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A prime reason why Nelson Mandela is venerated worldwide is his dedication to democratic principles. He spent twenty seven years in prison and then liberated South Africa from the pernicious...
The economic growth of Bangladesh, to a certain extent, depends on the export of apparels which account for approximately 80.0 per cent of the country's total annual export earnings. It...
Countries incur debt by borrowing. Borrowing can enable countries to finance important development programs and projects-but, taken too far, the burden of debt repayment can overwhelm a country's finances, at...
Around 10,000 members of the police, who were infected with the coronavirus while working during the pandemic, have applied for the government-announced compensation. The home minister has sought the Finance...
US-Bangla, the largest private airline in Bangladesh, is going to start flights from February 1, 2021 to Dubai. US-Bangla will operate seven flights in a week from Dhaka to Dubai....
The 3.32-kilometre long tunnel under the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram is expected to be ready for vehicular movements by 2022. “The overall progress of Karnaphuli Tunnel has reached 62 per...
The High Court on Monday ordered authorities concerned to prepare a draft of the policy within three months to monitor and extract VAT from broadcasting and distributing contents on over-the-top...
Twelve workers who were left trapped underground after an explosion at a gold mine in eastern China a week ago are still alive, according to a note retrieved from the...
As the pandemic has heightened the risks of dropping out from schools, many children from poor families in major cities and youths in Cox’s Bazar will be provided with learning...
The United Kingdom is vaccinating 140 people per minute against COVID-19 on average, Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Monday. "It is going well, we're vaccinating on average 140...
Land ministry is preparing to draft a new law to provide speedy compensation to real land owners who have been harassed by land and real estate frauds. To this effect,...
The Padma bridge project office has surrendered almost 60 per cent of its budget for the current (2020-21) fiscal year as, authorities say, utilisation of the entire amount will not...
Manchester United is flying high in the Premier League title race after a 10 match unbeaten run. Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s team is a weird success story in the Premier League,...
Terming Jatiya Sangsad as the centrepiece of people's hope and aspirations, President Abdul Hamid called for making united efforts to create unity among all irrespective of political affiliations, classes and...
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that the world was on the brink of a "catastrophic moral failure" on distributing COVID-19 vaccines, urging countries and...
North South University (NSU) is the first and only private university in the country to sequence SARS-CoV-2 genomes using their own facilities at NSU Genome Research Institute (NGRI), according to...
Since childhood, biology was the subject to have engaged Ramisa the most, and she dreamt of pursuing a career in it. However, when faced with the post-HSC dilemma between microbiology...
The Premier Bank Limited achieved second position amongst 34 banks and three Mobile Financial Services (MFS) for collecting Dhaka Wasa’s bill in the financial year 2019-2020. M Reazul Karim, FCMA,...
Bangladesh will receive an unspecified quantity of novel coronavirus vaccine doses as a “gift” from India, according to Health Minister Zahid Maleque. Maleque said India may ship these doses to...
A total of 2,208 people with coronavirus (Covid-19) symptoms died in the last nine and a half months from March 22, 2020 to January 9, 2021 across the country, according...
Bangladesh has recorded 697 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 528,329. The death toll climbed to 7,922 after 16...
Mohammed Siraj snared five wickets as Australia was dismissed for 294 late on day four, setting India a target of 328 to win the series-deciding cricket Test at the Gabba....
Bangladeshi high-value crops such as fruits and vegetables have potentials to grab markets in Germany and other EU countries, said Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque on Thursday. The minister...
Bangladesh has officially expressed interest in procuring the vaccines developed by the US-based Pfizer and German company BioNTech, officials concerned said on Monday. Bangladesh’s willingness was conveyed through an official...
Brazilian health regulator Anvisa on Sunday (local time) approved emergency use of Covid-19 vaccines from China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd and Britain’s AstraZeneca, clearing the way for immunisations as the pandemic...
England won the first test against Sri Lanka by seven wickets at Galle International Stadium on Monday as Jonny Bairstow and debutant Dan Lawrence knocked off the 36 runs required...
The apex body of the apparel makers has once again sought extension of repayment periods of loan packages in view of uncertainties caused by the 'second wave' of the pandemic....
Midland Bank Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ACE Advisory at the corporate head office of the Bank in Dhaka on Sunday, says a press release received today. Under the...
China's economy picked up speed in the fourth quarter, with growth beating expectations as it ended a rough coronavirus-stricken 2020 in remarkably good shape and remained poised to expand further...
Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit reached space for the first time on Sunday with a successful test of its air-launched rocket, delivering ten NASA satellites to orbit and achieving a...
A South Korean court sentenced Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y Lee to two and a half years in prison, the court said on Monday, which will have major ramifications...
Egypt has unveiled a significant new archaeological discovery at the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, including 54 wooden coffins, many of which can be traced back 3000 years to the...
Rock producer Phil Spector, who changed the sound of pop music in the 1960s with his “Wall of Sound” recordings and was convicted of murder for the 2003 murder of...
Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has confirmed the year’s first Grand Slam will go ahead from Feb 8 despite anger from players forced into hard quarantine in Melbourne due...
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s party said on Sunday that it was preparing to challenge President Yoweri Museveni’s election win and condemned what it called the house arrest of Wine,...
Stocks on both the bourses witnessed a downward trend in the early trading on Monday as many investors freed some funds to take positions on the new issue -- Energypac...
Energypac Power Generation will make its shares trading debut on Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange under the “N” category on Tuesday. The DSE trading code for Energypac Power...
Lionel Messi was sent off for the first time in his Barcelona career in the closing stages of extra time as they lost 3-2 to Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish...
A local official from India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party on Sunday registered a police complaint against an Amazon Prime web series alleging it insults Hindu gods and goddesses, and threatened...
Police detained prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on arrival in Moscow on Sunday after he flew home to Russia from Germany for the first time since he was poisoned last...
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) has been implementing nine projects worth Tk 3.12 billion in different parts of the country by extending the project duration two to three times. BPC undertook...
The IPO subscription of Desh General Insurance will open on February 14, aiming to raise Tk 160 million under the fixed price method. The company's initial public offering (IPO) subscription...
The country's surface water irrigation, which increased to 27 per cent from 21 per cent a decade ago, helps in reducing pressure on ground water, Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has started its function to install chemical testing units in 14 land customs houses (land ports). Among the 14 units, nine will be installed...
The interest rate spread increased slightly in November 2020, as the banks slashed their deposit rates more than the lending ones, bankers have said. The interest on deposit decreased at...
Amid serious concerns over bird flu outbreak in India, Bangladesh is set to ban import of any poultry item in the country. The office of the chief controller of imports...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has formed a Tk10 billion refinancing scheme to provide low-cost loans to the export-oriented industries for upgrading technologies. The scheme is also meant for strengthening the capacity...
Prasanta Kumar Halder, known as P.K. Halder, reportedly, has transferred a part of the money he had siphoned off from several banks and financial institutions to India, Canada and Singapore....
The warning is dire. Before the world could overcome a coronavirus pandemic, it is set to slip into a hunger pandemic this year. None other than World Food Programme (WFP)...
The current pandemic situation has caused a big catastrophe around the world. It has made the economy jumble up all over the sectors. Day by day the people are finding...
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