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The Serum Institute of India, the world's largest manufacturer of vaccines by volume, will first focus on supplying AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine to Indians before distributing it to other countries,...
Khandaker Muniruzzaman, acting editor and columnist of Daily Sangbad, has died in hospital care at the age of 73 after being diagnosed with the coronavirus infection. He passed away at...
The IPO subscription of Mir Akhter Hossain Ltd will commence on December 24, aiming to raise Tk 1.25 billion under the book-building method. The IPO subscription of the construction and...
Stocks on both the bourses witnessed an upward trend in the early trading on Tuesday as bargain hunters were active on the sector-wise issues after the end of country's biggest...
China’s embassy in the Philippines has denounced the United States for “creating chaos” in Asia, after a visiting White House envoy backed countries in disputes with China and accused Beijing...
After weeks of defiance, President Donald Trump on Monday allowed officials to proceed with a transition to President-elect Joe Biden, giving his Democratic rival access to briefings and funding even...
The online land development tax system will be fully operational by March next year as the ongoing training on it will be completed by next month, a high official of...
The world's largest maker of latex gloves will shut more than half of its factories after almost 2,500 employees tested positive for coronavirus. Malaysia's Top Glove will close down 28...
The subscription of Robi Axiata, the biggest IPO in the history of Bangladesh ended on Monday which eased some selling pressure in the market in the later part of the...
The investors can avail the margin loan facility against the listed mutual funds (MFs) as the securities regulator's latest directive in this regard remains effective. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange...
Apparel makers have demanded the withdrawal of emergency cost recovery surcharges (ECRS) imposed by feeder vessel operators on Bangladesh's outbound and inbound shipments. Feeder vessel operators to and from Chittagong...
The World Bank (WB) has assured Bangladesh of providing US$500 million worth of funds for procuring coronavirus vaccine to be to inoculated all citizens gradually, officials said on Monday. "The...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is set to allow social media giants to register with the VAT department, though the foreign companies have no local bank accounts. The requirement...
Bangladesh will get the coronavirus vaccine to be manufactured by the Serum Institute of India on a priority basis, Salman F Rahman has said. The prime minister’s adviser for private...
If the involvement of more government officials than politicians in siphoning off money out of the country has surprised Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, it also testifies to a saga...
Lots of grand promises were made immediately after the opening of the Dhaka-Chattogram 4-lane highway on July 17, 2016. There were ample reasons for the Road Transport and Highways Division...
The Covid-19 has shown how unprepared the world is if faced with a new kind of pathogen. It points to the one-way course that the world's medical research has been...
When corporations have too much debt and need to restructure it, creditors often end up exchanging bonds or loans for stocks. They trade the guaranteed pay-out of a fixed-income investment...
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister has denied that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to the Gulf kingdom on Sunday to secretly meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. "No such meeting...
Until 2016, global leadership was a hallmark of American greatness. The United States (US) was at the forefront of establishing and supporting the United Nations (UN), the International Monetary Fund...
Corporate tax avoidance is an open secret in the world of multinational enterprises. Hiding behind loose laws and revenue reporting standards around the globe, these international corporations obscure profits and...
Today this question is often answered with a glance at a smartphone and a whole host of behind-the-scenes geospatial and other data working to provide easy-to-understand information in the palm...
We are passing through a complex crisis situation when global economies and financial sectors are in trouble, and policy initiatives are hindered by a set of complex barriers alongside health...
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute 80 to 85 per cent to the industrial employment of the country, according to a new study. According to the research, conducted by the...
Department of Livestock Services (DLS) and Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) have expressed concern over excessive use of antibiotics in the human body and animal health, as it is...
The students of primary schools across Bangladesh will be promoted to the next classes without any examinations this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The pupils’ evaluation will be based...
The 136th showroom of Minister was recently inaugurated on Dinajpur Road in Syedpur. Syedpur Upazila Chairman Moksedul Momin inaugurated the showroom, according to a press release. Minister GM Md. Ashrafuzzaman,...
Bangladesh and India are likely to sign four memorandum of understandings (MoUs) during the upcoming virtual meeting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi next month....
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has no plan to remove stray dogs for now. And no dogs will be relocated without consulting the ministry concerned and petitioners. Attorney General AM...
The shift towards digitalisation and knowledge-based economies highlights the increasing importance of innovation and technology to economic growth, observed the World Trade Organization (WTO) in its latest world trade report....
UNICEF is working with major global airlines and freight providers to step up efforts to deliver close to 2.0 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines in 2021 to over 92 countries...
The government has warned that those who fail to comply with the mask mandate will be dealt with harshly by mobile courts amid an uptick in coronavirus cases in Bangladesh....
Experts have urged the government for legislation in order to stop the growing production and usage of single-use plastic (SUP) which is causing severe environmental pollution in the country. The...
Stocks extended the losing streak for the fourth straight session on Monday as cautious investors continued their sell-offs on sector-wise issues amid growing tension over the second wave of coronavirus...
Bangladesh reported 2,419 coronavirus cases and 28 deaths in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Monday. The country witnessed the highest number of single-day infection since September 3, taking...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly flew to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and visiting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Israel's Kan public...
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has invited Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to attend the final programme of Mujib Year, the year-long celebrations marking the 100th birth anniversary...
In South Asia, three-quarters of workers depend on informal employment. The informal economy of Bangladesh constitutes of 86.2 per cent of the total employed population (aged 15 years or older)...
China will respond to the reported visit of a US Navy admiral to Taiwan and firmly opposes any military relations between Taipei and Washington, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday....
AstraZeneca said on Monday its vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be around 90 per cent effective without any serious side effects, the latest drugmaker to unveil positive interim data...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an apparent message to US President-elect Joe Biden, said on Sunday there should be no return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal abandoned by...
A 250-million-US-dollar tire manufacturing plant in Sri Lanka's western town of Horana is scheduled to open in January 2021, local media reported on Monday. The factory built by the Rigid...
Forces of Ethiopia’s Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have destroyed an airport in the town of Axum, state-affiliated Fana broadcaster said on Monday, after federal troops gave them a three-day...
As part of the government directive to strengthen the mobile court operation and enforce laws to ensure use of mask, the local administration in Chandpur has conducted separate drives and...
US President Donald Trump’s increasingly tenuous efforts to reverse his election loss could be dealt a lethal blow on Monday (US standard time), as President-elect Joe Biden turns to the task...
All women workers involved in fish processing in coastal districts have been getting 25 per cent less wages than their male counterparts, according to a study. Women members of the...
Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) has said that it narrowed the gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2020 to "-6.5 to -6 per cent" from "-7 to...
Dhaka, one of the most polluted cities in the world, ranked 3rd worst in the Air Quality Index on Monday morning. Dhaka had an AQI score of 185 at 09:02am...
A portion of the much-talked about 19.5-kilometre road to connect the remote Shulla area with Sunamganj district town through Derai has been washed away by floods over the past three...
Agrani Bank recovered a piece of land from the grip of MP Haji Mohammad Selim in Old Dhaka around a month ago when the lawmaker fell in trouble following the...
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