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The government is set to ban rice import aiming to protect the farmers following a drastic fall in paddy prices at growers' level, sources said. To this effect, a proposal...
The Brexit uncertainty poses a "risk" to South Asian economies including Bangladesh due to having generalised system of preferences (GSP) with the European Union (EU) and a significant export to...
The government's bank borrowing is set to rise further in June as the execution of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) gained momentum, but revenue collection fell short of target. The...
I have come across an interesting piece of report in the online version of The Financial Express (published on June 07 2019) on the economic valuation of carbon stock in...
One of the biggest concerns about today's tech giants is their market power. At least outside China, Google, Facebook, and Amazon dominate online search, social media, and online retail, respectively....
The government's reported move to reduce the property registration cost, hopefully, would give the much-needed boost to the country's real estate sector. If granted finally, the fiscal concessions in relation...
Narendra Modi led his Hindu supremist Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) to a spectacular second term victory to power winning 303 seats in a parliament of 543 giving his party absolute...
Terrorism, in the broadest sense, is the use of intentionally indiscriminate violence as a means to create terror among masses of people, or fear to achieve a religious or political...
Company is an artificial person formed with certain objectives to implement with its capital which is divided into a number of indivisible units of a fixed amount known as share....
Iran said on Sunday Europe was in no position to criticise Tehran for its military capabilities and it called on European leaders to normalise trade ties with the Islamic Republic...
The 92-page election manifesto of the country's ruling party ahead of the parliamentary election last year had the prime slogan "My village - My town". It was the first time...
China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has brought new opportunities for Bangladesh and other countries in South and Southeast Asia, said an official. "We’re making every effort to speed up...
Opener Shikhar Dhawan smashed his 17th century in one-day internationals as India's top order fired in unison to power them to 352 for 5 wickets in their World Cup match...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh will not have to seek water from others if water could be properly reserved. "Bangladesh is delta country. All rivers originated from the Himalayas...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reaffirmed that the punishment BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman was given by court in different cases will surely be executed. "We've been in talks...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said she will travel to Beijing in July at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Hasina revealed the information at a media briefing on her...
Domestic violence claimed the lives of 61 women in the four months of the calendar year across the country, according to a local rights body. Apart from this, 18 women...
Accreditation can be an important tool for conformity assessment in supply chain process worldwide, said speakers on Sunday. Experts came up with the view at a discussion on the occasion...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government has a plan to dedicate some tourist spots in Cox's Bazar exclusively to foreign tourists. "We've a plan to dedicate some...
Commuters in Dhaka have faced a shortage of public transport amid rains on Sunday, the first working day after the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays. The number of buses plying the capital’s streets...
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said the government plans to install prepaid gas metres in all residential areas. “We are taking a project to...
Fishermen in Chattogram on Sunday blocked Dhaka-Chattogram Highway at Sitakunda area demanding withdrawal of the 65-day fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal. Locals said scores of people from the...
The government plans to overhaul the immigration system at all airports of the country, including Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan came up with the statement on Sunday...
Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first in their second game of the ongoing ICC Men's World Cup against Australia on Sunday at Kennington Oval,...
Day-labourer Habil Mia from Rajbari village in Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha district has been suffering from various ailments for a long time. But he had to work hard to support...
Stocks ended higher on Sunday, the first session after nine-day Eid holidays, as investors showed their buying appetite on large-cap stocks. Trading and official activities on the bourses remained closed...
Iran said on Sunday that Europe was not in a position to criticise Tehran for its military capabilities, and called on European leaders to normalise economic ties with the Islamic...
At least three people were killed and several injured in violent clashes between supporters of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) party and the state's opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...
A building in Dhaka's Banglamotor area caught fire on Sunday afternoon. "The fire broke out at a multi-story building located beside private channel Somoy TV around 12:30pm and spread rapidly,"...
BNP's reserved seat MP-elect Barrister Rumeen Farhana took oath as a member of the 11th Parliament on Sunday. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the swearing-in at the Jatiya Sangsad...
Tens of thousands of people took to Hong Kong’s streets on Sunday in a last bid to block a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to...
The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) secretariat will launch budget information help desk on Tuesday to assist the lawmakers for delivering their address at the first budget session of the 11th parliament....
Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to succeed Theresa May as Britain’s next prime minister, said he would withhold a previously agreed 39 billion pound ($50 billion) Brexit payment until the...
Eid holidaymakers have started returning to the city after celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr in their village homes as the government and private offices resumed on Sunday after a long vacation on the...
Chicken, egg, fish and vegetables were traded at much higher prices on Saturday in the capital as the kitchen markets were yet to get normal crowd after the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation....
Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov was placed under two months’ house arrest in Moscow on Saturday (local time) while he is investigated for drug peddling, as a court rejected a...
A pick-up van driver was killed and seven others were injured when a bus collided head-on with the pick-up van on Khulna-Satkhira Highway at Baniakhali in Dumuria upazila of Khulna...
Dhaka stocks witnessed an upward trend in early hour of trading on Sunday, the opening session after nine-day Eid holiday, as investors were showing their buying spree on sector-wise issues....
Bangladesh and the United Kingdom (UK) have agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for further development of Bangladesh's sports through wider cooperation. State Minister for Foreign Affairs M...
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie on Saturday urged the international community to provide more support to three South American countries with the most migrants from crisis-hit Venezuela, saying 20,000 Venezuelan children...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde warned on Saturday that the increasing presence of technology giants using big data and artificial intelligence could cause a significant disruption to...
Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to succeed Theresa May as Britain’s next prime minister, said he would withhold a previously agreed 39 billion pound ($50 billion) Brexit payment until the...
Some 40 listed companies will hold their annual general meetings (AGMs) within this month to approve their dividends, among others, recommended for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The...
The Chattogram port, the prime seaport of the country, is facing container congestion due to a long Eid vacation. Even though the port remained open during the vacation, the delivery...
Two suspected drug dealers were killed in an alleged gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Fatehpur in Feni Sadar upazila on early Sunday. The identities of the deceased could...
Only a superlative bowling performance could have contained England's explosive batting line-up and Bangladesh could not conjure one up in Saturday's World Cup match in Cardiff, all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan...
Bangladesh appears to have made little progress in exploiting its "huge" blue economy potentials, according to a recent report. The contribution of the ocean economy to the total economy was...
Planning ministry has identified major impediments that slow down the execution of projects under the Annual Development Programme (ADP). The Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) under the ministry, in...
A prospective tourist spot long out of notice of forest and hill grabbers could not finally save itself from the swoop of syndicates. Perhaps they were biding time and were...
Hopes abound that the private sector in Bangladesh and overseas job market will create considerable employment opportunities in Bangladesh. But as growth in the country's private sector investment is not...
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