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Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has expressed his hope that Bangladesh would get its highest loan assistance from the World Bank this time. “The World Bank is very much eager...
In a new round of trade consultations between China and the US held in Washington, the two sides achieved substantial progress in multiple areas, laying a significant groundwork for the...
A total of 184 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in 24 hours till Saturday morning. Of them, 62 were hospitalised in Dhaka, the Directorate General of...
A man has been accused of killing his three-year-old son in Sadarpur upazila’s Bhasanchar union. The body of Rahmat Promanik, 3, son of Hanif Promanik, was recovered from a paddy...
Two people were killed and one wounded in a road accident in Mouchak area on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj district in the early hours of Saturday, police...
Angel di Maria scored twice as Ligue 1 leaders Paris St-Germain beat nine-man Nice. Di Maria gave PSG an early lead then scored a fantastic first-time lob from a tight...
MPs are debating the PM's Brexit deal, amid uncertainty about whether the decisive vote on it will go ahead. The PM is trying to convince MPs to support the agreement...
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has urged his German counterpart Heiko Maas to exert pressure on Myanmar to create a conducive environment for repatriation of Rohingyas. In his maiden bilateral...
Lady Gaga is recovering after falling off the stage while dancing with a fan at a concert. During her Las Vegas show Thursday night, the pop star invited a fan...
Two people were killed in a head-on collision between two trucks at Mouchak area on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj district on Saturday. The deceased were identified...
Huawei generated 86 billion US dollar in revenue in the first three quarter of the current year, a 24.4 per cent year-on-year growth. The company’s net profit margin in this...
A man and his four-year-old child have been found dead with their throats slashed in the port city. Police recovered the bodies from their home in Nimtoli around 11am on...
Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) has launched a Mastercard Prepaid card exclusively for the member organisations of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) and their employees. The card comes...
Poor infrastructures and traffic congestions are among the problems that are severely affecting trade through Benapole land port in Jessore district, a major gate on Bangladesh-India border. Officials and businessmen...
Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera declared a state of emergency in the capital Santiago early on Saturday, as the city of 6 million descended into chaos amid riots that left a...
Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a suspended leader of Jubo League from bypass road area in Satkhira district town on Friday night. The arrestee is Tuhinur RahmanTuhin, suspended president...
A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself after being tortured reportedly by her husband for dowry at Sonatundi village in Sreepur upazila here on Friday night. The deceased was...
Blacklisted Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei is in early-stage talks with some US telecoms companies about licensing its 5G network technology to them, a Huawei executive told Reuters on Friday....
Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) is set to launch its One-Stop Service on Monday with 11 categories of licences and approvals aiming to facilitate investments in the country. Investors will...
Stocks extended the losing streak for the third straight week that ended on Thursday as worried investors continued their selling binge on large-cap shares. Week on week, DSEX, the prime...
The Qatari announcement of the reform of its labour rules has created a possibility of protecting rights of foreign workers, including Bangladeshis. With this latest move, the Arab peninsula is...
The Bangladesh authorities have unblocked online multiplayer game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds or PUBG shortly after blocking it at the request of police following complaints by parents of adolescent players. Post and...
The central bank has restarted providing foreign exchange (forex) support to banks through selling the US dollars to them in October after one month's interval to keep the market stable,...
Ending all speculations about the fate of Bangladesh's exports in post-Brexit regime, the United Kingdom has assured Bangladesh of continuing its duty-free and quota-free access for Bangladeshi products to its...
Over 100 shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Jahur Hawkers Market adjacent to New Market in the port city early Saturday. Md Jashim Uddin, assistant director (media), Fire...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has put forwarded a six-point recipe for Bangladesh to address its banking sector weaknesses. The recommendations include strong corporate governance, enforcing 'fit and proper criteria'...
Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) is set to seek investments for commercial production of Sonali Bag, an environment-friendly poly bag made from jute, by December, officials said. The commercial production...
Two hundred new broad-gauge (BG) passenger coaches will be procured with the aid of a European bank to improve the struggling rail fleet, officials said on Thursday. The state-run Bangladesh...
Bangladesh may not start exporting electricity anytime soon unless production costs go cheaper than that of India, officials have said. An adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina felt that export...
A government evaluation team has found irregularities in a Tk 9.56-billion-project designed to make the Mongla-Pakshi channel of the Padma River navigable. The state-run Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA)...
Babar Azam has replaced Sarfaraz Ahmed as Pakistan's Twenty20 captain until next year's T20 World Cup in Australia, and Azhar Ali has been appointed test captain for the 2019-20 season,...
There may be a number of reasons behind a crime. Criminals may also be prompted by a number of factors. That's why investigators and analysts try to find out the...
Last week, the news about consumption of eggs in Bangladesh stole the headlines of some newspapers. The good news is that, per capita consumption of this nutritious food in Bangladesh,...
The launching of the first ever Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) toolkit pilot project by the United Nations Global Contact (UNGC) in partnership with local banks and other development partners...
Bangladeshi celebrated poet Naim Hasan has been selected for Utpal Datta Smriti Puraskar-2019 in Indian state of West Bengal. The award, named after famous Bangla film actor, director and playwright...
The wave of global free market crated in the 1990s is near death now. Hopes for free trade were raised by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) through the agreements struck...
Multiple explosions at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan collapsed the roof on worshippers during Friday prayers, killing at least 62 and wounding more than 100, officials said. Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman...
There is no denying that augmentation of agriculture is imperative for the sustained development of an economy. The sector plays a strategic role in the process of development of a...
It is well recognised that trade in services is critical for sustainable development, economic growth and social progress. Services trade has the potential to facilitate inclusive growth and development by...
People with ailments are usually obliged to buy whatever medicines are prescribed for them by the physicians. But many people do not know that in some medicines the profit margin...
Disappearance of known rural Bangla has been taking place before our eyes but not many are aware of the transformation. The languid lifestyle in a picturesque rural setting where modest...
The word 'malnutrition' tends to invoke images of starving children in refugee camps, fleeing conflict or drought inlands far-away. While that image does reflect a reality of hunger, it does...
Sustained economic growth, ongoing political stability and Sheikh Hasina's development focus are prompting the nation to dream of becoming a developed country by 2041. However, development process is an arduous...
Soil is the basic element for ultimate nutrient sources of all the living organisms in the ecological system. Soil keeps our environment well balanced or harmony of living and non-living...
Bangladesh has a good record when it comes to paying interest and the capital it borrows from international organisations resulting in good credit ratings. That may not be the case...
Spain's northeastern Catalonia region and its riot-swept regional capital, Barcelona, were paralysed Friday by a mix of strikes and marches as it faced its fifth day of protests over the...
The Bangladesh telecom regulator has blocked online multiplayer game Player Unknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) at the request of cyber security police following complaints by parents of adolescent players. Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s...
The leaders of the 189-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister organisation, the World Bank, are laying out their visions for the future, hoping to achieve a world with less...
Fatty tissue has been found in the lungs of overweight and obese people for the first time. Australian researchers analysed lung samples from 52 people and found the amount of...
European Union leaders have approved the appointment of Christine Lagarde as the next president of the European Central Bank. The former International Monetary Fund managing director will replace Mario Draghi,...
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