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The Anti-Corruption Commission is planning to file a money laundering case against Laxmipur-3 MP Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul, his wife MP Salina Islam and two other family members....
The United Kingdom has sought an amendment to Myanmar's citizenship law to allow everyone to fully participate in Myanmar's political process. "It’s now vital to amend the citizenship laws to...
Several Ethiopians, including army soldiers, fled the escalating conflict in the restive Tigray region to neighbouring Sudan on Monday, Sudanese state media and residents said. The flare-up in the northern...
Saeb Erekat, a veteran peace negotiator and prominent international spokesman for the Palestinians for more than three decades, died on Tuesday, weeks after being infected by the coronavirus. He was...
A latest study found corruption and irregularities in the health sector in the preparation, planning, and rapid response to stem the Covid-19 pandemic. The study conducted by Transparency International Bangladesh...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed 10 employees of Mind Aid Psychiatry and De-Addiction Hospital, where Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Anisul Karim Shipon was beaten to death on Monday,...
A Dhaka court has moved to open trial proceedings against contractor GK Shamim and his seven bodyguards after framing charges against them in a money laundering case. In a decision...
A Sylhet court has granted a seven-day remand to interrogate suspended sub-inspector of Bandarbazar Police Station Akbar Hossain Bhuiya in a case filed over the death of Raihan Ahmed in...
The average daily sample testing for Covid-19 remained low in the country compared to the global scenario despite the government's preparedness and response plan for coronavirus focused on nationwide expansion...
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia have signed a deal to end the military conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region after more than a month of bloodshed. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan first...
Disparities have figured in the disbursement of stimulus packages meant for absorbing the economic shock triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, says a latest TIB study. The disbursement rate of the...
Bangladesh has reported 16 more coronavirus (Covid-19) deaths and 1,699 fresh infections in the last 24 hours. With these, the total deaths and cases now stand at 6,108 and 423,620...
Stocks ended lower on Tuesday, after remaining flat in the previous day, as risk-averse investors went on profit booking sell-offs on large-cap issues. DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka...
Most of the committees formed by the government to deal with the Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh are now ineffective, the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has observed. It has mentioned that...
Police arrested ten people with alleged links to the killing of Anisul Karim, a senior assistant superintendent of police, in a private mental health hospital in Dhaka. Anisul died from...
The US Federal Reserve has warned of a potential decline in asset prices and other financial risks as the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and recession persists. "Given the high level of...
Nineteen people were diagnosed with dengue in the past 24 hours until Tuesday morning, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. Currently, 73 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at hospitals...
PRAN-RFL Group’s Barind (Varendra) Industrial Park in Rajshahi will create four to five thousand jobs, of which 95 per cent job holder will be local, says a media release. It...
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team is considering legal action over a federal agency’s delay in recognising the Democrat’s victory over President Donald Trump in last week’s election, a Biden official...
The Posts and Telecommunications Division has sent Director General of the Directorate of Posts Sudhangshu Shekhar Bhadra on forced leave as primary investigation found evidence of corruption against him. A...
A case was filed at Adabor Police Station early Tuesday over the death of Barishal Metropolitan Police’s (BMP) Senior ASP Anisul Karim Shipon. Anisul's father Faizuddin Ahmed filed the case...
Nilkhet, a paradise for Dhaka city bibliophiles, is still reeling from Covid-19 losses. Not just tiny bookstalls, but prominent bookstores in the Nilkhet book market have experienced a financial rundown...
Brazil’s health regulator has suspended a clinical trial of China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine citing a severe adverse event, surprising the trial organisers who countered there had been a death but...
There were just over 59,000 Covid-19 patients in hospitals across the United States on Monday (US standard time), the country’s highest number ever of in-patients being treated for the disease,...
Stocks witnessed mixed trends in early trading on Tuesday as investors mostly followed cautious stance after corporate declarations of most of the companies. Following the previous day’s negative note, the...
Fish traders in the Chalan Beel region that spreads through Pabna, Natore and Sirajganj districts expect a large production of dry fish this season from November to January, as water...
The board of directors of ACI Limited has recommended 80 per cent cash and 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2020. The annual general...
The highest number of Bangladeshi expatriates returned home from Saudi Arabia during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a study. The study on the returnees conducted by Karmojibi Nari during the...
Companies willing to raise funds showed lukewarm response to submit IPO proposals based on the financials for the year ended on June 30 as COVID-19 hit their businesses along with...
Bangladesh has cancelled tenders to import LNG (liquefied natural gas) from spot market in December as evaluators found too 'expensive' the bidding for two 138,000-cubic metre LNG cargoes. Rupantarita Prakritik...
The low-level education and skill of the majority of the workforce in Bangladesh remains a major constraint on the labout productivity and it poses a challenge to achieving the high...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has allowed repurposed use of containers for the export-oriented industries located within the export processing zones. With the relaxation of customs rules, export-oriented industries...
The prices of edible oils have witnessed yet another hike during the current week across the country, as a litre of bottled soybean oil is now being sold at Tk...
The government has halved the tax for transferring immovable property by the companies located in city corporation areas of Dhaka and Chattogram. The property transfer tax has been cut to...
Today (November 10) is the fifth death anniversary of Md Abul Kasem, a former high official of Defence Finance (Army). Abul Kasem, DAFC (Retd), died on November 10, 2015 at...
On November 3 the American voters had gone to the polling booths to choose their next president. Should the incumbent, Donald Trump, continue in office or be replaced by his...
Yet another fallout of the long school closure came to the fore recently. This time it occurred in the Chittagong port city. A news item sent recently by the FE...
A report carried in a Bangla contemporary on spare parts and accessories manufactured by the country's small and cottage industries presents a disquieting picture. Large government plants and manufacturing units...
Adnan Niaz, a businessman in Faridpur, received a cash voucher worth 500 per cent of the price of Walton fridge he had purchased under the local brand’s nationwide ongoing ‘Digital...
China and Russia held off congratulating US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday, with Bejing saying it would follow usual custom in its response and the Kremlin noting incumbent Donald Trump's...
The 10th of November, this day is observed as International Accounting Day across the world every year to celebrate the deeds of accountants and the impacts of their contribution to...
The global outbreak of Covid-19 and the containment measures deployed by governments are having serious consequences for the global economy. Widespread border closures, travel restrictions and shelter-in-place policies that economies...
Major global threats - including the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and rising inequality - call for large-scale concerted action. The challenge facing policymakers today is to support big structural transformations...
President Md Abdul Hamid, who was the youngest and newest Member of Parliament after independence, has recalled Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s days in parliament. In his...
Myanmar's ruling party said on Monday it had won enough seats in parliament to form the next government, after reporting a lead based on its unofficial count of votes from...
The cabinet has approved a proposal of introducing an automated system that will enable mutation of land within eight days of registration. The proposal was approved during the weekly meeting...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday expressed optimism over the resumption of talks on Rohingya repatriation using a tripartite mechanism after the formation of a new government in...
More than half a million female borrowers of small loans and community people will be provided with medical advice digitally free of cost in view of the pandemic-induced health risks...
Since taking office in January 2017, President Donald Trump has been besieged by civil lawsuits and criminal investigations of his inner circle. With Democrat Joe Biden’s victory, Trump's legal woes...
Pfizer Inc on Monday said its experimental vaccine was more than 90 per cent effective in preventing COVID-19 based on initial data from a large study, a major victory in...
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