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Prime Bank formally disclosed its 3rd quarter-2019 financial reports at its head office in Dhaka on Wednesday, said a statement. Local and foreign investment analysts and capital market experts participated...
Blaming inefficiency in the agriculture market, a senior executive of the Asian Development Bank, or ADB, says it crumbles every three years and farmers make "very modest" profits. "Farmers don't...
Bangladesh's agro-processing export is set to fetch US$ 1.0 billion in the current fiscal, a US report forecasts. The report stressed the need for proper policy support from the government...
Malaysia has expressed its willingness to resume recruitment of Bangladeshi workers shortly. The assurance came at a bilateral meeting between Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed and Malaysian...
The price of natural gas set forth in the latest model production sharing contract (PSC) for deep sea blocks is almost similar to the current level of LNG import price....
Bangladesh is going to face a great environmental disaster due to the government’s move to set up 29 coal-fired power plants across the country in the next few years, feared...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation (WTO), all dominated by rich countries, have long promoted trade liberalisation as a 'win-win' solution for "all...
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the most important business segment of any economy. SMEs are getting the highest priority from policymakers for their proven multidimensional contributions to socioeconomic environment...
Offshore banking in Bangladesh came into being in 1985 through a Bangladesh Bank circular, mainly to create greater financing opportunities at the Export Processing Zones (EPZ). Since then it has...
The word "productivity" typically calls to mind industrial assembly lines pumping out cars or washing machines, breakfast cereal or shoes. The word may also conjure images of crops being harvested,...
Corruption, bureaucratic tangles, political violence etc., are major obstacles to the development of the country. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has recently embarked on an ambitious agenda to bring about extensive...
Backed by a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, the World Cities Day was observed on October 31 all over the globe with general theme of 'Better City, Better...
Now that Malaysia is opening up its labour market once again to workers from Bangladesh, it is expected that the concern over the stalled recruitment process would be fairly addressed....
Defying authorities’ directives to leave the campus following the shutdown of Jahangirnagar University (JU) for an indefinite period, a group of teachers and students continued their demonstrations on Wednesday, demanding...
Bangladesh has scored 44 points in ‘Freedom on the Net 2019’ survey, indicating the country partly enjoys internet and digital media freedom. Freedom House, an independent watchdog which conducted the...
After India decided not to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), some officials and scholars inside the country claimed it is "a win for all those protecting national interests."...
The government has taken an initiative for the first time in the country’s tourism history to formulate a ‘tourism master plan’ in next two years for proper branding of Bangladesh...
China sent a new satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 1:43 am Tuesday. Launched on a...
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, on Wednesday said 77 percent of companies surveyed in Bangladesh do not yet offer childcare options to their employees...
From browsing social media to watching videos and chatting with friends, Indonesian university student Tyas Sisianindita spends about eight hours a day on her phone. “I realise that I am...
A consortium of Japanese and South Korean firms is going to get the job for constructing the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at a much higher cost...
Some 184 dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Wednesday. Sixty-five of them were hospitalised in Dhaka, the Directorate...
An Uber self-driving test vehicle that hit and killed a woman last year in the United States had software problems, according to US safety investigators. Elaine Herzberg, 49, was hit...
A court has handed down 15-year jail sentences to four people who were nabbed with 600,000 yaba tablets in Dhaka's Jatrabari three years ago. Third Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md...
The students of English Department of Notre Dame University Bangladesh (NDUB) staged William Shakespeare’s comedy ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday (yesterday). Vice chancellor of NDUB...
France has announced to set immigrant quotas for professionals, marking a precedent with a measure long sought by the country’s right-wing parties. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe made the announcement...
A case was filed on Wednesday against Motiur Rahman, editor and publisher of the daily Prothom Alo, over the death of Dhaka Residential Model College student Nayeemul Abrar Rahat at...
A Hong Kong lawmaker was injured in a knife attack and sent to hospital Wednesday morning. Junius Ho, a member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative...
China mobile payment giants Alipay and WeChat Pay on Wednesday announced that payments can now be made with foreign cards. China has long been dogged by allegations of protectionism, a...
Emirates airline has announced an attractive offer for adventurers and travellers from Bangladesh to explore destinations on its global network. The limited time offer is valid until November 18, 2019...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government will not desert agriculture and farmers on its way to make Bangladesh a developed and industrialised nation. "We’ll be developed, we’ll...
Highlighting the government's effort for supporting senior citizens, Planning Minister MA Mannan on Wednesday said the amount of pension should not be set too high. "We can’t set the amount...
Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) has recently opened its first Banking Booth at Sonargaon Mega Complex at Kanchpur of Narayanganj. Ali Reza Iftekhar, Managing Director and CEO of Eastern Bank Ltd...
A section of students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) continued their demonstration on the campus on Wednesday morning demanding removal of Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Farzana Islam. They brought out a procession...
The European Union and China have agreed to protect 100 European geographical indications in China and 100 Chinese geographical indications in the EU, said a statement from the EU Commission...
Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) congratulated BSRM Steels Ltd. for winning the National Export Trophy for 2016-2017 for their outstanding contribution to the country’s export sector. The Managing Director &...
A South Korean service is offering free funerals - but only to the living. More than 25,000 people have participated in mass “living funeral” services at Hyowon Healing Center since...
Former foreign minister M Morshed Khan has resigned from the BNP citing personal reasons. The vice-chairman of BNP handed in his resignation to the party's Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam...
An international exhibition on sport products and equipment will be held in Vietnam's capital Hanoi on November 14-16, organisers said on Wednesday. Attracting some 120 businesses from some 10 countries...
Public Private Partnership Authority of Prime Minister’s Office recently organized a workshop on PPP in Bangladesh at Planning Commission, Agargaon, Dhaka. An overview on the opportunities & challenges of PPP...
A high level delegation from World Bank Group comprising of 11 Executive Directors interacted with a group of SME entrepreneurs of BRAC Bank for the first time during their visit...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the 10th national council of Bangladesh Krishak League, an associate body of the ruling Awami League (AL), amid fanfare and festivity. The premier on...
The local administration imposed section 144 in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon district on Wednesday as two groups of ruling Awami League called meetings at the same venue. Upazila Nirbahi Officer...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) pressed charges against expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Samrat in an arms case on Wednesday. Shekhar Chandra Mallik, sub-inspector of RAB-1, submitted the charge-sheet...
Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp said on Wednesday it will shut down a Singapore unit that trades crude oil and petroleum products after alleging earlier that a trader racked up...
A regional leader of outlawed Sarbahara Party was gunned down reportedly by his rivals over internal feud at Chaithupir Char in Bera upazila of Pabna district on Tuesday night. The...
Asian shares were mixed Wednesday after investors were rattled by a possible snag in a US-Chinese trade truce following reports Beijing wants Washington to life punitive tariffs. Shanghai and Sydney...
Japan’s economy likely grew for a fourth straight quarter in July-September helped by solid domestic demand as consumers rushed to beat a sales tax hike, a Reuters poll found on...
The four-day celebration marking Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's Sylhet visit 100 years ago began in the city on Tuesday morning through a colourful procession. Starting from the Nagar Bhaban, the...
The Tourism Council of Bhutan has said that the entrance fee for monuments across Bhutan would be raised starting January 2020. The council on Tuesday also called the relevant stakeholders...
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