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Labour-receiving countries should take effective measures to stop 'so-called' irregular migration, experts observed at an online consultation on Thursday. If the countries of destinations curb malpractices in the process of...
Bitcoin seems so flighty, some might argue you may as well consult a crystal ball, read the runes or stare at the stars to divine the direction of the capricious...
The government agencies executed only 24 per cent of the annual development programme in the first half of the current fiscal in a sign of sluggish project work, officials said...
Among the first in the queue for coronavirus vaccines in Indonesia has been one conspicuous group - social media influencers. Alongside President Joko Widodo as the world’s fourth most populous...
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has expressed its interest to work with Public Private Partnership Authority (PPPA) in developing and implementing PPP projects in the country. The interest was shown...
Youssef Abu Amira, a Palestinian law school graduate, never let disabilities hold him back. Born without legs and with only partially developed arms, he has taken up a new challenge...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has so far frozen bank accounts of some 62 individuals who have close ties with Proshanta Kumar (PK) Haldar. "The commission has frozen the accounts to...
Britain’s former world number one Andy Murray is doubtful for next month’s Australian Open after organisers confirmed on Thursday that he has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Murray, 33,...
Carlos Ghosn concealed the scale of his compensation at Nissan because he feared the French government would force him out of Renault if it discovered how much he earned, an...
Farmers should get European Union funding to reduce methane emissions from livestock or increase organic farmland, the European Commission said on Thursday, under plans to make agriculture greener. The EU...
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island killed at least seven people, injured hundreds and damaged many buildings on Friday, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said, as panicked residents fled...
The market capitalisation of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed Tk 5.0 trillion on Thursday, hitting an all-time high following the price appreciation witnessed by the majority number of listed...
As the rest of the world was shutting down to stave off Covid-19, US star Anne Hathaway found herself starting up a whole new movie project - a rom-com heist...
The central bank has extended the upfront import payment regime, allowing offshore banks and external financiers to pay under the buyer's credit. Currently, domestic banks are allowed to make such...
The commerce ministry has endorsed the apparel makers' plea to exempt all bank liabilities of 133 sick readymade garment (RMG) factories in phases, people familiar with the development said. In...
The stakeholders concerned submitted on Thursday proposals suggesting varied prices at a meeting which was convened as part of an exercise to fix the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)...
The government spends a large amount of money on hundreds of development projects every year. Its Annual Development Programme contains new as well as the ongoing projects. The rate of...
The High Court's landmark verdict proclaiming rivers as living entities has largely gone abegging. But it seems not everything is lost. Endorsement of a unique concept by someone ahead of...
Like many of the downsides of government policies aimed at calming the impact of the pandemic on life and livelihood, the reintegration plan for returnee migrant workers is far from...
The government is preparing guidelines for private import, sales and administration of coronavirus vaccines, Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said. He announced the development at the end of a meeting...
The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has requested the Ministry of Commerce to take immediate steps to stop the import of chicks, parent stock, poultry, birds and eggs from neighbouring...
Alphabet Inc’s Google has completed its $2.1 billion acquisition of wearable device maker Fitbit Inc, the companies said on Thursday. The deal had triggered concerns over Google’s market power and...
Bangladeshi-American Zayn Siddique has been named by President-elect Joe Biden to a key position in the office of the White House deputy chief of staff. According to a series of...
Had the incidents occurred in a destabilised underdeveloped country, the menace could be interpreted by weighing it with rational arguments. Anarchic situations like that mentioned above normally witness a terrible...
The electronic government procurement (e-GP) - a digital platform for public procurement -- has remained operational during the COVID pandemic. The Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) of the Implementation Monitoring...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said his ministry is putting emphasis on public diplomacy as part of its effort to uphold Bangladesh as a land of opportunity...
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kalam believes that black money can create vibrancy in the economy if it is given the scope to whiten. His belief is reflected in his recent...
More than 10 million Americans had received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Wednesday, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the year-old...
The number of auto-rickshaw registration in Bangladesh was nearly halved showing a drastic decline in 2020 compared to that of 2019. A total of 16,724 auto-rickshaws were registered in 2020...
Mismatch of data on crop production between government agencies is creating difficulties for policy makers, said Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque on Thursday. He urged the agencies concerned to...
Bangladesh government in collaboration with the World Bank has initiated a feasibility study on the largest environmental conservation project ever in the country aiming to make a difference in the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has officially inaugurated the disbursement of 75 percent of the government’s allowances under various social safety net programmes through Nagad, the digital financial service of Bangladesh’s...
Amid the worldwide economic stagnancy last year following coronavirus pandemic situation, Bangladeshi electronics giant Walton witnessed a remarkable success in exporting 10 times higher amounts of television in 2020 compared...
Bangladesh has recorded 16 deaths and 813 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 525,723. The death toll climbed to...
For a year expected to mark a turning point for pandemic-stricken European airlines, 2021 is off to a rough start, reports Reuters. A resurgence of COVID-19 lockdowns has killed off...
A huge fire swept through the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh in the early hours of Thursday, the United Nations said, destroying homes belonging to thousands of people. The...
A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncertainty about...
Passengers arriving in Bangladesh from the United Kingdom will have to stay in four-day institutional quarantine instead of 14 days previously. The order applies to all passengers, regardless of negative...
Since her childhood days, Ayesha Siddiqua has watched absolute male dominance in solemnising Muslim marriages. She always nurtured the dream of breaking into the men’s domain by becoming a female...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged all to work from their respective positions alongside the government for the socio-economic development of people to build the country as golden Bangladesh....
The House of Representatives on Wednesday made Donald Trump the first US president to be impeached twice, formally charging him with inciting an insurrection just a week after a violent...
Farmers in Sunamganj haor areas are counting the labour cost of huge silt on their lands while preparing them for Boro cultivation this year. They are already in trouble due...
The Marvel Cinematic Universe returns to the screen starting Friday in “WandaVision,” a story that takes two popular characters on a trip that alternates between classic American television sitcoms and...
About 40 tonnes of fabrics imported under false declaration were seized at the Chattogram Port by the Customs House on Wednesday. Customs officials say the seized fabrics has an estimated...
A painting of comic book hero Tintin that for years was kept folded in a drawer is to go on sale at a Paris auction house on Thursday with an...
Facebook Inc has seen an increase in signals indicating potential future acts of violence associated with efforts to contest the result of the US presidential election since the Capitol siege...
Mexico will invoke labour provisions in the new North American trade pact in a bid to ensure that illegal migrants in the United States receive coronavirus vaccines, the country’s top...
Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has tried to sabotage efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) in his country and pursued policies that undermine the rights of Brazilians, Human...
Japan’s currency in circulation and bank deposits rose at a record pace in December, data showed on Wednesday, as a resurgence in coronavirus infections prompted companies and households to continue...
Unilever is strongly encouraging employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as soon as possible and floated the idea that it could buy shots to share with people in poorer...
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