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Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday said the government will continue to support the growth of private sector so they can employ more people. He said, "Businesses should set...
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast light rain in some parts of the country are likely in the next two days commencing from Wednesday. Moderate to light rainfall may happen between...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) will sit with the finance minister to seek effective policy support for bringing back investors' confidence in the moribund stock market. The country's premier bourse...
National Board of Revenue (NBR) has planned to start installation of electronic fiscal devices (EFDs) at shops from early next month, its chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said on Tuesday....
Extended foggy weather, which has arrived much earlier this year, is severely affecting seasonal Robi crop farming, putting farmers in peril. The farmers, now taking care of seed-beds for transplanted...
The government will build an inland container and bulk terminal at Khanpur in Narayanganj at a cost of Tk 3.92 billion as the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council...
In defence of allegations against the Roads and Highways Department (RHD), raised by the two ministers recently, engineers of the agency said the road-related problems take place, as they cannot...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) board of directors has approved a proposal on a single-digit lending rate for industrial manufacturers to add an impetus to the country's economic growth. The approval...
KHULNA, Dec 24: Harvest of T-Aman paddy is going on in full swing in the nine upazilas of the district. Farmers are expecting a bumper output with a fair price...
Today English language is equated with technology that needs to be adopted for accessing global knowledge and creative opportunities and capturing business and organisational leadership. English is the medium of...
How long can low labour cost guarantee competitiveness? For a country like Bangladesh which for the past decades has been thriving primarily because of low wage, time is ripe to...
If sustainable development goals (SDGs) are a matter of national priority at the moment, the call from a programme at the capital on Wednesday last for best use of project...
The Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) expressed concerns about uncertainty of climate financing in UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid of Spain. There was no certain development in the long-run...
The Sundarbans (meaning 'beautiful forest' in Bengali) is the biggest contiguous mangrove ecosystem in the world comprising 6200km² of forest and riverine areas and 108 swampy, low-lying islands. Roughly, 60...
Service delivery over the internet is a growing business now. According to different market research estimates, global digital advertisement spending is likely to grow over $600 billion by 2025. And...
Customs and VAT Officials of National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Tuesday started wearing olive-coloured service uniform. NBR Chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan unveiled the uniform formally at a ceremony...
Some 3.8 million palm trees were planted across the country to minimise the impacts of lightning strikes and casualties as the government declared it as a natural disaster in 2015....
Many policymakers and bankers may not be aware how online CRM (Credit Risk Management) portal works. This is an integrated computer application where multiple departments have access under separate windows....
'Supportive policy and regulatory environment' is the key precondition for banks' digitisation journey. Bangladesh government's Digital Bangladesh by 2021 vision proposes for mainstreaming ICT for greater welfare of the society....
Five people, including three members of a family, were killed after a head-on collision between a truck and an autorickshaw in Kushtia’s Bheramara Upazila on Tuesday. The accident took place...
Australian Open organisers have increased the prize money to more than $49m with the biggest gains for those losing in the earlier rounds. The overall prize fund for the tournament...
The government is going to make a national strategy to use blockchain technology in different domains including governance, banking and finance, agriculture, health and cyber security for reducing cost, checking...
Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday said its founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick will resign from the company’s board of directors by the end of the year. “Very few entrepreneurs...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia is the only country in the world that has hypersonic weapons. Speaking at a meeting with top military brass, Putin said that...
In response to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) president Ehsan Mani’s stance to arrange all of the matches of the bilateral series in Pakistan only, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) reiterated...
President M Abdul Hamid has sought Turkey’s continued support for the repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland in Rakhine of Myanmar. The head of the state sought the support...
The fifth session of the 11th parliament will begin on January 9 next as President Abdul Hamid has summoned the session on the day. The information was given through a...
The total number of mobile phone subscribers has reached 164.83 million as of November 2019. There were 157.54 million subscribers as of the end of January 2019, according to Bangladesh...
The High Court (HC) has questioned the validity of GM Quader's position as chairman of Jatiya Party. The vacation bench of Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Md Khairul Alam on...
Scientists in Australia and the United States have developed a membrane, inspired by bone and cartilage, that can produce electricity from saltwater. The study published this week in the journal...
The pilot of Russia's newest Su-57 fighter survived after the aircraft crashed during a test flight Tuesday in the far eastern Khabarovsk region, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "The ejection...
The results of the Primary Education Completion (PEC), Ebtedayee, Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JSC) examinations of this year will be published on December 31. Additional Secretary...
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) filed cases against eight organisations, including six petrol pumps, for their alleged manipulation of weighing different types of fuel. Different mobile courts and surveillance...
Brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner ‘Achin Pakhi’ of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has started its journey for Dhaka from Seattle of USA. The aircraft left Boeing Everett Delivery Centre at 2.30pm...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a project involving Taka 11.59 billion to improve the infrastructures of government primary schools at Dhaka metropolitan areas and...
Police were granted three days to grill three Muktijuddho Mancha leaders arrested in a case involving attempted murder charges stemming from the attacks on DUCSU Vice President Nurul Haque Nur...
The daily trade turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped to 21 months low Tuesday as investors were reluctant to make fresh investment in stocks amid ongoing bearish trend....
A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced 10 people to death for the murder of a pharmacy owner in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh district 12 years ago. Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 Judge...
The government has promoted seven secretaries to the rank of senior secretary. The Public Administration Ministry issued separate notifications in this regard on Tuesday. Those promoted are Science and Technology...
The country witnessed its active internet users drop by half a million in November, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) said in a report on Tuesday. There were 99.569 million active...
Mentioning that those who assaulted DUCSU vice-president (VP) Nurul Haque Nur and his followers are being arrested, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said the government will investigate why...
A Turkish delegation was in Russia on Monday for talks on Syria, following reports that Russian-backed attacks there were forcing tens of thousands more Syrians to flee towards Turkey. Turkey...
China’s central bank will conduct a bill swap operation to support the issuance and liquidity of perpetual bonds issued by banks to replenish capital, it said on Tuesday. The bill...
Rangpur Foundry Ltd (RFL) has approved 23 per cent cash dividend for shareholders for the year 2018-2019 at the 39th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company held at Premier...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its 357th Branch at Lama Bazar in Bandarban on Monday. Muhammad Qaisar Ali, Additional Managing Director of the Bank, inaugurated the branch as chief guest....
Calls for Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to resign have littered social media platforms after it was revealed he was holidaying in Hawaii while the country battled a bushfire emergency...
Two people were crushed under the wheels of a train at Kursha in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia on early Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Kawsar, 35, son of Ajgar...
Police in Nepal have detained 122 Chinese nationals in its biggest crackdown on crime by foreigners entering the country on tourist visa, officials said on Tuesday. The chief of police...
Thousands of Indians have been protesting against a new citizenship law as well as possible plans for a National Register of Citizens (NRC), alleging the measures are an attack on...
The number of tourists to the occupied Palestinian territories increased by 15 per cent in 2019, Palestinian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Rula Maayah has said. "The number of tourists...
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