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The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) is set to announce the highest ever hike in natural gas tariff next week. The state-run Petrobangla and its allied gas marketing and distribution...
When Dhaka had been a provincial capital between 1960s and 1970, it featured a few unauthorised swathes filled with shanty dwellings. The now-evicted Babupura-Nilkhet, Tejgaon and Agargaon slums were part...
Leaders of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) have promised to make a “peaceful and prosperous” Bay of Bengal region on the 22 years...
As the risk of a global trade war is rising, that could plunge the global economy, including the US economy, into a recession. With the breakdown of trade talks between...
The Government of Bangladesh has recently announced an allocation of Tk 10.0 billion in the 2019-2000 budget for rehabilitation of families displaced by river erosion in the country. This is...
President Donald Trump blamed countries like India, China and Russia for not doing enough on climate change and justified America's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement 2015. During President Trump's...
RAJSHAHI, June 22: A meeting on empowerment of women through information and communication technology projects was held at Kapasiapara Ambaria field under Mohanpur upazila of the district on Friday. Women...
GOPALGANJ, June 22: Farmers of Fukra union under Kasiani upazila in the district have achieved an abundant yield of BARI-1 pointed gourd this season.A good number of growers said they...
Twice champions India struggled against Afghanistan's disciplined bowling and posted a below-par 224 for eight in a group stage match of the Cricket World Cup at Hampshire Bowl on Saturday....
The Awami League, one of the oldest political parties in the country, will celebrate its 70th founding anniversary across the country on Sunday. The ruling party will begin its anniversary...
Police recovered the hanging bodies of two people in Shahjadpur and Dhanmondi areas in the city. The deceased were identified as as Pranta Pirich, 24, son of Ranjit Pirich, and...
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Saturday told the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that a2i Programme under the ICT Division is working with an aim...
Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujon on Saturday said various steps have been taken to improve Bangladesh Railway's services. "Railway will be overhauled drastically to improve its services," he said....
State minister for fisheries and livestock Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru said on Saturday said the present government has taken many innovative programmes including setting up fish sanctuaries for boosting fish...
The government is going to launch a ‘Trade Support Centre’ in Rangpur to help women so that they can boost their business at home and abroad. Women will get training...
Amitabh Bachchan's quirky first look from his forthcoming film Gulabo Sitabo was revealed early on Friday morning. From the picture tweeted by film trade analyst Taran Adarsh, it looks like...
Myanmar authorities ordered telecoms companies to shut down internet services in conflict-torn western Myanmar, a leading operator said on Saturday, amid heightening tensions in the region, where government troops are...
Southeast Asian nations made good progress on a Code of Conduct negotiating draft for the disputed South China Sea and likely will finish a first reading by the end of...
An Egyptian landlord has been jailed for 10 years for murdering a Bangladeshi man in New York two in 2017, as per a bdnews24.com report. Justice James McCarty of Bronx...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in separate raids has arrested 47 persons over different drug related offences. Teams of different police stations and detective branch conducted the drives from Friday 6:00am...
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on Friday afternoon after concluding a successful state visit to...
South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon will pay an official visit to Bangladesh on July 13-15 as the two countries are working to further strengthen their bilateral relations. Foreign Minister...
Agitating students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) returned to their classes on Saturday, a week after their protests rocked the campus. Buet students started demonstration on June...
Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) on Saturday urged the government to keep all essential commodities out of VAT net for the interest of fixed income consumers. The non-governmental consumer organisation...
The number of total loan defaulters in the country is now 170,390 and total amount of defaulted loans is over Tk 1.02 trillion (Tk 102,315.19 crore). Finance Minister AHM Mustafa...
Etihad Airways has suspended operations through Iranian airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, a spokeswoman said on Saturday. According to Reuters, the airline will use...
Iran said on Saturday it would respond firmly to any US threat against it, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, amid escalating tension between Tehran and Washington over the shooting...
A human hauler driver and a child were killed in separate road accidents in Akkelpur and Khetlal upazilas of Joypurhat district on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Abdus...
The River Police has launched its journey for the first time in Rajshahi to ensure security at the riverine areas creating high hope among the public in general here. The...
The number of total Tax Identification Number (TIN) holders in the country is now 40,37,429 (over 4.037 million). Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal gave the information on Saturday in the...
Bangladeshi expatriates have remitted US$15.06 billion till May in the current fiscal 2018-19, which is $1,462 million higher than same period of the last fiscal. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal...
Sri Lanka has extended a law granting security forces emergency powers into third month following the Easter Day bomb attacks on hotels and churches that killed more than 250 people....
Nine people died in a plane crash in Hawaii on Friday, the Hawaii Department of Transportation said. The twin-engine King Air plane went down near Dillingham Airfield. There appeared to...
Paper traders on Saturday called on the government to reduce the import duty to five per cent from 25 per cent in the budget to help the local industry flourish....
ACI Motors successfully projected the construction equipment of Kobelco and Case brand in the Bangladesh Buildcon International Expo (BBIE) ended on Saturday. BBIE, largest exposition in construction sector in the...
International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) said without establishing good governance and complying with the due diligence, the implementation of the new budget will not be possible. "That's why,...
Just weeks ago, US energy giant ExxonMobil looked poised to move ahead with a $53 billion project to boost Iraq’s oil output at its southern fields, a milestone in the...
The board of directors of Asia Pacific General Insurance Company Limited has approved 10 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of...
A trader was stabbed to death by some unidentified miscreants in his house in Alamdanga uapzila of Chuadanga district early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Abdus Sabur, son of...
Transport owners and workers have postponed their strike scheduled for June 24 in Sylhet division and Brahmanbaria. Earlier a transport strike was called protesting launch of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation...
An annoyed mother handed over her drug-addict son to police in Goalanda municipality area of Rajbari district on Thursday night. The arrestee is Mashiur Rahman Sumon, 28, son of late...
The fire broke out in a factory in Cumilla Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Cumilla was brought under control after two hours on Saturday morning. The fire broke out on...
President Vladimir Putin has temporarily banned Russian airlines from flying to Georgia following a spate of violent unrest in the country. He signed the decree - which will be implemented...
Jashore Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a business development conference of its Rural Development Scheme at zonal office recently. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Additional Managing Director of the bank,...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and China's President Xi Jinping reached a consensus on "important issues," and agreed to build on their countries' friendly relations "whatever the international situation,"...
Dr Toufiq M Seraj, managing director of Sheltech (Pvt) Ltd, a leading real estate company died in Doha of Qatar on Friday. He was 63. Sheltech officials said Seraj was...
Thousands of protesters who had blockaded police headquarters in Asia’s leading financial centre had mostly dispersed by Saturday morning with some roads reopened for traffic as normal but it remained...
The national Vitamin A plus campaign is underway across the country today (Saturday), aiming to feed Vitamin A plus capsules to nearly 22 million (2.20 crore) children aged from six...
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday urged Venezuela’s government to release prisoners who were arrested for peacefully protesting, and confirmed that a delegation would remain in the country...
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) could not start the construction work to upgrade the Elenga-Hatikumrul-Rangpur highway to four-lane even after completion of the tender process. The start of the...
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