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The US death toll from COVID-19 surpassed a grim new milestone of 250,000 lives lost on Wednesday, as New York City’s public school system, the nation’s largest, called a halt...
US and European regulators could approve Pfizer and BioNTech's experimental COVID-19 vaccine as early as mid-December, the German firm's chief executive said on Wednesday, following the release of positive trial...
The Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of DMP arrested four members of the outlawed Hijbut Tahrir from city’s Dakshinkhan area on Wednesday. The arrestees are Md Jahirul Islam Titu, 32, Md Rashidul...
Bangladesh has recorded 30 deaths from Covid-19 and 2,364 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am Thursday, the government said in a statement. With the latest data,...
Stocks closed marginally lower for the two straight sessions on Thursday amid thin participation of investors as they mostly focused on Robi’s initial public offering (IPO). The subscription of the...
The game of cricket has been blessed with many great all-rounders over the last few decades. The likes of Sir Garry Sobers, Sir Ian Botham, Imran Khan, Kapil Dev, Jacques...
A tribunal in Dhaka on Thursday sentenced lone accused Md Majnu to life term imprisonment in a case over the rape of a Dhaka University student in the city’s Kurmitola...
Truck Lagbe, an online app-based truck rental service provider, has launched a newer version of its app released on Google Play Store aiming to deliver smart solution. The new version...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said a total of 129 new fire stations will be set up across the country by 2021 as part of the government’s plan...
Asia-Pacific leaders called on Thursday for open and multilateral trade to support a global economy battered by the novel coronavirus, and some hoped for more engagement with the United States...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has gone into quarantine as one of his relatives who stays in his Uttara residence in Dhaka tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19). Fakhrul...
Two BNP leaders have tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) in Thakurgaon and Lalmonirhat districts. BNP MP Zahidur Rahman Zahid of Thakurgaon-3 constituency has been infected with Covid-19, reports UNB. He...
Nearly 90 per cent of Japanese companies plan to skip year-end and New Year parties to prevent the spread of Covid-19, a private survey showed on Thursday, underscoring the pain...
Running against an obscure rival, the son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo is expected to cruise to victory in an election next month for the post his father once held...
The verdict in the case over the rape of a Dhaka University student in the city’s Kurmitola area, will be delivered Thursday afternoon. On November 12, Dhaka Women and Children...
The South Asia sub-region surpassed 10 million Covid-19 cases on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, led by India where officials have been concerned Diwali celebrations could derail a recent...
Ethiopia has issued arrest warrants for 76 army officers accused of being linked to the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). Forces loyal to that party are fighting the government in...
Australia said on Thursday that 19 current and former soldiers will be referred for potential criminal prosecution for allegedly killing 39 Afghan locals, the majority of whom had been captured...
Social media giant Twitter has apologised to an Indian parliamentary panel for showing a northern Himalayan region as part of China, promising to make corrections by month-end, the panel’s chief...
In almost every case of abuse, assault or rape in Bangladesh, many people tend to focus on a victim’s actions and reputation, rather than the criminal and criminality. A victim,...
The Regent Textile Mills has recommended 1.0 per cent cash for general shareholders excluding sponsors/directors and 1.0 per cent stock dividend for all shareholders for the year ended on June...
Stocks witnessed a mixed trend in early trading on Thursday amid thin participation of investors as they are gearing up for Robi’s initial public offering (IPO). The subscription of the...
Seven people were killed and five others injured when a rice-laden human-hauler plunged into a roadside ditch at Sonapur-Barikbazar in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district early Thursday. The deceased were...
The Bangladesh Bridges Authority (BBA) has initiated to increase toll of two major bridges by 20 to 100 per cent depending on the categories of vehicles. One is Bangabandhu Multipurpose...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is likely to provide US$ 2.0 billion worth of loan for widening Dhaka-Sylhet highway into four-lane, aimed at making the road suitable for regional connectivity...
Export-import trade through the Chittagong port is showing a positive trend this month compared to last month, despite fear of the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Until November 15, some...
The much-talked-about relocation of Rohingya refugees to Bhasanchar Island on the southern tip of Noakhali will start next month (December). The island, having a land area of 13,000 acres, has...
The revenue board has suggested refraining from signing any free trade or preferential trade agreements with the countries having huge trade gap with Bangladesh. Free trade agreement (FTA) or preferential...
The country's mutual fund (MF) industry remains smaller than many regional countries, including neighbouring India. For instance, India's MF industry has outsized Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP), thanks to top-notch...
As a Bangladeshi, what would be someone's point of attraction in a wedding ceremony here? Well, most people go because of the delicacies to be served, some for collecting a...
Digital divide between the urban and rural areas has been the biggest barrier in the post pandemic e-learning process. As the education sector is getting seemingly dependent on e-learning, problems...
Education Minister Dipu Moni has said 10 per cent of students of the country are unable to participate in the online classes amid ongoing closure of educational institutions due to...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said although the prevalence of Covid-19 is now relatively lower in Bangladesh, it would surge during the winter months. "As of now, the Covid-19...
A haul of a large number of human skulls and bones by the police from a house on Mymensingh's Ramkrishna Mission Road and unearthing by the Police Bureau of Investigation...
Parliament passes Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2020 The Jatiya Sangsad passed the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2020 on Wednesday to empower the BERC to make any...
Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) signed an agreement with HR Waling Ford Company of the United Kingdom (UK) for hydraulic survey of the river Karnaphuli on Tuesday evening. The High Commissioner...
Azizul Huq, who may be aptly described as the doyen of Islamic banking in Bangladesh, passed away on November 12, 2020 at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka. The Central...
In 2018, African start-ups were celebrating: they had raised nearly $1.2 billion in equity - a 108.0 per cent increase from the previous year. And last year, Nigerian financial-technology (fintech)...
The remittances sent home by Bangladeshi expatriate workers in recent times, especially since the advent of Covid-19 pandemic, have been contributing a lot towards revamping the country's economy. An upward...
The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in Bangladesh remains more or less static for the last several years due to alleged weakness of the family planning services. Although population increase has...
The ‘Companies (2nd Amendment) Bill, 2020’ was passed in parliament on Wednesday keeping a provision of formation of single-person companies, aiming to attract greater investment and do better in the...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has described Joe Biden’s win as the next United States (US) president as blessing for the world expecting that the new US administration will...
A new edition of the Dictionary of Trade Policy Terms has been released recently by Cambridge University Press in association with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and Centre for International...
G-20, an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 19 countries and the European Union (EU), adopted lower trade restrictive measures between mid-May and mid-October compared to...
After nearly two years of scrutiny, corporate upheaval and a standoff with global regulators, Boeing Co won approval on Wednesday from the US Federal Aviation Administration to fly its 737...
The central bank has extended its policy support allowing all exporters to realise their export proceeds up to seven months instead of six months considering the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The...
Iraq and Saudi Arabia opened the Arar border crossing for trade for the first time in three decades, the Iraqi border ports commission said in a statement on Wednesday. Arar...
Expatriates’ welfare ministry suggested that the prospective overseas jobseekers remain alert as a section of middlemen has become active to cajole them into sending to Italy. The Ministry of Expatriates’...
Like almost all other sectors, the education sector has also been critically hampered due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown it brought upon. Schools and colleges across the country...
The government will take steps to fix the costs of medical treatment, including test and treatment fees, of private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on...
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