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Biman Bangladesh Airlines will get its forth brand new Boeing 787-8, last in the row of 10 new aircraft, on September 12 as the 16th aircraft of its fleet. “The...
SYLHET, Sept 04: The flood-hit Aman farmers in Sylhet division, who had been badly affected by the recent flood, have almost completed their replanting of the Aman seedlings as the...
In 2018, around 86 million cars, predominantly gasoline-powered, were sold in the top 54 world markets. Although global car and light commercial vehicle sales in 2018 contracted by 0.5 per...
That the rate of poverty in the country fell quite sharply over the past few years is indeed a cause for rejoicing. But still about a quarter -- 21.8 per...
The executive branch of the state is mainly run by a public administration apparatus comprising civil officers and employees, who implement the policies and programmes of the government. In effect,...
After Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005, the direct-mail marketing company Valassis shared its database with emergency agencies and volunteers to help improve aid delivery. In Santiago, Chile, analysts...
Although Bangladesh has halved poverty rate since 2000, one-fourth of the country's population remain still poor. Moreover, some 20 million people are living in extreme poverty. This was disclosed by...
Speakers at a dialogue laid emphasis on enabling the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA) with appropriate regulatory, financial and digital connectivity to unlock the true...
No physician's education would be complete without an understanding of the role played by behavioural and social factors in human health and disease, knowledge of the ways in which these...
Large transnational corporations (TNCs) are widely believed to be paying little tax. The ease with which they avoid tax and the declining corporate tax rates over the decades have deprived...
The government has made it mandatory for the country’s software firms to obtain membership of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS). BASIS received a circular to this effect...
The government has ordered two non-government organisations to close down their activities for 'secretly assisting' and 'instigating' Rohingya to rally in a refugee camp area in Cox’s Bazar. The two...
The Vatican has honoured Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus with the ‘Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis’ award at the Basilica of St. Francis, in Assisi, Italy. The award is...
The outbreak of pneumonia in Chuadanga district has put severe strain on the limited resources of the Sadar Upazila hospital which is struggling to cope with the situation, reports BSS....
All local television channels will start their full-fledged transmission using the feed of country’s first communication satellite Bangabandhu-I (BS-I) on October 1. “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to open...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Brexit will not hamper the business, especially export, of Bangladesh as the export-related agreements with the foreign countries, particularly the European ones, will remain...
The 48th death anniversary of Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh will be observed at Nur Mohammad Nagar in Chandibarpur union of Narail on Thursday. The Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh...
Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) opened its Kalma Banking Booth at Kalma Bazar, Savar, Dhaka, managed by Savar Branch of the Bank on Wednesday. Mr. Quazi Osman Ali, Managing Director...
United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) and Narayangonj District Police recently signed an agreement on Traffic Case payment through UCash, Mobile Financial Services of UCB. As per the agreement, traffic case...
The time has come for China's telecom giant Huawei to fight a decisive battle in Europe against Washington's crackdown. At this critical moment, the Chinese authorities are unlikely to turn...
The ‘2nd Managers Conference-2019’ participated by all Managers of Mymensingh Region of Pubali Bank Limited was held recently. Safiul Alam Khan Chowdhury, Additional Managing Director of Pubali Bank Ltd, graced...
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) will disburse Tk 23 billion (Tk 2,300 crore) agri-loans in the country’s northwest (NW) region during the current 2019-20 fiscal year to facilitate increasing crop...
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation launched two new luxurious buses in Jamalpur on Wednesday. Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Enamul Haque inaugurated the bus service as the chief guest at his office compound,...
PRAN Dairy organised an awareness program for farmers to produce safe milk. The program was held at PRAN Dairy Complex at Shahjadpur in Sirajganj on Wednesday. The speakers at...
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Petrobangla and IFIC Bank for making payment of bill for LNG terminal fee in foreign currency was signed on Wednesday at Petrobangla’s Borad Room...
Mongolia and Russia on Tuesday signed a permanent treaty on friendly relations and lifted bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership. The new treaty to lift the bilateral relationship between...
Two young men, suspected of being involved in the gang rape of a teenage girl, were arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from Tangail on early Wednesday. The arrestees...
The first Red Cross academy in the world, jointly built by the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) and Soochow University, has been established in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province,...
A Kushtia court has sentenced two people to death and three others to life in prison in a case over the murder of a school student in 2012, reports bdnews24.com....
Isra Taskin Asmita, a student of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, has died from dengue at a Dhaka hospital amid a drop in the daily rate of hospitalisations due to...
The key index of the major bourse slumped below the ‘psychological’ threshold of 5,000-mark again on Wednesday as investors continued to dump their holdings to escape further loss. DSEX, the...
China Development Bank (CDB), a development financial institution, has worked with smaller financial institutions to boost loan support to small businesses and the agriculture sector as the government aims to...
Dhaka ranks the third least liveable city in the world, according to a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Damascus in war-torn Syria remained the worst-ranked city, below...
The body of a man was recovered from Tambru along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban on Tuesday night. Police recovered the body lying 500 yards inside the...
A makeshift bomb exploded under a passenger bus traveling in the violence-plagued central Mali region of Mopti on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people and wounding 24, the security minister...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Blue Economy Ministerial Conference (BEC-III) on Thursday. Member States of IORA will discuss ways to promote...
Around one-in-three young people across 30 countries, including Bangladesh, India and Myanmar, say they have been bullied online while one-in-five report that they have skipped school because of it. Those...
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced the withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill that has plunged the city into its worst political crisis in decades, a source with direct knowledge...
The Chinese embassy in New Zealand confirmed Wednesday that six Chinese tourists were dead in a serious bus crash near New Zealand's Rotorua. An official from the Chinese embassy in...
Huawei has accused the US government of "using every tool at its disposal" to disrupt its business. In a press release on Tuesday, the Chinese tech giant said the US...
A schoolboy reportedly took his own life by hanging himself at his house in Tajpur village of Phultala upazila of Khulna district on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and his Pakistan counterpart Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi held a telephonic conversation on Tuesday and discussed the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. An official...
Grigor Dimitrov stepped out of Roger Federer’s shadow on Tuesday (US local time) to claim a spot in the US Open semi-finals with a shock 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2...
Stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday as investors were active on both sides of trading fence. Following the previous five days’ correction, the Dhaka Stock...
A woman was killed after a pick-up van hit a motorbike on Satkhira-Khulna road at Kumira in Tala upazila of Satkhira district on Wednesday. The deceased, Fatima Khatun, 30, was...
The securities regulator has allowed ADN Telecom to issue shares to eligible investors (EIs) and general public under the book building method. The regulatory consent came Tuesday at a meeting...
The United States imposed sanctions on Iran’s civilian space agency and two research organisations on Tuesday, saying they were being used to advance Tehran’s ballistic missile programme. The US Treasury...
The country should focus on increasing investment to establish a knowledge- and technology-based society, so that it can cope with the upcoming challenges, said Kazi M Aminul Islam, outgoing executive...
The point-to-point inflation rate has declined by 0.13 percentage point to 5.49 per cent in August, compared to the previous month, official data showed. The fall in inflation rate is...
The country's banking sector is now moderately competitive and stable. But, there are some potential risks for the sector, including further increase in the volume of non-performing loans (NPLs), insolvency,...
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