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The contract manufacturers will enjoy a simplified VAT process for the production and supply of goods under a new guideline. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued the guideline on...
Domestic passenger turnout has reached almost its pre-Covid stage, a top official of a private airliner said. He said people now try to reduce six to eight hours' exposure by...
Most of the banks in the country do not feel comfortable to finance infrastructure projects mainly due to longer concession period of the projects than the banks' loan tenure of...
BGMEA President Dr Rubana Huq said on Thursday the readymade garment (RMG) sector needs support until next June amid the pandemic. The chief of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association...
Planning Minister MA Mannan on Thursday said public funds would be spent on the low-income people from now, targeting the specific goals. "From now, we will monitor where the public...
Local government ministry on Thursday decided in principle to hand over the responsibility of Dhaka's canals to north and south city corporations. To this effect, it formed a 14-member technical...
The central bank has extended the deadline further to implement the stimulus package for cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) from November 30 to December 31. It has also...
Speakers at an event on Thursday said many auditors often violate the rules and regulations of financial reporting and some companies prepare two financial statements with an ulterior motive. They...
Actor and director Aly Zaker has died in hospital care after a four-year battle with cancer. He was 76. Aly Zaker passed away at United Hospital in Dhaka at 6:40...
Despite an immense opportunity, the recent foreign direct investment (FDI) doesn't look up to the mark due to some non-fiscal barriers. On the contrary, the current unemployment rate of Bangladesh...
Issuing a suo moto rule, the High Court (HC) has directed the country's intelligence agencies and various government establishments to stop money laundering and submit details of those involved in...
Ever since the Green Climate Fund (GCF) was set up by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2010, there have been talks on how to access...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said eight 'iconic mosques' with modern facilities will be constructed in the country's eight divisions with Saudi Arabia's assistance. The Prime Minister said this...
Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said the coronavirus vaccine will be made available to everyone in Bangladesh once the government gets the shots. “The prime minister has ordered vaccination for...
Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) donated a petrol car to Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) on Thursday. President of CCCI Mahbubul Alam handed over the patrol car to the...
Three weeks have passed by since the presidential election took place on November 3 but the official announcement on the outcome of the electoral exercise is still waiting. In the...
Reaching out to the workers and getting the messages on occupational safety and health (OSH) across can be quite challenging particularly for those working in the informal sector in the...
People have quite often been seen confused over aimless separatist wars. There are also terrorist groups fighting genuine liberation wars. Coming to the former, many governments and organisations at times...
Bhutan will sign the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Bangladesh in December to further enhance trade and commerce between the two countries. "All necessary works on the PTA have been...
The government has appointed Ataul Hakim Sarwar Hasan, the vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals, as commandant of National Defence College by promoting him to lieutenant from major general. A...
Under a global partnership, Unilever and UNICEF in Bangladesh are donating health and hygiene products to 25 government hospitals, 30 tea garden workers as well as to marginalised communities who...
The government has decided to pass the responsibility of drainage system management to remove rainwater and solve the waterlogging problem in Dhaka onto the city corporations from Dhaka Water and...
The continued Israeli occupation brings the Gaza Strip in near-collapse as the cost is estimated at $16.70 billion in the past decade, 2007–2018 period to be specific. The latest report...
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has begun searching for billions of Takas in unclaimed and undistributed dividends announced by the listed companies for their investors. The capital market regulator...
Faridul Haque Khan Dulal, an MP from Jamalpur, has taken oath as a state minister. President Md Abdul Hamid swore him in at the Bangabhaban’s Darbar Hall on Tuesday evening....
Switzerland wants to strengthen and widen its ties with Bangladesh to explore ‘amazing potential’ together as Bangladesh is set to celebrate its 50 years of independence next year with Vision...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched a mobile application on Wednesday to provide information on safe migration. IOM developed the app and information platform, BdeshJaatra (https://bdeshjaatra.com/), aiming to provide...
North South University (NSU) has been ranked the top private university in Bangladesh on the latest QS World University Rankings - Asia 2021 report, unveiled on Nov 25. The institution...
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the...
Kazi Salahuddin, president of Bangladesh Football Federation, has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus illness, reports bdnews24.com. The eminent former footballer tested positive for COVID-19 on Nov 25, the BFF...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on officials not to make any exceptions for criminals, regardless of their political affiliation. She made the call at the closing ceremony of the...
“No New ‘Movies’ Till Influenza Ends” blared a New York Times headline on Oct. 10, 1918, while the deadly second wave of the Spanish Flu was unfolding. A century later,...
Bangladesh has recorded 2,292 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 456,438. The death toll surged to 6,524 after 37...
Stocks posted a marginal gain on Thursday, extending the winning streak for third straight sessions, as bargain hunters continued their buying binge on sector-specific stocks. DSEX, the core index of...
Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU) Business Club has organised 'Bizz Case 2020,' an online business case competition. This is the second edition of this competition and the organisers, the...
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday reported 20 more dengue cases in 24 hours. Currently, 71 patients are hospitalised with dengue fever across the country and of...
Bangladesh's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division has launched Bangabandhu Innovation Grant 2020 (BIG), marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. State Minister for...
The elite crime busting force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has launched an awareness campaign in Dhaka with a view to ensuring the use of masks to contain the second wave...
Walt Disney Co said on Wednesday (US standard time) it would lay off 32,000 workers, primarily at its theme parks, an increase from the 28,000 it announced in September, as...
A woman and her minor son were killed and five others injured when a bus hit a human hauler on Burimari highway at Chowdhury intersection in Kaliganj upazila on Thursday....
The European tourism industry only partially recovered amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as the contraction of the tourist accommodation sector moderated in summer, according to a Eurostat report. The Eurostat, the...
Diego Maradona had greatness in him but his refusal to apologise for his ‘Hand of God’ goal that helped knock England out of the 1986 World Cup proved he lacked...
The Ethiopian military will begin the “final phase” of an offensive in the rebellious northern Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in a statement on Thursday, hours after an...
Along with the soccer fans across the world, Bangladeshi cricketers also joined paying homage to legendary Argentine footballer Diego Maradona, 60, who passed away last night at Tigre in Argentina....
Myanmar has returned nine Bangladeshi fishermen, caught from the Bay of Bengal, to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). The fishermen were handed over following a flag meeting between the border security...
Bangladesh's inclusion in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) would be an uphill task, given the high tariff gap between Dhaka and...
Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time before drug and alcohol addiction marred his career, died on Wednesday at his home in Argentina...
If one had to label a team as a friend of Bangladesh cricket, it would definitely be Zimbabwe. Since the turn of the century, the two nations have locked horns...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of football legend Diego Maradona. In a condolence message, the Prime Minister said this Argentine footballer, one...
The board of directors of GQ Ball Pen Industries has recommended 5.0 per cent cash dividend for the general shareholders excluding sponsors/directors for the year ended on June 30, 2020....
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