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China, the world's top coal buyer, is on track to boost imports of the fuel by more than 10 per cent this year, traders and analysts said on Tuesday, countering...
Organisers gave on Tuesday a glimpse of the ongoing construction of the vast Expo 2020 site located south of Dubai, one year ahead of the World Expo's opening in October...
Japanese people have far exceeded height of Bangladeshis within a century when the Far Eastern men and women became taller by six inches on an average. Data suggest an average...
It seems as though river dredging is almost a contentious issue. Hardly ever free from controversaries, this activity, a crucial one to maintain navigability of numerous waterways and also to...
The pains that businesses undergo at the country's ports, particularly at seaports, are proverbial. They do suffer at every stage there and count extra costs because of the delays in...
Nowadays, compliance has become the most important aspect in carrying out interbank transactions. During the last ten years, regulatory requirements have changed so rapidly that banks and financial institutions have...
The government on Tuesday formed a taskforce to bring Bangladeshi fugitive accused from abroad aiming to ensure their trial and punishment. The 11-member taskforce, led by the Law, Justice and...
A young man has died of dengue in Khulna while 143 more people have been infected with the mosquito-borne disease across the country. The new death was recorded on Tuesday...
There appears to be a high contrast between craftsmanship and modern industrial economy. Often craftsmanship focuses on tinkering in perfecting and making handmade objects. It's the job of an artisan....
A woman gave birth to quadruplets at a private hospital in Sathkhira early Tuesday. Woman’s husband Shariful Islam said Runa Parvin was taken to Sadar Hospital on Monday after she...
According to the new IMF (International Monetary Fund) outlook, global growth is forecast at 3.0 per cent for 2019. That's the lowest since the global crisis of 2008-9. It is...
The board of directors of Square Pharmaceuticals has recommended 42 per cent cash and 7.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, officials said. The...
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has urged India to remove all tariff and non-tariff barriers to help Bangladesh in increasing its exports to the neighbouring country. “Bangladesh is the largest trade...
Reliable, advanced and efficient infrastructure is indispensable for every nation. Better infrastructure drives economic growth, facilitates trade and commerce, considerably lowers the cost of production and transportation, enables improved incorporation...
Members of Bangladesh Navy on Tuesday detained 14 Indian fishermen along with a trawler from the Fairway Buoy area of the Bay of Bengal in Bagerhat for intruding into the...
The Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) has expressed concern over the conditions that led Bangladeshi players to go on strike. Players in Bangladesh do not feel heard or respected...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here for Baku on Thursday on a four-day official visit to Azerbaijan to attend the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). The two-day summit...
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) filed cases against 10 petrol pumps over three days till Tuesday for alleged weight and measurement manipulation of different types of fuel. Different mobile...
The 15th span of the Padma multipurpose bridge was installed at the Zajira point on Tuesday after a long four-months break due to inclement weather and rainy season. “With the...
A senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged countries to strengthen multilateral cooperation to resolve trade tensions and continue speeding up global economic integration. "When you look...
Norwegian Ambassador to Bangladesh Sidsel Bleken has said the Nordic countries hope to work with Bangladesh to reach a global agreement to combat marine plastic litter and microplastics. “We need...
China's clean energy use grew rapidly and the energy consumption per unit of GDP continued to fall in the first three quarters, official data showed. Energy consumption per unit of...
Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Tuesday proclaimed his enthronement in a highly ritualised, ancient-style ceremony held in the Seiden State Hall at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in front of 2,000...
The number of truck registration in the country stood at 6,795 alone between January to September 2019, according to official data. Of the total, 5,110 trucks were registered in Dhaka...
A total of 14 militants were confirmed dead as fighting planes struck a Taliban hideout in the beleaguered Darqad district of Afghanistan's northern Takahr province, according to an army statement...
The third-generation hybrid rice developed by Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice," and his team underwent its first public yield monitoring from Monday to Tuesday and achieved a major...
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do" has never been an outdated philosophy. It is particularly true when companies operate on foreign soil in this globally connected world. A...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a total of 5 projects during its meeting on Tuesday involving an overall estimated cost of Tk 46.37 billion....
Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan Papon has said the strike announced by national cricket players is part of a conspiracy to destabilise Bangladesh cricket. The BCB chief also slammed...
A comprehensive framework to develop the country’s bond market has been drafted by a designated working committee. Titled as ‘Comprehensive framework on the development of bond market in Bangladesh’ the...
Germany’s seasonally adjusted budget surplus was 1.7 per cent of the country’s GDP in the second quarter (Q2), down from 2.0 per cent in the previous three months, data from...
The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) tumbled to more than three years low on Tuesday as investors dumped their holdings to prevent further losses. DSEX, the prime...
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak has stressed the need for ensuring road safety for every single day in a year. To this effect, the...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged French investors to invest in Bangladesh with focus on infrastructure, renewable energy, waste management and ICT sectors. He made the call when...
US forces that crossed into Iraq as part of a pull-out from Syria do not have permission to stay and can only be there in transit, the Iraqi military said...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces two pivotal votes in parliament on Tuesday that will decide if he can deliver on his pledge to lead the United Kingdom out of the...
A Joypurhat court has sentenced seven people to death for raping and murdering a housewife in 2017. A judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal passed the verdict on...
India and Pakistan are set to sign an agreement on Indian pilgrims visiting a Sikh shrine in Pakistan, rare cooperation between the nuclear-armed neighbours at a time of tension that...
Two motorcyclists were killed and another was injured as the motorbike they were riding fell into a pond at Kuthipara intersection in Khoksha upazila of Kushtia on Monday night. The...
333- the national call centre providing information on procedures of receiving public services and redressal of social problems has been recognized as the best citizen engagement project in Asia by...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the authorities concerned to stop plying unfit vehicles and their unhealthily race on the roads to avert road accidents. “Plying of unfit vehicles and...
Information and Communication Technology Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister Sajeeb Wazed Joy today (Tuesday) launched one-minute digital savings account service. Joy inaugurated the service at a function held at...
Rajshahi Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a view exchange & discussion meeting for new clients of Rural Development Scheme (RDS) at Pabna Branch premises recently. Mohammad Ali, Deputy...
Bank Asia and WorldFish have signed an agreement on introducing a formal financial package for smallholders involved fish farming and aquaculture market actors in three southern districts – Jashore, Satkhira...
Dhaka Branch Council (DBC) of Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) organized a Leadership Development Program on “Journey to Corporate Leadership: Making the Mindset Change" at Bali,...
A total of 160 poor and meritorious students were awarded scholarships at a ceremony organized at Damudya municipality auditorium in Shariatpur recently. Mercantile Bank Limited and Abdur Razzak & Mohammad...
Chris the sheep, a merino famed for once being discovered with the world's heaviest fleece, has died in Australia. The animal generated global attention in 2015 after being spotted in...
China and the United States have achieved some progress in their trade talks, Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng said on Tuesday, and any problem could be resolved as long as...
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted off Samoa on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake, which occurred at 0418 GMT, was centred 136 km southwest of Gataivai with a...
The Facebook account of Police Superintendent of the district has allegedly been hacked. “My Facebook ID was lost in the morning. I think my ID has been hacked by someone,”...
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