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Bangladesh is set to sign at least two loan agreements involving US$ 1.7 billion for two power grid projects during the upcoming visit of Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina to...
Investment rebate for individual taxpayers might be brought down to two stages with modifications in the forthcoming budget to ease the facility for salaried persons, officials said. There might be...
The amount of classified loans in the banking sector surpassed Tk 1.0 trillion-mark for the first time in March 2019, apparently defying close monitoring of the central bank. The volume...
According to some reports online sales during the Eid festival hit a whopping Tk 1.20 billion (120 crore) and yet the strong associations supporting them are vehemently opposed to VAT...
As a rule of sorts, the rural poor in developing countries have been deprived communities for ages. Thanks to this plight they are also found belonging to the segments of...
A recent report published in the Financial Express brought to light that ageing carriages have now been growing in number in the fleet of the West Zone of Bangladesh Railway,...
As if "western" modernisation of "eastern" countries did not rattle the planet's surface with socio-cultural incompatibilities, here come the Chinese counterparts. President Xi Jinping announced in the April 2019 Belt...
The timing is such that FY2020 Budget portends to be a policy document of critical national importance. FY2020 marks the end-year of the 7th Five Year Plan. Preparations for the...
South Africa remains without a win at the World Cup after their match against West Indies was rained off. The Proteas, who lost their first three games, reached 29-2 in...
After British Prime Minister Theresa May's resignation announcement [she resigned as Conservative leader on June 07, paving the way for a contest to decide a new prime minister], several of...
Professor Porter's diamond model spells out five forces explaining why some countries, industries and also firms are more competitive, while others are not. These forces are i) bargaining powers of...
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has fined 16 internet service providers (ISP) Tk 2.0 million and filed cases against four others for providing internet connections without licences. The organisations that...
India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has retired from international cricket. Yuvraj, 37, was player of the tournament when India won the 2011 World Cup and played a key role in the...
Law enforcers of Pakistan have arrested Asif Ali Zardari, a former president of the country and co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), from his residence in Islamabad on Monday....
A Feni tribunal on Monday took cognisance of charges against 16 accused in the murder case of madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi. Judge of the Women and Children Repression Prevention...
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Monday told visiting European Union Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore that the government has enacted the Digital Security Act to deal with cybercrimes,...
Nearly 100 people have been killed in attack in a village in central Mali inhabited by the Dogon ethnic group, according to reports. The attack happened in Sobale Kou, close...
The plastic goods sector, which has tremendous potential to capture global market, will flourish further if a specialised industrial zone and modern recycling system could be established, said business insiders....
Ride-sharing company Uber on Monday introduced two-way phone anonymising technology to improve riders and drivers communication mode hiding mobile phone number. The new measure would anonymise phone numbers and contact...
The export and import activities resumed on Monday at Banglabandha Land Port in Panchagarh. The land port was closed for nine days on the occasion of the Eid-ul–Fitr holiday from...
Anti-Corruption Commission has temporarily suspended its Director Khandaker Enamul Bachhir for leaking a probe report to Deputy Inspector General of Police Mizanur Rahman, who is accused of earning illegal wealth....
A 'dramatic' fall in car production and an easing of stockpiling by manufacturers meant the economy shrank in April, official figures show. The economy contracted 0.4 per cent from the...
Taking a swipe at Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikyafront, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said those who are unable to keep themselves united want to forge a greater...
Websites of The Washington Post and the Guardian are now reportedly blocked in China, as Beijing tightens restrictions under its 'Great Firewall' censorship programme. Until this weekend, The Washington Post...
The government on Monday published the first list of about 1.32 million students qualified for college admission in the academic session of 2019-2020. Prof Ziaul Haque, Chairman of Dhaka Education...
Emirates Red Crescent Authority (ERC) has collected more than US$ 18.0 million fund in a weeklong campaign in the United Arab Emirates to support livelihood of the Rohingya people sheltered...
At least 55 incidents of rape were recorded in Sherpur district over the last five months from January, showing sharp a rise in repression against women. According to information placed...
Stocks extended the gaining Monday, with turnover hitting one month high, as investors continued to show their buying appetite on large-cap stocks amid budgetary expectations. Market analysts said stocks kept...
A determined Bangladesh look to bounce back in winning-way to revive their World Cup semifinal hope when they take on Sri Lanka at Bristol on Tuesday. The match starts at...
Riot police surrounded Hong Kong’s parliament on Monday after authorities said they would go ahead with a proposed extradition law, which would allow suspects to be sent to mainland China,...
Kazakhstan’s interim president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, won a snap presidential election with 70.76 per cent of the vote, the Central Election Commission said on Monday, citing preliminary data. The result came...
Former Sonagazi OC Moazzem Hossain will be arrested soon, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said. "There is no lack of efforts on the part of the government...
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) is hosting a four-day international conference titled '8th SSEASR International Conference' on June 13. This year’s theme is ‘Rivers and Religion: Connecting Cultures of...
A person has died in a wall collapse triggered by an unexplained building explosion at Shonir Akhra in Dhaka. Four others were injured in the incident at the three-storey RS...
Makoto Hasebe, one of the prominent Japanese football players currently playing for Eintracht Frankfurt of Bundesliga, has visited Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar as the UNICEF ambassador for Japan to...
A construction crane, apparently toppled by high winds, collapsed onto an apartment house in the US city of Dallas on Sunday (local time) and sliced through five floors of the...
Stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Monday as investors showed their buying spree on sector-wise issues. Following the previous day’s upward trend, the Dhaka Stock Exchange...
Twenty flats were destroyed and another 10 have been damaged after a fire engulfed a building in east London. The blaze spread over six floors of the block of flats...
Virat Kohli won a match with the bat and hearts with his sportsmanship after silencing Indian fans who booed Australia’s Steve Smith in Sunday’s World Cup contest at the Oval....
Several of the leading candidates to become Britain’s next prime minister and take on the challenge of delivering Brexit will launch their leadership campaigns on Monday, as the crowded contest...
Australia’s failure to take early wickets against India and the loss of batsmen at crucial times cost them victory against the twice champions in their World Cup clash at the...
Four members of a family, including two children, sustained burn injuries as a fire broke out at a house in Pagla Chitasha area of Narayanganj's Fatullah early Monday. The injured...
Advance tax (AT) is likely to be imposed at commercial and import stages under the new value-added tax (VAT) law aiming to ensure proper revenue collection from potential sectors. The...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel recovered 53 crude bombs from a house at Jhaunia village in Chapainawabganj sadar upazila on Sunday. Lt Col Sajjad Sarwar, commanding officer of BGB 53...
The securities regulator has sought public opinion on the draft amendment to the public issue rules. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) will receive public opinion till June 17....
The government's revenue earnings from the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) plunged 76 per cent month-on-month in May this year on the back of falling trade volume and value. The government...
Ten most-traded firms grabbed 30 per cent transaction of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Sunday while National Life Insurance Company topped the chart. National Life Insurance dominated the turnover chart...
South Korea and Britain have agreed in principle to sign a separate free trade deal ahead of Britain's exit from the European Union in late October, South Korea's trade ministry...
India’s top order fired in unison and their bowlers produced a tidy display to beat holders Australia by 36 runs in a blockbuster World Cup contest on Sunday. Shikhar Dhawan...
Japan has formally started the process of recruiting technical interns (TIs) from Bangladesh through private recruiting agencies, officials said. To this end, both the countries have recently picked 11 agencies...
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