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Large businesses, having an annual turnover above Tk 50 million, would get yet another time extension until February 29 to install VAT software. The deadline for mandatory installation of the...
A delegation from the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is now visiting Bangladesh. In November 2019, the ICC judges authorised the request by ICC prosecutor...
The government has issued a regulation allowing female prisoners to enjoy special privileges after 13 years of passage of the relevant law by parliament. Female convicts would be able to...
The government has asked seven state-owned energy firms to complete the valuation of their assets in two months for the divestment of shares in the bourses. The directive was issued...
The death toll from a coronavirus epidemic in China rose to 361 and Chinese stock and commodity markets fell heavily on Monday as investors retreated into safe-haven assets in the...
Bangladesh's trade and economy may suffer badly due to the ongoing Coronavirus contagion in China, as the former is highly dependent on the world's second largest economy for its industrial...
This year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations under 10 education boards began across the country today (Monday). A total 20,47, 779 students are expected to take part...
The government's net bank borrowing during the current month would be around Tk 46 billion, officials said. The net bank borrowing had reached Tk 508.42 billion until January 15 of...
Former communications minister Mohammed Allawi was named prime minister-designate by rival Iraqi factions Saturday after weeks of political deadlock, three officials said, reports AP. The choice comes as the country...
BENAPOLE, Feb 02: Several hundred people, including schoolchildren, cross the Chitra river through a bamboo- made bridge daily risking their lives. The bamboo bridge on the Chitra river adjacent to...
Police shot a man in south London on Sunday after several people were believed to have been stabbed in what police described as a terrorism-related incident. "A man has been...
US Deputy Chief of Mission Jo Anne Wagner announced on Sunday an agricultural trade programme for Bangladesh to increase access to US agricultural products. “Bangladesh is already a top export...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on the Gambia v. Myanmar case directing Myanmar to prevent all genocidal acts against the Rohingyas is a critical step for protecting the...
The world is watching with anxiety and great concern the emergence of a new kind of coronavirus. Medical experts have stated that coronavirus can cause diseases in mammals, including humans,...
Trade-based money laundering (TBML) is defined as a process of concealing the proceeds of trade-related earning through illegal trade transactions in an attempt to legitimise the illicit origin of money....
The number of Bangladesh’s foreign missions will be raised to 100 from 77 within 2021, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Sunday. The minister said this while replying to...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is permeating almost every aspect of life in advanced economies. From governments to businesses to individuals, AI's reach is sweeping, and its implementation is proving transformational. But...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed the need for more translations of Bangla literature as her government wants to spread it across the world. “We want to spread our...
That scarcity of funds is one of the key reasons for the current moribund state of the country's stock market is an undisputed reality. But, with confidence of investors, individual...
On Saturday morning Dhaka greeted its residents with the utmost tranquillity imaginable as the sun poured its warmth on a city that looked quite unfamiliar. Unfamiliar because it was yet...
With the river grabbing continuing unabated across the country, the lists of the persons and syndicates behind the abominable act are often prepared, though follow-up action would have been lacking....
BNP is set to stage protests against the alleged irregularities in the Dhaka city elections after observing a daylong general strike. Flanked by its defeated mayoral candidates Tabith Awal and...
All the Bangladeshi citizens, brought back from China’s Wuhan on Saturday, are doing well, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday. “Seven of the returnees, now at Kurmitola General Hospital,and...
This year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations under 10 education boards will begin across the country on Monday. A total 2,047, 779 students are expected to take...
Wildfires that threatened Australia’s capital, Canberra, over the weekend have been brought under control as containment lines held and hot and windy conditions eased, prompting authorities to lift a state...
Stocks posted a modest gain on Sunday, snapping as two-day losing streak, as some investors showed buying binge on sector-wise shares after city corporation election. DSEX, the prime index of...
Dhaka ranked the 10th worst city in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Sunday morning. It had an AQI score of 163 at 10:49am. The air was classified as ‘unhealthy’....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2020, a yearly event of booklovers and publishers, reports UNB. The fair began on the Bangla Academy...
China has reported an outbreak of a highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 bird flu in the country's Hunan province amid a rapidly spreading coronavirus epidemic. The country’s Ministry of Agriculture...
Chinese experts warned that the novel coronavirus could be transmitted through the digestive system, according to the latest findings. They found viral nucleic acids in patients' stool and rectal swabs...
The temperature in the country will start rising from Tuesday night, the Met Office said Sunday. “Bangladesh’s northern region will continue to experience cold for a few more days,” UNB...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Kazakhstan on Sunday to join Washington in pressing Beijing over its treatment of Muslim minorities, a sensitive matter for the Central Asian nation...
Tamim Iqbal has become the second Bangladeshi batsman to score a triple century in first class cricket. The left-handed opener reached the milestone while batting for East Zone against Central...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the 23rd national convention of the IDEB and the international conference of the “Skills Readiness for Achieving SDGs and Adopting IR 4.0” this morning. Opening...
South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank inaugurated 'Panchar Sub-Branch' at Shibchar of Madaripur recently. Managing Director and CEO of SBAC Md. Golam Faruque formally opened the sub-branch. The Bank’s Additional...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated Digital Products and Services Campaign at Town Hall ground of Cumilla on Saturday. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank, inaugurated...
The 19th Nurul Matin Memorial Lecture on Ethics in Banking will be held at Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) auditorium today (Sunday) at 7.30 pm. Dr. Atiur Rahman, Bangabandhu...
At least 20 people have been killed and over a dozen injured in a stampede during a church service at a stadium in northern Tanzania, a government official said on...
The Palestinian Authority has cut all ties with the United States and Israel, including those relating to security, after rejecting a Middle East peace plan presented by US President Donald...
Bangladesh has suspended on-arrival visas for Chinese nationals for one month as part of the government’s temporary policy following the outbreak of coronavirus, foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said...
Three people have died after a bus ploughed into a battery-powered rickshaw in Savar's Ashulia. The incident took place on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Ashulia's Nabinagar around 9:15 am on...
Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the government wants to see an amicable solution to the killings along the border that are taking place despite promises. "We...
On the last train to Europe before Britain left the EU on Friday evening, passengers leaving London expressed sorrow, optimism and anger, reflecting the emotions of a nation conflicted ahead...
The inauguration ceremony of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Bangladesh was successfully held at Le Meridien Dhaka recently. Senator Sarah Kamal was presented with the President’s Chain by the 2019 National...
The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) is partially ready with key infrastructure and utility services to host industrial units now, according to a spot account. Several investors have already...
Stocks witnessed marginal gains in the early hours of trading on Sunday as some investors were showing appetite on sector-wise stocks amid ongoing earnings declaration. Following the previous day’s correction,...
Awami League (AL) mayoral candidates in Dhaka city corporation polls called on prime minister Sheikh Hasina at her official Ganabhaban residence in the city on Saturday night. “The two mayoral...
The board of directors of Summit Power Ltd has declared 15 per cent interim cash dividend for the year ending on June 30, 2020 based on un-audited financial statements for...
Listed multinational companies (MNCs) performed mixed in last week amid price corrections witnessed by many local companies. The local companies witnessed price corrections as their earnings declined for October-December, 2019....
Vietnam declared a public health emergency over the coronavirus epidemic on Saturday and said it would halt all flights to and from China. The government said it would also stop...
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