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Stocks soared on Tuesday, defeating worries of the seven-day strict-lockdown, as bargain hunters continued to put fresh bets on low-priced lucrative issues. The stock market will remain shut during the...
লকডাউনে সব ধরনের পণ্যবাহী ট্রেন চলাচলের পাশাপাশি বুধবার থেকে কৃষিজাত পণ্য ও পার্সেল পরিবহনে চার জোড়া বিশেষ ট্রেন চলাচল করবে বলে জানিয়েছেন রেলপথ মন্ত্রী নূরুল ইসলাম সুজন। মঙ্গলবার রেলভবনে ‘লকডাউন...
The police have introduced an emergency movement pass system for citizens during the weeklong virus lockdown set to be enforced with stricter rules from Wednesday. Inspector General of Police Benazir...
Brinjal prices increased by Tk 20-40 a kg overnight in Dhaka as sold at Tk 80-100 a kg on Tuesday ahead of Ramadan. Traders in different stages blamed each other...
Bangladesh Bank has raised the limits for cash withdrawal from ATMs during the lockdown that starts on Wednesday. Customers will be allowed to withdraw from ATMs as much as Tk...
বিজ্ঞাপনে বিশেষজ্ঞ, চিকিৎসক বা পুষ্টিবিদের অংশ না নেওয়াসহ একগুচ্ছ বিধিনিষেধ রেখে খাদ্যপণ্যের প্রচারে নতুন বিধান হচ্ছে। ভাষাসহ সাধারণ কিছু বিষয় ছাড়াও শিশুখাদ্য, পানীয় এবং শিশুদের নিয়ে ও তাদের লক্ষ্য করে...
Governments in South Asia must ensure that vulnerable groups are not excluded from access to Covid-19 vaccines, said Amnesty International in a report on Tuesday, while urging the international community...
A mild heatwave is sweeping over Khulna division and different regions of the country and it may continue until Thursday, according to an official at Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). Rain...
Banks in Dhaka have seen a swirl of customers, a day before the new virus lockdown begins nationwide. Just after the services opened at 10 am Tuesday, most banks struggled...
MAGURA: Down trend in price of moshur pulse is frustrating Magura farmers. A bumper production of moshur has been achieved in the district this year. Bumper production brought smile on...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation this evening on the occasion of Bangla New Year 1428, to be celebrated tomorrow, BSS reports. “The Prime Minister will deliver her...
Bangladesh still faces challenges like lower rate of smartphone penetration, exorbitant mobile data price, lack of physical infrastructure and business-friendly policy for expansion of e-commerce in rural areas. Policy-makers, industry...
Japan has shown its reluctance to take forward a proposal by Bangladesh for conducting a joint feasibility study on the possibility to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) between the...
JCI Dhaka Uptown has announced its first project initiative of the year — ‘Orphan Aid Project 2021’ — to be launched today, Tuesday, in what it calls 'JCI Village' in Narayanganj....
The board of directors of Eastern Bank has recommended 17.50 per cent cash and 17.50 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2020. The final approval...
The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) has extended the timeframe for applying for new TREC licence from the port city's bourse by one and half months until May 30. The board...
The government has relaxed the requirement of approval from the ministries and departments concerned for releasing the fourth instalment of grant allocation under the operating budget. The fund will be...
Speakers at a webinar on Monday urged the government to focus more on improving the health services than imposing lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus. They suggested taking policy...
Rice production in the ongoing Boro season might be affected severely as 'heat stress' has hit paddy fields in nearly 30 districts in Bangladesh. Experts apprehended that the government's target...
As the country is set to embrace a 'hard' lockdown from tomorrow (Wednesday), the World Bank (WB) on Monday released the Bangladesh Development Update (BDU) highlighting the impact of the...
Industrial zones especially seven labour-intensive ones have been brought under strict monitoring to ensure health and safety measures following a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths, officials said. The labour...
Stocks opened marginally lower on Tuesday after witnessing a modest rise the previous day riding on the news of stock market closure during the forthcoming lockdown. Trading and settlement activities...
The pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world. In fact, Covid-19 has already claimed over 2.9 million lives and infected more than 136 million people globally. The total case...
The board of directors of Pubali Bank has recommended 12.50 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2020. The final approval of the dividend will come...
The board of directors of Brac Bank has recommended 10 per cent cash and 5.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2020. The final approval...
Autonomous driving startup WeRide received a permit to test two passenger vehicles on California’s public roads without a safety driver in the front, California’s Department of Motor Vehicles said on...
করোনাভাইরাসের বিস্তার ঠেকাতে ‘কঠোর লকডাউনের’ আগে শিথিল ‘লকডাউনে’ দূরপাল্লার বাস চলাচল বন্ধ থাকলেও মহাসড়কে দেখা যাচ্ছে যানবাহনের ভিড়। ঢাকা ছাড়তে চাওয়া মানুষের চাপই এই ভিড় তৈরি করেছে। সোমবার সকাল থেকেই...
