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Noted singer Jane Alam died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital on Tuesday night at the age of 65. The eminent singer, composer, lyricist and music producer breathed...
As part of the government plan to relocate Rohingyas to Bhashanchar in Noakhali from Cox’s Bazar, some 1,070 Rohingyas are being taken to the island on Wednesday. Six ships of...
The High Court (HC) has granted six-month bail to Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore, 10 months after he was arrested under the Digital Security Act. A virtual bench of Justice M...
The board of directors of Beximco Ltd has decided to issue the first-ever private sector asset-backed Islamic Shariah compliant Sukuk Al Istisna for Tk 30 billion. This will be the...
The recently concluded Border Gavasker trophy between India and Australia was a testament to why test cricket is the premier version of the sport. Even the first test between Bangladesh...
El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, declared a major victory in legislative elections, citing a projection that his party and its allies had won the biggest congressional majority in the country’s...
The lights dim, as at the start of any theatre performance, and the audience leans forward to look through a letter-box slot or peephole in the door in front of...
In the tenth century, Erik the Red, a Viking from Iceland, was so impressed with the vegetation on another Arctic island he had found he called it “the green land.”...
Security forces fired in the air and used tear gas to break up anti-junta demonstrations in Myanmar’s two biggest cities on Wednesday, witnesses said, a day after a regional diplomatic...
Meghan, Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, was awarded 450,000 pounds ($630,000) on Tuesday as a provisional payment towards her legal costs after she won a privacy claim against the Mail on...
Six major utilities unveiled a plan on Tuesday to add electric vehicle fast chargers to connect major highway systems across United States, as they look to cater to the burgeoning...
The chairman of Saudi Aramco said on Tuesday the kingdom’s government remains committed to selling down some of its stake in the state oil firm. “Once we see the market...
G20 major economies have agreed to raise International Monetary Fund reserves with a new allocation of the fund’s own special drawing rights (SDRs) currency, the IMF’s head said on Tuesday,...
A good number of women have been cheated by the so-called Kabiraj (herbal medicine practitioner) in Bogura district. According to the written complaints of seven housewives including Mosha Mousumi, 30, wife of...
বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের এক প্রতিবেদনে বলা হয়েছে, কেবল একটি খাত বাদে কোনো প্রণোদনা প্যাকেজই এখন পর্যন্ত সম্পূর্ণ বাস্তবায়ন হয়নি, যদিও এর সময়সীমা ৩১ মার্চ। তৈরী পোশাক খাতের জন্য বরাদ্দকৃত প্রণোদনা প্যাকেজটি...
France and its Western allies plan to lodge a protest with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog to criticise Iran’s decision to curb cooperation with the agency, the French foreign minister...
Farmer Nazim Uddin has cultivated capsicum on a commercial basis for the first time at Rupsha upazila in Khulna district. The yield has been good, so has the taste. Numerous...
JHENIDAH: Mango growers in Jhenidah district see a good production this year as 80 per cent to 85 per cent blooming of the trees have already happened here. A good...
‘আপনি দেখতে কোন হলিউড তারকার মতো তা জানতে এখানে ক্লিক করুন’—এমন কৌতূহল জাগানো ক্লিকবেইট এখন সামাজিক যোগাযোগ মাধ্যমে অহরহ দেখা যায়। কৌতূহলের বশে অনেকেই ক্লিক করে ফেলেন এ ধরনের লিংকে।...
Reconditioned car importers and dealers on Tuesday proposed that the revenue authority adjust tax rates of brand new and reconditioned cars in order to increase overall tax collection and safeguard...
The government has decided to allow sending of workers on visit visas to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as the employers there are willing to hire such workers. The decision...
Some 12 small-cap companies have showed interest to raise capital through the bourses' SME boards to accelerate their business growth. The companies expressed their interest Tuesday at a meeting held...
Bangladesh has proposed to name Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre after Bangabandhu, sources said. According to a commerce ministry letter sent to the Chinese government, the name of this state-of-the-art exhibition...
Another passenger train will be launched to connect Dhaka with New Jalpaiguri (NJP) on March 26, marking the golden jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh's independence. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and...
