassador there said, amid growing concern in the isolated country about the spread...
Global share markets tumbled on Monday as panicked investors fled to bonds to hedge the economic shock of the coronavirus, and oil plunged more than 20 per cent after Saudi...
The death toll from the viral outbreak Coronavirus that began in China now has climbed to 3,830. It has infected 110,071people globally, according to information of worldometer. Besides, a total...
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked the third worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Monday. It had an AQI score of 175 at 09:10am. The air was classified as ‘unhealthy’....
Japan is set this week to revise a law allowing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a formal state of emergency over the coronavirus, if needed, as Abe faces persistent...
The plastic goods manufacturers demanded setting up a separate department for tariff and trade facilitation, and reducing import duty on different raw materials. Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association...
VFS Thread Dyeing on Sunday topped the turnover chart following increased participation by investors. On the day, the company featured a turnover of above Tk 140 million and grabbed 3.27...
Deficit in the current account balance has declined significantly in the first seven months of the current fiscal year (FY), 2019-20, on the back of shrinking merchandise trade gap. Bangladesh's...
The government has been observing the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak on the country's trade and businesses, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said on Sunday. After assessing the economic impacts, the...
Mustard harvest is going on in full swing in the district though the farmers apprehend they would not get the fair price for their produce. A good number of peasants...
Businesses can avoid possible risks and legal complications in domestic and international trade following new incoterms rules, speakers on Sunday said. They said the rules are accepted globally because of...
There has been a good yield of maize in Sylhet region this season while farming of the crop has also been on increase in the division. Growers in the division...
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has sought logistic support to carry out countrywide open market sale (OMS) of essential commodities through trucks ahead of Ramada, officials said. It has...
A number of government officials have raised their concern over huge mismatch between actual amount and system-generated amount of their provident fund (PF), prepared using the Integrated Budget and Accounting...
Saudi Arabia suspended travel to nine countries for its citizens and residents amid coronavirus fears and suspended the entry of people from those countries or anyone who has been there...
The authorities have postponed the key event of March 17 at the National Parade Ground in Dhaka designed to officially launch the celebrations of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary...
The agent banking is expanding fast among the female clients in the remote areas across the country, but the services still remained well behind the level as expected by Bangladesh...
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said on Sunday depreciation of taka would not bring any benefit to an import-dependent country. "Some people ask why we are not devaluing currency to...
Posco International has withdrawn its decision to relinquish deep sea (DS) block-12, seeking an extension of its contract for another year with a higher 'commercial term'. The South Korean oil...
Qatar has temporarily barred travelers from 14 countries from March 09 as a precaution against the rapidly spreading coronavirus, the government announced on Sunday. The ban covers China, Egypt, India,...
Continuous increase in the production of foreign fruits and vegetables in the last two decades deserves particular appreciation. Prior to the unexpected rise in these yields, the fruit and vegetable...
The fear that the sizeable cut in interest rates of deposits by banks is likely to push the potential depositors to cooperative societies and multi-level marketing (MLM) firms is very...
When are parents compelled to flee their oppressive sons? It is at a time when they are old and infirm and cannot take the latter into confidence. A report carried...
The government on Sunday asked people not to panic but remain careful to stay safe from coronavirus as it entered the country. It also advised people to consult physicians if...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday warned that law enforcers will take stern action against any attempt to create chaos over the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to...
A new peace effort has been initiated in Afghanistan since midnight February 21. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo informed the world about this measure through a tweet on that...
The United Nations General Assembly at its 70th session held on September 25, 2015 adopted the outcome document of the UN summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced Tamim Iqbal as the new ODI captain of Bangladesh Cricket Team, reports UNB. "Tamim has been selected as the new ODI captain. He’ll...
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