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Liton Das has smashed 176, the highest by a Bangladeshi in One-Day Internationals, in a record stand of 292 with his opening partner and the other centurion Tamim Iqbal to...
Amin Huda, the notorious ‘drug lord’ serving 79 years in prison, has died undergoing treatment at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Dhaka. Described as one of the first...
Gunmen attacked a ceremony in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 27 people in the first major attack on the Afghan capital since the United States reached an agreement with...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has warned ruling party leaders and activists not to turn Mujib Year celebrations into a platform for self-promotion. The road transport minister highlighted the...
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said two proposed laws – ‘Broadcast Act’ and the Mass Media Employees Act – will give legal protection to the broadcast journalists and...
At least 902 people were infected with respiratory problems across the country in the last 24 hours till Friday morning. In the meantime, Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked worst in the...
A century by opener Liton Das has propelled Bangladesh to a commanding position in the third and final ODI against Zimbabwe in Sylhet. Liton smashed 13 boundaries en route to...
The number of people infected with the new virus charged toward 100,000 Friday, with the global scare upending routines, threatening livelihoods and prompting quarantines in its spread. Asian shares were...
In a protest under the banner of 'Like-minded Islamic Parties' against the violence in the Indian capital of New Delhi that so far left more than 50 people dead, thousands...
Bhutan said on Friday it had banned the entry of tourists for two weeks after it confirmed its first case of the coronavirus, in a tourist who arrived from neighbouring...
BRAC has been ranked the world’s number one non-governmental organisation (NGO) of 2020 by NGO Advisor, an independent Geneva-based media organisation. BRAC, a leading development organisation based in Bangladesh, retained...
Though there is available land for cultivation of mango in Rajshahi district, the fruit production in the district may be impeded this year due to erratic weather condition, several storms...
Crop cultivation on 50,000 bighas of land in Cumilla district is now under threat as water level in the Kaladumur river has fallen. Thousands of paddy farmers of several unions...
BARI-1 cumin cultivation has brought a revolutionary success among the farmers in the vast Barind region this season. Due to repeated bumper production and fair market price, BARI-1 cumin cultivation...
World Bank (WB) funded Singimari Beel project of Nilphamari district needs further excavation and renovation. The beel is consist of vast areas of three union parishads namely Khogsabari, Kundopukur and...
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has risen by 41 over the past 24 hours to 148, the Civil Protection Agency said on Thursday, with the...
Farmer Bipul Ghosh in the Shibrampur area of Macchar union of Faridpur Sadar has achieved a big success by growing tomato of sixteen varieties on about six acres of land....
There is nothing to be worried about preferential treatment of Bangladesh in the European Union even after the country's graduation from LDC (least developed country) status in 2024, a German...
Almost all species of fishes, including Hilsa, and edible oil became costlier last week increasing sufferings of the consumers who were hit hard by price hike of many other essential...
Asian shares and US stock futures fell on Friday following another Wall Street rout as disruptions to global business from the coronavirus beyond China worsened, stoking fears of a prolonged...
The ten most traded companies accounted for one-fifth transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday, with LafargeHolcim Bangladesh generating the highest turnover. Market insiders said investors scrambled to...
The impact of coronavirus on Bangladesh's trade for disruptions to China's exports of intermediate inputs is amounted to be $16 million, a UN report revealed. Its leather sector might be...
The central bank has asked scheduled banks to restrain from giving services to the unauthorised institutions that provides services as payment service provider (PSP) or payment service operator (PSO). The...
Fourteen people were killed and nine others injured in separate road accidents in Habiganj and Brahmanbaria districts on Friday. In Habiganj, eight people were killed and five others injured when...
Warning against complacency, speakers on Thursday called for assessing dismal economic indicators such as non-performing loans, ailing stock market, sluggish export income, and rising inequality. The call came at an...
Indian foreign ministry on Thursday confirmed their Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Dhaka to attend the birth centenary programme of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Raveesh Kumar, spokesman of India's...
Imports from Asian Clearing Union (ACU) member countries increased by more than 18 per cent in the January-February period of this calendar year, officials said. The amount of payment rose...
Getting formal finance could be much tougher for smaller firms in the coming days because of the lending rate capped at 9.0 per cent, bankers and economists said on Thursday....
Rural households in Bangladesh are witnessing a letup in solar power use because of higher maintenance costs of solar home systems (SHSs) and expansion of the national grid. The FE...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman, Abu Hena Mohammad Rahmatul Muneem, on Thursday vowed to review the justification of advance tax rates with profit ratio of businesses in the...
It is already clear, COVID-19, even with declining fatalities, will not be disappearing soon. Stock-markets will continue collapsing, businesses closing, and border-shutters will continue to grow. Such net effects as...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday put emphasis on formation of a joint economic commission between Bangladesh and Algeria for enhancing trade and commerce between the two countries, reports UNB....
The public sector corruption fighter ACC (Anti-Corruption Commission) could earn a moderate score of 60 per cent based on its performance in 50 indicators under 6 broader dimensions in a...
In the last two decades, the number of cultural events in Bangladesh villages has declined to two or three annually. Some years do not witness even the single performance of...
The much lauded Farm Mechanisation Policy 2019 which promised to cause considerable improvement in the country's agro cultivation has reportedly run into a snag in implementing its incentive provisions. In...
February is the month of imbibing the intrinsic spirit of Bangaleeness on pledging the nation's love for mother tongue. But does the month-long book fair in Dhaka and book fairs...
COVID-19, caused by the deadly Coronavirus, has given rise to global health crisis of an unprecedented order. More than 80 countries in five continents are affected. Nearly three months have...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Thursday filed a case against 19 people including the four deceased who were killed in a clash between BGB members and villagers in Matiranga upazila....
Three sailors of a ship that reached the Mongla port have been taken into the isolation ward for having body temperature more than the normal range amid the global outbreak...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested nine members of a smuggling gang from Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Thursday. The arrestees are - Md Rashidul Karim, 22,...
The country's export earnings fell by 4.79 per cent to US$26.24 billion in the first eight months of the current fiscal year (FY20) against $27.56 billion in the corresponding period...
The government will honour eleven individuals and institutions on Friday for their outstanding contributions in promoting jute sector of the country. Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi disclosed the...
A Dhaka court on Thursday set March 9 to pronounce judgement in a case lodged over the rape and subsequent murder of seven-year-old Samia Afrin Saima in the capital’s Wari...
A deputy secretary assigned to the Ministry of Labour and Employment has been found dead at Bailey Road Officers’ Quarters in Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com. Government official Md Abdul Kader Chowdhury,...
Mashrafe Mortaza is set to play his last ODI as captain in the third and final match against Zimbabwe on Friday. He made the announcement at a pre-match press conference...
Stocks extended the losing streak on Thursday with key index dropped below the 4,400-mark again as investors continued their selling binge on sector-wise shares. DSEX, the prime index of the...
China has assured Bangladesh of making up for the impact caused by coronavirus outbreak on the mega projects like Padma bridge. The assurance came as he had a conversation with...
The bidding period for eligible investors to discover the cut-off price of Delta Hospital Limited shares through electronic subscription system will commence from March 22. The electronic bidding will continue...
The High Court on Thursday asked the government to inform it about steps taken to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Bangladesh. Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice KM Kamrul...
The release of the James Bond film “No Time To Die” has been pushed back several months because of global concerns about coronavirus. MGM, Universal and producers Michael G Wilson...
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