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At least 67 journalists fell victim to harassment across country in the first seven of the current calendar year, according to a report by an independent rights body. Of them,...
Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) opened its Dhamairhat Banking Booth at Rangunia, Chattogram managed by Roazarhat Branch of the Bank on Sunday. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of...
Dhaka Bank Limited opened MSME Loan Distribution Event recently under Bangladesh Bank Refinance Scheme for onward distribution to Tk.10.00 Account Holders of Joyag locality, Shonaimuri, Noakhali. Mr. Md. Jashim Uddin, Secretary, Esho...
Power consumers under Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) on Sunday demanded the authorities concerned to suspend the installation of prepaid meters saying the system is ‘unfair’. Addressing a press...
A five day-long training program on ‘Orientation Course on Banking’ organised by Al-Arafah Islami Bank Training & Research Institute (AIBTRI) began on August 25. Managing Director and CEO Farman R...
Incidents of child rape witnessed an alarming rise in the first seven months of 2019 compared to the corresponding period of last year, says a report released by a child...
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was getting along well with Western allies at a G7 summit in France, dismissing reports of rifts among leaders and declaring that...
Jamalpur’s Deputy Commissioner Ahmed Kabir was made an officer on special duty on Sunday, days after a leaked video showed him in a compromising situation with a female colleague. In...
The High Court has ruled against the use of the word "Kumari (virgin)" before the name of the bride in the Muslim marriage deed, 'Kabinnama'. While giving its verdict upon...
The Supreme Court has turned down BNP leader Moudud Ahmed's plea to review a High Court order that paved the way for continuing the trial proceedings of a corruption case...
South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce (SBAC) Bank’s IT Division recently organised a workshop on ‘Awareness of Digital Transformation & Cyber Security’ at its Head Office. Managing Director and CEO of...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the authorities concerned to make the monitoring system stronger further along with conducting massive awareness campaign so that the migrant aspirants are not deceived...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has quizzed Bikalpadhara Bangladesh Joint Secretary General Mahi B Chowdhury over allegations of money laundering. Deputy Director Jalal Uddin Ahmed began questioning Mahi at the graft...
Egypt's exports to the Group of Seven (G7) countries increased to 3.8 billion US dollars in the first half of 2019 from 3.5 billion dollars in the same period last...
A woman from Madaripur district died of dengue fever early on Sunday while being shifted to a hospital in Dhaka. Police said Sumi Akter, 30, wife of Anwar Hossain of...
Hong Kong’s police said on Sunday they arrested 29 people after clashes overnight in which volleys of tear gas were fired to disperse anti-government protesters, as the Asian financial hub...
Annual value of the country’s trade services jumped by around 31 per cent in the past fiscal year (FY19), according to the latest statistics of the central bank. It showed...
Six states in Brazil’s Amazon region requested military help on Saturday (local time) to combat record fires that are tearing through the rainforest, provoking an international outcry because of the...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Saturday that getting a trade deal with the United State won't be "plain sailing" because of barriers to the United Kingdom's goods in American...
Australia will block access to internet domains hosting terrorist material during crisis events and will consider legislation to force digital platforms to improve the safety of their services, officials said...
Real Madrid’s early optimism was punctured by an 88th-minute equaliser from Real Valladolid’s Sergi Guardiola as Zinedine Zidane’s side stumbled to a 1-1 draw in their first home game of...
US Federal Reserve officials have warned of downside risks to the US economy from rising trade uncertainty, as monetary policy is not well suited to address adverse effects of trade...
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...
Thousands of angry and frustrated Rohingya refugees have marked the second anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar into Bangladesh by demanding their citizenship and other rights in the country they...
An estimated 20 million people in Bangladesh are suffering from bone erosion while 40 per cent of women, aged between 16 and 45 years, have low bone density. According to...
Amid opposition from the leaders of readymade garment (RMG) sector, the western retailers' platform Accord has announced launching fresh boiler safety inspection in its listed 1,600 local factories from next...
The country's premier bourse will inspect the business affairs of four 'Z' category companies which failed to declare dividends for a period of last five years. In last week, the...
Squabbles erupted among G7 nations on Saturday as their leaders gathered for an annual summit, exposing sharp differences on global trade tensions, Britain's exit from the EU and how to...
Island-based tourism projects are going painfully slow, putting a damper on the already sluggish country's tourist sector that eyes inbound sightseers. According to experts, the government has made little progress...
Pharmaceuticals industry insiders are worried that prices of drugs may increase after the changes in tax calculation method under the new VAT law. They said while trade prices (TP) of...
The government is contemplating setting up of a state-of-the-art car assembling plant in the country aiming to tap the potential of the automobile sector, officials said. As part of the...
As a nation, Bengalees in Bangladesh in general are untidy in day-to-day life. They seem to be averse to cleanliness. Be in a home and its surroundings or in the...
The government is mulling formation of a taskforce to implement 111 recommendations submitted by a committee for bringing discipline in the streets and curbing road accidents, according to a recent...
The Cabinet's approval of the draft policy on national school mid-day meal on August 19 is indeed a significant step. Over the last one decade, arranging lunch and snacks for...
The number of dengue patients hospitalised in last 24 hours has dropped to 1,179, lowest in about a month. The hospitals in the Dhaka admitted 570 patients with dengue fever...
Sustainability of products has a value for some clients who like to buy sustainable products or enter "functional business" contracts. Companies selling products must convince the buyers that products are...
August is the month of major political crises in Brazil, but no one suspected that an environmental issue would be the trigger for the storms threatening the government of President...
The Asia Pacific region appears to be enthralled by China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which is basically aimed at developing infrastructure in the participating countries. According to Eric Brown,...
In July this year, a high level 15-member Myanmar delegation visited refugee camps in Cox's Bazar district in Bangladesh where Rohingya refugees are now located. The delegation was headed by...
Bangladesh readymade garment (RMG) industry has received around $2.50 million export order from the apparel sourcing exhibition, titled Apparel Textile Sourcing Canada (ATSC), held in Toronto of Canada recently. “Bangladesh...
The mobile courts of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Saturday inspected 141 houses during their anti-mosquito drives to destroy the breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes. Executive Magistrate Mizanur Rahman...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday attended a milad and doa mahfil in the capital seeking eternal peace of the departed soul of Ivy Rahman, wife of late President Zillur...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said the government is committed to make Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) a profitable institution. The minister also said tough actions will...
IPDC Finance Limited and Prothom Alo on Saturday jointly launched ‘IPDC-Prothom Alo Priyo Shikkhok Shommanona’. Syed Manzoorul Islam, Professor of English at Dhaka University was present as special guest at...
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and Singapore Business Federation will jointly hold 'Singapore-Bangladesh Business Networking' on Sunday in the city. Top executives of ICT, real estate,...
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in Beirut on Friday that Turkey is highly interested in investing in Lebanon, the National News Agency reported. "Turkish companies want to invest in...
A five-month old baby has died of dengue fever in Mymensingh amid a massive outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com. The infant, Zarif Hossain, passed away during...
An army sergeant was killed and six others injured after a passenger bus overturned at Rahobol on Rangpur-Bogura Highway in Shibganj upazila of Bogura district on Saturday. The deceased was...
The results of CA professional examination (May-June 2019) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) have been published. The results are available on www.icab.org.bd. -rmc//
The reckless tariff plans of the US that come after China's forced countermeasure tariffs on Friday showed that the US has gone too far and run out of options to...
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