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Eighteen dengue patients died in the capital city since the beginning of this year, said the government on Saturday. Officially, the death toll was 14 until the morning. The Health...
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud will take classes as a part-time teacher at Dhaka University (DU) from tomorrow (Sunday). Dr Hasan, also an environmentalist, will conduct a course titled ‘Evolution...
BGMEA President Rubana Huq on Saturday said new fire safety related conditions being imposed by Accord is harming the apparel industry. “Accord takes many decisions without discussing with us. The...
The mobile courts of Dhaka North City Corporation (DSCC) conducted drives at different parts of the city on Saturday aiming to curb dengue mosquito breeding in the capital. The courts...
Technical glitches forced five out of seven units of Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant to suspend operation. Mir Ruhul Kuddus, the plant's Chief Engineer, said the glitches will be gradually fixed....
Heathrow Airport, a major international airport in the United Kingdom, has decided to cancel 177 flights on Monday and Tuesday as thousands of workers overwhelmingly preparing for a strike after...
Recently, India-US relations have encountered challenges. The economic tension spawned by the US termination of India's Generalized System of Preference (GSP) designation in June and following tit-for-tat tariff hikes from...
Last week, China's General Administration of Customs announced it had approved soybean imports from all parts of Russia and wheat imports from the Kurgan region of Russia. The move came...
US President Donald Trump met Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga on Wednesday. A Bloomberg News report on Tuesday quoted a senior US official as saying the two leaders plan to discuss...
Thousands of Indians have started leaving the disputed region of Kashmir after the local government issued a security alert related to possible militant attacks in the area, a senior government...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has shared new data from the World Meteorological Organization and Copernicus Climate Change Programme, including that July at least equaled, if not surpassed, the hottest...
The government on Saturday cancelled the Eid vacation and weekly holidays of the officials of Dhaka north and south city corporations until further notice. In a circular, local government ministry...
The Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) will use drone for the first time to monitor the cattle markets in the port city. "We’ll have a control room in every cattle market....
The board of directors of ONE Bank Limited has approved 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend came...
More than a thousand mostly black-clad activists gathered in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district ahead of a protest march on Saturday, as the Chinese-controlled city braced for another weekend of...
Bangladeshi twins who were born conjoined at the head have been successfully separated in a 33-hour surgery ending on Friday at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the capital. The...
India has urged the world to help Bangladesh cope with the “humanitarian burden” mentioning that they are “deeply conscious” of the humanitarian and security implications due to the presence of...
Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) inaugurated its 125th branch at Arani Bazar under Bagha upazila in Rajshahi recently. Director of the bank Alhaj Mohiuddin Ahmed inaugurated the branch as chief...
Panam City, an attractive tourist spot in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj, is losing its attraction due to the dilapidated condition of roads in the areas. There are big and small...
South Korea is exploring all options in a bitter trade row with Japan, including scrapping an intelligence sharing pact, but wants a cooling off period with Tokyo, a senior South...
San Francisco International Airport is banning the sale of single-use plastic water bottles. The unprecedented move at one of the major airports in the United States will take effect Aug....
The government has planned to put on retirement a good number of liquid fuel-fired power plants, mostly the rental and quick rental ones installed in private sector with the total...
Three suspected robbers and a drug pedlar were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ at Nurullaghona hill and Dorgapara of Marine Drive road in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar early Saturday. The...
The government has taken a move to bring some changes in the existing digital commerce policy aiming to flourish the sector considering its potential, officials said. With this end in...
Sudan’s military council and the main opposition coalition have reached an agreement to usher in a new period of transitional government, African Union mediator for Sudan Mohamed Hassan Lebatt told...
Stocks eked out gains for the second consecutive week that ended on Thursday, as institutional investors continued to support the market. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange...
China on Friday vowed to fight back against US President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to slap 10 per cent tariffs on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese imports, a move...
The United Power Generation & Distribution Company Ltd has recommended 130 per cent cash and 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, according to...
Ten most traded companies accounted for 26 per cent of transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the outgoing week, with Fortune Shoes generating the highest turnover. Market analysts...
Trading and official activities at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) will remain closed for nine days from August 9 to 17, including weekly holidays, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. The decision...
Banks want a single regulatory reporting format through an authenticated mail address instead of existing multiple reporting to avoid complexities, according to a survey. There should be "maker and checker"...
A good number of cattle farmers in 18 districts across the country are counting heavy losses due to recent floods. As of July 31, some 1,321 cattle and 466 poultry...
Argentina's Lionel Messi was banned for three months from international matches and fined $50,000 on Friday after accusing South America's governing body for football of "corruption" during the Copa America....
The country's imports grew by more than 6.0 per cent in fiscal year (FY) 2018-19 following higher imports of construction materials as intermediate goods, officials said. The actual import in...
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has taken up a Tk 4.28 billion project to widen an existing road in Laksmipur, officials said on Friday. They said the state-run road...
A total of 1,687 more people, suffering from the deadly dengue fever, were hospitalised across the country during last 24 hours, ending at 8:00am Friday. Of them, 691 got admitted...
The European Union (EU) appears to be stricter with the enforcement of Generalised System of Preferences, or GSP regulations amid rising exports from the beneficiary countries, including Bangladesh. The 28-member...
I have a bitter experience during my recent visit to Bangladesh, particularly in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh which is a crowded city while traffic is chaotic indeed. Dhaka turned out...
At first glance, Ayatullah (13) seems like an average teenager. He loves to play tag with his friends, devour candies and dreams about growing up really fast like most children...
FinTech is the synergy between finance and innovative technology to meet the need for dynamic financial services with improved ability resulting in faster, reliable and low-cost financial services. The Financial...
With the roseate light of the setting sun at Mysore dusk getting serrated through the trees, the graveyard of Tiupu, inventor of cannon, looked so forlorn and uncared for that...
Within three months of introduction of the so-called circular bus service on four routes in Dhaka, it is now clear that the service failed to pass the preliminary test. Two...
A recent report from newspapers tend to tell us that the world is utilising more than two times its existing resources and hence there is 'over shooting' of resources. This...
Messages from a two-day international conference in Dhaka held last Tuesday-Wednesday did point to a long list of obligations on the part of policymakers in Bangladesh. Organised jointly by the...
Like storm clouds on the horizon, signs of a global economic slowdown are gathering ominously. In the United States, the sugar high generated by President Donald Trump's massive 2017 tax...
According to a recent report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) titled 'Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2019: Illuminating Inequalities', vast inequalities exist in countries and among poorer segments of...
US Ambassador in Dhaka Earl R Miller visited Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s home district Gopalganj and paid rich tributes to him as the month of mourning...
Manchester United has reached an agreement to sign England centre-back Harry Maguire from Leicester for £80 million - a world-record fee for a defender. The 26-year-old is expected to complete...
An excellent customer service not only fulfils the requirement of the customers, it goes beyond. It's perhaps the smartest way to stand out of the crowd of other companies and...
It's on all of us to make gender equality a reality - which means harnessing our collective power to build a gender equal world. By empowering girls and women, realising...
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