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Asian shares broke support and caved to a four-month low on Thursday, as concerns grew that the Sino-US trade conflict was fast morphing into a prolonged technology cold war between...
Ten most-traded companies captured more than 29 per cent transaction of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Wednesday while Fortune Shoes topped the chart. Market insiders said investors continued to...
India began counting hundreds of millions of votes in its general election on Thursday, with a coalition led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party taking an early lead, TV channels...
The Coast Guard seized nearly 5,000 kilograms of 'Jatka' (Hilsa fry less than 9 inches long) that were caught defying a fishing ban on Wednesday. A Coast Guard team raided...
The government hiked Wednesday the regulatory duty (RD) to 25 per cent from the existing 3.0 per cent to discourage rice imports. Rice importers will now pay a total of...
The central bank has doubled the deferred payment period for import of raw materials only for the power generating enterprises to help ease the pressure on foreign exchange market, officials...
India began counting hundreds of millions of votes in its general election on Thursday, with a coalition led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party already preparing to form the next...
Forty-four government high-rises have failed to show Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) any designs approved by the city developer. Formed on March 31, twenty-four RAJUK teams carried out a thorough inspection...
China must prepare for difficult times as the international situation is increasingly complex, President Xi Jinping said in comments carried by state media on Wednesday, as the country faces increased...
UK-based chip designer ARM has told staff it must suspend business with Huawei, according to internal documents obtained by the BBC. ARM instructed employees to halt "all active contracts, support...
The Ministry of Food will purchase 10 million jute bags from the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) as a cabinet body approved a proposal on Wednesday to this end. At...
If a picture expresses what thousands of words cannot, there were a few such select ones carried in quite a few newspapers published from the capital city. In one such...
Two people died after being electrocuted while felling a tree at Betaga village under Fakirhat upazila in Bagerhat on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Rahmat Ullah, 62, son of...
Broadly speaking, there are three measures of national income or output in a country. These are: the sum of all incomes, in cash and kind, accruing to factors of production...
The potential for foreign investment in Bangladesh is bright if the country floats quality green bond in the country. A joint study team on green bond opportunities in the country...
Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJS) has placed an 18-point proposal for the water transport sector in order to maintain a safe and hassle-free journey during Eid. In their proposal, the...
US finance media Bloomberg reported Tuesday that Washington's plan to blacklist Huawei "had been on the table for months," but was postponed "out of concern the move could disrupt trade...
Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Limited (Rampal power plant) has invited international bids for coal transportation including transhipment for the 1320 MW coal-fired power plant at Rampal, Bagerhat. The international bidder...
For the last couple of years, the concept of 'youth budget' has occupied a space in the mainstream policy debate. Though there is no universal definition of 'youth budget', it...
Dhaka FM 90.4, one of the largest FM radio stations in the country, will air live commentary on ICC cricket World Cup (WC) 2019 in all 64 districts of the...
As we moved into the 21st century a new more sustainable set of opportunities for the Third World to construct a more just and balanced global economic order has presented...
The number of Royal Bengal tigers in the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, has increased slightly, with around 114 found in the Bangladeshi part in 2018, says a new...
The freelancing business has been more and more popular worldwide due to the quick progress of the internet. However, the history of freelancing in Bangladesh is pretty much a new...
Road fatalities are very common in Bangladesh. As many as 7,221 people died from road accidents in Bangladesh in 2018. Project Vision was initiated by the Junior Chamber International (JCI)...
What is an internet-based marketplace company? Usually, it is a website or app-based platform that connects buyers and sellers of a specific product or service over the internet. These companies...
A total of 145 families of two villages under Bhederganj upazila in Shariatpur were brought under rural electrification network by Shariatpur Palli Bidyut Samity on Wednesday. Deputy Minister for Water...
From now on, rice importers will require to pay a total of 55 per cent duty as the government has increased the regulatory duty (RD) on rice import to 25...
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) wants to conduct a survey over higher education in Bangladesh as the agency is interested to promote higher education and research. A three-member JICA delegation...
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque on Wednesday said the government will spend Tk 30 billion as subsidy for the mechanisation of agriculture work as finding agricultural labour is a...
Tigers got a further boost ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup as the ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan finally reclaimed his number one spot in ICC ODI all-rounder rankings...
Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Wednesday said the media and civil society are playing vital role for strengthening democracy in the country. Both media and...
Scientists believe that global sea levels could rise far more than predicted, due to accelerating melting in Greenland and Antarctica. The long-held view has been that the world's seas would...
India’s ruling coalition has promised to rev up growth, double farmers’ income and boost infrastructure spending in the next five years after exit polls showed it would retain power when...
Vodafone UK said on Wednesday it had dropped a Huawei 5G smartphone from pre-orders for its new service starting in July, because of uncertainty about long-term support and services for...
Canada on Wednesday announced around $100 million in humanitarian and development initiatives to help those seriously affected by Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh. This includes $32.15 million in humanitarian assistance to...
A team of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday visited Kamalapur Railway station after they received complaint that people are facing problem in buying tickets using Railway app. Talking...
From now on, rice importers will require paying a total of 55 per cent duty as the government has increased the regulatory duty (RD) on rice import to 25 per...
Former vice chancellor of National University Prof Kazi Shahidullah has been appointed as the new chairman of the University Grants Commission, or UGC. The supernumerary professor of the Dhaka University’s...
Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Wednesday alleged that farmers are not getting the fair prices of paddy due to the lack of an agricultural policy and government's "irresponsibility"....
The High Court on Wednesday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why directives would not be given to install fire extinguishing system in all types of public...
More than 50 officials of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha, or RAJUK, including its former chairman, committed a series of irregularities in permitting the design and construction of Banani’s FR Tower,...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has reappointed their Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ali Reza Iftekhar for another three years. Mr Iftekhar has been serving the bank in this...
Stocks posted marginal gain on Wednesday as investors showed their buying appetite on sector-wise shares after the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh received Tk 7.60 billion from the central bank. Market...
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) on Wednesday launched an air-conditioned (AC) bus service on Dhaka-Narayanganj route in a bid to offer comfortable journey to commuters. Road Transport and Bridges Minister...
Taiwan's navy has held a major live-firing exercise off the island's east coast in an area increasingly threatened by Chinese ships and planes. Wednesday's drills are part of the annual...
The second Gumti and Meghna bridges will be opened to traffic on Saturday (May 25) to mitigate the suffering of commuters. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate them...
Advance train ticket seekers claimed irregularities in e-ticketing at the first day of the ticket sale, started from today (Wednesday), for travelling during the Eid-ul-Fitr. However, Railways Minister Advocate Md...
RutiRuji, the digital platform for blue/grey collar and unconventional jobseekers signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shohoz, one of the leading ride sharing & online ticket providers of Bangladesh....
Half of all Americans believe that the United States will go to war with Iran “within the next few years,” according to a Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll released on Tuesday...
Two people were killed and five others injured after a passenger bus collided with a pick-up van in Madhabdi upazila of Narsingdi on Wednesday. One of the deceased was identified...
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