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Bangladesh would soon start negotiation in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to retain the existing trade preferences in major exporting countries after the country's graduation from least developed country (LDC)...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought more Japanese investment in Bangladesh’s power and energy sector to meet the growing demand of electricity. “The demand of electricity is rising fast with...
Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) cardholders can now enjoy special privileges on healthcare services at all the hospitals in Singapore under Parkway Pantai Group, namely Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Novena...
Bangladesh Meteorological Department today (Monday) predicted that rain or thundershowers may occur in different parts of the country in the next 24 hours. “Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty...
Bangladesh has witnessed a sharp decline in child malnutrition but a rise in violent disciplining of children, according to a new survey. These findings came up in the Multiple Indicator...
Oil prices tumbled more than 2.0 per cent on Monday, as the rapid spread of a coronavirus in several countries outside China left investors fretting about a hit to demand....
Popular actor Salman Shah took his own life, the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) said in its final report on Monday. PIB Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Monoz Kumar disclosed the...
US President Donald Trump landed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Monday to a raucous reception at the start of a visit during which the two sides will...
A British court begins hearings on Monday to decide whether Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States almost a decade after his WikiLeaks website enraged Washington by leaking...
The first case of the new coronavirus was detected in Bahrain, the state news agency said on Monday, citing the health ministry. The Ministry of Health added that it was...
The Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) is sending a $10,000 donation via telegraphic bank transfer to the family of a 39-year-old Bangladeshi worker who tested positive for the coronavirus on February...
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has submitted a letter of resignation to Malaysia’s king, his office said on Monday, amid talk of forming a new governing coalition. The fate of Malaysia’s...
The board of directors of Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited has approved the issuance of third subordinated bond worth Tk 5.0 billion, said an official disclosure on Monday. The bank is going...
Three passengers of an auto-rickshaw were killed and two others injured in a road accident in the Ferryghat area under Manda upazila of Naogaon district on Monday. The deceased were...
State minister for housing and public works Sharif Ahmed inaugurated the two-day long PWD (public works department) Annual Conference 2020 at Purta Bhaban in Dhaka city's Segunbagicha on Sunday. In...
The Auschwitz Memorial criticised Amazon on Sunday for fictitious depictions of the Holocaust in its Prime series “Hunters” and for selling books of Nazi propaganda. Seventy-five years after the liberation...
Stocks witnessed volatility in the early hours of trading on Monday as investors were seen active on both sides of trading fence amid ongoing dividend declarations. Following the previous two...
New Zealand has extended for eight days a ban on arrivals from mainland China, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday, carrying into its fourth week an effort to block...
A steel mill worker died after an iron bar fell on him at a steel factory in Tongi early Monday. The deceased was identified as Abul Hashem. Emdad Hossain, officer-in-charge...
Fears mounted on Monday that the coronavirus outbreak in China will grow into a pandemic with disruptive and deadly consequences for countries around the world, after sharp rises in infections...
The board of directors of IPDC Finance Ltd has recommended 10 per cent cash and 5.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2019. The annual...
The special tribunal on capital market has been sitting almost 'idle' for around 18 months in the absence of stock market-related cases in hand. The activities of the tribunal came...
The Supreme Court has granted Grameenphone three more months to pay the remaining Tk 10 billion to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) over an audit dispute. The court has...
After a decade of continuous growth, the poultry sector that meets 36 per cent of the human protein intake in the country is facing multifarious challenges. Sector insiders say the...
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has started to feel the heat of coronavirus in implementing some projects due to Chinese nationals' failure to meet the target. Official sources at...
Experts at a roundtable on Sunday said a single regulation is required for the digital financial service (DFS) or mobile financial service (MFS) to help the sector grow efficiently on...
Bangladesh is still at risk of losing the European Union's GSP as the latter has again warned about its readiness to launch the procedure for withdrawal of preferences in case...
Edgar Allan Poe's comic short story The Spectacles shows how disillusioned one gets when one refuses to wear eyeglasses. Even an 82 years old toothless woman the protagonist of the...
The demand for formation of a banking commission is an old one. Different people at different times brought the issue to the fore. But the government gave its proponents the...
The tendency to belittle the imperative of making people aware of the possible hazards in the day-to-day life often invites calamitous consequences. Over the last couple of decades, this scourge...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, citing the report of an international survey, on Sunday said the economy of Bangladesh will surpass that of Malaysia and Singapore by 2024. "The economy...
So many scams in the country's banking industry in recent past have pushed the entire sector towards grave danger. Scams in 14 banks in the past decade cost Tk 225.02...
The news item on densely plastic polluted Karnaphuli riverbed is really a strong warning as it shows a threat to environment of the country. The riverbed of Karnaphuli is covered...
Can Bangladesh, India, and the United States fit in the same foreign policy breath? Exploring two forthcoming summits may help expose some possibilities: US President Donald J. Trump's travel to...
The government loses Tk 100-120 billion in revenue every year as the cable operators have not digitised their services, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday. “The government loses Tk...
The government loses Tk 100-120 billion in revenue every year as the cable operators are not digitised their services, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday, reports UNB. “The government...
Putting emphasis on undertaking integrated development plans, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the development works should be complementary to each other. "…a development work should be complementary to...
Bangladesh has included Afif Hossain and Mohammad Naim Sheikh in the One-Day International squad for the first time ahead of their home series against Zimbabwe. Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and...
Grameenphone (GP) on Sunday deposited Tk 10.00 billion to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) in compliance with the Supreme Court order. “It’s a disputable audit and GP wants a constructive...
Terming construction of flyovers in the city an ‘irreparable damage’ to the city, urban experts have called for taking pragmatic steps instead of spending huge money on such mega structures...
China reported a sharp fall in new deaths and cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, but world health officials warned it was too early to make predictions about the outbreak...
A youth was stabbed to death at Paratan Chowdhurypara in Cumilla on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Shariful Islam, 27, son of late Bachchu Mia of Chandpur Suburb....
The High Court has acquitted four people out of five convicted by a trial court in a case over the murder of 15-year-old Shah Jamal in Jamalpur 10 years ago....
The election commission has banned the use of laminated posters in the campaign of the upcoming Dhaka 10 by-polls. The EC met the candidates of Dhaka-10 by-polls on Sunday to...
The High Court on Sunday asked Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Vice Chancellor to submit a report on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition by 5:00pm on Wednesday. The...
Stocks closed lower on Sunday despite the heavyweight Grameenphone (GP) shares surged following the news to deposit Tk 10 billion to BTRC. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock...
Authorities in Iran have announced the detection of at least 10 new cases of coronavirus and two more deaths, deepening a sense of public unease over the handling of the...
Britain will underline its desire for a Canada-style trade deal with the EU when formal talks start next month, prime minister Boris Johnson’s Downing Street office said on Saturday. Ministers...
Two young men riding a motorbike were killed after being hit by a passenger bus in front of BNS tower in Uttara’s House Building area on Sunday morning. The deceased...
The Graduation Ceremony of BIBM’s Certification Courses organized by Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) was held at BIBM premises recently. Fazle Kabir, Chairman of the BIBM Governing Board and...
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