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The recently announced "phase one" agreement between the United States and China has been touted as an important step toward a comprehensive deal that ends the trade war that has...
Former Finance Minister A M A Muhith didn't recognise the empowerment that organisations such as BRAC and PKSF are believed to have created in lifting people out of the vicious...
Public or state development banking will be vital to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, argues UNCTAD's Trade and Development Report 2019 (TDR 2019). Ongoing World Bank-led efforts seek to leverage...
India is among the most protectionist countries in the world, said the US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross while visiting New Delhi recently. Though not a revelation, his comment must...
Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education today laid emphasis on technical education for creating skilled workforce in the country. The committee vented such notions at...
Police on Tuesday night arrested a 12-year-old boy from Dattapara in Savar as he reportedly raped a five-year-old minor girl on October 16. Asgar Ali, officer-in-charge of Savar Model Police...
The striking national cricket players have demanded a fair share of revenue earned by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and fair pay for female cricketers in addition to their previous...
The much-awaited road safety law is going to be effective from Nov 1. The Road Transport and Highways Division announced the date in a gazette notification on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com....
In today's Hong Kong, rioters are clamoring for so-called democracy and freedom while seldom mentioning their recognition of Chinese history, culture and development. They have no idea why China became...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has imposed travel restriction on 22 graft suspects, who reportedly accumulated illegal wealth through Casino business, so that they cannot go abroad. ACC director Syed Iqbal...
The national cricketers are expected to hold a press conference on Wednesday evening to brief about their ongoing strike, which was announced on Monday over a pay hike and other...
"I miss an important space agency in this panel. Where is China?" Attendees at a plenary of the ongoing weeklong International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Washington brought the question atop...
China's economic authorities have set principled requests on having a more competitive service industry to meet the ever-growing demand of its consumers and improve the quality of the Chinese economy....
Russian company ZiO-Podolsk has started equipment delivery for the second unit of the under construction Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) with shipment of a bubbler tank. The bubbler tank was...
The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) has cancelled the allotment of 11 plots at the Savar tannery industrial city as the owners of these plots failed to construct...
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said the country would be freed from tobacco consumption within 2040 as the government has taken different pragmatic steps to eliminate tobacco consumption. “I...
Stocks ended marginally higher on Wednesday, after suffering a big jolt in the previous day, backed by institutional support. Market analysts said despite the market edged up, most of the...
The bodies of 39 people have been found in a lorry container in Essex in England. Police were called by the ambulance service shortly before 01:40 BST after the discovery...
The Ukrainian government predicted next year's gross domestic product (GDP) growth to be up to 3.7 per cent, Interfax Ukraine reported on Tuesday. Sergiy Nikolaichuk, deputy minister of economic development,...
Hong Kong's legislature has formally withdrawn a controversial extradition bill that has sparked months of unrest. The bill - which would have allowed for criminal suspects to be extradited to...
A RAB mobile court has confiscated 16,000 books meant for free distribution from a storeroom in Postogola Bhasha Prodeep High School in Dhaka. The operation was conducted from 11:00pm on...
The High Court on Wednesday ordered the authorities concerned to refrain from selling oil and gas to vehicles the fitness certificates of which have not been renewed. The bench of...
Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) is offering ATM and Cash Deposit Machine (CDM) facilities at the Wholesale Club premises of Jamuna Future Park, allowing customers to perform cash withdrawals and deposits...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has moved to hold talks on a strike by cricket players over their 11-point demand in an effort to break the deadlock. Speaking to reporters...
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd launched its foldable 5G Mate X smartphone on Wednesday, starting pre-sales for the device in China on the same day. Huawei announced the smartphone’s launch on...
Some 2,730 new educational institutions have been enlisted under the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) scheme across the country. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina disclosed the names of the newly enlisted institutes...
Indian Air Force (IAF) has test-fired two BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles from a mobile platform as a part of the routine operational training on Monday and Tuesday, IAF said in a...
Demonstrating teachers of primary schools on Wednesday announced that they would boycott the Primary Education Completion (PEC) examination if their demands are not met. Their demands include elimination of pay...
Swechchhasebak League President Mollah Md Abu Kausar has been removed from his post in the party for his alleged links to illicit casinos. “He was relieved of his duty as...
The verdict in the much-talked-about murder of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case is scheduled to be delivered on Thursday. The District Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government is working to enhance Bangladesh’s air connectivity with the rest of the world. "We’ve procured 10 passenger carriers in the last...
President Abdul Hamid invited Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Bangladesh on the occasion of celebrating the 50 years of successful bilateral ties in 2022. Hamid extended the...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has expelled almost 16,000 Bangladeshi migrant workers this year while the number is 79,106 in the last five years, according to Brac Migration Programme....
A former Union Parishad chairman was abducted and killed at Haludia Para in Rajasthali upazila of Rangamati district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Dipomoy Talukdar, a former chairman...
The board of directors of Square Textile Ltd has recommended 20 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, officials said. The final approval of dividend...
The prime suspect in the murder of Dr Shah Alam in Chattogram’s Kumira has died in a shootout with RAB in Sitakunda upazila. The incident took place in North Bashbariya...
The board of directors of MJL Bangladesh Ltd has recommended 45 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said an official disclosure on Wednesday. The...
The board of directors of Quasem Industries Limited has recommended 5.0 per cent cash and 7.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said an...
The prime index of the Dhaka bourse dipped below 4,700-mark in early trading on Wednesday as investors mostly followed cautious stance amid depressed market outlook. Following the previous day’s sharp...
Animal cafes have been springing up all over the world for the last two decades as a place for animal lovers to enjoy a meal alongside their furry friends. But...
The British PM will push for a general election if the EU proposes to delay Brexit until January, No 10 has indicated. Boris Johnson "paused" his Brexit bill on Tuesday...
Security forces in Burundi have killed at least 14 armed men who had intended to launch an attack in the northwestern province of Bubanza, police and residents said. The men,...
A sustained fall in exports of Bangladeshi products to Turkey has prompted the government to dig out the causes of the sharp decline, officials said. To this end, the Bangladesh...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has updated its electronic funds transfer system that will come into effect from tomorrow (October 24) to facilitate business activities across the country. Payments will be...
Mobile phone users can register or deregister their devices online under the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) system once the mechanism is set up. "Individuals can be allowed to register...
The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) has made a move to float another open-ended mutual fund to support the country's stressed capital market. The initiative is part of its continuous...
The BPDB in a proposal submitted to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) requested for regulator's initiative to arrange subsidy if the latter was unwilling to allow any tariff hike,...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) is planning to raise fares for both passenger and freight trains to meet a requirement of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as part of the railway reform...
The volume of classified loans, belonging to the industrial sector, jumped by more than 48 per cent in the fiscal year (FY) 2018-19. The main reason for a big leap...
Violent protests have erupted in at least nine cities in Bolivia amid ongoing confusion about the result of Sunday's presidential election, reports BBC. Suspicion arose among opponents of the incumbent,...
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