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Rajshahi Royals put up a clinical performance to lift the title of the special edition of BPL, dedicated to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to mark...
Some market supportive measures helped Dhaka stocks end the sharp losing streak in the week ended on Thursday. Out of five trading sessions, the DSE broad index witnessed sharp fall...
The Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2020 attracted a huge crowd on Friday, a public holiday, creating scopes for the city dwellers to visit the event and for the traders...
The share prices of five large cap companies closed positively on Thursday following investors' increased participation. On the day, the DSEX, broad index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), also posted...
Country's vegetables exports showed strong performance in the first half of the current fiscal year 2019-2020. Insiders said improvement in compliance issues and opening markets by the European Union for...
Campaign in both Dhaka north and south city corporation elections is going on in full swing as potential local-body representatives have continued to seek vote. The aspirants, mainly those from...
The fund disbursement for 31 projects under the 41st Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme in nine months was only 42 per cent of the target which Japanese officials termed as...
The garment-sector apex trade body has urged finance ministry to provide a 1.0-per cent cash incentive for joint-venture apparel manufacturers, officials said. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA)...
Dozens of projects for which the Indian government extended three credit lines over the past decade shows a dismal picture in project management, according to the latest review. According to...
The government's non-bank borrowing from unconventional sources has been growing fast, driven by its needs to meet higher public spending. Apart of savings tools, non-bank instruments include provident fund, public...
More than two decades later, the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) has re-launched double-decker bus service on Dhaka-Narayanganj route. With 75 seating capacity in each bus, the non-Air Conditioned (AC)...
Rice, a crop predominantly influencing Bangladeshi diet seems to have lost some grounds. Urbanisation, sustained income growth and a decline in poverty "are continuing to change consumption patterns and heighten...
Isn't it paradoxical that while the government is trying to revamp the state-owned enterprises (SoEs) in an attempt to rid them of the perennial losses they are in, their products...
China's birth rate has fallen to its lowest since the formation of the People's Republic of China 70 years ago - despite the easing of the one-child policy, reports BBC....
At least 10 students of Dhaka University (DU) fell sick on the second day of their fast unto death on Friday afternoon demanding deferment of the polls to the two...
The developing countries will need investment in a range between US$3.3 trillion and US$4.5 trillion a year for implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that cover basic infrastructures such as roads,...
Over the past few months a renewed debate has arisen on the merits of an interest rate cap on bank loans. The intention is to encourage economic growth by helping...
Bangladesh stalwart Mushfiqur Rahim has asked Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to leave him out of the squad that will tour Pakistan for a three-match T20Is series in January. BCB chief...
Winter has many a treat for the Dhakaites. One of them is the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) where a pleasure outing gets happily blended with commercial interests. People --...
An article in a leading Bengali daily titled "The lion's share of the money for healthcare overseas is going illegally" should be regarded as ominous. The article ends with the...
In developing countries, rural-urban migration (RUM) is considered as the main driving force of rapid growth. There are some reasons behind this phenomenon which may vary from country to country....
THE FUTURE IS ACCESSIBLE means that we must all, together, look towards a future where the barriers which stand in people's way no longer exist. We envisage a future where...
The Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Mohajote, a platform of Hindu community in Bangladesh, has threatened to boycott the Dhaka city elections if the election commission go ahead with the polls as...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Iran's accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner last week occurred at a time when Tehran was spooked by reports of...
The revenue of a government comes from tax and non-tax sources. The government also has to borrow due to deficit budget that is commonly seen in most developing countries to...
Khulna Tigers have won the toss of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) final against Rajshahi Royals and opted to bowl first. Mushfiqur Rahim is leading Khulna Tigers in the...
Various cold-related diseases have affected 5,760 people across the country in the last 24 hours, a press release said on Friday. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Friday said the government has nothing to do with the Dhaka city polls date though it coincides with Saraswati Puja. “Arranging polls to two...
A three-day exhibition titled ‘Made in Bangladesh’ will begin on January 28 at the “Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC)” in Qatar. Under patronise of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB),...
Chinese President Xi Jinping reached Nay Pyi Taw on Friday for a state visit to Myanmar. It is Xi's first overseas trip this year, and the first visit to the...
After receiving severe burn injuries from a newly-installed high voltage electric wire on Monday in Fatullah, a recently-married garment workers couple’s struggle to survive ended tragically on Thursday morning at...
Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Li Jiming has said China will show highest respect to the greatest Bengali of all times Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in his...
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has defended the country's military after it admitted shooting down a passenger plane by mistake. He said the Revolutionary Guard - the elite unit...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday hoped that the election commission (EC) would reach an acceptable solution over Dhaka city polls showing respect to a religion. “The...
Four students of Dhaka University fell sick on the second day of their fast unto death on Friday demanding deferment of the polls to the two Dhaka city corporations slated...
As Google-parent Alphabet became on Thursday the fourth US company to top a market value of more than $1 trillion, some funds holding its shares are wondering whether now is...
Suicides in Japan in 2019 fell to their lowest number in more than 40 years, police said on Friday, marking the 10th straight year of declines. Though suicide has a...
Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it planned to create 1.0 million jobs in India by 2025. The announcement came a day after the country’s trade minister said the e-commerce giant’s...
Some 109 more Bangladeshi workers have been sent back to the country from Saudi Arabia. A flight of Saudi Airlines- SV-804 carrying 109 Bangladeshi workers landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International...
Two people were killed and 10 others injured as two buses collided head-on in Shantirhat area of Patiya upazila of Chattogram district on Friday. The identities of the deceased could...
Eight people, including four children, were injured in a collision between two launches on the Meghna River in Chandpur district. The incident, involving a Dhaka-bound MV Aulad-4 and a Pirojpur-bound...
Eleven US troops were treated for concussion symptoms as a result of last week's Iranian missile attack on US military base in Iraq, the US military has said in a...
India's telecommunication satellite "GSAT-30" was successfully launched into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) on Friday. The satellite was launched from the Kourou launch base, French Guiana, by 'Ariane-5 VA-251', an...
Bangladesh and India have discussed a number of issues of mutual interest including border haats and joint study for the proposed 'Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement' between the two countries. ...
A man and his nephew were killed in a road accident in front of Saddam Market in the capital’s Jatrabari area late on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Anwar...
International agency Oxfam and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aiming to strengthen anti-corruption activities in the country. The new partnership with ACC marks a...
China’s economic growth slowed to its weakest in nearly 30 years in 2019 amid a bruising trade war with the United States and sputtering investment, and more stimulus steps are...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has rebalanced two equities indices -- DSEX and DS30 -- as per the criteria set by S&P Dow Jones. It has added 21 companies to...
Loose cooking oil, vegetables, cardamom and some varieties of rice became costlier last week, raising sufferings of the consumers who have already been fored to go deep into their pockets...
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved importing 6.5 million tonnes of non-urea fertilisers. These will be imported from countries like Russia, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan,...
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