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Analysts have started questioning as to who is losing out because of the US-China trade war. It has been escalating in the recent weeks, with both countries announcing or threatening...
China is known to be offering huge incentives to its private sector. Such perception is not incorrect. For example, according to a media report, "at an average subsidy of $10,000...
After many ups and downs since its enactment in November 2012, the new VAT law is finally going to be implemented from July 01, 2019. The business concerns which mainly...
Gold traders and jewellers of the country will enjoy bond facility if they import gold with the intention of exporting it back as finished products. National Board of Revenue (NBR)...
The government has set a target to increase the capacity of yearly motorcycle production to 1.0 million and to create an employment opportunities for 1.5 million people in this sector...
Citibank, N.A., Bangladesh and Underprivileged Children’s Educational Program (UCEP) organised Certificate Awarding Ceremony on Sunday for the underprivileged young women who graduated under the “Citi UCEP Technical Education Program”. Abu...
The government will introduce ICU (intensive care unit) at zila sadar hospitals across the country aiming to ensure better medical treatment to marginal people. Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid...
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus recently delivered a public lecture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, the oldest Mexican public university. Prof Yunus delivered the public lecture during an...
Bangladesh is keen to enhance trade ties with Georgia especially in pharmaceuticals, readymade garments, and agro products and ceramics sectors. New Delhi-based Georgian Ambassador to Bangladesh Archil Dzuliashvili has shown...
Saudi Arabia's state airline Saudia says it is rerouting flight paths to some Asian destinations in order to avoid Iranian airspace amid heightened tensions in the Arabian Gulf. The statement...
US President Donald Trump sent North Korean leader Kim Jong Un an “excellent” letter, the North’s state-run news agency reported Sunday, quoting Kim as saying he would “seriously contemplate” the...
India on Sunday rejected a US State Department’s annual report on religious freedom that raised questions about the government’s inability to curb violent attacks on the country’s minority Muslims. Preparing...
18 people were killed when an under-construction building in Cambodia collapsed early on Saturday, an official said, as rescuers struggled to reach missing workers feared trapped under a mountain of...
The throat-slit body of a jeweller was recovered from his own shop at Bandartila in Chattogram on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Sanjoy Dhor, 46, of Ramu upazila in...
Ethiopia’s government foiled a coup attempt in a region north of the capital, Addis Ababa, and the country’s military chief was shot dead, the prime minister said Sunday. The failed...
Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said the programmes, aired by Bangladesh Television (BTV), will also be seen in India soon. Addressing a press conference at the secretariat, Hasan Mahmud...
The High Court (HC) on Sunday issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain as to why it shall not pass order to install air conditioners (ACs) in courtrooms across...
Amid a movement by some Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders, the schedule for the election to form Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal's new committee was announced on Sunday. Convenor of JCD Election...
Stocks ended marginally lower for the second straight session on Sunday as cautious investors sold sector specific shares. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), settle at...
Two house painters died from electrocution in an under-construction building in the city's Mohammadpur area on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Rajon, 27, son of Saleh Ahmed and Asif,...
Launch service in three upazilas of Rangamati district has resumed after nearly two and a half month of suspension due to poor navigability in the Kaptai Lake. As the water...
The government has dredged 1600 kilometres rover routes in the last 10 years raising the total river routes to 7,600 kilometres from 6,000 kilometres. State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government plans to bring down the poverty rate of the country to a level less than that of the USA. "At present, we...
From companies building palm-sized satellites to those aiming to propel satellites into space using cleaner fuels, a new wave of space technology start-ups are mushrooming in India, catching the attention...
The High Court has sought a list of milk and curd producers in Dhaka. The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has been ordered to file the list within the...
Between five and six million people in Bangladesh are currently affected by extreme poverty, Planning Minister MA Mannan said Sunday. “The number will decrease soon,” he said at the CPD...
No formalin - a harmful chemical for human body - was found in seasonal fruits during a recent test, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has said in a report. The report...
The board of directors of United Power has decided to acquire 75 per cent - equivalent to 3,00,000 ordinary shares - of Leviathan Global BD Ltd. (LGBDL) at a face...
Two people, including a Rohingya man accused of human trafficking, were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Katabunia in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on early Sunday. The...
Iranian lawmakers chanted “Death to America” during a parliament session on Sunday after a speaker accused the United States of being the “real world terrorist”, amid escalating tension with Washington...
The Appellate Division has upheld the High Court rule scrapping the government gazette and circulars imposing a minimum age to be eligible for the status of a freedom fighter. The...
More ready-made garment workers will receive their salary to their mobile wallets as four factories- Ananta Companies, Best Wool Sweaters Ltd, Renaissance Group and Snowtex Group have signed agreements with...
The board of directors of Pragati Life Insurance Company has recommended 15 per cent cash and 15 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018, said...
Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) recently announced fiscal 2019 Q4 results and fiscal 2019 full year results. Total Quarterly Revenues were $11.1 billion, up 1% in USD and up 4% in...
Brazil overwhelmed Peru with three goals in a superb first half to set up a crushing 5-0 victory on Saturday and cruise into the Copa America quarter-finals. Looking like their...
More than 10 million Istanbul residents will vote on Sunday in a re-run of a mayoral election that has become a referendum on President Tayyip Erdogan's policies and a test...
The board of directors of Continental Insurance Limited has approved 5 per cent stock and 5 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on 31 December 2018. The final...
Stocks witnessed slow trading in early hour on Sunday as investors were waiting for decision on tax review issue. Following the previous week’s correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and...
North Korea leader Kim Jong-un has received a personal letter from US President Donald Trump, state media has reported. Mr Kim praised the letter as "excellent" and said he would...
Ethiopia’s army chief of staff has been shot, the prime minister’s press secretary said on Sunday, hours after a failed coup attempt was reported in a federal state north of...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Saturday disclosed in parliament a list of the country's top 300 loan defaulters, who swallowed Tk 509.42 billion worth of bank money. This figure...
The securities regulator BSEC will submit a set of 'specific' proposals to the National Board of Revenue (NBR) tomorrow (Monday) on the measures, including the tax on reserves, in the...
Bangladesh's oldest political party Awami League, which led the country to independence, is celebrating its 70th founding anniversary on Sunday. Since its founding on June 23, 1949 at the historic...
Some 41 listed companies saw a rise of institutional investments ranging between 1.0 per cent and 8.0 per cent in May compared to April last, according to information of Dhaka...
Japan has finally agreed to provide US$1.3 billion funds for Matarbari 1,200MW thermal power plant, softening its earlier position. The Asian economic giant did not confirm the funding during the...
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose fresh sanctions on Iran but that he wanted to make a deal to bolster its flagging economy, an apparent move...
New Zealand moved to the brink of the World Cup semi-finals with a thrilling five-run victory over West Indies on Saturday after Carlos Brathwaite's magnificent century almost produced a highly...
Bangladesh could not achieve its desired economic growth through the existing anti-export bias promoting protectionism, economists said on Saturday. They said the country set a higher growth target of 8.2...
Local apparel makers are now making fresh investment in manufacturing value-added items especially lingerie mainly to meet the growing global demand, industry people said. Besides, shifting orders from China due...
Bangladesh is a country of rivers numbering more than seven hundred. Like the rivers, their distributaries and tributaries, large and small canals also distinguish the land. A lot of them...
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