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The government has fixed charges of dengue tests at a maximum of Tk 500 to drive down the costs of healthcare amid a massive outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease, reports...
A total of 75 people, including 56 children and six women, have so far died in 14 districts in the ongoing floods across the country, said State Minister for Disaster...
Mentioning that the government has made all the necessary arrangements to control Dengue, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said Dengue has been a common menace in other Asian...
PepsiCo Inc has announced that it will invest approximately $131 million to acquire approximately 26 percent of the issued ordinary shares of China's Natural Food International Holding Limited. Natural Food...
China and India are moving to share satellite data involving natural disaster relief, at a time when the South Asian nation is under pressure to find long-term solutions to its...
The authorities of Dhaka University on Sunday launched a ‘cell counter centre’ at the university’s medical centre to diagnose dengue and count blood platelets. The authorities are also conducting cleanliness...
Many farmers are seen showing interests towards intercropping of mango with various cereal crops especially paddy in the region including its vast Barind tract because the method gives additional income...
The High Court has ordered 14 registered companies to stop production, distribution and sales of pasteurised milk for five weeks across the country. The HC bench of Justice Syed Refaat...
The number of tractor registration in the country stood at 1,253 alone in January and June 2019, according to an official data. Of the total, 1,211 tractors were registered in...
Representatives from Europe, China and Russia, nations that are still committed to the Iran nuclear deal, plan to meet with Iran’s representative in Vienna on Sunday to discuss how to...
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has asked maritime ports to hoist local cautionary signal No. 3 due to a low over the Bay of Bengal. In a special bulletin on Sunday,...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is interrogating Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ general manager and three directors for irregularities in pilot recruitment. ACC Assistant Director M Saiful Islam, who served notices on Tuesday...
Tigers won the toss and opted to bat first in the second game of three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka on Sunday at Colombo. Bangladesh made one change to their...
Stocks ended almost flat on Sunday after choppy trading as investors mostly followed cautious stance amid prevailing volatile market trend. Market analysts said a section of investors became active in...
Local electronics giant Walton has released three new models of automatic washing machine featuring eco-friendly, energy-efficient, and front loading system. The company unveiled the washing machines, having the capacity of...
Industries minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun today (Sunday) said contribution of industrial sector to GDP will reach 40 per cent by 2021 as the government is providing all sorts of...
Prime Islami Life Insurance Limited (PILIL) and EBS Group have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Kazi Abul Manjur, Senior Executive Vice President and In-charge Administration of PILIL and...
India on Saturday slashed taxes on electric vehicles and chargers, as it looks to encourage the use of more environmentally friendly cars. The goods and services tax (GST) on electric...
UN Women has launched its 5th multipurpose Women Centre at Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar recently to support women’s empowerment. The centre is built with the funds from the UK...
The Police Bureau of Investigation has pressed charges against 90 people over the killings of three people and lootings and torching of Santhal houses in Gaibandha about three years ago....
The Bata Shoe Company’s (Bangladesh) earnings per share (EPS) plummeted 54 per cent in April-June quarter (Q2) of 2019 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The multinational...
Iran said missile tests were part of its defensive needs and were not directed against any country, after Washington said Tehran had test-fired a medium-range missile. A US defence official...
A landslide at a Myanmar jade mine killed 14 people including at least one policeman in the early hours of Sunday as earth and mud engulfed a guard post, and...
Japanese foreign minister Taro Kono arrives in Dhaka on Monday night on a two-day visit to discuss bilateral issues with special focus on Rohingya issue amid global efforts to expedite...
The High Court is scheduled to hear the bail petition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. The bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice...
At least 10 soldiers have been killed in separate attacks within hours on Pakistan security forces. A military vehicle was ambushed and six soldiers were killed in the country’s mountainous...
Two students of Dhaka’s Ideal School and College were found dead on Sunday, a day after three friends had gone missing in the Dhaleswari River. The body of Akash, 18,...
The Rohingyas should be treated as Myanmar nationals or be given a chance to form their own state, said Malaysian prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said even though...
Russi Taylor, the voice of Disney's Minnie Mouse for more than 30 years, has died aged 75. The actress died in Glendale, California on Friday, the Walt Disney Company has...
After a volatile week, stocks witnessed an upward trend in early trading on Sunday as some investors were active on sector specific shares. Following the previous week’s flat ending, the...
A lawyer lodged a petition with the High Court on Sunday seeking an order from it to provide Tk 50 million in compensation to Badda lynching victim Taslima Begum Renu’s...
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck near the south coast of Japan's island of Honshu early on Sunday, the European earthquake monitoring service EMSC reported. The estimated population of the...
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Saturday that France would proceed with taxing revenues of big technology firms and urged the United States not to bring trade tariffs into...
Russian police rounded up more than 1,000 people in Moscow on Saturday in one of the biggest crackdowns of recent times against an increasingly defiant opposition decrying President Vladimir Putin’s...
Mexico’s government said it would help Honduras create 20,000 jobs this year and support its coffee farmers as the two countries seek to curb migration to the United States that...
BGMEA has started a move to set up a special purpose company namely 'RMG Sustainability Council (RSC)' aiming to take over Accord activities after the expiry of its tenure, sources...
Mutual Trust Bank (MTB), a leading private commercial bank, has witnessed a steady growth in financial indicators. Skilled human resources and tech-savvy products of the bank played important roles in...
After a huge outbreak in Dhaka, dengue has spread to different districts outside the capital. As many as 373 patients have so far been diagnosed with the viral disease outside...
The majority of savers prefer fixed deposit schemes of the banks to national savings schemes while making investment decisions. Only a few of them would be involved in business activities...
Four people have been killed and 15 others injured after a pickup van overturned in Noakhali’s Chowmuhani Upazila. The incident took place at the Chowmuhani Bazar around 7:00am on Sunday,...
Owners of many private oil-fired power plants, including the rental and quick rental ones, are lobbying hard with the government high-ups for extending the tenure of their plants. If granted,...
The ongoing liquidity crunch has forced many private commercial banks to raise their deposit rates, particularly that of term deposits. The hike has made the government move to lower the...
The question of the unification of Ireland and British-ruled Northern Ireland will inevitably arise if Britain leaves the European Union (EU) without a divorce deal on October 31, Irish Prime...
It is in human nature to take extreme positions during emotional outbursts. Ordinary people love to define things in black-and-white. There are few scopes for any grey area -- rational...
Good news is that Chinese energy exploration firm Sinopec has found onshore natural gas prospect at Shariatpur after a 2D seismic survey. Sinopec carried out the survey in Shariatpur and...
Nearly a month since its start, the ongoing flood stands out with some distinctive features. It remains largely confined to the country's rivers in the northern and northeastern regions. In...
How did the world's two most venerable and influential democracies - the United Kingdom and the United States - end up with Donald Trump and Boris Johnson at the helm?...
Since the early 1990s, there has been a rapid transformation of US-India strategic relationship. President Barack Obama called the US-India relationship as one of the defining partnerships of the 21st...
Mobile handset appears to be the single largest imported industrial product for consumers in all developing countries. In Bangladesh, traders imported 33.2 million mobile handsets in 2017, including 8.2 million...
When all is said and done, it appears that Thomas Hobbes, the 17th century English philosopher who had a dire vision of man, was not totally wrong. From the frivolous...
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