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Modern economics is a data-dependent discipline. Hence, economic analysis is sensitive to the quality of the relevant data. Important economic variables influence, and in turn are influenced by, many other...
On a cold but sunny day, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in to their respective elected Office-- Biden as the 46th President of the United States and Kamala...
After a considerably long gap, a potential outbreak of bird flu appears to be casting shadows across. The virus is borne by poultry and poultry products. Following a January 13...
Keeping an eye on more points to secure a better place in the points table of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League, Bangladesh national cricketers are all set...
Internet users in Bangladesh may face slow connection early on January 31 due to repair work on the second submarine cable. The repair work on the cable will continue for...
As the country is waiting with bated breath for vaccine roll-out on January 27, not every aspect of the programme has been clarified enough. App-based registration was reported to be...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) on January 25 last issued a circular reminding the bank company directors, managing directors and officials of two top tiers of the need for complying with...
The government has worked out a plan for national vaccination against Covid-19 with a target to give two doses of jabs to each of 138.2 million (13.82 crore) people to...
Bangladesh will get 5.0 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca and manufactured by Serum Institute of India, on Monday. Health Minister Zahid Maleque gave the...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised Medina of Saudi Arabia as one of the healthiest cities across the world. The holy city gained the accreditation after a visiting team...
Although there was a drop in the level of noise pollution in Dhaka during the initial days of the Covid-induced lockdown period, the brief interlude of quiet has started fading...
Dutch police have arrested the alleged leader of a large Asian drug syndicate who is listed as one of the world’s most-wanted fugitives and has been compared to Mexican drug...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Sunday said electronic voting machine (EVM) has gained acceptance among voters. The CEC came up with the statement while addressing a view...
The government has taken steps to ensure supply of 14,000-MW electricity during the upcoming irrigation season. “We have instructed all concerned for completing necessary preparation to ensure supply of 14,000...
The Ministry of Commerce has formed a committee to set the prices of edible oil in keeping with the international market. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi announced the decision after a...
The authorities have recalled Kashimpur Jail's Superintendent Ratna Roy and Jailer Nur Mohammed of Kashimpur for providing special treatment to Tushar Ahmed, general manager of scam-tainted Hall-Mark Group, in prison....
A Dhaka court has set February 10 to pronounce its judgement in the case lodged over the murder of Jagriti Prokashoni publisher Foysal Arefin Dipon. Judge Md Mojibur Rahman fixed...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) in partnership with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Solve will be hosting a virtual Solveathon on January 30 to generate...
Confirmed Covid-19 infections around the world approached 99 million on early Sunday. And the death toll from Covid-19 continued its relentless march upwards, with more than 2.1 million people known...
Former US President Donald Trump is set to face a historic second impeachment trial in Senate next month after Democrats and Republicans agreed to delay the schedule by two weeks....
Amid a raging debate over privacy offered by messaging platforms like WhatsApp, terrorist groups and their handlers from Pakistan are switching to new applications which include one developed by a...
Eleven workers trapped for two weeks by an explosion inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday. State broadcaster CCTV showed workers being hauled up...
Stocks ended marginally lower on Sunday, snapping a three-day positive session, as investors mostly followed cautious stance amid persistent profit-booking tendency. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange...
Bangladesh has recorded 473 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 531,799. The death toll climbed to 8,023 after 20...
The government has approved the rapid antibody testing procedure for COVID-19, a long-pending issue in Bangladesh, as cases and deaths from the illness are still rising. "I have given permission...
Once the winter comes in, the mannequins in shopping malls get new warm clothes. All kinds of people crowd different markets to buy newly designed trendy hoodies, woolen sweaters, leather...
Education Minister Dipu Moni has said schools will hold regular classes for students of grades 10 and 12 when educational institutions reopen after a prolonged shutdown due to the coronavirus...
Canada’s Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden agreed to meet next month, the prime minister’s office said on Friday, following a call between the two leaders in which they...
Bangladesh will buy 100,000 tonnes of rice from Myanmar, putting aside a rift over the Rohingya refugee crisis as the government races to overcome a shortage of the staple food...
Wastes from hotels are polluting the water of the Saraswati River in Sirajganj, causing immense hazards to human health and fish resources. Hanif Hotel, Food village, Alif Lam, Aristocrat, Rupaly...
Bangladesh's parliament has approved an amendment to the existing law to allow the government to publish the outcome of last year's Higher Secondary Certificate exams. Education Minister Dipu Moni tabled...
Two teenage boys were killed in an attack by a wild elephant at Konapara area in Alikadam upazila of Bandarban district early Sunday. The victims were identified as Mansur Alam,...
Thirty-five companies listed under DSE and CSE have received the 7th ICSB National Award for Corporate Governance Excellence, 2019. Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) organised the award giving...
“I feel very honoured and privileged to be here tonight. The BAFTAs have always been very supportive of my career and I'm deeply appreciative,” said Joaquin Phoenix while collecting his...
Stocks on both the bourses witnessed a positive note amid soaring turnover in the early trading on Sunday as investors went on buying spree on major sector stocks. Beximco Pharma’s...
Malaysian maritime authorities have arrested 16 Vietnamese fishermen from two boats they said were encroaching in Malaysia’s waters without a license, the Bernama state news agency reported. The fishermen and...
A fire that broke out at a readymade garment factory (RMG) at Dhaka’s Kamalapur area on Sunday morning was doused, said fire service officials. Arshad Hossain, duty officer of Fire...
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Saturday the kingdom was optimistic that it would have “excellent relations” with the new U.S. administration of President Joe Biden and that it would...
South Africa jazz trombonist and composer Jonas Gwangwa, whose music powered the anti-apartheid struggle, died on Saturday aged 83, the presidency said. President Cyril Ramaphosa led the tributes to the...
A single winning ticket for a Mega Millions lottery jackpot of $1.05 billion, the third-largest lottery jackpot in US history, was sold at a supermarket in a suburb of Detroit,...
Student protesters who urged world leaders at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos to “Stop (f)lying to us” must be pleased this year, at least as far as the...
Bangladesh imported 8.97 million cubic metres of LNG in 2020, up 1.56 per cent from 2019. It brought 65 cargoes, each having around 138,000 cubic metres of LNG (liquefied natural...
The securities regulator has addressed 88 per cent of the total complaints submitted online by investors since the introduction of online complaint module. After introduction of Customer Complaints Address Module...
Police detained more than 3,000 people and used force to break up rallies across Russia on Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters ignored extreme cold and police warnings to...
The United States plans to reverse the Trump administration’s “draconian” immigration approach while working on policies addressing the causes of migration, President Joe Biden told his Mexican counterpart, the White...
Financial management of the country's readymade garment (RMG) factories is very poor and the majority of them including large ones did not have financial backup and plan to cope with...
Upper poverty rate in Bangladesh almost doubled to 42 per cent in December 2020 from 21.6 per cent in 2018 for Covid-19, according to a latest household survey. Lower or...
The absence of an integrated automated system between the revenue board and some of the export processing zones is posing risk for revenue loss and delay in the customs process....
Despite the single-digit interest regime, the private sector investment has remained stagnant because of both corruption and some weakness of the country's judicial system, an economist says. "The government somehow...
The rising air and sea shipment costs have landed apparel makers in deeper trouble, as they reel under the lingering effects of Covid-19, industry people say. Freight forwarders attributed the...
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