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The government is stepping into an economic management system which is fully based on public investment, where infrastructure comprises all outlays, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) distinguish fellow Dr Debapriya...
US acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells and US Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday to discuss...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested 50 people from the city during an anti-narcotics drive against selling and consuming illegal drugs. Different police stations under the DMP conducted the...
Saudi Arabia's Aramco said it does not expect a recent attack on its oil plants to have a material impact on finances and operations as it launched an initial public...
Iran will maintain its ban on talks with the United States, the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday, describing the two countries as implacable foes a day...
Stocks ended marginally higher on Sunday as some investors showed buying appetite on sector-wise shares based on earnings disclosure. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went...
The High Court (HC) on Sunday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why the decision of raising fee for entering the launch terminals should not be declared...
China's used car sales climbed 7.4 per cent in September from a year earlier, according to a report from the China Automobile Dealers Association. A total of 1.31 million used...
China became the top source of the inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh in the past fiscal year (FY19) ended on June 30, 2019. Detailed statistics on FDI,...
Claiming that the hike in the onion price is a planned one by a syndicate, a consumer rights body on Sunday urged the government to take immediate steps to arrest...
Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus has secured bail from a labour court in Dhaka in connection with three cases filed over sacking of three employees of Grameen Communications he heads...
After a wait of one and a half years, the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has granted temporary enlistment certificates to some ridesharing firms in spite of their failure to...
The 5th edition of BIGTEX - Bangladesh Int’l Garment & Textile Machinery Expo- begins on November 7 at International Convention City Bashundhara - ICCB, Dhaka – Bangladesh. There will be...
Fifty young scientists were bestowed Xplorer Prize in Beijing Saturday. Apart from receiving a trophy at Saturday's ceremony, each of the 50 prize winners will be awarded a total of...
A 310-year-old violin worth £250,000 that was left on a train in south London has been returned to its owner. The instrument was handed over to professional musician Stephen Morris...
Crown Cement Group recently signed an agreement with China Construction Seventh Engineering Division Corporation Ltd. at The Westin hotel in Dhaka. Under the deal, Crown Cement Group will supply cement...
To bring transformational change in the digital space, Bangladesh Brand Forum organized Digital Summit 2019 on Saturday. Meghna Group of Industries presented this year’s summit which was attended by around...
The High Court on Sunday denied bail to former officer-in-charge of Sonagazi Police Station Moazzem Hossain in a case filed under the Digital Security Act. The bench of Justice M...
The Hathazari Branch of First Security Islami Bank Limited was shifted at the new premises- Siddik Center, Hathazari-Fatikchhori Road, Hathazari Bazar, Chattogram on Sunday. Mr. Abdul Aziz, Additional Managing Director...
The government will further strengthen its diplomatic efforts to bring back the fugitive killers of the Father of the Nation and four national leaders, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister...
Police detained 25 people from different parts of the city on Saturday night over throwing the principal of Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute into a pond on the campus. Sheikh Mohammad Golam...
Islamic state has claimed responsibility for an attack in northeastern Mali that killed at least 53 soldiers, the group’s Amaq news agency reported on Saturday without citing evidence. Mali government...
Stocks witnessed an upward trend in early trading on Sunday as some investors were showing appetite on sector-wise shares. Following the previous week’s downturn, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and...
Airbnb has said it will ban "party houses" after a mass shooting at a California home rented through the company left five people dead. CEO Brian Chesky said in a...
A woman died of dengue at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) in Khulna early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Sandhya Rani, 55, wife of Bimal Saha of Tala upazila...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson drew an angry backlash from Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage on Saturday after he rejected calls to drop his Brexit deal and embrace a clean...
The National Board of Revenue has ruled out the possibility of waiver of value added tax, or VAT, on aeronautical service charges, officials said. The VAT wing of the board...
Pubali Bank Limited has vowed to ensure corporate governance through strengthening professionalism along with providing better services to customers embarking on the latest technologies. "We believe the confidence of customers...
Women migrant domestic helps face violence from both the employers and sub-agents, appointed by recruiting agencies, in job destination countries. But they don't get proper legal support and compensation for...
Plans to finalise an Asia-wide trade deal at a summit in Bangkok this weekend were uncertain after new demands raised by India in the negotiations to create the world’s largest...
Roads and Highways Department (RHD) intends to procure 25 motor vehicles at Tk 114.80 million under a road upgrade project which is yet to be cleared by the Planning Commission...
The nation is observing the Jail Killing Day today (Sunday) with due solemnity, marking the brutal killing of four national leaders inside the jail. On November 3, 1975, four national...
The government is creating a venture capital firm to nurture start-up entrepreneurs as the country is still at a nascent stage of tech-based business innovation. The Bangladesh Start-up Company with...
After a prolonged season of rains, the country's cycle of seasons appears to have skipped the post-monsoon autumn. Over the last week, the annoyingly humid heat affecting Dhaka seems to...
Speaking at the closing session of the two-day India Economic Summit of the World Economic Forum in New Delhi recently, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the South Asian countries should...
The finding of a sample survey that institutional loans are still eluding small women entrepreneurs is truly disappointing. The survey carried out recently by the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management...
A two-day roundtable on "Regional collaboration: transforming economies", organised by World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) Foundation and South East Asian Co-operation (SEACO) Foundation, was held recently in Dhaka. It emphasized...
Central banks of the developing countries have come up very strongly with various developmental and sustainability roles. The Nigeria Sustainable Banking Principles were developed by the country's bankers' committee, made...
There is nowhere I would rather be U.S. Ambassador than Bangladesh at this point in history. As I near the one-year anniversary of my arrival in this remarkable country, I...
The agro-food processing industry constitutes an important industry in the manufacturing sector in most countries. This industry is an important part of the manufacturing sector in Bangladesh which now accounts...
The pace and magnitude of “terrorist attacks” in Bangladesh continued to decline in 2018, although a secularist writer was killed and a university professor was seriously injured in separate incidents,...
Putting emphasis on improving the lifestyle of villagers, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government is working to make the country’s rural economy stronger. "We want to make...
Stressing the need for creating a bridge between the public and private sectors, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said both the sectors are complimentary to each other and the...
Amid a crackdown on undocumented workers in Saudi Arabia, 75 more Bangladeshi workers returned home on Friday night taking the tally to 332 in the last three days. A flight...
South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (SANEM) SDG Centre held its second workshop on Saturday (November 02, 2019) at a hotel in the capital. The workshop had three sessions in...
As transmission facilities are not ready yet, the newly-constructed first unit of Payra coal-fired power plant is unlikely to go into commercial operation in December next as planned. According to...
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque on Saturday said the Awami League leaders who are involved in any kind of crime or corrupt act are being relieved of the...
Transport owners have urged the government to take steps for revision of certain provisions of the new road transport law, arguing that it will lead to a shortage of drivers....
At least 97 people were injured in violence against religious minorities in first nine months of the current calendar year across the country, according to a local independent rights body....
A total of 21,098 auto-rickshaws were registered across the country in January and September this year. Of them, 6,742 got registration in Dhaka, according to Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA). ...
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