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The amnesty programme for undocumented foreign workers, including Bangladeshis, staying in Malaysia begins today (Thursday), under which they are given an opportunity to return to their countries voluntarily. The Malaysian...
Since it's inception in 2017 the flagship event entitled 'TEXBIZ' run by Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) Business Club has been running a successful venture throughout the country. This year...
Abinta Kabir, a young budding philanthropist, shared a passion where she would come back to her country and help the less fortunate so that they can have a better shot...
Following two consecutive years of success, North South University Finance Club is back again with the third edition of Optimity this year. This is an inter-university competition for the undergraduate...
On 01 August 2018, exactly one year ago, Bangladesh lost one of its finest journalists. At heart and in mind, he was the epitome of what is best in sound...
GOPALGANJ, July 31: Pomelo cultivation has ushered in a new hope among the growers in Gopalganj Sadar and Kasiani upazilas in the district as the cultivators are benefiting greatly from...
I first met Moazzem Bhai in 2010 through a common friend Dr. Zaidi Sattar. Zaidi Bhai and I were colleagues at the World Bank and then we started our collaborative...
I first met Moazzem in 1964 when we both got admitted in the Economics Department of Dhaka University as undergraduate students. I met him last in July 2018 at his...
The central bank announced on Wednesday "cautiously accommodative" monetary policy statement (MPS) for the current fiscal year aiming to achieve higher growth while taming inflationary pressures. "The policy stance remains...
Bangladesh has a public procurement system that includes the Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) that regulates procurement and procurement laws with rules and associated documentations. It is headed by a...
Today is the 1st anniversary of death of iconic business journalist and founder editor of The Financial Express (FE) A.H.M. Moazzem Hossain. On August 01, 2018 he passed away at...
A long distance call helped change my work plan in the USA. It was Moazzem Hossain from Dhaka. 'What are you doing Shahid over there right now?' he asked. 'Nothing...
"There is no death daughter, People die only when we forget them'', my mother explained shortly before she left me. ''If you can remember me, I will be with you...
Enhancing trade and developing trade related capacity and infrastructure in developing and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is a lingering challenge most of these countries are critically fraught with. To overcome...
The decline in consumption of diesel by almost half by power plants in the first six months of this year should be considered a positive development for the country's economy....
It goes without saying that Bangladesh has made some impressive strides in economic growth and development in recent years. The overall growth trend has been spiralling for the last few...
July 2019 saw the 75th anniversary of the historic conference of 44 countries held at the Bretton Woods (BW) resort in New Hampshire during July 1-22, 1944. CONFERENCE: At BW,...
The High Court ordered a probe into the death of Titash Ghosh in an ambulance after a ferry was delayed for three hours at a jetty in Madaripur for a...
Trade has been playing a critical role in economic growth and poverty reduction in many countries of the world. Numerous prosperous nations in Europe, East Asia and North America have...
The number of dengue patients continued to rise as a total of 1,477 more people infected with the mosquito-borne fever were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours...
The government has so far formulated many investment proposals. What is true about their implementation is that they largely depend on the National Board of Revenue's (NBR's) policy support. No...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has made a breakthrough in last 2018-19 fiscal year by making profit of Taka 2.72 billion. “We made the profit as a result of brining some positive...
Digital Financial Service (DFS) sector have been playing a key role in financial inclusion of the people in the country, thus connecting thousands to the mainstream economic activities, experts at...
A pilot programme that allows residents of 47 Chinese mainland cities to travel to the island of Taiwan on individual trips will be suspended from August 1 due to the...
The Bangladesh Bank has asked banks to help the destitute people in the treatment of dengue fever as part of their corporate social responsibility or CSR activities, reports bdnews24.com. The...
The Appellate Division on Wednesday stayed a High Court order for five weeks clearing ways for 11 more pastuarised milk companies to produce, distribute and sell milk. Chamber Judge Md...
The China-US high-level trade consultations resumed Tuesday in Shanghai after about three months, which is a positive step taken by the trade negotiation teams of both countries to implement the...
The country’s fishermen have been overjoyed as they returned to the Bay of Bengal after a 65-day ban to find an abundance of hilsa, their prized catch. A number of...
Bangladesh Bank does not maintain any data on remittance outflow although it has updated data on remittance inflow, said its officials. Bangladesh Bank government Fazle Kabir and other deputy governors...
The government has appointed Maj Gen Md Jahangir Kabir Talukder as the new High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the Republic of Kenya. Major General Jahangir was commissioned from Bangladesh Military...
Iran has dismissed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s offer to visit and address the Iranian people as a “hypocritical gesture.” “You don’t need to come to Iran,” Iranian Foreign Minister...
Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin has said brick kilns are responsible for 58 per cent of air pollution in Dhaka. The minister also said the government has taken initiatives to...
A Kushtia court has sentenced five men to death and six others to life in prison for the murder of farmer Nurul Islam in 2014. Judge Munshi Md Mashiur Rahman...
Around 4,000 people both male and female from Rajshahi district have got jobs in abroad including the Middle East countries last year. Earlier on, the people were given six-month training...
In the last game of the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka won the toss opted to bat first on Wednesday at R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo. Bangladesh...
Shakib Al Hasan has signed one-year contract with Rangpur Riders to play for them in the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League or BPL season. The all-rounder has left Dhaka Dynamites having...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has distributed food and medicine among the flood affected people at different areas of the Tangail district. Tanvir Hasan Soto Monir, Member of the Parliament Tangail-2,...
The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) and Bangladesh Petrochemical Company Limited (BPCL) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the ULAB Chancellery in Dhanmondi. Professor Dr HM...
A strong earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador early on Wednesday, though emergency services said there were no initial reports of significant damage. The magnitude 5.9 quake hit...
At least six people were killed in two separate road accidents in Dhaka and Cumilla districts on Wednesday. In Dhaka, three people were killed after a bus rammed into a...
The central bank on Wednesday unveiled an accommodative but cautious monetary policy for this fiscal year (FY 2019-20) aiming to achieve maximum growth with curbing inflationary pressures on the economy....
Iran is set to further cut its commitments to its international nuclear deal unless its European partners move to protect it from US sanctions by ensuring it can sell oil...
The factory activity in China contracted in July for a third month amid a tariff war with US and weak domestic demand. According to a monthly index, released on Wednesday...
An explosion on Wednesday hit a bus traveling on a highway between two key cities in western Afghanistan, killing at least 34 passengers, including children, and injuring 17, officials said....
Asif Saleh has been appointed the new Executive Director of BRAC Bangladesh with effect from Thursday (August 1). He joined BRAC in 2011 and took up an increasingly important role...
Six workers died after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning a septic tank in Joypurhat’s Akkelpur Upazila. The deceased were identified as Sajal, Shihab, Mukul, Shahin, Pritom, and Ganesh Chandra. All...
MJL Bangladesh Limited (MJLBL), strategic alliance partner of ExxonMobil, recently organised Mobil Partners’ Meet 2019 at InterContinental Dhaka. Azam J Chowdhury, Chairman, East Coast Group and Managing Director, MJLBL attended...
Northeastern Chinese province Liaoning is planning to loosen birth restrictions and allow some couples to have a third child in a bid to improve dwindling fertility rates and stop its...
Samsung Electronics saw profits plunge in the second quarter (Q2) as its key chip business faltered, and the firm also warned of "challenges" ahead. The world's biggest smartphone and memory...
ACI Limited will set up a joint-venture company with renowned Danish juice manufacturing company CO-RO A/S, said an official disclosure on Wednesday. In this regard, the board of directors of...
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