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The securities regulator has asked the Central Depository Bangladesh Limited (CDBL) to submit a report on the compliances maintained in opening investors' BO (beneficiary owner's) accounts. The CDBL will have...
State-run Petrobangla eyes initiating the long-awaited offshore seismic survey to assess the hydrocarbon reserves in the Bay of Bengal in the coming winter. TGS-Schlumberger, a Norway-US joint venture (JV), will...
The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has proposed setting a US$ 44.40 billion export target for fiscal year (FY) 2019-20, officials have said. More than 84 per cent or $37.42 billion...
Trump's trade war is increasingly taking the shape of a part of a larger scheme of things - who will dominate the global economy. He is pushing his agenda to...
US President Donald Trump has based his foreign policy on a series of harsh economic blockades, each designed to frighten, coerce, and even starve the target country into submitting to...
That the local government (LG) bodies are failing to draw proper attention of the government is evident from the low level of decision making and financial power they enjoy and...
The real estate sector is expected to perform better in the next fiscal year. Many prospective buyers had kept their investment on hold last year fearing unrest in the election...
One of the major causes of inflation is government's borrowing at high interest rate from the money market. High interest rate certainly sparks inflation in the economy. Government normally borrows...
MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI), a global leader in Omnichannel money transfer and payment services, announced a partnership with Jamuna Bank, creating a convenient and new money deposit option for Non-Resident Bangladeshis...
Global gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2018 was slightly lower than that of the previous year mainly because of the trade issues between China and the USA, slower economic...
Parliament approved on Saturday the finance bill-2019 with a few amendments suggested by the lawmakers. Some 10 lawmakers proposed to elicit public opinion on the bill, but that was rejected...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said Bangladesh would not implement budget with the bank loan by 2030 and the country will provide loan to other countries. The finance minister...
The UK would be vulnerable to gas supply shortages and price hikes after Brexit, an industry leader has warned. Marco Alvera, head of European industry body GasNaturally, said that EU...
Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi claimed four wickets to restrict minnows Afghanistan to a modest 227 for nine wickets from 50 overs in their World Cup match in Leeds on...
No one will be able to use or publish information on social media on a whim as the government will get the ability to directly regulate all contents published on...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that every people will be benefitted by the proposed budget for FY 2019-20 as it will help continue the pace of ongoing development. Sheikh...
The Ninth Social Business Day concluded on Saturday in Bangkok with a call to tap into the power of creativity of the youth for solving social problems. In his concluding...
Bangladesh's power sector will require some 1,000 engineers in the next five years as the country is expending the sector. State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid made the observation at...
Truck registration across the country stood at 4,285 in the first five months of the current calendar year, according to official data. Of them, some 3,199 trucks are based in...
A total of 169 children were raped in the country from January to May 2019, according to a local independent rights body. Some 65 cases were filed in connection with...
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque has asked the authorities concerned to remove Ziaur Rahman's grave from the premises of the Jatiya Sangsad. He said, "Some structures, including Zia's...
President Md Abdul Hamid has urged the entrepreneurs and business leaders to stand against the unscrupulous traders who are tarnishing the country’s image globally as they cheat people with adulterated...
The 14th span of the 6.15-kilometre long Padma Bridge was installed on the 15th and the 16th pillars at Mawa point, making 2,100 metres of the main structure visible. “The...
The farmers in Rangpur region have produced 15,225 tonnes of litchi worth Taka 1.52 billion this season, according to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) officials. Both litchi growers and...
The government might retract its decision to double tax on savings certificates as the move is likely to draw massive criticism from the people. Four types of savings certificates are...
Afghanistan skipper Gulbadin Naib won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in their Cricket World Cup group game at Headingley on Saturday. Pakistan is still in contention for...
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday urged Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmed to clarify his stance before the nation in regard to his political leaning following the announcement of new...
Five 'air-polluting' cement factories located within the ecologically critical area of the Sundarbans Reserve Forest have secured environmental clearance. Forest Minister Md Shahab Uddin gave the information in the parliament...
State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali has said direct Biman flights on Dhaka-New York route would resume by the end of this year. “The process is...
Taliban militants killed at least 26 members of a pro-government militia in north Afghanistan on Saturday, government officials said, the same day the militants and US government officials are due...
Faf du Plessis and Hashim Amla struck unbeaten half-centuries as South Africa cruised to a nine-wicket victory at the Riverside Ground on Friday to put a major dent in Sri...
The 23-member UKBCCI Trade Mission, running a busy work-schedule for a week, has ended their Bangladesh visit after having over 20 successful meetings and high level exchange of views...
The Prime Bank has recently signed an agreement with Structural Engineers Ltd (SEL) at SEL Centre, Dhaka. Zubayer Ershad, Head of Consumer Banking Business of Prime Bank, and Engr. Md....
An unspecified number of Bangladeshis among more than 300 expatriate workers in Dubai, the largest and most famous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have been left in the...
US President Donald Trump told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan that he wanted the issue over Ankara’s procurement of air defence systems to be resolved without damaging bilateral ties, the...
The mortal remains of lifelong social activist Jharna Dhara Chowdhury, secretary of the Gandhi Ashram Trust in Noakhali, have been entrusted to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, or BSMMU,...
The United States and China agreed on Saturday to restart trade talks and Washington will not levy new tariffs on Chinese exports, China’s foreign ministry said, raising hopes for the...
France registered its highest temperature since records began on Friday as the death toll rose from a heatwave suffocating much of Europe. The mercury hit 45.9 degrees Celsius (114.6 Fahrenheit)...
The domestic pet food and pet grooming supply market has grown in volume in recent years following an increasing public penchant for family pets. Pet lovers, especially those living in...
The Permanent Representative (PR) of Bangladesh Ambassador Masud Bin Momen has highlighted the UN’s systematic failure to prevent atrocities in the Rakhaine state of Myanmar. He referred to the recent...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) won the ‘Best Investment Bank Bangladesh’ trophy at the FinanceAsia Country Awards 2019, held in Hong Kong recently. Sohail Murshed, CEO of EBL Finance (HK) Ltd...
The European Union and South American bloc Mercosur agreed a free-trade treaty on Friday, concluding two decades of talks and committing to more open markets in the face of a...
A woman and her son were killed as a bus ran over them in Gerakhola area on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj on Saturday morning. The deceased were...
A project to set up overhead electric traction in the Dhaka-Chattogram corridor has been revived after it remained shelved for over three years. Sources said the Planning Commission (PC) has...
India’s government has cut off advertisements to at least three major newspaper groups in a move that executives and an opposition leader said was likely retaliation for unfavourable reports. Critics...
A 23-metre (60-foot) high wall collapsed on a cluster of tin-roofed huts in western India early Saturday following heavy rains, killing at least 16 workers and their families living there....
Argentina can look forward to a mouthwatering Copa America semi-final clash with Brazil after delivering a much-improved display to beat Venezuela 2-0 in the quarter-finals in their first game at...
The proposed rise in source tax on yields from national savings tools has prompted investors in large numbers to draw profits before June 30 next to avoid higher taxation. Dozens...
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was open to a potentially “historic” trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as they began talks that could ease tensions or...
Experts and dignitaries laid on Friday emphasis on bringing the social business into the mainstream rather than applying it as a marginal business model. The real benefit of social business...
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