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The Canadian government has unveiled a new financial programme worth billions of Canadian dollars to boost the country’s economy amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The programme titled "Supporting Canadians and...
Dr Scott Atlas has resigned as special adviser on the coronavirus to US President Donald Trump, a White House official said on Monday, after a controversial four months during which...
The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on Chinese firm China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation (CEIEC), accusing it of supporting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s efforts to undermine democracy....
The government is set to arrange the first-ever National Cyber Drill (NCD 2020) on December 12 with an aim to enhance the skills of the cyber security personnel and prepare...
Overall gas production from Cumilla's Srikail well doubled at around 40 mmcfd with initiation of supply output from the newly worked-over Srikail-04 field. "The well now supplies around 20-million cubic...
Speakers during a webinar on Monday suggested a wider male engagement with an eye to ensuring gender equality in Bangladesh. They also recommended stopping child marriage and creating an environment...
The government-formed wage board has finalised the minimum monthly wages for the workers of construction and wood industry sector, recommending an increase of over 62 per cent to Tk 16,240....
Britain and the European Union warned each other on Monday that time was running out to reach a Brexit trade deal, with big differences still to be bridged on state...
Bangladesh is likely to seek a hard-term World Bank (WB) loan worth US$ 1.2 billion to finance three of its development projects, officials said on Monday. They said the country...
The default loans dropped slightly in September last as the central bank suspended the routine exercise of classification to help businesses overcome the adverse impact of Covid-19 pandemic. The volume...
Some 3,220 people whitened their undisclosed income by investing in movable and immovable properties between July 01 and November 29 period of the current fiscal year (FY). They have legalised...
National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem has said ‘special tax benefits’ can be given to those who are laundering money abroad for fear of paying...
A senior Iranian official said on Monday an opposition group was suspected alongside Israel in the killing of a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist, an attack that has raised the prospect...
A volcano in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province erupted on Sunday, spewing ash and smoke as high as four kilometers into the sky and forcing more than 2,700 residents to...
Members of the BNP’s standing committee have demanded to involve the Armed Forces and other relevant organisations in procurement, preservation and distribution of Covid-19 vaccine. The highest policymaking body of...
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission's reported decision to come up with two job circulars for appointment to the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) ---one of them especially concerning only medical graduates...
Pope Francis has cancelled a ceremony that traditionally begins Rome's Christmas season on Dec 8 at the Spanish Steps because of coronavirus restrictions, the Vatican said on Monday. The pope...
School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Debating Society of Chittagong Independent University (CIU) held ‘Bangabandhu Speech Competition 2020’ through online recently, says a press release. The chief guest of...
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) has published circulars for the 42nd and 43th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations seeking applications for government jobs. The commission published the circulars on...
The progress rate of the Ministry of Land in the implementation of ADP is 14.64 per cent, which is 1.85 percentage points higher than the national progress rate of 12.79...
Like in every year, migratory birds have started flying in to Bangladesh. The mainland swamps, 'chars' (shoals) and other areas normally visited by them have begun being filled with these...
Mursalin Nomani and Moshiur Rahman Khan have been elected President and General Secretary of the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU). The DRU election was held on Monday. The voting began at...
Rumour and rumour-mongering have been around since the time humans learnt to compose and express their thoughts. Rumours, mostly a mixture of truth and untruth or half-truth, spread within a...
Industrial policy is back with a vengeance. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted for many countries the need to develop reliable domestic (or at least regional) supply chains for medical products....
During Pakistan period, till up to the independence of Bangladesh women remained largely invisible outside their homes, being seen outdoors having been a taboo for them. Not to speak of...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said an extremist communal group is trying to spread hatred among the pious people of the country by misinterpreting Islam. The road...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) inaugurated CellFin App, digital platform on Monday at Islami Bank Tower, says a press release. Professor Md Nazmul Hassan, chairman of the bank, was present...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday resisted calls for the repeal of farm reforms that have ignited the biggest protests by farmers in years around the national capital, saying...
Dominage Steel Building Systems will make its shares trading debut on Wednesday on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) under ‘N’ category. The board of directors...
The government has announced a plan to offer 30 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to frontline workers free of cost in the first phase of the vaccination process amid...
Moderna Inc will apply for US and European emergency authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine on Monday after full results from a late-stage study showed it was 94.1 per cent effective...
The first batch of Rohingyas would be shifted to Bhashan Char next week from overcrowded camps in Cox’s Bazar as part of the Bangladesh government’s plan to relocate 100,000 Rohingyas...
Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Limited (BD Finance), one of the leading NBFIs in Bangladesh signed agreement with City Bank Capital Resources Limited for issuance of BD Finance 1st Zero...
Newly appointed Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division Waqar-uz-Zaman has been adorned with the rank badge of Lieutenant General. Navy Chief Admiral Shaheen Iqbal and Chief of...
The tension between vaccine diplomacy and vaccine nationalism continues which reflects a lack of cooperation among countries. Even though some initial trials have been successful, it would be difficult to...
The government has instructed the authorities to take harsher measures to enforce mask rules amid the resurgence of coronavirus cases and deaths in Bangladesh. A breach of rules amid the...
Pakistani police arrested hundreds of supporters of opposition parties ahead of a planned rally Monday calling for the country's prime minister to resign, a move the government defended as necessary...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported a total 13,142,997 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 143,333 from its previous count, and said the...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for tax return submission by individual taxpayers until December 31. The NBR Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Munim on Monday...
The government is "cashing in on" the Covid-19 pandemic, Public health activist Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury alleged on Monday. He made the allegation at a human chain organised by ‘Constitutional Rights...
Bangladesh has recorded 2,525 new cases of the coronavirus, the highest daily tally in about three months, taking the caseload so far to 464,932. The death toll surged to 6,644...
Speakers at a webinar have said there is a complex relationship between sleep and mental state; and in many cases, insomnia is responsible for various types of mental illness. They,...
The Interpol has issued a red notice on six Bangladeshi human traffickers as requested by the Criminal Investigation Department. All of them are named in a case of human trafficking...
A total of 303,202 motorised vehicles were registered across the country in the first ten months of the current calendar year, as per official data. Of the vehicles, 97,894 were...
Police found the involvement of some accused, arrested over the gang-rape incident of a woman at Sylhet MC College, according to a DNA test. However, police did not disclose the...
"Have we ever been in love or it is just a habit?" is a question posed by Biswanath Majumdar (Soumitra Chatterjee) to his wife Aarati (Swatilekha Sengupta) in popular Indian...
Iran’s English-language Press TV said on Monday that the weapon used in the killing of a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist last week was made in Israel. “The weapon collected from...
At least eight prisoners were killed and more than 50 injured in clashes with guards at a Sri Lankan prison, officials said on Monday, as authorities tried to quell a...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is likely to extend the deadline for return submission by individual taxpayers. The deadline for submitting returns was scheduled to expire today (Monday). Sources...
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is assisting an inquiry into an alleged adverse reaction during AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine trial, but has found no reason to recommend halting it,...
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