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A policy has been drafted to ensure access to finance, technology and market for some 7.8 million SMEs in the country. To this end, the Cabinet gave approval to the...
Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) and The Factors Chain International (FCI) arranged a workshop on factoring on Monday. The workshop was held at Pan Pacific Sonargaon in DHaka with...
The holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hossain Ibn Ali (RA), a grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), will be observed across the country on...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has increased the remit limit of Information Technology (IT) expenses up to $500 to facilitate freelancers or developers for meeting bona fide needs. “It has been decided...
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh held its Board of Directors meeting in Shillong, Meghalaya recently. The company brings in limestone from its own mines in Meghalaya to produce clinker and cement at its...
HSBC Bangladesh recently inaugurated HSBC Corporate Employee Privilege Scheme (CEPS) Centre at Chattogram EPZ (CEPZ). The centre is a dedicated customer service point to support CEPS customers with their day...
Malaria can be eradicated within a generation, global health experts have said. In a major report on Sunday, 41 specialists said a future free of malaria - one of the...
The agro-processing sector of Bangladesh offers immense investment opportunities for Chinese investors. The offer came from the members of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) in a meeting with...
In the wake of a series of dramas, Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader has been made deputy opposition leader in the parliament as the party leaders earlier reached an understanding...
Bangladesh and Switzerland will hold bilateral talks in Dhaka on matters regarding migration on Wednesday, the first of its kind between the two countries. A Swiss delegation, led by Ambassador...
Stocks slipped into the red on Monday, snapping a two-day gaining streak, as risk-averse investors went on selling binge on major sectors shares. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka...
President M Abdul Hamid on Monday asked newly appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Kenya Major General Md Jahangir Kabir Talukder to explore business potentials in Kenya along with other...
Projects worth more than $7.36 billion undertaken by Bangladesh under the credit agreements signed with India have been bogged down by lengthy land acquisition processes and design changes. The government...
Japan needs to improve medical care at immigration detention centres, the head of the country’s recently created Immigration Services Agency said, following widespread criticism of the care available to detainees....
Land-related services cannot be obtained without bribery at any stage of the district registrar and sub-registrar offices, a report of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has revealed today. "People have...
Japan's economic growth was downwardly revised from an initial annualised real 1.8 per cent in the April-June quarter to 1.3 per cent in the period, the government said in a...
Dhaka police have launched the Citizen Information Management System (CIMS) mobile app to gather information of city dwellers. Md Asaduzzaman Mia, the outgoing commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, inaugurated...
A total of 716 new patients were hospitalised with dengue in different hospitals and clinics across the country in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, showing a six per...
A five-member committee has been formed to investigate the fire incident at the headquarters of the Election Commission (EC). The committee, headed by Additional Secretary of the Election Commission Mokhlesur...
Expressing concern over the move to allow beef import, livestock business leaders have called on the government not to do it for the sake of the greater interest of the...
Masud Bin Momen, the current permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, is likely to become the next foreign secretary. He previously served as Bangladesh ambassador to Japan and...
The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), Bangladesh Hi-tech Park Authority (BHTPA) and Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Sunday. According to the agreement, the...
Bangladesh Inland and Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) will conduct a drive to demolish 1154 illegal structures along the Rupsha and the Bhairab rivers in Khulna. Mustafizur Rhaman, deputy director of...
British Airways pilots began a 48-hour strike on Monday, grounding nearly all its flights and disrupting thousands the plans of travelers in unprecedented industrial action over a pay dispute. The...
The family of Zimbabwe founder Robert Mugabe is pushing back against the government’s plan to bury him at the National Heroes Acre monument in Harare and wants him to be...
President Abdul Hamid returned home from London on Monday after health check-up there. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the President landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) bagged the Bangladesh Best Employer Brand Award 2019 at the 14th Employer Branding Awards held Sunday at Pan Pacific Sonargaon in the capital. Ziaul Karim, Head...
Three people were killed in a so-called shootout with police in Burichang upazila of Cumilla district on Monday. The incident took place in Komalla village under Pirjatrapur union at around...
Two people were killed being hit by a truck in Bagar Bazar Signboard area in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh on Monday. The deceased were identified as Fazlu Mia, 50 and...
A woman was killed and 17 other people were injured when a bus plunged into a ditch at Sattyapir Bridge in Thakurgaon district town early Monday. The identity of the...
One of the strongest typhoons to hit the Japanese capital in recent years hit just east of Tokyo on Monday, killing one woman, with record-breaking winds and stinging rain that...
The forest department has planned to monitor the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest and a Unesco world heritage site, with drones to check crimes like poaching of tigers and...
President Donald Trump's decision to cancel Afghan peace talks will cost more American lives, the Taliban said on Sunday while the United States promised to keep up military pressure on...
Ten most-traded companies accounted for more than 32 per cent transactions on the prime bourse Sunday with the National Tubes topped the chart after a long time. The state-run National...
The board of directors of KDS Accessories Ltd has recommended 10 per cent cash and 5.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019. The final...
The government has taken an initiative to open up the import, production and sales of pre-paid gas meters to the private sector and allow household consumers to purchase such meters...
Britain is not ready for its next recession and must consider changes to the way it manages its economy to see off the downturn when it comes, the Resolution Foundation,...
The country's export receipts for the first two months of the current fiscal year (FY) fell short of target by 12.40 per cent. The total earnings from exports of merchandise...
Merger and acquisition could be an effective solution to the problems facing the country's moribund banks and financial institutions (FIs), analysts observed on Sunday. To this regard, they said, the...
The Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Sunday suggested setting up of an economic corridor in the country's north-eastern region, comprising nine districts, to tap its potential. The Northeast Bangladesh...
China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) could help Bangladesh achieve its long-term development goals in the current shift of global political economy, experts at an international conference said on Sunday....
BOGURA, Sept 08: Behula Lakshindar's Bride Chamber or Gokul Medh at the village Gokul, 11 kilometres off Bogura town, still appears to be an archeological site of great importance to...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed the authorities concerned to introduce a system of highway toll collection. Under the system long haul vehicles will have to pay taxes for use...
The saying that every cloud has a silver lining does not seem to be true for the Bangladesh stock market. For nearly nine years since the collapse of the market...
One cannot be sure about the response from the non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to the proposed introduction of dollar bonds of lower denominations, but it will be worth trying. Given the...
Standard Chartered has recently inaugurated a Business Development Office for Ishwardi Export Processing Zone (IEPZ) in Ishwardi, Pabna. The Bank now has its presence in all of the country’s...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the parliament of Bangladesh has regained the trust and confidence of the people in last 10 years. “I believe that the confidence and trust...
The film "Joker" by American director Todd Phillip was awarded on Saturday the Golden Lion at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. The movie is a standalone story of the...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) reclaimed a total of 30,000 square feet areas evicting around 200 illegal establishments, including some semi-concrete structures, sheds and shops in the city’s Gabtoli bus...
The government is investigating two foreign fishing trawlers anchored to Chatoogram Port for providing “false declaration”, reports bdnews24.com. The government would announce a committee of up to nine members within...
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