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Stocks witnessed yet another setback on Monday, with the Dhaka bourse’s prime index tumbling below 4,700-mark after three years, as investors dumped their holdings to prevent further losses. DSEX, the...
The EU has agreed to extend Brexit until 31 January 2020, according to a tweet from the European Council president. Donald Tusk said the bloc would allow for a so-called...
HSBC Holdings Plc dropped its 2020 profit target, reported a sharp fall in earnings and warned of a costly restructuring, as interim Chief Executive Noel Quinn seeks to tackle its...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will brief the media on Tuesday afternoon on her just concluded Azerbaijan tour for attending the 18th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). "The press conference...
A total of 251 patients were admitted to hospitals with dengue in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Monday. Eighty-nine of them were hospitalised in Dhaka, the Directorate General...
The High Court has ordered that the government should not arrest or harass Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus until November 7 in three cases filed for sacking as many employees...
In a bizarre incident, a woman ran away from an 'eggless' marriage, after she was allegedly being denied eggs by her husband in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district in India. According...
The boards of directors of 13 more listed companies have recommended dividend ranging between 1.0 per cent and 20 per cent for the year ended on June 30, 2019. Besides,...
Iran’s economy is expected to shrink by 9.5 per cent this year, compared to a prior estimate of a 6.0 per cent contraction, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said....
The death references of 16 convicts in Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case are ready to be sent to the High Court. “The death references have been prepared. We’re optimistic about...
A helicopter, which was part of the presidential fleet, crashed in a countryside in central Colombia's Cundinamarca department, killing all the six crew members, the Colombian Air Force (FAC) has...
South Korea on Monday offered to hold working-level talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to discuss issues on the DPRK's scenic resort of Mount Kumgang. Seoul's unification...
The board of directors of Shahjibazar Power Company Limired has recommended 28 per cent cash and 2.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said...
The board of directors of Monno Ceramic Industries has recommended 10 per cent cash and 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said an...
British MPs are due to vote later on the government's call to have an election on 12 December. Boris Johnson said if the motion was approved, his Brexit bill would...
A nurse of a private clinic was allegedly raped by the manager in Stadium Para area of Magura district town on Sunday night. Saidur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Magura Police Station,...
Center for Enterprise and Society (CES) of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) has organised the CES Leadership Talk for Fall 2019 at ULAB auditorium in Dhanmondi area of the...
Two people were killed and another was injured after a bus and a truck collided head-on at Boldipakur on Rangpur–Dhaka Highway in Mithapakur Upazila of Rangpur district on early Monday....
In their long hunt for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraqi intelligence teams secured a break in February 2018 after one of the Islamic State leader’s top aides gave them information on...
A worker was burned to death in a fire at a warehouse at Aampotti area of the city on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Sumon Das. Dinmoni Sharma,...
All expatriates in Saudi Arabia, not to mention Bangladeshis there too, can host their "close" relatives under a new 90-day visa, which will be made available within the coming days....
The board of directors of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) has recommended 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said an official disclosure on...
The board of directors of Southeast Bank Limited has decided to issue non convertible subordinated bond worth Tk 5.0 billion to increase Tier-II Capital of the bank. The tenure of...
Myanmar’s army said it had rescued 14 people seized by insurgents in restive Rakhine state after Arakan Army rebels reported many dead in military attacks on boats carrying soldiers and...
President Abdul Hamid returned home on Sunday after his eight-day visit to Japan and Singapore. A regular flight of Singapore Airlines, carrying the President and his entourage, landed at Hazrat...
Police found more than 40 skulls, dozens of bones and a fetus in a glass jar next to an altar in the den of suspected drug traffickers in Mexico City...
Detectives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested another suspect in Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case on Sunday. The arrestee was identified as Mahmud Setu, a student of batch-14 of...
Roger Federer clinched a record-extending 10th Swiss Indoors championship title in his hometown of Basel with a crushing 6-2 6-2 victory over Australia’s Alex de Minaur on Sunday. The 38-year-old...
Police on early Monday arrested a former Chhatra League leader over the reported gang rape of a housewife at remote Char Piyal in Manpura upazila of Bhola. The arrestee was...
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, in partnership with Bangladesh Bank, identified steps to promote the domestic green bond market in Bangladesh as a way...
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited (LHBL) continued its profit growth due to the on-going drive in operational efficiency and cost optimisation, said a statement. Though the 3rd Quarter (July-Sept, 2019) ended with...
The boards of directors of 23 more listed companies have recommended dividend ranging between 2.0 per cent and 40 per cent for the year ended on June 30, 2019. Three...
Despite doing hard work, Bangladeshi outbound women garment workers are being deprived of living wage in Jordan, a study shows. As a result, the study said, they are unable to...
Bangladesh is exploring ways to transform over 227 million tonnes of annual waste into environmentally friendly hydrogen fuel in a bid to ease the government's waste management woes. Scientists say...
The apex apparel trade-body - BGMEA - has urged the government for exemption of loan amounting to Tk 2.38 billion of some 133 sick ready-made garment (RMG) factories to help...
The metro rail company has been functioning for the last five years without paid-up capital as this important provision is absent in the official document of the organisation. Sources said...
Bangladesh looks to sign a free trade area (FTA) deal with the United States as it failed to get restored the generalised system of preferences (GSP) facility. The Bangladesh Tariff...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Sunday identified a number of products and services that cannot be shown as inputs (raw materials) for claiming VAT rebate. The Value Added...
The 22-day ban on Hilsha fishing is in its last leg. By the time the ban comes to an end on October 30, the authorities will not feel particularly pleased...
Consumers have always been at the receiving end in this country. Sellers and providers of essential goods and services do hike prices of their goods and services at will and...
BENAPOLE, Oct 27: The district council is identifying dead trees along the Benapole-Jashore Highway Road for their removal. The removal started jointly with the forest department and the Zilla Parishad...
Almost every aspect of urban Dhaka appears to have gone out of control. Over the last couple of decades, indexes on living conditions in the capital city have been on...
Three of the world's more affluent cities have erupted in protests and unrest this year. Paris has faced waves of protests and rioting since November 2018, soon after French President...
Economic diplomacy is the use of the full spectrum economic tools of the state to achieve its national interest, including external economic sector, foreign aid or official development assistance, export,...
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Sunday said there is no possibility for onion price to come down within a month. However, the prices will come down to Tk 70-80 per...
Webster's Dictionary defines "emergency" as "a sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence requiring immediate action." By that standard, US President Donald Trump's claim that the United States faces an immigration emergency...
US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that 'Islamic State' leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during an overnight raid led by US military forces in Syria. The announcement seems to...
Countries with economic power normally also possess military power. This combination helps them to deploy, when necessary, substantial force that enables them to influence events in the international arena. This...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Sunday evening after wrapping up her four-day official visit to Azerbaijan for attending the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Baku....
An anti-narcotics team has seized casino equipment and alcohol from industrialist Aziz Mohammad Bhai’s home in Gulshan. According to bdnews24.com, the team started the raid shortly before 5:00pm Sunday, said...
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