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The grim state of labour safety in Bangladesh must have been recalled with uncase in the recent years. Different countries and rights groups have kept trying to reach solutions to...
Statistics are often blamed for creating all sorts of confusion. This is more so when different sources do present different statistics about one particular issue. Bangladesh's grain import from Canada...
Independent researchers, economists and some research institutions are busy discoursing on the relationship between economic growth and job creation. They opine that our economy is growing fast in terms of...
At her age, she ought to have been the delight of her parents' eyes, moving like a butterfly before her indulging grandpas and grandmas. But it was not to be...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahasan Russel on Sunday jointly launched the 'OIC Youth Capital' website as Dhaka plans mega events...
Five people have died in a car cylinder explosion after the vehicle crashed into a roadside tree in Gopalganj’s Maksudpur Upazila. The incident took place on the Dhaka-Barishal Highway in...
Stocks extended the losing streak for the seven straight sessions on Sunday as worried investors continued to dump their holdings, fearing further fall of share price. DSEX, the prime index...
A woman who suffered burns in a garage fire in the capital's Eskaton area has succumbed to her injuries in hospital after losing her son in the tragedy. It takes...
Afghanistan's president said Sunday that he will not free thousands of Taliban prisoners ahead of all-Afghan power-sharing talks set for next week, publicly disagreeing with a timetable for a speedy...
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research has suggested people returning from countries having coronavirus infection cases to quarantine themselves at home even if they do not show any...
The Bangladesh-German Consultations 2020 will be held tomorrow (Monday) at the NEC-2 Conference Room in the city’s in a bid to further boost bilateral relations as well as to boost...
Two new dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours until 8:00am on Sunday, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). According to daily update from DGHS, three...
Chinese doctors on Saturday completed a double-lung transplant surgery on a COVID-19 patient infected with the novel coronavirus, Wuxi People's Hospital in east China's Jiangsu Province said Sunday. five-hour operation...
Downtrend of onion price has caused a mixed reaction among the people in the district. Onion was sold at Tk 250 per kg around two months back and it was...
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Sunday challenging a Bangladesh Bank circular that fixed 9 per cent loan interest. Law student Mahfuzur Rahman filed the petition...
A section of unscrupulous people are lifting sand from Jamuneshwari river at Hansia village of Balua Mashimpur union in Mithapukur upazila under Rangpur district. As a result a good number...
Ten innovations were awarded during the two-day long National Hackathon in Dhaka city. They were earlier selected for the awards after sorting out from 349 shortlisted innovative solutions. Top 51...
The government has drafted a plastic and packaging policy with some provisions that include formation of a national council and specific timeframe for implementing it. Besides, the policy stresses that...
Lemon growers of the district are happy over the present market price of their produce. Many poor and ultra-poor people in the district have become self-reliant by growing lemon on...
Work has started to dredge river banks to prevent erosion by Arial Khan river at Sadarpur of Faridpur. On completion of the work, it will be possible to prevent yearly...
Regional poultry breeding farm in the district have been suffering for absence of modern equipment and shortage of manpower. Sources said, "It is a profitable venture but the farm is...
The government’s two-month ban on catching, selling and transporting of Hilsa began Sunday. A 90-kilometre stretch of the Padma and Meghna rivers has turned into a sanctuary for Hilsa after...
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to bring insurance activities under technology-based automation system and settle insurance claims of clients quickly to restore people’s faith in...
The bidding period for eligible investors to discover the cut-off price of Walton Hi-Tech Industries shares through electronic subscription system will commence tomorrow (Monday). The electronic bidding will continue until...
Liverpool’s unbeaten run of success in this season’s Premier League was ended in unfathomable fashion on Saturday as struggling Watford hammered the European champions 3-0 at their ecstatic Vicarage Road...
Interested companies or individuals can register for 'BASIS Outsourcing Award' through an online portal, outsourcingaward.basis.org.bd, from March 1 to 15. The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) disclosed this...
Two people including a BRAC Bank official were killed after a truck hit a parked auto-rickshaw in Santola area of Jashore on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Taniya,...
The prices of onion have marked a substantial fall in Dhaka’s kitchen markets after India decided to lift the ban on its export after about six months. According to traders,...
A total of 3,171 auto-rickshaws were registered across the country in January this year, according to official data. Of them, only 20 received registration in Dhaka, according to Bangladesh Road...
BRAC Bank organized a workshop on “Mastering FX Market and Technicals with Bourse Game” recently in Cox’s Bazar district. The workshop brought together foreign exchange dealers from 27 banks including...
A total of 70 thousand workers of 7 more leading RMG factories will receive salary in their bKash accounts. With this, more than 4 lakh workers of 400 export-oriented garment...
A woman who suffered burns in a fire at a multi-story building in Moghbazar, died at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Sunday morning. “Jannatul Ferdousi...
A pickup van collided head-on with a truck in Durgapur upazila of Netrokona on Saturday night killing six students and injuring 20 others. All those killed are students of Gauripur...
An outpouring of black voter support propelled Joe Biden to a convincing victory in South Carolina’s Democratic primary on Saturday, resurrecting his faltering White House bid and giving the former...
The Taliban’s political chief has met with senior diplomats from countries including Russia, Indonesia and Norway, hours after signing a deal with Washington aimed at ending the Afghan war, the...
Stocks witnessed sharp fall in the early hours of trading on Sunday as worried investors continued their selling binge on major sectors’ shares, fearing further fall. Following the previous week’s...
The government has extended Aman procurement across the country for another week to fulfil its target of 0.95-million tonnes. The directorate general of food (DGoF) has procured 0.76-million tonnes of...
Bangladesh comes top among 20 countries in Asia and Oceania for taking highest days in customs clearance for Japanese companies, according to a survey. The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO)...
Leaders in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas rolled out bans on big gatherings, and stricter travel restrictions as cases of the new coronavirus spread around the world. The...
Bangladesh will press for review of bilateral trade with the US and market access there as the 5th Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA) meeting will be held in...
The vast majority of returnee migrant workers fail to utilise their skills for earning livelihood in the country due to lack of proper support mechanisms to use their work experience,...
The authorities are planning to scale back tax exemptions for sectors like ICT, power, charity and fisheries in the upcoming budget after flagrant abuse. The National Board of Revenue, or...
In Dhaka city in the past, a small number of teenagers would use roofs of their residences to fly kites. Falling from the roofs without railings due to absentmindedness was...
There is ample scope for $10 billion investment in the country's nine projects under public-private partnership (PPP) with government-to-government (G2G) arrangement, according to reports. The country's PPP Authority has, so...
Consumers, this time, have been exposed to double-trouble; they will have to pay more for their power and water bills, almost simultaneously. The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has raised...
Make in India is failing to roar. Pakistan's industrial economy is virtually stagnant. And Bangladesh's export-oriented readymade garment (RMG), which dominates industrial economy, has been showing sign of stress. Despite...
Smart technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) promise to disrupt the long-standing "Asian growth model" that has fuelled industrial development in developing Asia. The region must prepare its labour market...
Just a month since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Coronavirus a public health emergency, it is now taking steps to contain misinformation being spread about the disease. Globally,...
The 17th edition of Dhaka Travel Mart (DTM-2020) has been postponed over coronavirus fear. The international tourism fair was scheduled to begin in the capital on Mar 12. Nearly one...
Six candidates, including Awami League’s Md Shafiul Islam (Mohiuddin) and BNP’s Sheikh Robiul Alam, will contest the Dhaka-10 parliamentary by-election slated for March 21. “No candidate withdrew his candidacy by...
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