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Country’s first floating solar power station with capacity of producing 15 MW electricity would be constructed at Mongla municipality in Bagerhat district. The solar plant would be constructed at a...
Stocks ended slightly higher on Monday, after two-day losing streak, as investors mostly followed cautious stance. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), settle at 5,386, advancing...
The proposed tax on the retained earnings of a company may be withdrawn following businessmen’s demand. Salman F Rahman, prime minister’s adviser on private sector development, gave the information while...
Afghanistan have won the toss and asked Bangladesh to bat first at the Rose Bowl in Southampton today. There are two changes each in both the squads. For the Tigers,...
Britain does not think either the United States or Iran want a war but is very concerned an accidental war could be triggered, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Monday....
An anti-graft campaign group report concluding that salary rises left little impact on checking corruption has seemed to have drawn the High Court's attention as one of its benches on...
The disgruntled members of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal have been staging a sit-in protest in front of the BNP central office urging the party to reverse the expulsion order for...
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit eastern Japan on Monday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicentre of the earthquake was off the coast of Chiba...
The authorities of Islamic University (IU) launched two new AC buses, a micro-bus and an ambulance on the campus in Kushtia on Monday with a view to reducing transport problem...
Cement production cost may rise by 10 per cent if the proposed advanced tax (AT) is implemented, manufacturers say. The observation came at a post-budget press conference organised by the...
Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) has decided to take legal action against any company, if it allows more than 15 per cent agency commission from August 1. Chairmen, vice-chairmen, directors and...
France is braced for a heatwave with temperatures forecast to exceed 40C this week – potentially breaking the record for June. Temperatures are expected to reach 35 degrees or more...
Thailand’s central bank is expected to keep its benchmark policy rate steady on Wednesday for a fourth straight meeting, a Reuters poll showed. Bank of Thailand (BOT), the central bank...
Mercantile Bank Limited has recently signed an agreement with Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Co. Ltd (BGDCL). The agreement was signed by Adil Raihan, Deputy Managing Director & CSBO of the Bank,...
A woman has said she was left alone on an Air Canada plane after falling asleep during a flight. Tiffani Adams said she fell asleep while flying from Quebec to...
Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) has condoled the death of its former president Toufiq M Seraj. In a statement, REHAB president Alamgir Shamsul Alamin and senior vice...
Most Southeast Asian stock markets were subdued on Monday as investors awaited economic data from Singapore and Indonesia and further developments in the Sino-US trade talks. Stock markets in the...
Shares were wavering in Asia on Monday as investors watched for movement in the China-US trade dispute ahead of the G-20 summit. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 0.2 per cent...
Five policemen in Chuadanga have been closed to district police lines for reportedly taking 'illegal facilities' from some job seekers of police constable post. Police Super Mahabubur Rahman said the...
Jeremy Hunt, one of the two people vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May, said on Monday that rival Boris Johnson was a coward for avoiding public head-to-head debates...
Both China and the United States should make compromises in trade talks, Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen said on Monday, ahead of a much anticipated meeting between the Chinese...
The government has formed two separate committees to investigate the train derailment in Moulvibazar that left at least four people dead and scores injured. The rescue operation may come to...
A team of Detective Branch of police arrested two people, including a sub-inspector of police, reportedly along with 8,000 Yaba tablets and 2.0 kg hemp in Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon...
Voting in the by-election of Bogura-6 constituency is underway after it was declared vacant as BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir refused to take oath as a member of...
US cyber attacks against Iranian targets have not been successful, Iran’s telecoms minister said on Monday, within days of reports that the Pentagon had launched a long-planned cyber attack to...
The farm credit disbursement is expected to cross the target by the end of this fiscal year (FY) as the central bank has beefed up efforts to make such credit...
Terming the official data 'inconsistent', speakers at a panel discussion on Sunday said there remains 'mismatch' between the government GDP growth projection and major economic indicators. They also called for...
Turkey's main opposition claimed a decisive victory on Sunday in Istanbul's re-run election, dealing one of the biggest blows to President Tayyip Erdogan during his 16 years in power and...
Stocks witnessed downward trend in early hours of trading on Monday as investors mostly followed cautious stance. Following the previous day’s mild correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the...
Country's first-ever electric prepaid metre-manufacturing plant in Khulna goes into production in the second week of July. The plant is aimed at fulfilling the huge demand for prepaid metres and...
Bangladesh are badly in need of a win against all-losers Afghanistan they are set to play at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on Monday to keep their semifinal dream alive...
At least 14 people were killed and 50 injured when heavy rain and high winds caused a huge tent to collapse in the India’s western desert state of Rajasthan on...
Bangladesh received its highest-ever FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) inflow in 2018 with around 68 per cent growth compared to the previous calendar year. According to the UNCTAD World Investment Report...
The price of rod is likely to go up by 10,350/- per MT, if the proposed VAT and tax is implemented as per 2019-20 budget proposal. Bangladesh Steel Manufacturers' Association...
An early goal from Lautaro Martinez and a late second from Sergio Aguero gave Argentina a 2-0 win over Qatar on Sunday, a deserved victory that takes them into the...
Ten most-traded firms captured more than 26 per cent transaction of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Sunday while United Power topped the list. Market analysts said investors were active...
Higher bank borrowing target to meet the budget deficit will worsen the private investment drought as money market faces an acute shortage of funds spawned by rising troubled loans, speakers...
The 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Southeast Bank Ltd. was held on Sunday at Officers' Club in Dhaka city. Mr. Alamgir Kabir, FCA, Chairman of the Bank, presided over...
An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck in a remote area of Indonesia in the Banda Sea on Monday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no initial tsunami...
The salary hike has hardly made any visible progress in checking corruption among the government employees, an anti-graft campaign group said. Some 14.26 per cent of the national budget is...
The launch of planned 'payment automation' of state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is facing hurdles due to opposition from certain quarter. As a result, its planned launching on July 01...
The Rohingya issue will be the key focus during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's upcoming visit to Beijing. Foreign minister Dr AK ABdul Momen said this on Sunday while talking exclusively...
As many as 10 companies in the capital market and one brokerage firm are among the top 300 loan defaulters, whose names were revealed in parliament on Saturday. These 11...
Five coaches of the Dhaka-bound Upaban Express train from Sylhet have come off the tracks in Moulvibazar, killing at least four people and injuring scores. The accident occurred when the...
JOYPURHAT, June 23: More than 550 grassroots farmers in the district are growing Aus rice this season. The farming generally starts in the Bangla month of Boishakh and Jaishtha and...
MAGURA, June 23: An initiative has taken to boost zinc-enriched, heat-tolerant and highly-productive paddy cultivation in the district. In this connection, the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Magura, arranged...
If rain has been a spoiler of matches of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2019 in England and Wales, the most acerbic complaint against the tournament is a...
The debate over facility extended to whiten 'black money' or legalise 'undisclosed income' returns on the occasion of announcement of most budgets. Though the facility was first offered in the...
It is not at all surprising that banks, specialised or otherwise, and financial institutions (FIs) are not making serious effort to recover the bad loans that they write off from...
Nandonik Enterprise, an online cosmetics store in Bangladesh, has started a rebranding campaign to promote its platform. As a part of rebranding, they are changing the name of their business...
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