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Hope ran high on easing restrictions on movement and economic activities, but one month on people from all walks of life are laregely disappointed by the outcome. The poor, in...
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Dhaka's Gulistan no longer grows flowers. And these days scent of flowers in full bloom can't reach those confined at home in the metropolis. Yet, the name Golestan (The Rose...
In a post-budget media briefing the finance minister, while referring to some core objectives of the just announced budget, spoke about the government's commitment to rein in money laundering. The...
Though Bangladesh has a long way to go before it can claim to have attained the required level of management towards erasing the blot on humanity -- human trafficking-- still,...
Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK) is going to set up a 15-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at its hospital in the capital’s Dhanmondi area to treat coronavirus-infected patients at the initiative of...
How the corporations should navigate their Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) in the time of pandemic? In the regular days, corporations normally conduct their CSR activities by reaching out to the...
These are abnormal times we are expected to refer to as the new normal. That is but one of the many changes the Covid-19 pandemic, or the coronavirus, has been...
Bangladesh Nari Sromik Kendra (BNSK) organised a web based orientation workshop on “Safe migration and legal rights: Migration Welfare Act-2013” on Sunday. Md Shamsul Alam, director general, Bureau of Manpower,...
In the 1950s and 1960s a new paradigm of industrialisation and development had taken developing countries by storm - import substituting industrialisation (ISI). But that was soon overtaken in the...
I am most saddened to hear of the passing of Mr. A M Kazemi last week due to ill health and eventually a victim of COVID-19. While we all pray...
The government has decided to allow offices and other workplaces to continue operating on a limited scale until Aug 3 amid a worsening coronavirus epidemic. The opening hours of shops...
Mentioning that some 14,000 beds have been designated for coronavirus-infected patients in the country’s hospitals, Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Tuesday said 40 per cent of those are still vacant....
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has withdrawn its directive to make Value Added Tax (VAT) information mandatory for approving bank loan proposals. The NBR took the decision so that...
Roads and Highways Department (RHD) will resume traffic movement on the damaged bridge over the river Buriganga on limited scale Tuesday night. Additional Chief Engineer of Dhaka Zone Mohammad Sabuj...
As water started to recede, erosion on the left bank of the Teesta River in Lalmonirhat has taken a serious turn. Strong current is devouring houses and farmlands as the...
Indian Oil Corporation and Beximco LPG have signed an agreement to form a 50:50 joint venture company for LPG business in Bangladesh. As per the business plan, the JVC will...
A major general of Kuwait has been suspended in connection with his alleged link with human trafficking and the visa trading business of Bangladesh lawmaker MD Shahidul Islam, reports the...
In a major corporate takeover, Unilever, on Tuesday, announced its successful completion of acquiring 81.98 per cent shares of GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh Limited (GSKBD) from Setfirst (GSK Group). This acquisition was...
Jatiya Oikyafront on Tuesday urged the government to back off from its decision to shut down state-owned jute mills. In a statement, the top leaders of the alliance also said...
A global trial designed to test whether the anti-malaria drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can prevent infection with COVID-19 is to restart after being approved by British regulators. The Medicines and...
Vegetable prices witnessed a notable rise in last few days as ongoing flood and heavy rain in some hubs disrupted supply chain. Some areas of 16 districts in northern and...
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh Tuesday declared a 21-day lockdown from July 04 until July 25 at some areas of Wari area in old Dhaka,...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday stayed for 16 weeks the High Court order that imposed injunction on Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA)’s decision...
The European Union (EU) on Tuesday is announcing a list of nations whose citizens will be allowed to enter 31 European countries, but most Americans are likely to be refused...
Four new dengue cases were reported in the country on Tuesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Currently, five dengue patients are being treated at a hospital...
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission has published the final results of the 38th BCS examinations, recommending 2,204 people for government jobs. The commission sat in an afternoon meeting, ahead of...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $142 million as loan for improving Bangladesh’s railway connections and rural road networks. The Manila-based lender and the Economic Relations Division (ERD) signed...
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson has said foreign direct investment, including from the UK, would be very important for helping both Bangladesh and the UK economies recover...
Eric M Walker has been appointed as the president of Chevron Bangladesh, the company said in an emailed statement, reports bdnews.com. Walker will start his new position in July, succeeding...
Bangladesh requested the USA to provide duty free market access for Bangladeshi garment products for two years as the industry is bearing the brunt of the cancellation of orders by...
The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on Tuesday passed the Taka 5.68 trillion national budget for the next fiscal year (2020-21) with a target of attaining 8.2 per cent GDP growth after...
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) has distributed cash assistance to vulnerable urban communities located in Dhaka South City Corporation with support of German Red Cross. These urban communities have lost...
The Bank of Greece (BoG) expects the country's economy to shrink by 5.8 per cent this year in its baseline scenario, but risks related to the coronavirus pandemic could bring...
The Empire State Building has been a symbol of America’s economic might for almost 90 years. Of late, it’s also become a symbol of its struggle with the coronavirus. The...
The average life expectancy at birth in Bangladesh climbed to 72.6 years in 2019 from 72.3 in 2018, according to the national statistical agency. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics published...
The US Embassy in Dhaka has announced the annual competition for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program for the academic year of 2021-2022. This unique, one-year programme is open to...
The eighth budget session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad was adjourned till 11am on July 08. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury adjourned the House at 1.36pm today, state-owned news agency...
Myanmar's Union Election Commission (UEC) has announced the constituencies for the 2020 general election. According to the announcement late Monday, there are 330 constituencies for the House of Representatives (Lower...
Stocks ended marginally higher on Tuesday, the last session of the fiscal year (FY) 2019-20, as some investors showed their appetite based on the quarterly earnings disclosures. DSEX, the key...
A Bangladeshi startup has been selected for the final stage of Startup Istanbul Acceleration Programme to be held today (Tuesday). A jury board comprising experts from Europe, the Americas and...
Decathlon Bangladesh, an international sporting goods retailer, donated some 20,000 non-surgical fabric-masks to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). Deepak D’Souza, country manager of ‘Decathlon Bangladesh’ handed over the masks to...
China said on Tuesday it was concerned about India’s decision to ban Chinese mobile apps such as Bytedance’s TikTok and Tencent’s WeChat and was making checks to verify the situation....
Bangladesh on Tuesday witnessed its highest single-day rise in Covid-19 deaths. A total of 64 people died of the deadly respiratory disease in the last 24 hours to 8:00am today,...
Fifty more char villages were inundated in Kurigram district on Tuesday as flood situation worsened following ries of water levels in Dharala and Brahmaputra rivers, UNB reports. Dharla and Brahmaputra...
Britain’s economy shrank by the most since 1979 in early 2020 as households slashed their spending, according to official data that included the first few days of the coronavirus lockdown....
China on Tuesday reported 19 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for June 29, up from 12 a day earlier, the health authority said. There were no new deaths. Of...
Boeing began a series of long-delayed flight tests of its redesigned 737 MAX with regulators at the controls on Monday (US standard time), hoping to win approval and rebuild its...
Chattogram Port Customs authority has started auctioning off goods of 361 containers, the biggest ever auction in its history. Cars, frozen food, fruits, fish and other products of 361 containers...
Emirates continues to add travel options for customers with the announcement that it will re-start passenger flights to Cairo (from 1 July), Tunis (from 1 July), Glasgow (from 15 July)...
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