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India has imposed restrictions on edible oil import in its market, which has started taking toll on Bangladesh's exports to the neighbouring country, officials say. While the control is not...
Bangladesh has finalised its reply to complaints about 'non-observance' of top ILO conventions related to worker rights, officials said. This response is part of a move to avoid the formation...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will deliver on Thursday its order on request for indication of provisional measures, made by Gambia in the case concerning genocide in Myanmar. A...
Shipping freight charges have jumped by 33 per cent to $200 after the implementation of new international carbon rule. The International Maritime Organisation, or IMO, introduced the global sulphur cap...
Companies globally are increasingly spending on user experience (UX) research and design in recent years. According to a study by Forrester, a global consultancy and research firm, on average every...
Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) brands are a massive trend globally and helps cut operational costs. These give consumers more freedom to choose for specific needs than money being spent on retail glamour....
BRAC University Global Model United Nations-BUGMUN2020 took place from January 02 to 06 this year. The fourth edition of the flagship event of International Association of Business Communication (IABC), BRAC...
Hosts Bangladesh will face upper-ranked Burundi in the tough second semifinal of the six-team Bangabandhu International Gold Cup on Thursday eyeing a win, reports UNB. The match will kick off...
Deaths from China’s new virus rose to 17 on Wednesday with more than 540 cases confirmed, increasing fears of contagion from an infection suspected to originate from illegally-traded wildlife. The...
Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to surpass that of India, China and Pakistan in the current fiscal, says a latest report of the World Bank. The GDP...
Niger's government is sounding the alarm about bogus meningitis vaccines - and it is not the first time. Five years ago, hundreds of Nigerien people died after receiving fake vaccines....
A rise of 5.0 per cent in disbursement of farm loan in the first half of the current fiscal year may not be a milestone achievement but it bodes well...
The outstanding loans of bank directors now stand at over Tk 1.716 trillion at the end of September 2019, which is 11.21 per cent of the total loans disbursed by...
Following America's disastrous 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, the subsequent international trade war, and eventually World War II, the United States went on to lead the world toward a more open...
It isn't unusual that there will be a whole horde of expectations from government elected by the people. Every interview by the print and broadcast media prior to national polls...
Huge trade imbalance is one of the major issues of concern for Bangladesh-China economic relations. Since the beginning, balance of trade has been overwhelming against Bangladesh and the growth rate...
Every country has its own sovereign currency. Trade between two countries is rarely conducted with resident currency, rather done with a third currency in most cases. This is practised globally....
Detectives arrested the main accused of a double-murder case, who had gone into hiding after securing bail from the High Court, from Dhorla village in Boalkhali upazila early Wednesday. The...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has called on the law enforcement to ensure that the Dhaka city elections are free from any irregularity or malpractices. He also warned...
Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet Inc and its Google subsidiary, said on Wednesday that healthcare offers the biggest potential over the next five to 10 years for using artificial...
Various cold-related diseases have affected 6,010 people across the country in the last 24 hours. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room showed that 971 of...
A Dhaka court has ordered authorities concerned to publish advertisement in newspaper asking 11 people including former Chief Justice Surendra Kuman Sinha to appear before it in a graft case....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has launched the much-awaited electronic passport (e-passport) along with the automated border control management programme, saying that it (e-passport) is a gift for the nation in...
The younger son of former fisheries and livestock minister Narayan Chandra Chanda tried to kill himself by drinking toilet cleaner in Dumuria of Khulna district on Wednesday. Abhiit Chandra Chanda,...
Emirates has announced its contributions to bushfire relief in Australia. The airline will be donating 10 per cent of all Emirates RED sales on every flight from 17 January until...
The demolition work of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association building (BGMEA Bhaban) formally started on Wednesday. Housing and Public Works Minister SM Rezaul Karim inaugurated the work around...
Bangladesh has gained eight places on the latest Democracy Index 2019, compared to the previous year, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Although there was no big movement at...
Two Bangladeshis were shot dead by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Amjhol border in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Suruj Mia,...
North Korea has banned foreign tourists to guard against the spread of the new Coronavirus from China, tour operators in China said. Foreign travel to North Korea has been temporarily...
Three construction workers have died from electrocution after coming into contact with a high-voltage live wire on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka. The incident occurred at around...
Millennium Information Solutions Ltd received the most prestigious shariah compliance award recently from International Shariah Research Academy, an independent nonprofit organization and a subsidiary of Central Bank of Malaysia. Mahmud Hossain,...
The Republican-controlled US Senate voted early on Wednesday (US local time) on party lines to approve the rules for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, rejecting Democratic efforts to obtain evidence...
A day-long workshop on "Prevention of Money Laundering & Combating the Financing of Terrorism" was held at NCC Bank Training Institute recently. Khondoker Nayeemul Kabir, Deputy Managing Director inaugurated the...
Mr. Quazi Osman Ali, Managing Director & CEO of Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL), inaugurated an ATM Booth at Dhakeshwari Road, Dhaka on January 21. Mr. Muhammad Asaduzzaman Miah, Manager...
The Indian Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that it will not grant any stay on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) without hearing the Centre and said it may...
BRAC Bank Limited and ASSURE Development & Design Limited and ASSURE Builders Limited have gone into a partnership agreement. Under this special agreement, BRAC Bank will offer preferential rate and processing...
People in Bangladesh’s northern district Kurigram is shivering as a moderate cold wave started sweeping over the region on Wednesday, after five days of reprieve. Local weather office recorded a...
Sri Lanka earned a record 5.3 billion US dollars from its apparel exports in 2019, showing a 5.1 per cent year on year increase, according to the Joint Apparel Association...
IDLC Finance Limited has decided to participate financially to help MAMM’s Institute of Fistula and Women Health with facilitating the patients who takes the treatment from the hospital for post-surgery health...
The High Court has banned the publication and display of laminated posters within the boundaries of the two city corporations ahead of the Dhaka elections in light of its damaging...
Cruise, the self-driving car start-up, majority owned by General Motors, has unveiled its first vehicle designed to be driverless. The electric-powered Cruise Origin was developed by Honda, which also has...
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on China on Wednesday to share “correct” information about a new coronavirus and for the World Health Organisation (WHO) not to exclude Taiwan from collaboration...
The US Senate has rejected repeated Democratic attempts to secure new evidence in President Donald Trump's impeachment as his trial began. Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell meanwhile backed off on...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the e-passport services at a programme at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Dhaka on Wednesday. E-passports add a layer of security to traditional non...
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has formed ward-level committees to campaign for Awami League (AL) mayoral candidates contesting Dhaka city polls. They have formed 54 committees for Dhaka North City Corporation...
Honda Motor Co said on Tuesday it will recall 2.7 million older US vehicles in North America for potentially defective air bag inflators. The defect involves a different type of...
Red chillies (dry chillies) have become hotter with prices increased significantly by 80-90 per cent in last one and a half weeks. A kilogram (kg) of dried red chilli was...
The government has made a move to stock sufficient sugar to check its unusual price hike, especial during the holy month of Ramadan. To this effect, commerce ministry has already...
The death toll from a new flu-like coronavirus in China rose to nine on Wednesday with 440 confirmed cases, Chinese health officials said as authorities stepped up efforts to control...
Cold wave coupled with dense fog has caused a delay in Boro farming in the country this year, raising concerns over achieving the target of its cultivation and production. Market...
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