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Veteran Indian Bengali actor and former Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul died of cardiac arrest early Tuesday. He was 61. Paul, who had gone to Mumbai to visit his daughter,...
The number of new coronavirus infections in mainland China fell below 2,000 on Tuesday for the first time since January, although global experts warn it is still too early to...
Eastern Cables Limited has incurred a loss of Tk 122 million in fiscal year (FY) 2018-19 for the first time since starting its operation in 1971, officials said. The company...
Bangladesh mission in China has expressed the fear that export-import trade between Dhaka and Beijing may face a major setback due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. The outbreak of...
The Economic Relations Division (ERD) has found poor implementation of the Disbursement Linked Results (DLR) on major components of the VAT Online Project (VOP) that may affect getting its remaining...
The amount of troubled loans in the banking system dived in the fourth quarter of 2019, aided by the special facilities central bank offered to defaulters. The non-performing loans, or...
Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) and Travel Art, a sister concern of Dear Life BD Tours and Travel Limited, signed a customer benefit agreement in Dhaka recently. Under the deal, EBL...
It has been discovered that the bane of plastic wastes becomes boon of late in the form of new fibre that fires up hopes. The manmade fibre (MMF) comes as...
The news item, published in a Dhaka daily, was startling --- if not shocking. It concerned an upazila-level school in northern Dinajpur district. It was late winter. Many school authorities...
Export of processed foods was an uncharted territory about a couple of decades ago. But once entrepreneurs started venturing into it, there opened the prospect of a healthy turnout from...
'Westlessness' was popularised by the Munich Security Conference from Valentine's Day this year. Britain's lack of presence at Munich security conference sparked concern among allies, noted AP. US Congress Speaker...
Police have recovered the bodies of two men from train tracks near the Airport Railway Station in Dhaka. The authorities identified one of them as Madan Mohan Sutradhar, 25, a...
That there is no unresolved miracle behind Bangladesh's spectacular economic performance over the past three decades is now evident to all. Earning the epithet of 'economic role model' has not...
Eid Big Sale! Winter Sale! New Year Sale! Buy One Get One Free! 70 per cent Off in Many Products! These are some of the offers that are common nowadays...
There is no need to keep all the China and Singapore returnees in hospital quarantine, said Director of the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Prof Dr Meerjady...
The telecom regulator has slashed the international incoming voice call rate by 66 per cent to only US$ 0.006 or Tk 0.51 per minute due to drastic fall in earnings...
The cabinet has approved in principle the draft of a law keeping a provision of merging Dhaka Children Hospital and Bangladesh Institute of Child Health for providing better treatment facilities...
Various cold-related diseases have affected 4,521 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Monday. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control...
At least 63 children were killed across the country in 2019, according to a local independent rights body. The Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) report noted that among the victims,...
Bangladesh and Qatar on Monday discussed ways to strengthen commercial ties further between the two countries and send more workers there ahead of the FIFA World Cup to be held...
A metro rail replica coach has been brought to Dhaka from Japan to educate the city dwellers on its services, reports bdnews24.com. The mock coach was opened in the metro...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) rescued three Rohingyas and arrested three suspected members of an international human trafficking gang from different parts of Chouddagram upazila on Monday. The arrestees...
Two planes carrying hundreds of US citizens from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship have left Japan, officials say. One plane has landed at a US Air Force air base in California,...
India summoned the Turkish ambassador on Monday to lodge a diplomatic protest over Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks on the disputed region of Kashmir and warned it would have a...
Bangladesh Honda Private Limited handed over two units of flagship motorcycle “GL1800 Goldwing” to Special Security Force (SSF) in the presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday. Managing Director...
Stocks extended the winning streak for the fifth straight session on Monday as investors continued their buying binge on sector-wise shares. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange,...
A Bangladesh student, who was released from quarantine in Ashkona Hajj Camp, has been admitted to Habiganj Sadar Hospital. Raihan, 28, a medical student, returned from China on February 8...
A Dhaka court has set March 18 to hold a hearing on the indictment of the 25 suspects in the murder of BUET student Abrar Fahad. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions judge...
The level of radiation that is currently being emitted by mobile phone towers in the country is not harmful for human health risks and the environment, the telecom regulator has...
The bidding for discovering cut-off price for initial public offering (IPO) share of Walton Hi-Tech Industries by the eligible investors is set to begin on March 2. The electronic bidding...
Grameenphone launched sign-line digital care dedicated for the hearing and speech impaired community on February 16 at The Westin Dhaka. Through this initiative, Grameenphone has incorporated sign language based digital...
“Guardian Life Bhalobashar Matribhasha 2020”, a 15-day long culture fest is taking place at Dhaka University TSC and Shoparjito Shadhinota Circle premises for the second time. It is the most...
BRAC Bank Limited and Automan Ventures Limited have signed an agreement for campaign. Under the agreement, all BRAC Bank credit and debit cardholders will enjoy 10% discount on service charges...
Electric short circuits were behind as many as 39 per cent of fire incidents across the country in 2019, official data showed. According to the data available with Bangladesh Fire...
Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Monday urged Bangladeshi businesses not to switch over to other countries as an alternative to China in the backdrop of the coronavirus outbreak....
An elderly woman who suffered burns after a fire broke out at a house in Sahebapara of Narayanganj's Siddhirganj upazila early Monday has died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH)....
A Dhaka court on Monday granted bail to Prothom Alo editor Matiur Rahman in a case filed over the death of Dhaka Residential Model College student Nayeemul Abrar Rahat. Dhaka...
Stocks witnessed an upward trend in the early hours of trading on Monday as some investors kept their buying interest on sector-wise shares. Following the previous day’s sharp gain, the...
China has approved the import of all poultry and poultry products from the United States, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on its website on Monday. Beijing had...
Eight members of a family, including two children, suffered burns after a fire broke out at their house in Sahebapara of Narayanganj's Siddhirganj upazila early Monday. The injured are Nurjahan...
The government is set to procure a large quantity of key essential goods ahead of Ramadan to avert any possible crisis during the fasting month, officials said. The move came...
The number of reported new cases of coronavirus in China’s Hubei province rose on Monday after two days of falls, as authorities imposed tough new restrictions on movement to prevent...
The under-construction metro rail has blocked the scope of constructing any other road infrastructure in its corridor, as height level of the mass rapid transit (MRT) line was lower than...
The central bank has refused to grant the securities regulator the access to its database for scrutinising the credit record of individuals or potential bond issuers, officials said. The Bangladesh...
FARIDPUR, Feb 16: Cattle rearing has become the main source of income for thousands of families in the remote char areas in the district. Some locals said most of the...
Childhood cancer devastates families. With parents now mostly opting for a single or two-child family and the absence of advanced cancer treatment in the country, emotional, psychological and financial impacts...
Instances are many where the government and relevant other institutions themselves have given rise to problems in a number of important areas and then employed both money and time to...
A number of legal interventions in the offing as identified lately by the private helicopter services may give reason for the sector to feel a little unease. According to officials...
Environment Minister M Shahab Uddin on Sunday said the air quality of Dhaka city has turned worse between 2016 and 2019 as works on various large infrastructure projects saw a...
The government has clarified that interest rates of different savings schemes with Post Office Savings Bank were lowered, not that of any savings certificate. The Ministry of Finance issued the...
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