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Mastercard recently organized Mastercard Operations Release workshop at a city hotel in Dhaka, attended by a large audience of senior officials from different banks and financial institutions. Syed Mohammad Kamal,...
Professional Advancement Bangladesh Ltd. (PABL) and Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) have jointly organized a regional session of Dive In Festival 2019 in Dhaka recently, which was sponsored by Green Delta...
Summit Group has received Wärtsilä’s Valued Customer Recognition Award 2019 for excellent performance and execution of 450 MW fast track power project complex in Gazipur in record time of 9...
The board of directors of ONE Bank Ltd has decided to issue non-convertible perpetual bond (at floating rate) worth Tk 4.0 billion. The bank will issue the bond for raising...
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) shot a Bangladeshi along the Beurjhari area in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon on early Sunday. The injured, 30-year-old Md Dulal is the son of Md...
The Planning Commission has raised objections to high costs involved in a number of components of a massive river dredging project, undertaken by the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA)....
Stocks witnessed an upward trend in early hour of trading on Sunday as optimistic investors were showing their buying binge on bank issues. Following the previous week’s correction, the Dhaka...
Tea of Bangladesh is facing multifaceted challenges like inadequate investment, increased price of inputs including fertilisers, underdeveloped infrastructures, lack of irrigation facilities and above all lack of initiatives to introduce...
A bus veered into the opposite lane in China on Saturday morning, hitting a truck and killing 36 people, according to an official police notice. The bus, which was driving...
The jute ministry has requested the finance ministry to create an initial low-cost fund of Tk 5.0 billion out of the proposed Jute Sector Development Fund (JSDF) of Tk 100...
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Saturday that public opinion is now on the side of an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump following the release of new information...
Both workers and owners of industrial zones under the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) will enjoy their rights as enshrined in the Bangladesh EPZ (export processing zone) Labour Act, 2019....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that action against people involved in irregularities will continue irrespective of their political affiliations. “Let me tell you one thing very clearly, if anyone...
Rice output hit an all-time high of 37.3 million tonnes in fiscal year (FY) 2019, but that brought little smile on the growers' face for low prices, said insiders. After...
The under-construction metro rail is facing space shortage for its elevated stations as adequate land beneath the facilities have not been acquired, sources said. For lack of space, they said,...
The customs authority has issued a rule to allow duty-free import of products without insurance and freight charges valued lower than Tk 2,000. The similar facility will be applicable to...
Luis Suarez and Junior Firpo got the goals against Getafe as Barcelona moved registers their first away victory of the season. Suarez latched on to Marc-Andre ter Stegen's long clearance...
Against the backdrop of the miserable failure of the circular water bus service two times since 2004, the planned opening of yet another such service on the Sadarghat-Keraniganj route has...
Bangladesh remains far behind its neighbouring countries in developing biogas as an alternative to conventional fuel. It is apparent from the fact that the number of biogas plants is about...
The new VAT (value added tax) law that came into effect from July 01 last has fulfilled a long-standing demand --- full waiver of VAT on utility service bills ---...
The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can only be achieved by 2030 with the political will to change international economic rules and mobilise resources needed for a massive...
US aviation regulators have ordered inspections of Boeing 737 NG aircraft after cracks were found on some planes. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Boeing discovered the cracks "while conducting...
The Hindu supremacist Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Narendra Modi, emerged as the largest party in the Indian general election held in May-June this year for the second consecutive...
Revelations of Panama and Paradise Papers brought the issue of money laundering and its prevalence for many countries including ours. The Panama Papers revealed names of world leaders, drug peddlers...
A rally of the Awami League (AL) in New York was attacked during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's address to the United Nations General Assembly. Activists of the local chapters of...
All local television channels would start their full-fledged transmission using the feed of country’s first communication satellite Bangabandhu-I on October 2. Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited (BCSCL) Chairman Dr Shahjahan...
Spider-Man fans are rejoicing after Sony Pictures and Marvel announced a third Spider-Man film with Tom Holland, allaying fears that the two companies had parted ways, reports BBC. In August,...
Accusing the ruling party of taking the country to the brink of ruination, Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikyafront on Saturday demanded that a national government be formed to protect the...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has expressed his hope that all capable persons of the country will have employment opportunity by 2030. “I believe that by 2030, every capable person...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam has hit out at the government’s plant protection wing for obstructing the purchase of mosquito-killing insecticides. "Countries around the world are able...
Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva has been appointed as the new managing director of the International Monetary Fund for a five-year term, starting on October 1. Ms Georgieva, who was previously...
China is "in very good direction" in deploying 5G networks, Steve Mollenkopf, chief executive officer (CEO) of US technology and chip giant Qualcomm Inc. said. China is very progressive in...
A fire that spread across two oil tankers in a South Korean port injured 10 people on Saturday, coastguard and fire officials said, adding the blaze had largely been put...
The State Council Information Office issued a white paper titled "China and the World in the New Era"on Friday. This is the first governmental white paper that has comprehensively expounded...
Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) will open its representative office in Guangzhou in the People’s Republic of China on Sunday (September 29) to tap the business opportunities and contribute to the...
Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) has awarded scholarships to 2,038 students who passed SSC and equivalent examinations this year and are now studying HSC. The scholarships were given in a ceremony...
Ride-sharing motorbike services are surging in popularity in Dhaka, where nightmare traffic often means that walking is faster than traveling by car or bus. Congestion in Dhaka, one of the...
Around 1,709 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals and clinics across the country. Among them, 629 patients are taking treatment in Dhaka division and 1,080 are hospitalised outside...
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Saturday expressed deep concern over the government move to amend the Road Transport Act-2018 before its enforcement ‘amid pressure from transport owners and workers’ associations’....
Afghans braved the threat of militant attacks and delays at polling booths to vote in a presidential election on Saturday, a major test of the Western-backed Afghan government’s ability to...
The first lot of 500 tonnes hilsa is being sent to India through Benapole land port on Saturday. Syed Anwar Moksud, general secretary of Kolkata Hilsa Importers’ Association, said Bangladesh...
Authorities in Indian Kashmir tightened restrictions on people's movements on Saturday to prevent possible protests triggered by a speech by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Khan, in an address to...
A van driver was found dead in a canal at Haridah village in Mollahat upazila on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Sheikh Hafizur Rahman, 40, son of Sona...
Bangladesh has officially joined the “Treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons 2017”. Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen submitted the instrument of ratification to the treaty section of the...
A motorcyclist was killed after his motorbike hit a roadside tree at Goaldaha village in Sreepur upazila of Magura district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Shawon Biswas,...
The Hindus in the country have been celebrating the Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion heralding the advent of goddess Durga. Mahalaya that is considered as ceremonial invocation of goddess Durga is...
The country's apex apparel body has called for government intervention to address banking disputes with China to save the reputation of the local financial sector, officials said. It has sought...
Democrats in the US House of Representatives who are pursuing an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump forged ahead with their probe on Friday, issuing a subpoena to Secretary of...
A 2-day international conference on blockchain technology, arranged by Asian Development Bank begins in Dhaka on Sunday. Mr. A H M Mustafa Kamal, Minister of Finance, and Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury BB,...
On the eve of the World Heart Day (29 September) LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited organized awareness sessions on heart diseases for the employees. Specialized doctors shared their experiences and advised the...
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