Goldman Sachs Group Inc is launching an automated wealth-management platform to invest customer funds across managed portfolios made up of exchange trade funds for stocks and bonds, the bank has...
US passenger airline traffic fell 60.1 per cent in 2020 to the lowest number since 1984 as the Covid-19 pandemic devastated demand for air travel, the US Transportation Department said...
An Israeli ministerial committee approved the purchase of new jets, aircraft and munitions from US companies, an Israeli official has said, in a deal that would be worth billions of...
A Spanish chess board maker discovered by chance that its products played a cameo role in hit Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit”, and its sales have since soared. “One day...
The BBC’s investigative news programme Panorama on Tuesday published a video it said was of Sheikha Latifa, one of the ruler of Dubai’s daughters, saying that she was being held...
The United States has said that creating a conducive environment for elections in Iraq later this year includes tackling Iran-backed militias, Iran’s destabilising activities in the country and remaining Islamic...
German sportswear maker Adidas AG plans to sell or spin-off its underperforming Reebok brand, 15 years after it bought the US fitness label to help compete with arch-rival Nike. Adidas...
Marriott International Chief Executive Officer Arne Sorenson, who was undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer, has died, the company said on Tuesday. The first non-family member to head the hotel chain,...
Wearing blue hard hats, white hazmat suits and respirator masks, workers carted away bags of debris on a recent morning from a sprawling and now-defunct oil refinery once operated by...
A Democratic congressman, in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, accused former President Donald Trump, his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and two right-wing groups of conspiring to incite last month’s deadly...
Saudi Arabia has raised the stakes in a competition with freewheeling Dubai for foreign talent and cash. From 2024, the Saudi government will stop giving state contracts to companies and...
Kalaroa upazila, next to Sharsha upazila of Jashore district, is famous for handmade tiles that are being exported abroad. But the potential tiles industry which had been earning a substantial...
A private enterprise has sought the government's permission to export 1,000 tonnes of live snails to different foreign countries. The Save and Safety International in a recent letter requested commerce...
NAOGAON: Vegetable growers in the district have been deprived of fair prices of their products since the beginning of the season. A big portion of the profit is going to...
বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকসহ দেশের কয়েকটি আর্থিক ও সরকারি প্রতিষ্ঠানে সাইবার হামলার শঙ্কায় প্রতিষ্ঠানগুলোকে সতর্ক থাকার পরামর্শ দিয়েছে সরকারের কম্পিউটার ইনসিডেন্ট রেসপন্স টিম-সিআইআরটি। সাইবার অপরাধ তদন্তে সরকারের বিশেষায়িত এই সংস্থাটি মঙ্গলবার রাতে...
Expatriates' welfare ministry launched a digital platform with the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday to collect data of migrant returnees. The platform, 'Returning Migrants Management...
A historic winter storm has killed at least 21 people, left millions of Texans without power and spun killer tornadoes into the US Southeast on Tuesday. The brutal cold has...
The leading telecom operator Robi Axiata came under the securities regulator's action for its failure to declare any dividend for the year 2020. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC)...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has halved the value added tax (VAT) on different fees of mobile phone operators, including issuance 4G licences, renewal, royalty, technology neutrality and spectrum....
Maintenance of Summit's floating storage and re-gasification unit (FSRU) along with subsequent lower-than-regular import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is set to extend the country's existing gas crisis over the...
A bill that would strengthen oversite of mosques, schools and sports clubs to rid France of radical Islamists and ensure respect for French values - and is one of President...
Of the issues facing the country now, those relating to the Covid-19 pandemic and its vaccination figure prominently at the top. It is not that there is a lack of...
চলচ্চিত্র শিল্পের গৌরবময় অতীতকে ফিরিয়ে আনতে সরকার রবিবার একটি ১০ বিলিয়ন টাকার পুনঃতফসিল ঋণ তহবিল গঠন করেছে। স্বল্পমূল্যের তহবিলটি মূলত নতুন সিনেমা হল নির্মাণ, পুরাতন হলগুলো সংস্কার এবং নতুন সরঞ্জাম সংযোজনের জন্য...
Bangladesh has never had any colony nor have the Bangladeshis pirated in the Bay of Bengal for capturing resources of others unlike some European 'civilised' nations. This country has made...
It will hardly be an exaggeration to say that over the past twelve-thirteen months, partnership or collaboration on a global scale has come to a standstill. Nothing even in terms...
The ability to renew your passport or driver's license, pay a tax bill, or access government data with the click of a button or swipe of a screen, anytime and...
Mutual funds, being staid relatives of common shares, do not generate much excitement among ordinary investors. To put it in context, assets under management (AUM) of the 98 mutual funds...
