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Ten most-traded companies captured more than 28 per cent turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Wednesday while New Line Clothings topped the chart. The New Line Clothings made...
The central bank has revised time schedule of repo, reverse repo, assured liquidity support (ALS) and special repo auctions to help banks manage their funds efficiently. Under the revised schedule,...
Bangladesh and Japan have signed their 40th ODA deal involving US$ 2.5 billion for implementing five projects to bolster ties between the two countries. Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Monowar...
Huawei Technologies unveiled an open lab for next-generation 5G wireless network in South Korea on Thursday, but kept the launch low-key given its recent blacklisting by the United States, a...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has offered an opportunity to disclose undeclared gold, diamond and silver by paying a certain amount of tax by June 30, 2019. Under the...
China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has filed a legal motion seeking to declare a US defence law unconstitutional, in the telecom equipment maker’s latest bid to fight sanctions from Washington...
The fall in funding for humanitarian response to the Rohingya refugees has stoked concern among policymakers and relevant partners. Until May this year, only 18 per cent fund of the...
The securities regulator has revised the public issue rules by incorporating some provisions, including a three-year lock-in period for all the shareholders mentioned in the IPO (initial public offering) prospectus...
China is ready to use rare earths to strike back in a trade war with the United States, Chinese newspapers warned on Wednesday in strongly worded commentaries on a move...
Richards Barrentine Values and Ventures Competition of Texas Christian University (TCU) is a competition that invites entrepreneurs to pitch ideas for conscious capital ventures that make a profit while solving...
"You have to understand accounting, and you have to understand the nuances of accounting. It's the language of business, and its imperfect, but unless you are willing to put in...
"Find your passion." This unrealistic, deadly mantra has attracted many youths, and they have set their sail to seek passion. Researchers, in a collaborated study from Stanford University, and Yale-NUS...
Cricket's World Cup, known as the ICC CWC, kicks off, or rather, bowls off and bats off, at the Oval in London today. Ten teams, including Bangladesh led by their...
According to recent media reports, the total losses in mills and factories owned by the country's five state-owned corporations have risen by six-fold over the past 10 years. While these...
It was a huge blow for Bangladesh when captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza suffered a hamstring strain on his left leg during the last warm-up match against India on Tuesday. But...
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, a tournament of 50-over cricket that takes place every four years, is set to kick off today (Thursday) in England and Wales. Ten teams...
Bangladesh and Japan on Wednesday reiterated firm stance to fight terrorism together as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe held bilateral talks in Tokyo. “The two...
Non-Performing Loans (NPL) is the most complicated and long-standing problem of our country's banking industry. Chronic NPL problem is not only ruining our banking sector but also adversely affecting the...
Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) is one of its core instruments of the World Trade Organization (WTO). This is the only multilateral mechanism to address trade related disputes among the different...
Three restaurants in Mirpur were fined Tk 110,000 during an anti-adulteration drive by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Wednesday. Executive Magistrate Abdullah Al Mamun led the mobile court while members...
[The first of a two-part series titled 'Coping strategies for Bangladesh after graduation from LDC status'] The development progress of Bangladesh, measured in terms of income, poverty and human...
The country's farmers are not getting fair of their produces. They are selling paddy at a price ranging from Tk 500-600 per maund, much below their production costs of Tk...
In recent years, images of young Africans attempting to reach Europe, sometimes through the most daring and desperate routes, have become a fixture on global and national news channels. Cynical...
Urging all not to do politics with farmers and agriculture sector, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said the government has already taken all necessary steps to export the...
A team of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) demolished a total of 590 illegal structures from Narayanganj river port area in 19 working days. Of the total 590 illegal...
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said access to quality and reliable electricity is no more a dream for Bangladesh as electricity coverage reached 93...
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) authorities on Wednesday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's health condition is now much better than before. "Her (Khaleda's) condition is gradually improving and she's...
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is getting iftar following the jail code. “Serving iftar to inmates...
The Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJS) on Wednesday called for immediate measures to stop chaos in the country’s transport fare-management during people’s homecoming on Eid vacation. The body came up...
President Md Abdul Hamid left Dhaka for India on Wednesday afternoon on a three-day visit to join the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India. “A...
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari began his second term as head of Africa's most populous nation on Wednesday, facing heightened pressure to defeat Islamic extremism and boost the oil-dependent economy amid...
Former Sonagazi OC Moazzem Hossain has filed a petition with the High Court seeking anticipatory bail after a tribunal ordered his arrest in a case over recording and circulating a...
As many as 480,000 people die annually in the country from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), a study has found. Major NCDs include diabetes, kidney failure, stroke, heart attack and cancer. Over...
The UN has given the Myanmar government one year to establish a framework in order to creating conducive condition in Rakhine state for the voluntary Rohingya return. To this effect,...
The government has extended the appointment of career journalist Ihsanul Karim as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s press secretary for three years. The Ministry of Public Administration on Tuesday issued a...
Arun Jaitley, India’s finance minister, has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to give him a ministerial position in the new government due to ongoing health problems. Jaitley’s absence will...
A Dhaka court on Wednesday set July 7 to submit probe report in the case lodged over deadly inferno in FR Tower in capital’s Banani area on March 28 this...
Planning Minister MA Mannan on Wednesday said Bangladesh is ready to work with India and other countries in achieving the targets of the SDGs. “In attaining the SDGs, we can...
The internet giants — such as Facebook, Google, Youtube — and other digital platforms will have to file VAT registration to run business in Bangladesh once the new Value Added...
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday stressed the need for enhancing technological and technical expertise of Bangladeshi peacekeepers through training to compete with those from other countries. "It's important to raise...
A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his brother at Ishwarpur under Sadar upazila in Joypurhat on Wednesday morning over a trifling matter. The deceased was identified as Harunur...
Bangladesh and Japan on Wednesday signed their 40th ODA deal involving US$ 2.5 billion for implementing five projects to bolster ties between the two countries. Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary...
Boris Johnson, the favourite to replace Theresa May as British prime minister, must appear in court over allegations he lied to the public about Brexit, a judge ruled on Wednesday....
The metro rail service in the capital will be formally inaugurated on December 16, 2021, amid the celebrations of Bangladesh’s golden jubilee of independence. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul...
Stocks extended the gaining spell on Wednesday as investors showed their buying spree amid post-Eid expectation. Market analysts said investors showed buying appetite on sector specific shares amid budgetary expectation....
The World Bank (WB) will provide Bangladesh with $100.5 million in credit to help improve livability of four large neighborhoods in Dhaka City, benefitting about a million residents. The WB...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects it could take until August before the Boeing Co 737 MAX returns to service, the airline group’s head said on Wednesday, adding that...
Shortage of parking spaces in the city's most high-rise commercial and residential buildings forces the car owners to illegally occupy a significant portion of public places. Such illegal and haphazard...
President M Abdul Hamid is going to leave Dhaka for New Delhi on Wednesday afternoon on a three-day visit to join the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as the Prime...
Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister Peter O’Neill quit on Wednesday after losing the confidence of parliament during weeks of political turmoil in the South Pacific nation, but government supporters...
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