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The High Court has ordered authorities concerned to keep complaint boxes in all the schools across the country so that students can let their grievance know against any kind of...
Former UN Secretary-General and Global Commission on Adaptation chair Ban Ki-Moon has proposed installation of a global centre for climate change adaptation in Bangladesh. Ban Ki-moon gave the proposal when...
Britain’s ambassador to Washington resigned on Wednesday after Donald Trump labelled him “stupid” and “wacky” following the release of confidential memos from the envoy in which he branded the US...
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda is a big threat to the country's politics as her party does not believe in people's welfare. "The politics...
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) will build two shallow draft oil tankers within June, 2021. Shipping Ministry secretary M Abdus Samad on Wednesday disclosed it while presiding over a...
The Anti-Corruption Commission has initiated a lawsuit against 11 people, including former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, for a loan scam from Farmers Bank and laundering Tk 40 million. ACC...
Competition is acceptable. It is natural for countries to compete for markets, technology, military power and so on. But to get into a confrontation which can lead to serious consequences,...
Turkey said on Wednesday it rejected Greek and European Union assertions that Turkish drilling for gas and oil off Cyprus was illegitimate, and said it showed the EU could not...
A Dhaka court on Wednesday indicted two teachers of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in a case over the suicide of ninth grader Aritree Adhikari. Dhaka Third Additional Metropolitan Sessions...
The Dhaka bourse extended its losing streak for fourth consecutive session on Wednesday as major sectors failed to support the market. The market opened the session with a negative note...
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called for an immediate ceasefire in southern Libya following tribal fighting. "UNSMIL is greatly concerned about ongoing hostilities in Murzuq that...
The Department of Social Relations of East West University (EWU) has organised a seminar on ‘Adolescents sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) enabling environment issues in Bangladesh’. The university arranged the...
Three people, including a woman and her 12-year-old boy, were stabbed to death allegedly by a 'mentally retarded' man who was subsequently beaten to death by local people at Radhanagar...
Dhaka Bank Ltd. has signed an agreement recently for providing online cash management services to Rancon Holdings Ltd. Under the agreement, Dhaka Bank Ltd will provide online cash management services...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the environmental balance of Cox’s Bazar is under threat as settlements are being established there for Rohingyas clearing hills and forests. "For this...
Trade uncertainty will weigh on growth and investment in Asia-Pacific despite somewhat easier financial conditions, said S&P Global Ratings in a report published on Tuesday, titled "Asia Pacific Quarterly: Weaker...
A suspected robber was killed in a 'gunfight' with police at Hashampur in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna on early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam alias Gyada Lal,...
Children and pregnant women are among those murdered in a tribal massacre in Papua New Guinea's Highlands area. At least 24 people are confirmed to have died in a brutal...
Six bodies washed up on the shores of Sughanda point of Cox’s Bazar sea beach on Wednesday. Being informed by local people, a team of police recovered four bodies from...
A senior general has said the US wants to create an international military coalition to safeguard waters around Iran and Yemen. Marine General Joseph Dunford said he wanted to "ensure...
Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN has recently hosted the screening of a docu-fiction film on the forcibly displaced Rohingyas residing in the camps in Cox's Bazar. In commemoration...
Bangladesh's apparel exports to major markets namely US and Canada posted a double-digit growth in the last fiscal year while that of European destinations showed a comparatively slow pace. Garment...
The direct train service from Dhaka to Benapole will be inaugurated on July 17, instead of July 25, according to the Bangladesh Railway. Bangladesh Railway West zone chief commercial officer...
The majority of allottees are not willing to live in the Rajuk’s Uttara apartment area without any gas supply in the flats and due to absence of basic facilities, like...
Mexico's finance minister Carlos Urzua has quit over differences with the country's left-wing president Andrés Manuel López Obrador. In a letter, made public on his Twitter account on Thursday, Finance...
The government's net borrowing from state-owned savings instruments rose by about 8.0 per cent in the first 11 months of the just-concluded fiscal year compared to the corresponding period of...
Rushema Begum, a member of parliament from a reserved seat for the Awami League, has died from a heart attack at the age of 85, her family said. Rushema was...
Noted media personality Muhammad Jahangir, executive director of Centre for Development Communication, died at a hospital in the city on early Wednesday. He was 68. Jahangir, a journalist and younger...
The country's premier bourse is yet to take its final decision regarding delisting of 14 non-performing companies as the securities regulator has not yet delivered its instruction. However, market observers...
Listed mutual funds have been witnessing investors' increased participations amid the continuous price corrections witnessed by other major sectors. The market insiders said investors' participations are increasing in the mutual...
People’s Leasing and Financial Services Limited (PLFSL) became the worst loser on Tuesday following the government's approval to the company's liquidation over its broken financial state. The share price of...
The government is working towards setting up a land-based LNG terminal, which will double the country's regasification capacity to 15 million tonnes per year by June 2023. Presently, two LNG...
The troubled rickshaw pullers suspended their demonstration on Tuesday evening, giving two days' ultimatum to withdraw restrictions on the movement of their pedalled vehicles on three major city roads. If...
After a sharp rise, the average inflation rate fell to 5.48 per cent in the just-concluded fiscal year, the government said. The inflation rate is 0.08 percentage points lower than...
The government is increasingly borrowing from the banking system going beyond the regular monthly calendar of auctions. Primary dealers (PDs) said the government had borrowed money six-times over the past...
The existing black money whitening facility through voluntary disclosure of undisclosed income drew a poor response in the last three fiscal years (FYs), as only Tk 1.96 billion money was...
SYLHET, July 09: Farmers in Sylhet division have been engaged in the cultivation of T-Aman paddy in a bid to achieve highest yield, officials and a number of farmers said....
Four years ago Alexis Tsipras and his Syriza party became the first left government to sweep to power in Greece. He did so on the back of electoral promises of...
Public hospitals, the main provider of healthcare services in the country, are often said to be not in a good shape- euphemistically for sure. However, the reality of the situation...
A high profile seminar held in Dhaka on Saturday and Sunday brought to the fore some of the pressing needs of the Bangladesh economy. The seminar was organised by the...
The global economic mood is souring. At their meeting in Fukuoka, Japan, earlier this month, G20 finance ministers and central bank governors warned that economic growth remains weak, with risks...
At the very outset, let us have a close look at what the latest Economic Survey and the budget reflect about India. Accordingly, the performance of the banking sector has...
Bangladesh and Bhutan are going to finalise the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) aiming to increase bilateral trade between the two countries. Outgoing Bhutanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Sonam Tobden Rabgye said...
Equipment commissioning-test of the under-conduction 1,320 MW coal-fired Payra power plant is scheduled to begin within a day or two. Officials of the plant said the project will put another...
A central bank is the term often used to describe the authority responsible for policies that affect a country's supply of money and credit. It has become a symbol of...
A hike of 32.80 per cent in gas price became effective in the country from July 01, the very first day of the ongoing fiscal year. Prior to that, after...
The implementation rate of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) in the last fiscal year (FY19) was 94.32 per cent with an overall expenditure of Taka 1.67 trillion. “This ADP execution...
Thousands of people in Cox's Bazar Rohingya camps and host communities are facing the risk of flooding and landslides after several days of heavy rain, UNICEF said on Tuesday. Some...
Dinajpur's Parbatipur Upazila fisheries officer was arrested from his office while accepting Tk 200,000 bribe on Tuesday. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) identified the official as Rezaul Karim Sarkar, according to...
Gonoforum General Secretary Reza Kibria on Tuesday said their party will intensify its anti-government role both in parliament and outside. "Gonoforum is a party of people. We stand here in...
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