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In a country notorious for frequent road accident fatalities caused by reckless driving, the news about the public transport workers suffering from poor eyesight comes as a much-needed eye-opener. Chaotic...
One year after its launching, Bangladesh's first geostationary communications satellite Bangabandhu-1 started its commercial operation on Sunday with some television channels taking its services. Owners of the TV channels handed...
Ramadan symbolises endurance and reassertion of faith. It reminds us that the most important thing in life is to be able to withstand pain and hunger and help others in...
The will of the people should be reflected and respected in the budget making process, and budget allocation is the main area that needs to be addressed to respect that...
The first batch of exit polls predicted that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would return to power comfortably through winning almost as many seats as it did in 2014. According...
Twenty-five years ago, South Africa held its first free elections after the end of apartheid. The African National Congress (ANC) won overwhelmingly, and its leader, Nelson Mandela, began to knit...
The law minister on Sunday ensured of taking measures to stop misuse o digital security act. The law minister said after a meeting with the representatives of UN bodies including...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday hosted an iftar party for war-wounded freedom fighters (FFs), orphans, physically-challenged children, Islamic scholars and her family members and relatives at Ganabhaban. In her...
The ICT businesses called upon the government to allocate Tk 5.0 billion for ‘Technical Assistant’ (TA) project and Tk 2.0 billion as ICT development fund in the upcoming national budget....
Bangladesh Bank has extended the limit of transactions through mobile financial service (MFS) giving the customers the option to transact double the money they were allowed in almost all sorts...
Minister Mustafa Jabbar will now focus only on the Posts and Telecommunications Division while State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak will deal with Information and Communication Technology Division singlehandedly as the...
New board of directors of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) took charge officially on Sunday. Board of the country’s apex trade body, elected for 2019-2021...
The 72nd World Health Assembly is going to start on Monday with an aim to overcome barriers to ensure universal health coverage of the mankind across the world. Swiss President...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said the government would restrict import of rice and try to export it abroad to give relief to farmers. He said supply of paddy...
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) will observe the ‘World Metrology Day’ to make people aware of the importance of measurement in everyday life. The theme of this year’s metrology...
1,168 buses were registered in the four months of the current calendar year, according to data by the transport regulator. Of them, 963 buses were registered in Dhaka, according to...
Salary and allowances for the current month of the non-gazetted employees under the government, semi-government and autonomous bodies and non-commissioned officers or employees of the armed forces will be paid...
Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Information in its second meeting on Sunday adopted unanimously the amendments made on “Bangladesh Film and Television Institute (Amendment) Bill, 2019” by No....
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud called for an emergency meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states and leaders of Arab League countries to discuss the security...
The top court has extended the work of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh by 281 days. The decision came after Bangladesh’s garment makers and European retailers...
Citi has been named as the best bank in Asia by Corporate Treasurer Magazine, Asia's leading trade magazine covering corporate treasury and finance. The best bank award was decided by...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has asked the owners of garment factories to allow the workers to go on Eid holidays in phases. According to UNB, he also urged the owners...
The High Court has scrapped three government circulars imposing a minimum age of 12 and a half years to be eligible for the status of a freedom fighter. The bench...
The Food Office has decided to start wheat procurement drive in Magura district soon, but farmers feel frustrated as the decision came after they have sold their produce. In this...
The government is not well prepared for its move to offer the 5G mobile phone internet service in the country, speakers said at a discussion on Friday. They said the...
The number of cases and penalties by Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has declined in recent years despite rising food adulteration, marketing and sale of impure products. The number...
Stocks ended higher on Sunday as investors showed their buying appetite on large-cap shares amid positive expectation. Market analysts said the central bank’s market supportive measures which widened the banks’...
Students of Government Titumir College, which is one of the seven colleges affiliated with Dhaka University, have blocked the road from Mohakhali to Gulshan-1 and Kakoli to protest against the...
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has claimed victory in Australia's general election. Morrison's Liberal National Party (LNP) coalition won a third term in government on Saturday night, defeating the Australian Labor...
A woman and her son were killed after being struck by a thunderbolt at Masterpara in Bornal union of Matiranga upazila of Khagrachhari early Sunday. The deceased was identified as...
Planning minster MA Mannan Sunday announced for a comprehensive training institute for people who work with statistics. Inaugurating a training workshop for the statistical officials, the minister said proper data...
Joining office four days after his return from Singapore, Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said he is starting the second innings of his life. "Now, the major challenges...
A group of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders, who were overlooked for posts in the central committee of the ruling party’s student wing, have launched a protest on the Dhaka...
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May said she will present a "new bold offer" to lawmakers with "an improved package of measures" in a final attempt to get the Brexit Withdrawal...
The board of directors of Bay Leasing & Investment Ltd has recommended 10 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the...
A MoU has been inked between BASIS and IPDC Finance Limited under which IPDC will offer strategic product Joyee for the women entrepreneurs of BASIS as well as Supply Chain...
Stocks of finished goods are piling up in all nine state-owned jute mills of Khulna in the face of depressed sales in global jute market, which is part of a...
Bangladesh says it has observed with “deep concern” the secret drone attacks on oil pumping stations in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. Equally disconcerting is the news of attacks on Saudi...
A man, who suffered severe burn injuries in a fire at his Agargaon residence on Thursday last, died at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early Sunday. The deceased Muktar...
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has asked for a snap election after his Vice-Chancellor, Heinz-Christian Strache, resigned over a corruption scandal. Mr Kurz's centre-right People's Party is in government with Mr...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses saw a sharp gain in early trading on Sunday as investors showed their buying appetite on large-cap shares amid expectation....
Indians lined up to vote amid unprecedented security in the eastern state of West Bengal on Sunday as the final phase of a massive, staggered election got underway to decide...
The board of directors of Popular Life Insurance Company has recommended 40 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend...
A woman was hacked and strangled to death, allegedly by her daughter-in-law, at Monohorpur village in Pabna Sadar upazila on Saturday evening over a family feud. The deceased was identified...
Video footage has shown Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger being attacked at an event in South Africa. The 71-year-old former California governor was interacting with fans during a skipping competition at...
Five foreigners including the pilot died on Saturday when their private plane crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Roatán island, a tourist destination on the Atlantic coast...
Ayub Ali leased land, sold out his cattle, and borrowed money to cultivate paddy in this Boro season. Bumper yield brought smile to the face of the 55-year-old farmer in...
The earnings per share (EPS) of MJL Bangladesh has declined moderately for January-March, 2019 period compared to the corresponding period of the previous year due to currency 'devaluation' while importing...
Sale of advance launch tickets for the Eid-ul-Fitr holidaymakers will begin on Tuesday, according to sources of the launch operators. Besides, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) will run special...
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar said on Saturday misconception about radiation exposure to humans and environment from mobile phone handset and mobile network tower is a hindrance...
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