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Iran has expressed its interest to open direct and regular sea connectivity with Bangladesh for increasing bilateral trade subject to economic feasibility, officials said. In response to the country's request,...
Six people, including a police officer and two suspected gunmen, were killed in an hours-long shootout that unfolded on Tuesday afternoon near a cemetery and a kosher grocery store in...
The securities regulator has moved to introduce SMS alerts on updates of BO (beneficiary owner's) accounts, maintained by investors of the capital market. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC)...
The country's textile millers have recently sought the Prime Minister's (PM) intervention to stop importing yarn, fabric and other materials through misuse and misdeclaration of duty-free benefit. The Bangladesh Textile...
Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) is set to start preparatory work on the development of another metro rail corridor in the city with getting a concessional loan of US$...
Bangladesh will request for extended support from the World Bank (WB) in its upcoming three-year aid package for facilitating the country's growing demand for development investment, officials said on Monday....
The United States (US) on Tuesday blacklisted four Myanmar military leaders, including the commander-in-chief, in the toughest action taken yet by Washington for alleged human rights abuses against the Rohingya...
Britain's economy grew at its slowest annual pace in nearly seven years in October, a weak backdrop to Thursday's national election, in which both leading parties are promising to boost...
NAOGAON, Dec 10: Farming of banana is gaining popularity in Mohadevpur upazila of the district as the soil of the area has been proved suitable for cultivation of the popular...
The surge in onion prices could have been considered a proof for people's higher purchasing power since sales of items continued amid price volatility. A study by ActionAid Bangladesh that...
With a good deal of its rule-based system not adhered to by mighty economies and the vision of multilateralism going off-track, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after more than a...
Onions came to the news for the umpteenth time. In Sunday's Financial Express, a new trait of thieves concerning the common spice has come to the focus, adding a new...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) will release new Taka 50 notes on December 15 in phases. The new Taka 50 notes will be ‘reddish orange’ in colour. It will bear the picture...
A loan in default presents the ultimate test of the quality of a lender's documentation practices. Loan documents are all that stand between charging off a loan or recovering against...
As they extend their power grids, build more roads and bigger cities, and cultivate forestland, developing countries in Asia and the Pacific are increasingly contributing to the global climate change...
It is 7pm. 45-year-old Masud, a senior who is thriving in his field of work, is fiercely typing away at his workstation, in dire anticipation of the promotion he has...
Recent jumps in equity prices and bond yields suggest that recession fears are receding. But the global economic expansion cannot last forever, and when the next recession comes, central banks...
Human Rights Day was observed throughout the world on December 10. United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, in his message on Human Rights Day, 2019 said: "We celebrate the role of...
Employment for 1.0 million people will be created in the next five years through expansion of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector in the country. State Minister for Information...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved the first revision of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), 1st phase, Project with an additional cost of Tk...
‘Joy Bangla’ should be used as a national slogan from the upcoming Victory Day, the High Court has suggested. Justice FRM Nazmul Ahsan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader issued an...
Noting that the financing gap is the main challenge for Bangladesh to attain the Agenda 2030, President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday called for mutual cooperation among the nations and the...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday pressed charges against 11 people, including former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, in a case filed for reportedly misappropriating Tk 40 million. ACC Deputy...
Nobel Peace laureates have demanded that Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, along with her army commanders, be held criminally accountable for crimes committed against the Rohingyas. “As Nobel...
Asian Development Bank (ADB) would provide US$540 million as concessional loans for skilled human resource development in tertiary education sector of Bangladesh, reports BSS. “ADB will give $100m for improving...
China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 4.5 per cent year on year in November, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Tuesday. The growth rate,...
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) members agreed on Tuesday to renew a 20-year moratorium on placing tariffs on digital trade for six months, allaying fears that people would have to...
The UN observed the 71st anniversary of the ‘Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide’ and the ‘International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims...
A defamation case was filed on Tuesday against Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Vice President Nurul Haque Nur. Solimullah Muslim Hall Students’ Union vice-president Muzahid Kamal Uddin filed the...
The general point-to-point inflation rate reached 6.05 percentage point in November. “The general point-to-point inflation rate in November reached 6.05 percentage point,” said Planning Minister MA Mannan on Tuesday, reports...
The economy of Bangladesh grew by a record 8.15 per cent and the per capita income reached US$1,909 in the fiscal 2018-19. Planning Minister MA Mannan gave the information while...
The number of truck registration in the country stood at 7,780 alone in January and November 2019, according to an official data. Of the total, 5,110 trucks were registered in...
The Russian cargo spacecraft Progress MS-13 has successfully docked with the Pirs module of the International Space Station (ISS), the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos said Monday. The approach was...
A southern elephant seal was spotted for the first time in Sri Lankan waters and has attracted many locals as it swarmed off the coast of capital Colombo searching for...
The Gambia has asked the judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, to tell Myanmar to stop genocide carried out on...
Three Australians are believed to be among those killed in New Zealand's volcanic explosion, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a press conference on Tuesday morning. Morrison said 24 Australians...
President M Abdul Hamid has asked the Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC) to be more active to prevent unhealthy competition in market to expand commerce and investment. "Such move will help...
Stocks extended the losing streak for the four straight sessions on Tuesday as worried investors continued their selling binge amid growing concern over the country’s microeconomic situation. DSEX, the prime...
Three women in Rajbari have received the ‘Joyeeta Award-2019’ for attaining success in different fields by overcoming various difficulties and challenges. The awardees from the Islamic Relief Bangladesh Rajbari Field...
Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at the UN's International Court of Justice on Tuesday to defend her country over charges of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority. Gambia...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly promote public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the country’s health care...
Country’s merchandise trade deficit with the rest of the world increased slightly in the first four months of the current fiscal year (FY20). Statistics released by the central bank today...
AZM Anas, Economic Editor at The Financial Express, has received Gold prize for the “Prince Albert II of Monaco and UNCA Awards for coverage of Climate Change”, the first Bangladeshi...
An attacker shot dead four people and seriously injured two at a hospital in the northeastern Czech city of Ostrava on Tuesday, police said. Police said on Twitter they were...
Emirates is now set to launch its fourth daily service between Dhaka and Dubai from March 29, 2020 instead of June 1, 2020, as announced earlier. The fourth daily will...
Describing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill as a "dangerous turn in the wrong direction", a federal US commission on international religious freedom has sought American sanctions against Indian Home Minister Amit...
A Dhaka tribunal is set to deliver its verdict on war crimes charges against former Chhatra Shibir leader Md Abdus Sattar alias Tipu Sultan on Wednesday. Tipu Sultan from Boalia...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) is going to open a branch at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) soon. In this regard, an agreement between the bank and Bangladesh Economic Zones...
AI, IoT, cloud and various other innovative services have been deployed and countries are still in the process of creating new technology to keep up with the pace of digital...
Mercantile Bank recently organized a workshop titled “Residual Risk Assessment” at its Training Institute in Dhaka. A total of 59 Executives and Officers from concerned divisions and branches of the...
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