Bangladesh has decided not to allow human trial of any Covid vaccine of the four producers proposed earlier. But any renowned pharmaceutical company, which produces vaccine, may be allowed similar...
The High Court on Tuesday issued a ruling against the managing director of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited (TGTDCL) and chairman of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) for...
The foreign investors on Tuesday accused the revenue board of not keeping its promise made at the time of formulating the new VAT law. The provisions of the law are...
Benefits of tax exemptions on essential commodities hardly reach the end-users as international price fluctuations, hoarding, production and availability of products work as major deterrents. Officials at the National Board...
China on Tuesday rejected an allegation by a cyber intelligence firm that a state-backed hacking group targeted the IT systems of two Indian coronavirus vaccine makers. Cyfirma told Reuters that...
The pandemic has made businesses realise they have to adopt a hybrid model to recover, sustain and disrupt. Collaboration is the key to a hybrid future. Multiple surveys show only...
Today's youths will be quite old and children past their middle age when Bangladesh completes 100 years of its independence. That also means the next 50 years belong to around...
While even in normal situation the task of creating jobs is a major concern for governments irrespective of the economic footings of countries, it is far more challenging in the...
Admittedly, Research and Development (R&D) in Bangladesh is a much neglected sector of the economy. A look at the poor condition of research, especially, at the universities or at the...
A painting by former British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill, which was owned by Angelina Jolie, has sold for £7m at auction in London. The sale price was almost four...
Saudi Arabia’s health minister has said receiving a coronavirus vaccine will be a prerequisite to participate in the five-day Hajj pilgrimage of this year. However, Saudi Health Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah...
President Abdul Hamid on Monday called for ensuring public interest in spending government money, noting that the expenditure is gradually increasing. The President said this while Comptroller and Auditor General...
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Russian individuals and entities over Russia's attempt to kill opposition figure Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent, senior Biden administration officials said....
The Myanmar envoy to the United Nations, Kyaw Moe Tun, has publicly denounced the coup d'etat in his country and has asked the global body and its member-states to take...
Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Thursday on a brief visit to discuss about the forthcoming visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Among many benefits, digitisation thrives from the green image. One of the emerging digital technologies has been blockchain. However, unlike other digital technologies, it is dirty. This distributed ledger technology...
People all over the world feel that Covid-19 has created a human catastrophe of a global dimension. They also feel the dire necessity of preventive vaccines to deal with this...
The number of new coronavirus infections globally rose last week for the first time in seven weeks, the World Health Organization has said. “We need to have a stern warning...
OPEC sees the oil market’s outlook as positive in general and the headwinds of uncertainty from last year continue to abate, the group’s secretary-general said. On a message on Twitter...
A Japanese a woman in her 60s died from a brain haemorrhage three days after receiving a Pfizer coronavirus vaccination, the health ministry said on Tuesday, adding that there may...
Japanese motorcycle brand Honda has launched a new engine assembling line along with safety riding activities at its manufacturing plant in Munshiganj. National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena...
আগামী ২৬ মার্চ ঢাকা-জলপাইগুড়ি যাত্রীবাহী ট্রেন চালু হচ্ছে বলে জানিয়েছে রেলপথ মন্ত্রণালয়। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম-এর। মঙ্গলবার রেলপথ মন্ত্রণালয় এক সংবাদ বিজ্ঞপ্তিতে জানায়, বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতার ৫০ বছর পূর্তি উপলক্ষে আগামী...
Describing the present economic situation as stagnant one due to the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the ministries should not demand additional allocations at this moment. "We...
অর্থনৈতিক অগ্রগতির ধারাবাহিকতায় বাংলাদেশ মালয়েশিয়ার মতো দেশের সমপর্যায়ে গিয়েছে বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন অর্থমন্ত্রী আ হ ম মুস্তফা কামাল। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম-এর। মতিঝিলে সোনালী ব্যাংকের প্রধান কার্যালয়ে মঙ্গলবার ‘বঙ্গবন্ধুর ম্যুরাল ও...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday announced three different teams for the upcoming Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games. Along with the national team members, many young cricketers got the chance in...
Macro-level policy reforms and strong governance are needed for the successful completion of the targeted Economic Zones in Bangladesh, Chairman of Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA) Paban Chowdhury said Tuesday....
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