Halfway through the fiscal year 2020-21 (FY21), the Bangladesh economy is still reeling from the adverse consequences of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as manifested by key macroeconomic and sectoral performance...
B-Trac Solutions Limited has teamed up with e-commerce marketplace Evaly.com Limited, according to a statement released on Tuesday. With this, Evaly customers will be able to purchase various products including...
Soft drink manufacturers are facing pressure on two fronts: the amount of sugar in their drinks and the amount of plastic waste their products produce. Coca-Cola is attempting to solve...
The Deans' Committee of Dhaka University has proposed starting the examinations for admitting students for honours programme for 2020-21 session from May 21. The recommendation was made in an emergency...
Myanmar police have filed a second charge against former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, after the military deposed her and seized power in a coup on February 1, her lawyer...
Despite the pandemic, Robi managed to end 2020 with a positive revenue growth (1.1%) compared to last year (2019). The total revenue of the company in 2020 stood at TK...
ঢাকা-সিলেট মহাসড়ক চার লেইনে উন্নীত হওয়ার পর তা ব্যবহারে টোল দিতে হবে বলে জানিয়েছেন পরিকল্পনামন্ত্রী এম এ মান্নান। মঙ্গলবার একনেকে ‘সাসেক ঢাকা-সিলেট করিডোর সড়ক উন্নয়ন’ প্রকল্পটি অনুমোদনের পর সংবাদ সম্মেলনে...
করোনাভাইরাসের থাবায় দেশের অর্থনীতি যে ক্ষতির সম্মুখীন হয়েছে, তা পুনরুদ্ধারের মাধ্যমে ঘুরে দাঁড়াবে বলে ব্যবসায়ী প্রতিষ্ঠানগুলো আশাবাদের কথা উঠেছে এসেছে এক জরিপে। কোভিড-১৯-এর প্রভাব মোকাবেলায় ব্যবসায় প্রতিষ্ঠানের আত্মবিশ্বাস যাচাইয়ে বেসরকারি...
উত্তর কোরিয়া হ্যাকিংয়ের মাধ্যমে যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের ওষুধ কোম্পানি ফাইজারের কোভিড-১৯ টিকা তৈরির প্রযুক্তি চুরি করতে চেয়েছিল বলে দাবি দক্ষিণ কোরিয়ার গোয়েন্দা সংস্থার। তবে উত্তর কোরিয়া ওই তথ্য চুরি করতে সক্ষম হয়েছে...
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) on Tuesday urged the government to create a flexible regulation to bring informal businesses into the mainstream for their record and traceability...
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ২০২০-২১ শিক্ষাবর্ষের স্নাতক প্রথম বর্ষের ভর্তি পরীক্ষা আগামী ২১ মে থেকে শুরুর প্রস্তাব করেছে বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ডিনস্ কমিটি। মঙ্গলবার বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের উপাচার্য অধ্যাপক মো. আখতারুজ্জামানের সভাপতিত্বে অনুষ্ঠিত ডিনস কমিটির জরুরি...
India has detected both the South African and Brazilian coronavirus variants and people returning from those countries may be tested more aggressively, health officials said on Tuesday. The South African...
After bagging one of the top positions in the report made by Counterpoint Research, youth-favorite smartphone brand realme has again became one of the top four mobile brands in Bangladesh....
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a Tk 169.19 billion South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Dhaka-Sylhet Corridor Road Development project in a bid...
At least one person was dead and more than 4.0 million were without power in Texas after a rare deep freeze forced the state’s electric grid operator to impose rotating...
Bexi Fabrics launched a privilege card for its customers using which they can avail 5.0 per cent discount. Besides, every privilege cardholder will enjoy 7.5 per cent special discount on...
The British Council is going to organise Study UK Virtual Fair on Saturday (February 20). The fair will be held from 3 pm to 7 pm that day. The virtual...
Australia’s government said on Tuesday it will amend draft laws that would make Google and Facebook pay for news to clarify that publishers would be paid in lump sums rather...
Malaysia's government will repatriate 1,200 Myanmar migrants next week despite a military coup in their home country, but has assured that they will not include minority Muslim Rohingya refugees or...
India made a roaring comeback into the four-match Test series against England as they wrapped up the second Test at Chennai by 317 runs on the fourth day to level...
A Kurigram court has sentenced six people to death for killing four members of a family in 2014. Kurigram District and Sessions Judge Md Abdul Mannan delivered the verdict on...
When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in India, there were fears it would sink the fragile health system of the world’s second-most populous country. Infections climbed dramatically for months and...
Emirates SkyCargo, the cargo division of Emirates airline, has signed an agreement with the UNICEF to priorities the transport of COVID-19 vaccines, essential medicines, medical devices and other critical supplies...
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