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বিনিয়োগকারীদের স্বার্থে পুঁজিবাজারে তালিকাভুক্ত ব্যাংকগুলোর জন্য নগদ ও বোনাস মিলে সর্বোচ্চ ৩০ শতাংশ ঘোষণার যে সীমা বেঁধে দেওয়া হয়েছিল, তা বাড়িয়ে ৩৫ শতাংশ করবে কেন্দ্রীয় ব্যাংক। সোমবার বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের প্রতিনিধি...
China has urged authorities in Myanmar to ensure protection for Chinese properties and employees in Myanmar following attacks on Chinese-run factories in Yangon. A spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry...
Volkswagen, the world’s No.2 carmaker, on Monday said it plans to build six battery cell production plants in Europe by 2030 to secure supply for its electric vehicle push. The...
অর্থ ‘পাচার’ করে দেশের কয়েকটি আর্থিক প্রতিষ্ঠানকে ‘ধ্বংসের প্রান্তে’ নিয়ে যাওয়া প্রশান্ত কুমার (পি কে) হালদারের সহযোগী হিসেবে নাম আসার পরও বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের সাবেক ডেপুটি গভর্নর এস কে সুর চৌধুরী...
A Rangamati court on Monday sentenced a member of Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 10-year imprisonment in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act. Rangamati District and Sessions Judge...
Homegrown startups will get technological innovation support from eGeneration and Microsoft for scaling up their platforms. The announcement came at a roundtable titled “Building Best in Class & Scalable Startup...
Stocks posted a marginal rise on Monday, after losing sharply in the previous day, as investors remained cautious amid lack of clear direction. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka...
শ্রম আইনে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ সংস্কারের মধ্য দিয়ে বিদেশি কর্মীদের জন্য নতুন দিনের সূচনা হল সৌদি আরবে। দেশটির ‘কাফালা’ ব্যবস্থায় পরিবর্তন আনায় বেসরকারি খাতের বিদেশি শ্রমিকরা এখন নিয়োগকর্তার অনুমতি ছাড়াই চাকরি পরিবর্তন...
Customers will be able to purchase LG products from Butterfly's virtual shop in the e-commerce marketplace Evaly, according to a release. Customers will get attractive discounts when they buy these...
Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Per Olsson Fridh on Monday said Sweden is interested to invest in Bangladesh’s energy sector, particularly clean energy production. The visiting Swedish Minister said...
China on Monday offered to provide 100,000 doses of Chinese coronavirus vaccine to Bangladesh for emergency use. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming made this offer when he met Prime...
দেশে করোনাভাইরাসের সংক্রমণ দ্রুত বাড়তে থাকায় জনগণকে স্বাস্থ্যবিধি মানাতে আগের মত কঠোর হওয়ার কথা বলেছেন স্বাস্থ্যমন্ত্রী জাহিদ মালেক। তিনি বলেছেন, মানুষ যাতে স্বাস্থ্যবিধি মেনে চলে, তা নিশ্চিত করতে আবারও ভ্রাম্যমাণ...
Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start countrywide commodity sale programme at subsidised prices from Wednesday aiming to keep the essentials price stable in the markets before the holy Ramadan....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Monday) inaugurated Bangladesh Infrastructure Development Fund (BIDF) aiming to finance different development projects from the country’s own fund. The BIDF that formed taking funds from...
আন্তর্জাতিক বাজারে মূল্যবৃদ্ধির কারণ দেখিয়ে রোজার আগে দেশের বাজারে ভোজ্যতেলের দাম বাড়িয়েছে বাণিজ্য মন্ত্রণালয়। তাতে ভোক্তা পর্যায়ে প্রতি লিটার খোলা সয়াবিন তেলের দাম ২টাকা এবং বোতলজাত তেলে ৪ টাকা বাড়ছে। ...
No bilateral agreement is likely to be signed during the visits of two heads of state and three heads of government to Dhaka. But a string of MoUs will be signed...
Saudi Arabia has allowed foreign workers living in the country to switch jobs without their employers’ permission as the long-awaited labour reforms in the Gulf region’s most populous country went...
Bangladesh has recorded 1,773 new cases of the coronavirus, taking the tally to 559,168. The death toll climbed to 8,571 after 26 fatalities, the highest daily count in nine weeks,...
Taiwan's de facto embassy in Myanmar has advised Taiwanese companies operating in the country to fly the island's flag and hang signs stating they are from Taiwan to avoid being...
The government has extended a freeze on the jail sentences of BNP chief Khaleda Zia by six months in two corruption cases. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved a recommendation submitted...