China has imposed a sweeping restructuring on Jack Ma’s Ant Group, the fintech conglomerate whose record $37 billion IPO was derailed by regulators in November, underscoring Beijing’s determination to rein...
China’s trade surplus with the United States stood at $21.37 billion in March, Reuters calculations based on Chinese customs data showed on Tuesday, down from $23.01 billion in February. Last...
Prosecutors on Monday neared the end of their case in the murder trial of former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin, calling George Floyd’s younger brother to the stand for emotional testimony...
Reuters News has named one of its top editors, Alessandra Galloni, as its next editor-in-chief, the first woman to lead the globe-spanning news agency in its 170-year history. A native...
দেশে করোনাভাইরাসের সংক্রমণ বেড়ে যাওয়ায় কারাগারে থাকা আসামিকে ভিডিও কনফারেন্সের মাধ্যমে দেখে রিমান্ড শুনানির অনুমতি দেওয়া হয়েছে। সেই সঙ্গে আসামিদের আদালত কক্ষে হাজির না করে কারাগারে রেখেই জামিন শুনানি করতে...
Confusion and complacency in addressing Covid-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over, but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures, WHO...
Asia share markets were cautious on Tuesday after US markets weakened as investors anticipated the start of corporate earnings seasons and the release of key inflation data to indicate how...
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims to transform the world and is full of transformative commitments. The commitment to "promote transparent and accountable scaling-up of appropriate public-private cooperation to...
US President Donald Trump has left the world scenario, leaving many a fallout behind. In his turbulent exit millions of people have heaved sighs of relief. But Trump has finally...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's kind and timely initiative to help the poor and needy has sadly been undermined by the administration assigned to carry out the programme. Carried in a...
The government will allow no more than 20 people at Taraweeh prayers in mosques during Ramadan this year as part of efforts to keep the surging coronavirus outbreak in check....
সরকার ঘোষিত কঠোর লকডাউনে টানা বন্ধের আগে মঙ্গলবার বেলা ৩টা পর্যন্ত খোলা থাকবে ব্যাংক গুলো। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম-এর। সোমবার রাতে বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের মুখপাত্র সিরাজুল ইসলাম এ তথ্য জানিয়েছেন। চলমান...
Treating COVID-19 patients at home with a commonly-used inhaled asthma drug called budesonide can speed up their recovery, according to UK trial results on Monday which doctors said could change...
মুন্সীগঞ্জের শিমুলিয়া ঘাটে দক্ষিণমুখী যাত্রীর চাপ অনেক বেড়ে গেছে। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম-এর। ১৪ এপ্রিল থেকে কঠোর লকডাউনের ঘোষণায় সোমবার দক্ষিণবঙ্গগামী অনেকে রাজধানী ছাড়ছেন। এতে শিমুলিয়া ঘাটে পারাপারের জন্য কয়েকশ...
করোনাভাইরাস সংক্রমণ এড়াতে এবারও রোজায় মসজিদে তারাবিতে মুসল্লির সংখ্যা বেঁধে দিয়েছে সরকার। ধর্ম মন্ত্রণালয় সোমবার এক নির্দেশনায় জানিয়েছে, যে কোনো মসজিদে তারাবিতে খতিব, ইমাম ও হাফেজসহ সর্বোচ্চ ২০ জন অংশ...
Considering the upsurge in the country's Covid-19 situation, Dhaka University has formally called off the Mangal Shobhajatra, or March of Good Tidings, a colourful procession at dawn to usher in...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0 is very much a reality-a level-up transformation into a more connected ecosystem that mesh people, processes, machines, big data, and intelligence seamlessly. Industry...
In 2017 I wrote an article in this paper titled "Why Bangladesh needs a sovereign wealth fund"? Two developments led me to write the eponymous article. Firstly, the refusal of...
A legal notice was sent to the authorities concerned seeking implementation of a High Court (HC) order to make 14-day quarantine mandatory for all foreign returnees. The notice also sought...
An expert panel of India's drugs regulator has recommended emergency use approval of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, two sources said on Monday, which could make it the nation's third...
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed its utter disappointment over irregularities and corruption in the recruiting process announced by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to meet the technical...
করোনাভাইরাসের সংক্রমণ সামাল দিতে বুধবার থেকে যে এক সপ্তাহের লকডাউন দিয়েছে সরকার, সেই সময়ে সব ব্যাংক বন্ধ থাকবে। সোমবার বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক এই সিদ্ধান্ত জানিয়েছে, খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। কেন্দ্রীয় ব্যাংকের...
A court in Dhaka has granted the police seven days to question Azizul Hoque Islamabadi, central organising secretary of Hifazat-e Islam Bangladesh, following his arrest in Chattogram. The Rapid Action...
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