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China's official data showed that most production goods monitored by the government posted higher prices in mid August compared with the previous 10 days. Of the 50 major goods monitored...
Bangladeshi migrants in Tunisia have accused diplomats from their country and officials of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the host country of pressuring them to return home. A...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has recently opened its 8th Agent Banking Outlet at Godagari area of Rajshahi. Md Monirul Islam, Mayor of Godagari Pourashava and Syed Zulkar Nayen, Head of...
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday (local time) the leaders of the world’s major industrialised nations were close to an agreement on how to help fight the Amazon forest...
Torrential rain and floods have killed 62 people in Sudan, according to the official state news agency. The country has been battered by heavy rains since early July, affecting almost...
China’s yuan slumped to a fresh 11-year low against the dollar on Monday and stocks fell as the Sino-US trade war sharply escalated, threatening to inflict more damage on the...
A seven-year-old boy was electrocuted at Dighi village in Shalikha upazila of Magura district on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Abu Huraira, 7, son of Badsha Mia of...
A five-year-old girl was raped by a sexagenarian man at Nawdapara village in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah district on Sunday. Quoting family members and locals, Yunus Ali, officer-in-charge of Kaliganj...
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said a joint committee was formed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to stabilise a ceasefire in the Yemeni provinces...
An Antoine Griezmann double allowed Barcelona to return to winning ways with an emphatic 5-2 La Liga win over Real Betis on Sunday. After the champions were surprisingly beaten 1-0...
There is hardly any tangible benefit from declaring Maheshkhali as a 'digital island' by the government due to "irregularities and poor communication" with the mainland. The project is neither helpful...
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) on Monday pumped 150 billion yuan ($21.25 billion) of funds into the market via the medium-term lending facility (MLF) to maintain liquidity. The funds...
Asian shares tumbled Monday after the latest escalation in the US-China trade war renewed uncertainties about global economies. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 started plummeting as soon as trading began and...
Local farmers are getting much higher prices for their raw jute in this harvesting season than last season, following the government's withdrawal of ban on uncut jute export from June,...
Hong Kong police said on Monday they arrested 36 people, the youngest aged 12, after violence during anti-government demonstrations escalated as protesters hurled Molotov cocktails at security forces who responded...
United Power Generation & Distribution Company (UPGDC) topped the chart of top 10 gainers following investors' increased participation. The company featured a turnover of Tk 178.60 million on Sunday and...
The United States and Japan agreed in principle on Sunday to core elements of a trade deal that US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said they hoped...
State-run Petrobangla has planned to host a roadshow to keep international oil companies posted on the freshly minted production sharing contracts before the launch of the next bidding round. Interested...
Price of gold in the local market has increased significantly in the last one year mainly due to the change in the international market. However, it was expected by the...
The funding for humanitarian response to the Rohingya living at multiple camps in Cox's Bazar is declining, giving Bangladesh serious cause for concern. As of August 24, only $330 million...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Sunday made it abundantly clear that state-owned banks would no longer get recapitalisation facility. "From now on, refinancing will be a thing of the...
US President Donald Trump appeared to brush aside French efforts to mediate with Iran on Sunday, saying that while he was happy for President Emmanuel Macron to reach out to...
Eiffel Tower projects a majestic sight but its surrounding, although grand and spacious, cannot be said to be famous for lush greenery. But mayor Anne Hidalgo wants to bring about...
The tax authorities will be doing a great favour to the poor consumers if they scrap the new value added tax (VAT) calculation method, introduced under an order issued on...
Mohamed Salah converted a penalty before scoring a sublime solo goal as Liverpool beat Arsenal 3-1 to open up a three-point gap at the top of the Premier League on...
The latest bid to break the stalemate over repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar has failed. None of the families selected through interviews for repatriation turned up to board the...
BOGURA, Aug 25: The number of dengue patients is increasing in some districts of northern region. Civil Surgeon Dr Gosul Azim Chowdhury of Bogura district said some 14 patients have...
A top Iranian official paid an unannounced visit Sunday to the G-7 summit and headed straight to the building where leaders of the world’s major democracies have been debating how...
Bangladesh drew the attention of the democratic world when we approved in the Jatiya Sangsad the Right to Information Act in 2009. It enabled us to demonstrate our commitment towards...
As of now, the world produces sufficient food to feed everyone (17 per cent more calories per person today than it did 40 years ago, despite a 70 per cent...
The United States (US) has called upon Myanmar authorities to respect human rights, allow unhindered humanitarian access, and engage in political dialogue to pursue peace. The US further said military...
The government has moved against Jamalpur Deputy Commissioner Ahmed Kabir by removing him from active duty amid allegations of his getting intimate with a woman in his office. Kabir was...
The Lehman shock that erupted back in 2008 had mutated into global financial crisis. In response to the crisis, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) had embarked on an unprecedented non-standard...
Over just three years, India's telecom industry experienced significant restructuring. Mukesh Ambani shook up India's telecoms industry in late 2016 when he launched Jio with free voice and cut-price data...
The government will not refinance the state-owned commercial banks -- Sonali Bank Ltd, Rupali Bank Ltd, Agrani Bank Ltd and Janata Bank Ltd -- anymore to address their capital crunch....
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) launched a '10-day combing operation' on Sunday to prevent breeding of Aedes mosquitoes responsible for dengue fever. Earlier, educationalist Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed with the...
International Publications Limited (IPL), the owning company of The Financial Express, held its 20th annual general meeting (AGM) in the city on Saturday. Several matters were discussed and reviewed...
Singapore entrepreneurs expressed their interest to invest in different sectors in Bangladesh. Mr. Soo Wei-Chieh, Executive Director of Singapore Business Federation (SBF) expressed this interest at a business networking program...
Modhumoti Bank Limited signed an MoU with May International Trade Services Limited on Sunday at the Bank Head Office premises. In presence of Mr. Md. Shafiul Azam, Managing Director &...
Bangladesh has urged Myanmar to fully concentrate on implementation of its obligations and commitments necessary for a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis. "The government of Myanmar should seriously consider...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the air force to enhance its capability to win and greet the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China...
Last month, Nashville Instagrammer Tiffany Mitchell posted photographs of herself lying by the side of the road. She wrote that they were taken following a motorbike accident. But after an...
Microbus registration in the country stood at 3,257 in the first seven months of the current calendar year. Of them, 1,929 microbuses were registered in Dhaka, according to the statistics...
A five-day reading competition on Bangabandhu’s Unfinished Memoirs and a book exhibition on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman began on Sunday at the National Theatre Plaza of...
The China-US trade war, the stagnation and ups and downs of trade negotiations between the two major global powers have gained a lot of attention. I would like to discuss...
SAARC Development Fund held it 31st board meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka 23-24 August taking decisions on key issues to further promote regional integration and economic cooperation among its eight...
The Rohingyas, who were forced out of their motherland and found shelter in Bangladesh on humanitarian ground, are increasingly becoming a security threat to their host country. Camps in the...
Hardship has befallen the people dependent on the Sundarbans for their livelihood ever since a ban on fishing in the mangrove forest was imposed about two months ago.Fishermen said the...
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) will hold a doa mahfil and discussion meeting to pay homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to mark his 44th death anniversary on Monday on the...
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has opened 12 mobile booths in different places in Khulna so that interested entrepreneurs can complete registration process for a training programme. Khulna divisional...
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