The coronavirus vaccine can be taken during fasting in the month of Ramadan, Islamic Foundation said. The foundation gave its religious explanation and directives after holding a meeting with government...
Six shops have been gutted in a fire at Pakullya Bazar in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail district. Habibur Rahman Khan, general secretary of Pakullya Bazar Traders Association, said the fire...
India will propose a law banning cryptocurrencies, fining anyone trading in the country or even holding such digital assets, a senior government official told Reuters in a potential blow to...
Stocks posted a marginal gain at the opening on Monday after the previous day’s sharp decline as bargain hunters showed their appetite on sector-wise issues. Within the first hour of...
Bangladesh’s leading electronics brand Walton has set a goal to be the market leader in the domestic electrical appliances sector by 2022. Walton Hi-Tech Industries Limited (WHIL) Managing Director Engineer...
কিশোর সাহিত্যের বিশ্ববিখ্যাত চরিত্র পিনোকিও’র কথা জানেন তো? মিথ্যে বলার অভ্যাস ছিল তার মজ্জাগত। এর শাস্তিও জুটে গিয়েছিল তার কপালে। মিথ্যে বললে কাঠের পুতুল সেই পিনোকিও’র নাক লম্বা হতে থাকত,...
Drones have captured how fin whales have returned to the same part of the Spanish coast in an annual ritual to feast on krill. The common fin whale lives in...
Japan is considering limiting the number of people who will be allowed to accompany foreign ministers and leaders for the delayed Tokyo Olympics due to health concerns amid the COVID-19...
Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish won the top prizes at the Grammy Awards on Sunday in a ceremony that also saw Beyonce become the most awarded female artist in Grammy...
London police faced a backlash from the public on Sunday and an official inquiry into their actions after using heavy-handed tactics to break up an outdoor vigil for a woman...
Carmaker Volkswagen plans to cut up to 4,000 jobs at its plants in Germany by offering early or partial retirement to older employees in a move that could cost several...
The US Department of Homeland Security on Saturday ordered an emergency agency that usually responds to floods, storms and other major disasters to help care for a growing number of...
The board of directors of Agrani Insurance Company has recommended 5.0 per cent cash and 5.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2020. The final...
Security forces killed at least 22 anti-coup protesters in the poor, industrial Hlaingthaya suburb of Myanmar’s main city on Sunday after Chinese-financed factories were set ablaze there, an advocacy group...
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY: A research team of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) has developed voice-controlled smart wheelchair. The development of the technology is the first of its kind in...
Speakers at a programme in the city on Sunday proposed introducing an insurance policy for garment workers amounting to Tk1,000 a year under direct supervision of the government. A worker...
CHATTOGRAM: The transportation of goods by the waterway, through most important commercial hubs at Chaktai and Khatungonj, is being hampered as all the 24 ghats of Chaktai Khal (Chatkai canal)...
Index Agro Industries, the poultry and fish feed producer, is set to hold its initial public offering (IPO) lottery draw on March 22 to allocate IPO shares. Index Agro Industries,...
The government has initially identified seven more industrial sectors to set minimum monthly wages for the workers mainly to bring them under regulations, officials said. The sectors are tiles and...
The securities regulator is working independently without facing pressures or entertaining undue demands from any quarter, its head says. Instead, "Our control over the market is increasing day by day,"...
The Bangladesh Shop Owners Association (BSOA) has decided to keep all shops and shopping malls closed on March 17, marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh...
Speakers in a seminar on development of women entrepreneurs stressed the need for changing the mindset of banks and other financial institutions (FIs) to provide loans to fresh entrepreneurs for...
Leading fashion brands have recorded huge profits despite the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest global report. But the garment workers in the supply chain have been denied full wages...
Plastic goods manufacturers and exporters on Sunday demanded the withdrawal of import duty, VAT, and supplementary duty on import of capital machinery and spare parts for the sector. They also...
The government has hired one more deputy governor (DG) to ensure smooth functioning of the central bank in the Covid-19 situation, officials said. Abu Farah Md. Naser, executive director of...
Local restaurant owners on Sunday proposed the government to bring all eateries, including street foods vendors, under the tax net by slashing the VAT rate to 5.0 per cent. Currently,...
It was his birthday. But eight-year-old Yasin, admitted to a madrasha only a few months back, with his kind of family background could not have the luxury of celebrating the...
The pandemic is not yet over. From the early part of December last, the intensity of Covid-19 was on the decline. But from the first day of the current month,...
After nearly a month of debates, and views for and against, the Bangla Academy Ekushey Book Fair is set to begin on March 18. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected...
Just one in 20 of the women, who currently make up 18 per cent of directors on the boards of listed companies in Bangladesh, are independent directors. In terms of...
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