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The news of sudden death of Dr Toufiq M Seraj was a bolt from the blue, no doubt. Country's one of the leading real-estate businessmen and urban planners died aboard...
Arghya. What a beautiful name! Meaning 'offering', it resonates like the soft retreating sound of a symphony. It is the name of an island -not an island in the sea...
A wide gap between academia and job market prevents the country from reaping the desired benefits, even as the number of graduates grows, experts say. They said the absence of...
The increased rate of tax at source on yields or profits from all types of savings certificates came into effect on July 1, the first day of the new fiscal...
South Asia is the most populous and the most poor region on earth. For decades, the region has been struggling for sustainable survival. No doubt that over the past decades,...
The announcement by a special committee formed by the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) last Wednesday that rickshaws would be banned from next Sunday from three arterial roads in Dhaka...
Stocks slipped back into the red in the outgoing week that ended on Thursday as tax review measures failed to jack investors' confidence up. Although the government brought some changes...
Facebook's unveiling of a new digital currency, Libra, has produced a tidal wave of sceptical, critical, and outright hostile responses. That is understandable, given Facebook's reputation for carelessness about user...
The Value Added Tax (VAT) and Supplementary Duty Act, 2012 was passed seven years ago. The objective of the act was to modernise the VAT law and incorporate time-befitting provisions...
The relationship between finance and the real economy is arguably at the root of the contemporary economic malaise. Unlike earlier acceptance of simple linear causation, recent recognition of a curvilinear...
Bangladesh and China have agreed on prompt solution to the protracted Rohingya crisis as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in Beijing on Friday. “The...
Bangladesh is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world because of its geographical location and population density, resulting in high levels of exposure and vulnerability. Tropical cyclones, flooding,...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has described the decision to increase gas price as logical. The Awami League general secretary also said there is no scope to reconsider...
Pakistan made a commanding score of 315 for 9 in stipulated 50 overs against Bangladesh in the final match for both teams at ICC World Cup at Lords on Friday....
Details about what prosecutors have called one of Britain's largest-ever modern day slavery rings have emerged with the convictions of eight people. Prosecutors say more than 400 victims were forced...
Deposits with the school banking accounts at 55 scheduled banks increased to around Tk 15.46 billion at the end of March 2019. The central bank’s latest quarterly report on financial...
The government will provide special protection to the salt farmers for next five years to achieve self-sufficiency in salt production. Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun and State Minister for...
Sea Pearl Beach Resort & Spa Ltd is set to make its share trading debut Tuesday (July 09) on the bourses under ‘N’ category, officials said. The Sea Pearl Beach...
The Banalata Express, a non-stop intercity train service launched in April on Dhaka-Rajshahi route, will run on Dhaka to Chapainawabganj route from July 25 next. Railway Minister Advocate Nurul Islam...
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the government has increased the prices of gas unfairly only to facilitate those ruling party leaders and businessmen, who import...
The Communist Party of China (CPC) on Friday said it will contact the top leaders of Myanmar to amicably solve the Rohingya crisis and start the repatriation process as soon...
Three days of incessant rains have destroyed 273 shelters and injured 11 people in Cox's Bazar Rohingya camps, said UNHCR on Friday. "We remain on high alert, ready to deploy...
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander threatened on Friday to seize a British ship in retaliation for the capture of an Iranian super tanker in Gibraltar by Royal Marines. “If Britain...
German carmaker BMW will seek to appoint a chief executive later this month after Harald Krueger said he did not want to extend his contract, pre-empting deliberations about whether to...
The government plans to set up offices of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) in all districts across the country. Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun gave the information while...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently visiting China, paid tribute to Chinese heroes by placing a wreath at the Heroes Memorial in Tiananmen Square on Friday afternoon. After placing the wreath...
At least 2,329 people, among them 291 women and 381 children, were killed and 4,361 others injured in 2,159 road accidents across the country in the first half of the...
Apparel makers such as Dhaka-based Ananta Group are powering Bangladesh's economic expansion, the fastest in Asia, but a record high gas price spike threatens to derail the industry's growth, according...
Pakistan have elected to bat first after winning the toss in the World Cup match against Bangladesh at Lord's. They are now fifth on the table this World Cup, behind...
Bangladesh and Japan have discussed ways to further strengthen economic relation and cooperation between the two countries. The two countries discussed the issues of mutual interest at the 4th Bangladesh-Japan...
Chelsea appointed Frank Lampard as their manager on Thursday (local time), as owner Roman Abramovich turned to a fan favourite rather than an experienced hand to replace Maurizio Sarri and...
Police arrested a canteen boy of Gonoshastha Nagar Hospital on charge of violating an 8-year old girl at the hospital in Dhanmondi area of Dhaka city on Thursday evening. Officer-in-charge...
Three women were killed as a bus ran over them at Kanchpur intersection in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Debi Rani, 40, Bashak Rani,...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel recovered ten firearms and 36 bullets from Bakherali bordering area in Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila on Friday, reports UNB. Tipped off, a team of BGB-53 conducted...
A man has suffered burn injuries as he allegedly set himself on fire by pouring kerosene following an altercation with his wife at Falmondi in Chattogram city. The victim was...
A teenage girl has committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her house at Baurbhag Dakkhin Kucharai village in Jointapur upazila of Sylhet district. The deceased was identified...
Mother-of-two Mabia Khatun, 35, has been electrocuted while talking to her son over mobile phone while charging it in Kushtia district today. The woman died while talking to her son...
An unspecified number of Bangladeshis are among 363 children of illegal immigrants detained in Malaysia. "There are 363 children aged 12 [years] and below in detention centres nationwide. Most of...
A youth stabbed his two uncles to death following family feud at Beturia village in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna district. The deceased was identified as Abu Taleb, 52, and Abul...
Bangladesh, Vietnam, Taiwan and South Korea are victors in the US-China trade war, according to a CNN report. Americans are buying less from China. But rather than leaning on US...
Three women were killed as a bus ran over them at Kanchpur intersection in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj district on Thursday night. The deceased were identified as Debi Rani, 40,...
India on Friday unveiled a budget aimed at boosting infrastructure and foreign investment, the first since the Bharatiya Janata Party led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned for a second...
British Royal Marines seized a giant Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday for trying to take oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, a dramatic step that drew...
Tokyo stocks were essentially flat Friday morning as investors hit the sidelines to await the June US non-farm payroll report for possible insights into the US Federal Reserve's rate hike...
The Bangladesh government has succeeded in protecting the Sundarbans from being listed as a World Heritage in Danger with the help of China and India. The Bangladesh embassy in Paris...
Asian shares fell Friday as investors waited for American employment data and details of US-Chinese trade talks. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong fell while Australia edged up. The...
Ten most traded companies accounted for 23 per cent of transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday, with the National Life Insurance making it to the top of...
IFIC Bank Limited held its extraordinary general meeting (EGM) and the 42nd annual general meeting (AGM) at the Officers' Club in the city on Thursday. Presided over by Vice-Chairman of...
The 31st annual general meeting (AGM) of Rupali Insurance Company Limited was held at the Imperial Convention Centre in the city on Wednesday, says a statement. Mostafa Golam Quddus, Chairman...
Bangladesh will be desperately seeking a victory over Pakistan in their final World Cup game, their first One-Day International at the Home of Cricket, Lord’s. Besides the hope for an...
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