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An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck northwest of Canada’s Vancouver island, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Thursday. There was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage...
North Korea's mission to the United Nations accused the United States on Wednesday of being "more and more hell-bent on hostile acts" against Pyongyang, despite President Donald Trump wanting talks...
The private sector credit growth bounced back in May, following higher trade financing due to the holy month of Ramadan, after maintaining a falling trend in the previous seven consecutive...
The government's revenue earnings from the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) soared 7.72 per cent in the just concluded fiscal year (FY) over the previous fiscal. Market analysts attributed the rise...
The ACME Laboratories has announced the start of commercial production at its state-of-the-art steroid and hormone facility in Dhamrai following successful completion of trial production. The steroid and hormone facility...
Ten most traded companies accounted for one-fifth of transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Wednesday, with the National Life Insurance Company making it to the top of the...
Bangladesh National Insurance Company Limited (BNICL) approved 12 per cent cash dividend for the year 2018 at its 23rd annual general meeting (AGM) held at the Spectra Convention Centre in...
The government has formulated rules to provide 23 types of required services from a central authority for the country's eight export processing zones under BEPZA, officials said. The Prime Minister's...
Top representatives from the United States and China are arranging to resume talks next week to try to resolve a year-long trade war between the world’s two largest economies, Trump...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was accorded a red carpet reception as she reached the Great Hall of the People to have bilateral meeting with her Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in...
India and Bangladesh have agreed to expedite the execution of development projects supported by the Indian Line of Credit (LoCs) as some schemes are struggling for the implementation delay, officials...
Bangladesh is set to seek increased Japanese investment and assistance for infrastructure and human resources development at a high-profile dialogue with Japan beginning in Dhaka today. However, Japan is likely...
Bangladesh is likely to face a severe blow to its foreign trade, as its competitor country Vietnam signed a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) on Sunday, analysts...
Gold prices have gone up just two weeks after they were revised down. The price of 1 Bhori (11.664 grams) of 22-carat gold has increased by Tk 2,000. The new...
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has started giving registration certificate to the app-based ride-sharing services in the country. The BRTA authority has launched online-based registration process in providing registration...
Both the numbers of accidents and casualties at workplaces in the country over the past six months (January-June) have declined but still the incidence is quite high. Against 352 deaths...
Graduates struggle to find job placements in their desired industry mainly due to lack of information and dependence on biased beliefs. To alleviate this issue, there can be hardly any...
Prominent American writer and novelist Pearl S Buck said, "The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation."...
Despite being one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Bangladesh has a long way to go in terms of making education accessible to all and reducing poverty. To...
Cultivation of BINA Til-2 is gaining popularity among the farmers of Sadar and Kasiani upazilas in the districts as they find it more profitable. Enjil Sheikh, a farmer of Boiltali...
The proposal to whiten black money by investing in land didn't finally get through in national parliament. Nevertheless, the legal scope to whiten black money by investing in apartments and...
The bubble economy burst in the 1990s left painful consequences for Japan's economy. In the aftermath of that burst, Japanese firms had been confronting three excesses namely: excess production capacity,...
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller on Wednesday said Bangladesh is one of the United States' most valued partners and one of the great development success stories in the...
The 2019 World Investment Report published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) paints a mixed picture about Bangladesh's progress in attracting investments. The country recorded the...
It's a good piece of news that the ministry of railways has taken some steps to repair the risky railway bridges, culverts and tracks across the country. A countrywide structural...
Still at the nascent stage of the financial technology development era, global corporations and financial intermediaries from banks to payment mediums are engaged in a "treasure hunt" to come up...
Since 2014, South Asia has been the fastest growing sub-region in the world, with its eight economies collectively boasting average annual growth of 7.0 per cent. This is higher even...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Wednesday said that the government has not imposed value added tax (VAT) on sanitary napkin in the national budget for the fiscal 2019-20....
A direct train service from Dhaka to Benapole will be launched on July 25 next, which will facilitate the travel of India-bound people. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the...
The government has extended the registration deadline for online news portals until July 15. A notice signed by Deputy Secretary of information ministry Nasrin Parveen was issued on June 30...
The United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) in collaboration with the government of Bangladesh has launched a six-year project for improving the living standard of the capital's 4.0 million poverty-stricken people....
Indian politician Rahul Gandhi has said he is no longer Congress president and the party's working committee should meet immediately to decide on his successor. "Party [Congress] should decide on...
Chaos erupted at a huge party to celebrate the 90th birthday of former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos on Wednesday, with 261 friends and supporters rushed to Manila hospitals with...
A court has granted a seven-day remand to interrogate an accused in a case filed over Rifat Sharif murder in Barguna. Md Sirajul Islam Gazi, senior judicial magistrate of Barguna,...
The US Embassy in Dhaka including its consular section will remain closed on Thursday in observance of US Independence Day. The American Center along with the Archer K Blood Library...
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) has taken an initiative to invite large-scale investment for upgrading its existing bridges, tracks and rolling stock workshops. The BR comes up with this move as...
A Chapainawabganj court on Wednesday sentenced three members of banned Islamic militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 10 years imprisonment and fined Tk 10,000 each or six months more...
A committee, formed for bringing discipline to the public transport sector in Dhaka metropolitan areas, has banned rickshaws on some roads in the city. The roads are: Gabtali to Azimpur...
Major Gulf stock markets were mostly lower slipped on Wednesday, in line with global equities amid concerns about a slowdown in the world economy. However, Kuwait continued to rally in...
Indian stocks remained volatile in morning trade on Wednesday, with global economic data hurting sentiments, while investors kept waiting for positive cues from the federal budget due later this week....
Euro zone business activity picked up slightly in June but remained weak as a modest but broad-based upturn in the services industry offset a continued deep downturn in factory output,...
Stocks extended the losing streak for the three consecutive sessions Wednesday as investors kept their selling binge on major sectors’ shares. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange...
Myanmar security forces and insurgents are committing human rights violations against civilians in restive western states that may amount to fresh war crimes, a United Nations investigator has said. A...
The death toll in a fire that broke out at a spinning mill in Gazipur’s Sreepur has climbed to six as rescuers combed through the debris on Wednesday. According to...
A senior US official told the Commerce Department’s enforcement staff this week that China’s Huawei should still be treated as blacklisted, days after US President Donald Trump sowed confusion with...
A toddler was killed and four others were injured in a wall collapse at Kathgara in Ashulia in Savar on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Tasim Hossain, the one...
The US has accused China of conducting missile launches in the South China Sea, describing Beijing's actions as "meant to intimidate". US media first reported the launches citing unnamed Pentagon...
The Global Society for Supply Chain Professional (GSSCP) organised an event titled ‘GSSCPian’s Mingle Night’ on occasion of its year end publication ‘GSSCP Anniversary Codex 2019’ on Saturday at Hotel...
A Pabna court on Wednesday sentenced nine people to death and 25 others to life in prison for attacking a train that carried Sheikh Hasina 25 years ago. Additional Sessions...
Some 14,000 jewellers and gold traders legalised around 1.8 million bhori of gold and gold ornaments by availing the month-long opportunity ended on June 30. A bhori is equivalent to...
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