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A Singaporean woman, who was infected with the novel coronavirus in March when she was pregnant, has given birth to a baby with antibodies against the virus, offering a new...
Face-to-face negotiations between Britain and the European Union over a trade deal restarted earlier on Saturday as the two sides make a last ditch attempt to reach an agreement with...
A car bombing in the Afghanistan’s central province of Ghazni killed at least 30 Afghan security force members on Sunday, officials said, and casualties could increase given the intensity and...
Diego Maradona’s death has triggered an outpouring of grief around the world. Now comes the scramble for a share of the football legend’s complex financial legacy, ranging from his iconic...
Canada has banned the export of some prescription medicines in order to prevent a shortage in the country. The decision is in response to a US plan that would allow...
The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) on Saturday arranged a skill development programme at ICMAB Ruhul Quddus Auditorium in Dhaka. Prof. Dr. Satya Prasad Majumder, Vice-Chancellor...
The National Board of Revenue has decided against extending the deadline for income tax return submission for those who are failing to file the papers within time amid a surge...
Newtimes Development Ltd, a Hong Kong-based apparel buying agent, has sought Bangladesh government's intervention to resolve trade dispute between a local garment factory and a US buyer over the latter's...
The number of global coronavirus (Covid-19) cases surged past 62 million on Sunday, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The number of confirmed cases across the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday laid the foundation stone of a 4.8km double-line dual-gauge Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge aimed at boosting rail communication between the capital and Western...
External debt to the country’s private sector declined in the past fiscal year (FY20) mainly due to the outbreak of Covid-19. Statistics available with Bangladesh Bank showed that outstanding stock...
The Russian economy is projected to decline by 4.5 per cent this year, a senior official said Saturday. The drop will be "more than 4.0 per cent, (and) it will...
Stocks witnessed a positive trend in early trading on Sunday as bargain hunters remained active on the sector-specific issues. Following the previous week’s modest correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)...
As Dhaka is likely to get five mass rapid transit (MRT) lines in the next 10 years, integration of common stations at different points remains a challenge for the authorities...
LankaBangla Finance Limited achieved the first position under Integrated Reporting category for Best Presented Annual Reports in 2019 at the 20th ICAB National Award hosted by Institute of Chartered Accountants...
Police in London said on Saturday that they had made 155 arrests as they tried to break up anti-lockdown and anti-vaccine protests. The police said the arrests had been made...
Over one-third of the total HIV positive people live in Dhaka, the highest among 23 high-risk districts of the country which are under surveillance. The number of people living with...
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka, a leading trade body, has suggested halving the tax deducted at source (TDS) on exports, describing it as a disincentive to...
Like most other countries, Bangladesh is facing the onslaught of Covid19.The educational institutions have remained closed since March 16 and might remain close for an indefinite period. Students in...
A Master Facility Agreement for Supply Chain Financing is signed between Bank Asia Ltd. & PRAN-RFL Group. Under the agreement, Bank Asia Ltd., will ensure finance to PRAN-RFL Group’s suppliers...
Over the last few years, the arrival and exit of three main seasons in the country are occurring on time. They are summer, monsoon and winter. The phenomenon has been...
There has been a steady rise in the production of renewable energy globally. Many countries have totally switched to renewable energy and some others are on track of shedding off...
It is nothing unnatural for the banks for not being interested in financing the infrastructure projects in the private sector. The banks are also found reluctant to lend money to...
Bangladesh is still highly vulnerable to the interference of tobacco industry, according to a study revealed on Saturday. Tobacco companies have managed to exploit the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic to the...
After staging three revolutions in two decades, one could argue that the people of Kyrgyzstan have accumulated unique knowledge of how it's done. Then again, because new problems have emerged...
Ethiopian government forces began an offensive to capture the regional capital Mekelle in the rebellious northern Tigray region on Saturday, said a diplomat in direct contact with residents, and the...
The Covid-19 pandemic has upended the world, but not without a silver lining. For months, people had been confined to their homes due to the phase-wise lockdown measures, imposed to...
Construction works of Bangabandhu Railway Bridge over the Jamuna River will formally begin on Sunday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to lay the foundation stone of the 4.8-km long...
Renewable energy use enhances green credentials and marks environmentally responsible behaviour for a country in the global arena. Globally, there are set targets for less carbon use and reductions of...
The peaceful transfer of power from one administration to another has been considered as a core principle of the US style of democracy more than 200 years for now. Polling...
Hundreds of leader and activists of Muktijoddha Mancha, a platform claiming to represent freedom fighter-families' interests, shut down the city's Shahbagh intersection on Saturday demanding arrest of Islamist leaders Mufti...
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Saturday said that Bangladesh wants to double its export earnings from Canada within the next three years. The minister said currently Bangladesh earns $1.0 billion...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Saturday postponed the examination for the recruitment of senior officers in seven state-owned banks and financial institutions. The exam was slated for December 5. New dates...
Over 1,300 people in Britain were inaccurately informed they were infected with coronavirus after a laboratory error at the government's NHS Test and Trace system, the Department of Health and...
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have reaffirmed Bangladesh’s position for the establishment of an independent, viable and contiguous Palestinian state within the pre-1967 borders. In separate...
Though the coronavirus cases and deaths are surging with the beginning of winter, there is no visible preparation by the government to ensure proper treatment of patients in hospitals, said...
Israel put its embassies around the world on high alert on Saturday after Iranian threats of retaliation following the killing of a nuclear scientist near Tehran. A spokesman for the...
The government has taken a major initiative to make the cultivation of high-yielding grass variety and silage technology popular among farmers in order to meet the growing demand for quality...
Bangladesh has disbursed $0.5 million to OIC as part of a fund-raising campaign of the 57-nation grouping initiated to facilitate Gambia’s legal battle against Myanmar over Rohingya genocide in the...
Some 29 Bangladeshi trade professionals were awarded certificates of ‘Export Launchpad Bangladesh’ as part of the initiative of widening doors for SME exporters in Bangladesh to the global markets. Export...
Malaysia will hold a general election when the novel coronavirus pandemic is over, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Saturday, shortly after he averted a showdown by winning parliamentary support...
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) in Bangladesh recently hosted a webinar on the opportunities available to prospective students interested in pursuing higher education in the United Kingdom (UK)...
Iran's supreme leader promised on Saturday to retaliate for the assassination of the Islamic Republic's top nuclear scientist, who the West and Israel believed was the architect of a secret...
Most of the female characters created by Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) reflecting the then society are young, especially teenaged. Some of them are so naive and expressive, as if they do...
Bangladesh has recorded 36 fatalities and 1,908 new cases of the coronavirus in last 24 hours till 8:00am Saturday. The death toll surged to 6,580 while the total number of...
The Financial Express (FE) and two of its journalists have won prestigious Press Council Padak-2020 for outstanding contribution to journalism in Bangladesh. The country’s premier business daily, The FE has...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will file a petition in the High Court to cancel the bail granted to Abdur Razzak, chairman of JMI Hospital Requisite Manufacturing Ltd, in a graft...
Denmark has expressed interest to work with Bangladesh on different issues of climate change, including water purification, waste management, renewable and solar energy and reducing greenhouse gas emission. Ambassador of...
On November 16, 2003, an Argentine winger was introduced to Barcelona in a friendly clash against FC Porto. 17 years after, that winger has come to become one of the...
Scientists in China have claimed that coronavirus may have originated in India or Bangladesh as they try to shift the blame from Wuhan. A paper by researchers at the Shanghai...
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