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Several thousand people gathered at Mawa ferry terminal on Tuesday morning in their desperate bid to cross the Padma River even though ferry services remained suspended. Thousands started going home...
Country’s merchandise trade deficit with the rest of the world declined slightly in the first eight months (July-February) of the current fiscal year (FY20). The latest statistics on balance of...
Disgruntled garment workers from several garment factories have poured out onto the streets of Dhaka's Kafrul to demand full payment of their salaries and Eid-ul-Fitr bonunes amid the ongoing coronavirus...
State-run Bapex is looking for international partner or partners to develop half a dozen dried, suspended and abandoned onshore gas wells in Sylhet and Chattogram regions under joint venture (JV)...
The US Embassy in Dhaka has issued a weather alert for its citizens as Bangladesh is gearing up for super cyclone ‘Amphan’. It also urged its citizens to continue to...
Robi, country's second largest mobile operator, has sought the regulatory support to expedite the completion of process of the company's IPO (initial public offering) proposal. Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, the CEO...
Super cyclone ‘Amphan’ has been moving further north-northwards and is likely to make landfall by Wednesday afternoon /evening, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said Tuesday morning. “It is likely to move...
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has authorised the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) to issue emergency use authorisation (EUA) certificate for the drugs, used for detection, treatment...
US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday (local time) to permanently halt funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) if it did not commit to improvements within 30 days, and...
The steel sector in Bangladesh has incurred approximately Tk 30 billion losses in March-April this year due to a drastic fall in demand and halt in steel production for coronavirus...
The European Union (EU) has transferred EUR 46.125 million or Tk 4.28 billion to the government of Bangladesh to support key national reforms in the education sector. With this grant, the...
Growing overcapacity of Bangladesh's power sector will increase its financial loss following a significant fall in electricity demand amid the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic, a new study has revealed. "Bangladesh's plan...
The government has approved a mega purchase plan for Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) aiming to supply essential commodities to the people at affordable prices and help stabilise the market...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) has cut rental charge for special parcel train service to make transportation of local agricultural products attractive to farmers. Since the service was launched on three routes...
When coronavirus spread to developed countries and led to the shutdown of many companies, freelancers and outsourcing companies in Bangladesh started feeling the pinch as work orders fell drastically, leaving...
The very severe cyclonic storm ‘Amphan’ has intensified into a super cyclone, prompting Bangladesh to issue danger signals for maritime ports and prepare for evacuations in the coastal districts. It...
The number of coronavirus cases in India surged past 100,000 on Tuesday, with the rate of growth of new infections showing little sign of slowing despite a strict weeks-long lockdown....
The Local Government Division under the LGRD & Co-operatives Ministry has so far suspended a total of 56 public representatives for their alleged involvement in misappropriation of relief materials meant...
Indian Oil Corporation, or IOC, is set to be a major supplier of refined petroleum products to Bangladesh as it has emerged as the most suitable bidder to supply half...
The Planning Commission (PC) is set to place a Tk 2.05 trillion worth of Annual Development Programme (ADP) before the National Economic Council (NEC) today (Tuesday) for getting approval, officials...
CHATTOGRAM: Cargo handling has been suspended at the outer anchorage of Chittagong seaport following weather alert-2 issued by the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) on Monday. As the cyclonic storm 'Amphan'...
Fourteen banks on Monday signed separate agreements with the Bangladesh Bank to disburse Tk 150 billion in loans as part of refinancing facilities to support implementation of the stimulus package...
Global ratings agency Moody's has predicted the economic activity in Bangladesh will decelerate sharply over the next 18 months in the aftermath of COVID-19 outbreak. "…. domestic activity restrictions during...
Some 46 garment factories have sought financial support from the RMG Central Fund to pay wages for March to their workers, officials said. Expressing their inability to pay, the factories...
Though the government has extended public holidays and transport shutdown until May 30 to restrict mass exodus from Dhaka during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, many people have started to leave Dhaka...
The emergence of Covid19 has reintroduced the term PPE or personal protective equipment in society. However, PPE is a common term used in health and safety. It is an everyday...
DPS STS School Dhaka, a full Cambridge curriculum institution, has been conducting online classes with above 85 per cent participation of its students during this pandemic, says a press release....
Covid-19 has brought major socioeconomic disruptions globally. In North and Central Asia countries, the effects of measures taken to contain the pandemic along with fall in resource prices are impacting...
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought an unprecedented toll on the economies across the globe. Like others, the Gulf states, such as Bahrain, Kuwait, KSA, Oman, Qatar and the UAE are...
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in loss of livelihoods for many people causing untold sufferings. Most of them cannot arrange proper meals for their families. It is the low income...
Solar energy is the largest energy resource on earth that offers abundant renewable energy resource to mankind relatively well-spread over the globe. It can be captured and transformed into heat...
The fear that had haunted many over the frenzied rush of Eid shoppers proved nearly baseless. At least for now. This is because the Eid shopping has not yet seen...
Dhaka City has formally got the elected mayors in office ----one on May 13 and the other on 16 respectively. For Atiqul Islam, this is his second term as he...
COVID-19 has stressed out the limitation of our healthcare system, across the globe. Inadequate availability of ventilator to push oxygen-rich air to the severely ailing lungs of Covid infected patents...
Net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh dropped by 20.45 per cent in the last calendar year (2019), according to the latest estimate of the central bank. The...
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has provided relief materials in various parts of slum areas in Dhaka in collaboration with Sajida Foundation. According to a press release, the university distributed relief...
US President Donald Trump has said his administration was considering numerous proposals about the World Health Organisation, including one in which Washington would pay about 10 per cent of its...
The European Union may give an initial green light in the coming days for sale of the drug remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment, the head of its medicines agency said...
Different lower courts in virtual hearing across the country granted bail to 3,633 people on Monday. Md Saifur Rahman, special officer of High Court Division, confirmed this. The courts also...
State Minister for energy Nasrul Hamid on Monday asked the state-run power entities to remain vigilant and prepared to face the cyclone ‘Amphan.’ Repair and maintenance works must be done...
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is set to be a major supplier of refined petroleum products to Bangladesh as it emerged as the best bidder to supply half a million tonne...
Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity on Monday called on the government to impose a 10-day curfew before and after the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr to prevent the transmission of coronavirus further. The organisation's...
The High Court on Monday directed the Directorate General of Health Services to provide adequate number of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), hand gloves and surgical masks to the doctors and...
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that he would initiate an independent evaluation of its handling of the coronavirus pandemic at the ‘earliest appropriate moment’...
NOVOAIR, a private airline of the country, offered free air tickets for the doctors and healthcare professionals who are involved with the treatment of coronavirus infected patients. More than 3,000...
The United Kingdom has added the loss of smell and taste to its official list of COVID-19 symptoms including fever and new continuous cough - a step that it hopes...
Moderna Inc said on Monday its experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced antibodies that could "neutralise" the new coronavirus in patients in a small early stage clinical trial, sending its shares up...
The government has prepared 12,078 cyclone shelters in the coastal regions as the ‘Amphan’ is growing in intensity turning from ‘very severe’ cyclonic storm into a super cyclone. State Minister...
Dhaka University teacher Muntassir Mamoon, who was hospitalised with COVID-19, has returned home after making a full recovery. “I have returned home this afternoon after making a full recovery. Now,...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has provided financial assistance of Tk 86.3 million for more Qawmi madrasas across the country ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. “The Prime Minister has given the financial assistance...
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