After it was official that all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been banned by the ICC for two years, many of his teammates have shown their support for him, report agencies....
Bangladesh stalwart Mushfiqur Rahim has said the Tigers should play well for Shakib Al Hasan, who was handed a two-year ban from cricketing activities by the ICC for not reporting...
The Anti-Corruption Commission or ACC has sought bank details of more than 400 individuals from Bangladesh Bank in a bid to identify those who have made fortunes through corruption and...
The government will import about 4.2 million tonnes of petroleum from different countries in 2020 to meet the domestic requirements. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs at a meeting on...
One major policy of the government is to create facilities for countries to set up exclusive economic zones here by way of robustly attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to the...
There has been gradual worsening of the hunger situation globally over the past three years. Around 11 per cent or 821 million, of the world population were found to be...
The worrying fact is that Bangladesh, the country with the world's highest population density excepting some city states, is fast losing arable land due to growing industrialisation and rapid encroachment...
Economists and policy think-tanks have found a widening disparity in the country's economic growth with minimal equitable sharing of its benefits through proper redistribution of wealth. Also, a leading trade...
A Republican US Senator of a bygone era was once quoted as saying "a billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money." And, not surprisingly,...
The government has decided to resolve the audit claim dispute of over Taka 134.47 billion with two telecom operators -- Grameenphone and Robi -- through the court as the operators...
In our common psyche, owning a piece of land is important. But while buying a land we cannot fully determine what is right or wrong, and sometimes become victims of...
Business entities, established with capital injected by owners, are of different types - sole proprietorship, partnership, joint stock and so on. Whatever name is given, a business entity belongs to...
Leaders of the World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) and the South East Asian Cooperation (SEACO) Foundation have highly praised Bangladesh’s impressive economic progress in the last one decade. Bangladesh attained...
Amari Dhaka has announced two different Winter Grill and BBQ offers for the month of November that comes with the smell of winter. According to a press release, customers can...
The 13th International Women’s SME Expo-2019 will begin at Railway Polo Ground in Chattogram on Friday. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, MP will inaugurate the fair as the chief guest while...
The US is showing positive signs on the ongoing trade talks with China, which is beneficial to yielding a good outcome during next month's APEC summit in Chile. But experts...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is expected to deliver a verdict on Thursday on a appeal petition filed Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam against his death sentence for...
Bank Asia organised a day-long training programme on “Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing on Terrorism” for it’s officials from west region (Khulna, Jessore, Kushtia and Faridpur) recently. Mr....
Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque on Wednesday said the government will give over Tk 800 million as incentives to 687,700 small and marginal farmers for the Rabi season, reports UNB. At...
The Quarterly Business Development Meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited Chattogram Zone was held recently. Managing Director (Current Charges) of the Bank Md. Fazlul Karim was Chief Guest in the...
Telecom network equipment maker Nokia has hired hundreds of engineers in Finland this year to speed up its 5G development, the company said on Wednesday. The Finnish company, rival to...
Facebook has agreed to pay a 500,000 pound ($644,000) fine for breaches of data protection law related to the harvesting of data by consultancy Cambridge Analytica, Britain’s information rights regulator...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday announced continuation of incentives in leather sector for at least five more years aimed at achieving the desired export target of the leather and...
Bangladesh on Wednesday signed a 30-million Euro (MEUR) loan agreement with Agence Francaise de Development (AFD) related to the additional financing of the power supply expansion and efficiency improvement investment...
At least five persons, including four children, were killed and seven others injured in a gas cylinder blast near a school in Rupnagar Residential area in the capital’s Mirpur on...
Visiting Qatari Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi today expressed his country’s keen interest to work with Bangladesh in the field of energy and power, reports BSS....
China's first X-ray space telescope has helped scientists open a new window to observe and better understand bizarre celestial bodies like black holes and neutron stars. The Hard X-ray Modulation...
A Chattogram court has sentenced BNP Vice Chairman Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury to three years in jail for making ‘assassination threats’ against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports bdnews24.com. Giasuddin, the younger...
The workers of Adib Dyeing Mills Ltd, a wing of garment maker Welltex Group, have taken to the streets to demand unpaid wages in Gazipur’s Sreepur Upazila. Hundreds of workers...
Stocks posted marginal gain on Wednesday, snapping a three-day losing streak, as bargain hunters showed their appetite on large-cap shares. Analysts said the market edged up as the optimistic investors...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) will offer special banking and loan facilities to PIAGGIO three wheeler dealers operating all over the country. M Khorshed Anowar, Head of Retail and SME Banking...
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit against Israel's NSO Group, alleging the firm was behind cyber-attacks that infected devices with malicious software. WhatsApp accuses the company of sending malware to...
Volkswagen lowered its full-year outlook for vehicle deliveries warning of slowing demand even as nine-month adjusted operating profit rose 11.2 per cent thanks to sports utility vehicle sales and a...
Five Colombian indigenous guards, tasked with protecting the country’s tribal reservations, were killed in a confrontation, possibly with dissident rebel fighters on Tuesday, the military said. The attack on the...
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a boost in funding for clean energy production in order to lower power prices and avoid blackouts. Morrison said on Wednesday that the...
Bangladesh on Wednesday signed a $100 million financing agreement with the World Bank to ensure improved water supply, sanitation, and drainage system in 30 selected municipalities, benefitting about 0.6 million...
Experts at an international forum in Dhaka on Tuesday called upon the bankers to adopt emerging technologies in Islamic banking services to face off upcoming fourth industrial revolution (4IR). The...
Customs officials on Wednesday recovered 50 gold bars, weighing 5.8kg, from a flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Sazzad Hossain, assistant commissioner of Dhaka Customs House, said a flight of...
Bangladesh has reacted sharply on Myanmar's persistent campaign to mislead the international community with fabricated information, misrepresentation of facts, unsubstantiated claims and undue accusations. Dhaka made it clear that Nay...
The Chittagong University (CU) authorities have suspended the admission test results of ‘D’ unit for what they described as “technical glitch”. “The university decided to hold the exam again for...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has assured the country’s businesspeople of extending all-out cooperation to them in producing diversified products and exporting those to new markets across the world. "Our government...
India will formally split up disputed Jammu and Kashmir state into two federal territories on Thursday, aiming to tighten its grip on the restive region that has been in the...
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi’s two main backers have agreed to work on removing him from office as protests against his government gained momentum in Baghdad and much of...
The Appellate Division on Wednesday upheld a High Court Division order granting six-month interim bail to BNP MP Harunur Rashid in a case filed over abusing duty-free import facilities. A...
The results of admission tests for 2019-20 academic session of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) were published on Wednesday. Details are available at the university’s website admission.sust.edu, said...
Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Dendias has expressed his desire to visit Bangladesh with a business delegation to explore trade and investment opportunities in the country. He showed this intention responding...
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi scored two goals and set up two more as the Catalans thrashed Real Valladolid 5-1 to move top of La Liga on Tuesday. Ernesto Valverde’s side...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an associate of expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Samrat from Charnoabad in Bhola sadar upazila on Tuesday. The arrestee was identified as Zakir...
The board of directors of Renata Ltd has recommended 100 per cent cash and 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said an official...
The board of directors of Aamra Networks and Aamra Technologies Ltd have recommended for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said an official disclosures on Wednesday. Aamra Networks: The...
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