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Inward remittance grew by nearly 18 per cent to a record $18.42 billion in the just-passed 2019 for a government effort to incentivise remitters. The figures jumped from $15.53 billion...
Apparel sector leaders have opposed the 22 per cent hike in different container handling charges raised by private inland container depots (ICDs) effective from Wednesday. They sought the government's intervention...
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal Wednesday said he failed to understand the reasons for the stock market not behaving in line with other major economic indicators. He said everyone praises...
Reckitt Benckiser (RB) believes that every business has a responsibility towards the social framework it operates within. This year, in accordance with its 'Business with purpose' motto, RB hosted a...
The grand finale of the financial case competition, Blueprints 5.0, drew to conclusion on December 23, 2019. Organised by North South University (NSU) Finance Club for the fifth successive time,...
With the beginning of a new year, the country is going to experience one of the largest residential Model UN conferences of the country. Daffodil International University Model United Nations...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday said the implementation of the proposed single-digit interest rate has been deferred by three months to avoid complications. “Hopefully, the single-digit interest rate...
The news that export earning from the light engineering sector (LES) has almost halved year-on-year in fiscal 2017-18 is a wakeup call for shoring up the sector. Carried by The...
The New China which was established in 1949 under the leadership of Comrade Mao Zedong has become the world's second largest economic power with creative and innovative practice of Marxism...
The year 2019 has ended with widespread demonstrations, rising inequality, and a crisis of representation in many countries. The world is sleepwalking toward recession and a new crisis, while depleting...
Liquidity being one of the most critical dimensions of a commercial bank, its management (planning and controlling) carries paramount importance not only to the bank concerned, but also to the...
The flow of inward remittance jumped more than 18 per cent or US$2.80 billion last year (2019) which may partly be attributed to the incentive provided by the government for...
The government has appointed Energy and Mineral Resources Secretary Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem as Chairman of the National Board of Revenue or NBR. The public administration ministry announced the...
A construction worker died after falling from the 10th floor of an under-construction building in Kawran Bazar area of the city on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Sumon Mia,...
A Barguna court on Wednesday indicted Aysha Siddika Minni and nine others in a case filed over the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif. Rifat Sharif was hacked to death...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has initiated a move to scrutinise the proper use of Electronic Tax Identification Number (e-TIN) while buying or selling of flats and land as...
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has restored the mobile networks, which were blocked along border areas with India for security reasons. Zakir Hossain Khan, a senior assistant director at...
US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper said Tuesday that the United States will deploy about 750 troops immediately to the Middle East, a move taken hours after demonstrators stormed the...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the world will witness a new strategic weapon from his country in the near future, and Chinese analysts said Washington should take responsibility for...
A total of 1,039 aspirants submitted nomination papers for contesting the posts of mayor, councillor and reserved councillor in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation...
Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has set up a target to dispose at least 500,000 to 600,000 pending cases by 2020. Law Minister Anisul Huq came up with...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has not kept a single file pending for the New Year 2020 as she cleared all files of 2019 within the year. “The honourable prime minister...
Agriculturists at a farmers’ field day event have said cultivation of short duration and high yielding variety of BARI Sarisa-14 between the time of Transplanted Aman rice and Boro rice...
Various cold-related diseases have affected 5,998 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Wednesday. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control...
India has approved its third lunar mission months after its last one failed to successfully land on the moon, its space agency said on Wednesday, the latest effort in its...
A Barguna court has begun trials of 10 people in the daylight murder of Refat Shorif, setting January 8 for witnesses to testify in one of the most closely-watched cases...
Two crude bombs have exploded near an anniversary event of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal in Dhaka’s Shahbagh. The blasts occurred in front of the Institution of Engineers at 12:30pm on Wednesday,...
The Emirates airline in 2019 carried close to 58 million passengers on its fleet of Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft. Emirates operated over 3,500 flights on average per week,...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to extend the greetings of the new year 2020. Modi phoned the Bangladesh Prime Minister at 12:20pm...
The Women’s Empowerment Organization (WEO), a non-profitable fraternity for women’s welfare in Bangladesh, has celebrated its second anniversary of emergence. The ceremony was held at Banani Club Banquet Hall in...
Gas supply across Narayanganj will be turned off for 10 hours on Thursday for connecting an existing gas pipeline with a newly constructed one under the Padma bridge rail link...
BRAC Bank Limited has launched its 300th Agent Banking Outlet at Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar. BRAC Bank is the fastest to mark launch of 300th outlet as it continued...
South Korea's export logged a double-digit fall last year, marking the first yearly decline in 10 years, a government report showed Wednesday. Export, which accounts for about half of the...
At least 16 prisoners were killed, five others wounded after riots occurred Tuesday afternoon in a prison in the northern Mexican state of Zacatecas, local media reported. A conflict between...
At least six people were killed and several others injured after an elevator at a private property crashed in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, police said Wednesday. The...
At least three people, including a couple, were killed and thirty two others injured in two separate road accidents in Cumilla and Natore districts on Wednesday. In Cumilla, a couple...
Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader has expressed hope that the traffic scenario in Dhaka will change by 2030 after the completion of six lines of metro rails under the Dhaka...
Muktamoni was a normal girl with a dream of becoming a teacher. But an accident two years ago that cost her hands had threatened to derail her life. The girl...
Students of leading educational institutions who are associated with ADDIE Soft, a reputed software solution provider, will be able to pay their tuition fees online using EBL SKYBANKING App and...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated the month-long 25th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2020 and announced 'Light Engineering' as the product of the year. Sheikh Hasina announced 'Light...
A third person was confirmed dead on Wednesday in devastating bushfires that engulfed Australia’s southeast coast this week and a fourth was missing and feared dead, as navy ships rushed...
A man was killed and 30 others were injured in a collision between two buses at Kashiabari Bridge area in Natore Sadar upazila on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as...
Police in a drive arrested two foreigners and six other people from Panchaboti area in Rajshahi city on Tuesday night on charges of buying and selling drugs. Of the arrestees,...
Dhaka ranked fourth worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Wednesday morning. The capital of Bangladesh had an AQI score of 269 at 10:53am and the air quality was...
Workers of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore continued their fast-unto-death for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday. They are trying to force the government to accept their...
Stocks witnessed upward trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday, the opening day of the New Year, as optimistic investors are showing their appetite on sector-wise issues. Following the...
North Korea’s leader plans to further develop nuclear programmes and to introduce a “new strategic weapon” in the near future, state media said on Wednesday, but he left room for...
Net foreign investment on Dhaka Stock Exchange remained negative for two straight years in 2018 and 2019 as the overseas investors continued to pull out their fund amid depressed market...
The Rohingya issue dominated the just-passed year 2019, transcending all other odds in the domestic affairs. Amid this dismal picture were the inception of Myanmar's trial in the International Court...
The listed mutual funds (MFs) were in dire straits throughout 2019 as investors lost their confidence in the sector following their poor returns. Following investors' less participation, the unit prices...
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