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Among the many criticisms levelled against indifferent moves to contain the spread of coronavirus, one that appears rather enigmatic is the delayed permission for rapid antigen tests. Experts hold that...
Sharply criticising the comments of BNP leaders, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said BNP leaders always confused and try to create confusion among the people about ongoing development...
Former Bangladesh cricket captain and star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's father-in-law Momtaz Ahmed passed away on December 16. He was 72. Shakib had left Gemcon Khulna, his team in the...
BNP's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has accused the government of hiding accurate information about coronavirus cases and fatalities in the country. “Coronavirus infections have increased at a...
Mercedes Benz said on Thursday that it would wind down car production in Brazil, shutting down its small factory dedicated to producing luxury vehicles in the city of Iraccemapolis, costing...
Presidents of the United States have generally had a rebirth once they have left the White House. Despite all the criticism they may have encountered in office over policy issues,...
The indefinite postponement of the session of the Pakistan National Assembly marked the beginning of the Liberation War. The announcement was made at mid-day on March 1,1971. The official explanation...
That universities in the country rank poorly even in the Asian context does not go well with the people. But how the administration of the highest seats of learning reacts...
In a landmark judgment, delivered on April 03, 2011, the High Court ordered the demolition of the 15-storey building owned by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) at...
With Dhaka University deciding to hold final-year exams for honours and master's programmes from December 26 amid the Covid pandemic, the clamour for reopening the dormitories has been growing in...
The finance ministry has issued a notice directing the authorities not to take any action on the basis of a letter, purportedly signed by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, amid...
India captain Virat Kohli forged two half-century partnerships to rescue his side against Australia before falling victim to an almighty mix-up on an attritional opening day of the day-night first...
In their first virtual summit, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday pledged to resolve all the pending issues, including the Teesta water-sharing deal....
The government is likely to decide on borrowing funds for different projects from foreign exchange reserves before the next national budget. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal revealed the planned time...
A case was filed on Thursday against 36 people including Hefazat-e-Islam Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque over the death of the coalition’s supreme leader Shah Ahmad Md Mainuddin, brother-in-law of...
An international mission led by the World Health Organization (WHO) is expected to go to China in the first week of January to investigate the origins of the virus that...
Bangladesh and India have signed a protocol on trans-boundary elephant conservation on Thursday. The protocol, signed at the state guest house Padma, will facilitate the movement of elephants across the...
The Covid-19 pandemic has a major setback to individual company level performances in terms of production, export, import and employment in Bangladesh. About 40 to 50 per cent of businessmen,...
The history of human beings is a history of being driven basically by collective interest, not by personal interest. Economists made us believe that we are driven only by personal...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) will host the 'Concert for Migrants' virtually to celebrate the International Migrants Day (IMD) on Friday. The virtual concert, organised by IOM, will help...
US congressional negotiators were haggling on Wednesday over details of a $900 billion COVID-19 aid bill that is expected to include $600-$700 stimulus checks and extended unemployment benefits, as a...
Stocks extended the losing streak for the two consecutive sessions on Thursday as risk-averse investors continued to book profit on quick-gaining stocks, particularly on Grameenphone. DSEX, the key index of...
The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Thursday approved three separate proposals from the Ministry of Industries for procuring 80,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser. The approval came from the...
Bangladesh has registered 36 new fatalities from the novel coronavirus in a daily count, taking the death toll so far to 7,192. The caseload climbed to 496,975 after 1,134 people...
China plans to share data and samples that the Chang’e 5 probe obtained during its recent mission to the moon, based on international cooperation conventions, said the deputy head of...
WhatsApp ends support for older devices every year. This includes smartphones running dated versions of Android and iOS. This time too, WhatsApp will reportedly end support for iPhones and Android...
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, the French Presidency said on Thursday. “The President of the Republic has been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 today,” his office said...
Two youths were killed and another injured as a truck crashed into a motorbike on Satkhira-Khulna highway Wednesday night. The accident took place in front of Bangladesh Small and Cottage...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Bangladesh to join the New Development Bank or BRICS Bank, a multilateral institution which mobilises resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects in...
China’s Chang’e-5 moon probe has landed in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, the official Xinhua news agency reported, completing its return to Earth and bringing back the first...
Technology giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has facial recognition technology which can specifically pick out members of China’s Uighur minority, surveillance industry researcher IPVM said in a report. The report...
About 42 per cent out of 3.3 million readymade garment (RMG) workers did not receive support from the government’s stimulus package allocated to pay workers’ wages, according to Transparency International...
The priest of a Gurdwara from India’s Haryana, Baba Ram Singh, who joined the farmers' protest, has died by suicide; he had shot himself, NDTV reports. The 65-year-old was at...
Financial environment of Bangladesh did not improve in the last year and key financial indicators deteriorated further at different levels. It is reflected in the Executive Opinion Survey (EOS), conducted...
India will have to spend $1.4 billion to $1.8 billion in the first phase of a coronavirus vaccination programme, even after getting support under the COVAX global vaccine-sharing scheme, according...
Photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol has secured bail from the High Court in two more cases under the Digital Security Act, paving the way for his release from jail. Justice Enayetur...
Global coronavirus (Covid-19) cases surpassed 74 million while fatalities surged past 1.64 million until early Thursday. The worldwide number of the virus cases reached 74,158,470 and fatalities stood at 1,647,873...
Popular TV actor Abdul Kader has recently been diagnosed with stage IV cancer and is now undergoing treatment at Christian Medical Hospital in India’s Chennai. Kader – best known for...
Families of more than 300 kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys worried they may be radicalised or held for years as security forces combed a vast forest on Wednesday for armed captors possibly...
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi inaugurated the Chilahati-Haldibari rail link on Thursday. Chilahati is in Bangladesh’s Nilphamari and Haldibari in India’s West Bengal. The...
A massive increase in biodegradable plastic production in China is outpacing the country's ability to degrade the materials, according to a new report published by the charity Greenpeace. China -...
Best Holdings Limited, the owning company of Le Méridien Dhaka hotel, has attempted to debut on the stock market through a direct listing to raise capital, but people related to...
Inefficient government bureaucracy, corruption and limited access to finance were top three problematic factors for doing business in Bangladesh last year. The Executive Opinion Survey (EOS) conducted in Bangladesh during...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has been awarded by International Finance Corporation (IFC) under World Bank Group as the Best Partner for Equipment Trade in South Asia under Global Trade Finance...
The employment of Singapore's residents, referring to Singapore citizens and permanent residents, rebounded strongly in the third quarter (Q3) of 2020, according to the Labour Market Report released by the...
Texas and nine other states sued Google on Wednesday, accusing it of working with Facebook Inc in an unlawful manner that violated antitrust law to boost its already-dominant online advertising...
Stocks on both the bourses witnessed a downward trend in the early trading on Thursday thanks to the profit-booking tendency of some investors on sector-wise quick-gaining stocks. Following the previous...
Businesses in Bangladesh are "unprepared" for the post-Covid challenges on digital technologies as necessary investment on digital technologies coupled with research and development (R&D) has not been made. The Global...
Oil giant Aramco, whose dividend remains vital to helping Saudi Arabia contain a huge deficit, may have to sell assets and borrow more to fulfil its fiscal role amid uncertainty...
The global scheme to deliver coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines to poorer countries faces a “very high” risk of failure, potentially leaving nations home to billions of people with no access to...
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