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Police have arrested two real estate businessmen for allegedly raping a female job seeker in Dhaka. They were taken into custody on Sunday night from a house in Dhanmondi Road...
US-based fashion retailer Forever 21 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday (local time) as it joined a growing list of brick-and-mortar players who have succumbed to the onslaught of...
Two alleged Rohingya drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Jaliapara area adjacent to the Naf River in Teknaf upazila of...
MACES, a leading education consultancy firm in Bangladesh, will host its annual multi-country education meet in Dhaka on Friday and in Chattogram on Saturday. Students will get a chance to...
It’s shame for Myanmar that its citizens have taken shelter in another country, she says Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has firmly said there is no chance of the recurrence any...
The Initial Public Offering (IPO) lottery of Ring Shine Textiles will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) to allocate 150 million ordinary shares among the successful applicants, officials said. The lottery draw...
Stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Monday as investors were active on both sides of trading fence. Following the previous two days’ marginal gain, the Dhaka...
Nasdaq Inc is cracking down on initial public offerings (IPOs) of small Chinese companies by tightening restrictions and slowing down their approval, according to regulatory filings, corporate executives and investment...
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince warned in an interview broadcast on Sunday that oil prices could spike to “unimaginably high numbers” if the world does not come together to deter Iran,...
Ten most traded companies snared one-fourth transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Sunday, with the Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company making it to the top of the turnover list....
The board of directors of two private commercial banks -- ONE Bank Ltd and Jamuna Bank Ltd-- have decided to issue non-convertible perpetual bond worth Tk 4.0 billion each. ONE...
The Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) saw a drop in revenue collection in the July-August period of the current fiscal year (FY), 2019-20. The revenue collection growth took a hit as...
Bangladesh has shortlisted 17 international companies for its spot tender process as it plans to buy around 1 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) next year to capitalise on...
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has suggested addition of more ports of call in the Indo-Bangla water transit protocol with a view to offering alternatives to users, officials said. "Inclusion...
The government's net borrowing from the country's banking system is set to be negative in October, as it is scheduled to repay more than Tk 10 billion from surplus, officials...
After months of indirect and oblique threats, British Prime Minister David Cameron wrote a letter to Donald Tusk President of the European Council on 10 November 10, 2015. He demanded...
In remarkably similar ways and almost at the exact same time, US President Donald Trump and Brexit have destroyed transatlantic conservatism. Yet while American conservatism has always had rather shallow...
The Chinese are an innovative and diligent nation. They have created a highly sophisticated civilisation and contributed significantly to human progress over the course of 5,000 years. In the past,...
Few months ago, local media published a report on Bangladesh Bank's consideration of introducing loan trading in the country's banking sector. The report further detailed that the central bank intends...
An investigation committee of the University Grants Commission (UGC) has recommended dismissing Gopalganj university Vice-Chancellor Khondoker Md Nasiruddin. The five member committee has found truth in the allegations of tyranny,...
Notwithstanding the unabated churning out of waste materials in the cities of the country, the discarded substances have yet to be used fruitfully. Recycling has once been viewed as a...
For the National Board of Revenue (NBR), the immediate past financial year (2018-19) was not anyway notable. Like the previous years, it had to downsize its tax revenue target halfway...
In this age of social media, there is an overpowering drive among people to be under the spotlight. So people look for ways and means that would set them apart...
As part of the move to develop the country’s shipping sector utilising the blue economy, the government is building 45 terminal pontoons to install them at different river ports. State...
Japan Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JBCCI) on Sunday recommended providing proper training and technological supports to improve the quality of the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) products in...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Sunday conducted eviction drives in the city and removed some 550 illegal establishments from footpaths and roads. Two separate teams, led by four executive...
Intermittent rains, triggered by depression over West Bengal in India, may continue for three more days across Bangladesh, said Met office on Sunday. Heavy rains already inundated roads, lanes by-lanes...
The number of registered motorised vehicles in the country stood at 340,328 between January to August 2019, according to official data. Of the total, 109,304 motorised vehicles were registered in...
President Xi Jinping is presenting national medals and honorary titles of the People's Republic of China to awardees in the Great Hall of the People on Sunday morning.Xi, also general...
Terming the media reports on move to amend the Road Transport Act-2018 a rumour, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said such initiative has not been taken...
The rate of conviction in graft cases lodged by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) stood at 62.73 per cent until July 2019. Besides, a total of 2,814 graft cases, lodged by...
Cambodia's recent crackdown on online gambling has seen thousands of Chinese nationals leave Sihanoukville, a coastal city in Cambodia rife with illegal online gambling, over past weeks. On August 18,...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said the ongoing drive is not only against casinos but also against all lawbreakers. “We’ve to establish good governance and sustain the country’s positive...
Over 2,000 families in Sadar and Shibganj upazilas in Chapainawabganj have been marooned due to flashflood caused by on rush of water from the upstream and rise of water levels...
The drug authority in Bangladesh has temporarily banned the production and marketing of Ranitidine hydrochloride tablets. The authority has also banned the import of raw material from India’s Saraca Laboratories...
The Khan Saheb Osmani Stadium in Fatullah of Narayanganj, which was one of the most important venues for cricket in the country since gaining ICC recognition in 2006, is now...
Stocks ended marginally for the second straight session on Sunday as investors showed their appetite on banking sector shares. The market opened on positive note and the key index rose...
The Local Government Division (LGD) plans to implement country's first-ever waste-based power plant project in coordination with the Power Division to manage solid municipal waste (SMW) to be collected from...
The newly formed Constitutional Committee in Syria has been authorised to draft a new constitution for the war-torn country, according to its terms of reference, which have been agreed on...
India on Sunday banned exports of onions, a common ingredient in Indian cooking, as prices remain high due to a seasonal shortage which has been worsened by flooding in several...
A human hauler driver was killed as a truck crashed into a human hauler on Chuadanga-Jibonnagar road in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Rabiul...
Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) found irregularities and nepotism in the relief programmes conducted by the government agencies in the flood-affected districts this year. Even parts of the allocated relief fund...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday he would not resign to avoid having to delay Brexit beyond the end of October. Johnson has vowed to take Britain out...
A research institute for giant pandas was established in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Sunday. The institute will focus on the frontier science of giant panda research...
VISA, Mastercard, Diners Club International, Discover and UnionPay International cardholders of Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) and other banks will now be able to purchase products from Apex Footwear using EBL...
LG Bangladesh, for the first time, has opened an Information Display Solution Center for OLED Signage, Ultra Stretch Signage, and Video Wall & Smart platform at its headquarters in Dhaka...
The personal bodyguard of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was shot dead in a personal dispute, state television al-Ekhbariya reported on Sunday. Major General Abdul Aziz al-Faghm was killed in the...
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today (Sunday) said Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) growth will touch the double digit within the next five years. The country will make it with...
Standard Chartered Bangladesh recently held an event commemorating the launch of the Korea- Bangladesh corridor initiative. With a dedicated team focused on Korean entities, the corridor will focus on helping...
A woman died of dengue at the Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) in Batishal on Sunday morning. Shadhona Rani, 45, a resident of Betagi upazila, was admitted to SBMCH on...
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