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Bangladesh has again become the top dumping ground for ships with bringing highest 236 vessels in 2019, according to a global coalition. It also marked as the worst year for...
The proposed marine fisheries act has focused on the blue economy with incorporating a number of issues including mariculture. Its new provision will also empower the government to check illegal,...
Tanners at a programme on Thursday said they will not take charge of any ineffective common effluent treatment plant (CETP) constructed with low-quality machinery and proper solid waste dumping arrangement...
Qatar will not hire semi-skilled workers from Bangladesh, said expatriates' welfare and overseas employment secretary Md Salim Reza on Thursday. The Gulf nation needs foreign workers in security service and...
The fast-track Padma railway link project is likely to face another blow as the Bangladesh Railway (BR) has sought to lower its current annual allocation for it in the development...
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said on Thursday the country's capital market has been facing certain degree of liquidity crisis for some time. But there is no such problem in...
GOPALGANJ, Feb 06: Gopalganj Sadar upazila agriculture extension department has taken an initiative to cultivate BRRI Dhan-58 under three unions here this season. DAE office sources said a total of...
JASHORE, Feb 06 (UNB): Flower farmers in Jashore's Jhikorgachha say they expect to sell flowers worth Tk 700-800 million ahead of Pahela Falgun, Valentine's Day and International Mother Language Day...
Weddings don't always go exactly to plan, but as coronavirus infections continue to rise, one celebration went ahead without the bride and groom, reports BBC. Singapore couple Joseph Yew and...
The Apple Watch outsold the entire Swiss watch industry in 2019, according to a new report. Market research firm Strategy Analytics estimates that Apple shipped 30.7 million units worldwide of...
"Frailty, thy name is woman!" William Shakespeare's eponymous protagonist of 'Hamlet' says referring to his mother's betrayal of his father, now dead, in Act-1, Scene-2 of the play. In the...
Bangladesh has already set an ambitious goal to turn itself into a developed country by 2041 and a series of plans has been devised to reach the goal. Finalisation of...
Bangladesh evolving into a 'carbon-bomb'? On the eve of the country's fiftieth birthday anniversary, one certainly hopes not. Highlighting that fact, one local newspaper (Emran Hossain, "Six countries turn Bangladesh...
Bangladesh reached the final of the U-19 World Cup beating New Zealand by six wickets in the second seminal of the ongoing ICC Under-19 World Cup at Senwes Park in...
The cabinet's approval of the draft for the "Designated Reference Institute for Chemical Measurements, Bangladesh Act, 2020 is a move forward towards turning the reference institute into a world-class facility...
The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Examinations saw an inauspicious beginning this time. On Monday, the ailments that had long bedevilled public examinations made their round once again in several examination...
The bill passed in the Jatiya Sangsad (national parliament) Wednesday last to bring surplus funds belonging to 61 state and autonomous agencies to state coffers, possibly, carries the longest title...
In the wake of rises in prices of face masks amid coronavirus scare, the government’s disease control agency says not everyone needs protection as no returnees from China has tested...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday said the government has decided to give 100 to 20 per cent tax holiday to eight local industries for their development. “The eight...
Bangladesh restricted New Zealand to 211 runs for 8 in 50 overs in the 2nd semifinal of the ongoing ICC Under-19 World Cup at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Thursday,...
Teachers and students of Dhaka University’s Linguistics department on Thursday demanded that the honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) degree given to former Pakistani autocrat Ayub Khan, then President Iskandar Mirza...
Health Minister Dr Zahid Malik on Thursday said the government is discouraging people, including Bangladesh nationals, to return from China as the coronavirus outbreak worsens. “Those who want to return...
The Election Commission (EC) will announce the schedule for Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) elections on February 16. Senior Secretary of the EC Secretariat Md Alamgir said this at a press...
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Thursday suggested all to remain alert but not to panic as no Chinese nationals here and no Bangladesh nationals in China is infected...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday asked bank officials to fix their own problems before any tougher action starts coming from the higher level of the government. The minister...
Uber on Thursday released "How Bangladesh Moved in 2019: A Year in Review," which reveals Bangladesh's most loved Uber service, most visited destinations - local and international, as well as...
Dhaka ranked fourth worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Thursday morning. It had an AQI score of 208 at 09:27am. The air was classified as ‘very unhealthy’. Mongolia’s...
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Thursday suggested all to remain alert but not to create any panic saying no Chinese national in Bangladesh and no Bangladesh national in...
Fire service and civil defence divers have recovered the body of a 6-year-old girl, five after she drowned in the DND canal in Dhaka’s Kadamtoli.The body of Ashamoni was retrieved...
Monthly non-food inflation rate increased to 6.30 per cent in January from 5.55 per cent in December, according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). Nevertheless, food inflation dropped to 5.12...
Stocks extended the losing streak for the third straight session on Thursday as cautious investors continued their sell-offs on sector-wise issues. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange...
The by-elections to Gaibandha-3, Bagerhat-4 and Dhaka-10 constituencies will be held on March 21. The Election Commission announced the schedule at the Nirbachan Bhaban on Thursday. February 19 is the...
India's central bank held rates steady on Thursday and retained an accommodative policy stance as it sought to support faltering growth and avoid stoking already high inflation levels. The Reserve...
No new dengue cases were reported in the last 24 hours until 8:00am on Thursday, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. Fourteen dengue patients, including nine in the...
The international community has launched a $675 million preparedness and response plan covering the months of February through to April 2020 in order to fight further spread of the new...
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and his party this week face their first electoral test since deadly anti-government protests erupted nearly two months ago, with the divisive turmoil likely to...
A Lakshmipur court has sentenced three people to death over the killing of Awami League leader Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan in Lakshmipur six years ago. District and Sessions Court Judge Md...
Finnish telecom network equipment maker Nokia reported on Thursday a surprise rise in October-December underlying profit, driven by cost cuts, and said most of its 2020 profit will be generated...
Five Bangladeshi teenagers, who went to India in 2018, returned home through the Benapole Checkpost in Jashore on Wednesday. They are Samir Khan, 15, son of Quader Khan of Narail...
China said on Thursday it will halve additional tariffs levied against 1,717 products imported from the United States last year, following the signing of a Phase 1 trade deal that...
Microsoft has fixed a glitch in Windows 10 that meant one of the operating system's core features stopped working. Dozens posted on social media that Windows Search had stopped working...
Weddings don't always go exactly to plan, but as coronavirus infections continue to rise, one celebration went ahead without the bride and groom. Singapore couple Joseph Yew and his wife...
Drugmakers racing to find a vaccine or effective treatment for the deadly new coronavirus in China cautioned that they have a long way to go. That runs counter to reports...
A Pegasus Airlines plane flying into Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport skidded off the end of the wet runway and broke into three pieces after landing on Wednesday, killing three people...
Stocks surged in early hours of trading on Thursday as investors continued their buying binge on sector specific issues based on earnings declarations. Following the previous two days’ correction, the...
Earnings per share (EPS) of most of the listed companies under 'fuel & power' sector showed better performance in October-December, 2019 quarter compared to the same quarter of the previous...
The securities regulator has asked the premier bourse to explain the cause of its previous comments on capital market and financial statements of ACI which 'triggered' the fall of index...
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he hopes a free trade deal with Australia will be one of the first agreements secured now that Britain has left the European Union....
Bangladesh and Italy have agreed to strengthen mutual cooperation for economic development of the two countries. The decision came in a bilateral meeting between prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her...
Mohammad Badrul Ahsan, known as a popular columnist for The Daily Star and former publisher and editor of now defunct First News, has died at the age of 60. Ahsan...
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