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Mercantile Bank Limited recently signed an agreement with Provita Group regarding collection of funds from countrywide distributors of Provita Group through ‘MYCash’ Mobile financial services platform of Mercantile Bank Limited....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday congratulated the Bangladesh national cricket team on winning a tri-nation series in Ireland. Bangladesh defeated the West Indies in the final of the tri-nation...
A former CIA officer has been jailed for 20 years for disclosing military secrets to a Chinese agent, the US justice department says. Kevin Mallory, 62, was found guilty of...
A fish trader died from electrocution at South Lauri village in Monirampur upazila of Jashore district early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Golam Martoja, 50 son of late Abdus...
A suspected drug trader was killed in a 'gunfight' with police at Shahporir Dwip Jhaubon in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Md...
Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, is being celebrated across the country with due religious fervor and much enthusiasm. Like elsewhere in the world, the Buddhist...
A woman was killed and five of her family members were injured as a Uber car carrying them collided with a private car at Bata Signal intersection in Dhaka city...
At least six people were killed and nine others injured as a bus crashed into a roadside tree at Foltita in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district on Saturday morning. Two...
Five large road transport projects will alone eat up nearly half the sub-sector's outlay, which officials say will affect the implementation of other projects in the next fiscal year (FY)....
The US Commerce Department said on Friday it may soon scale back restrictions on Huawei Technologies after this week’s blacklisting would have made it nearly impossible for the Chinese company...
The US has reached a deal with Canada to lift tariffs on steel and aluminium imports in a move that could lead to approval for a new North American trade...
Stocks continued its losing streak for the second consecutive week that ended on Thursday, reflecting a lack of investors' confidence in the likelihood of a turnaround. Of the five trading...
Ten most-traded companies accounted for over 27 per cent transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the outgoing week, with the Fortune Shoes grabbing the top spot on the...
Eid sales picked up at shopping malls in the capital on Friday with a stunning new collection of elegant dresses for fashion lovers. A spot visit to different shopping centres...
The government is set to extend counter-guarantees worth Tk 48 billion for the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), officials said. The measure will facilitate uninterrupted imports of fertiliser for the...
The number of visitors and purchase orders on the country's online marketplaces has risen significantly in recent days centring the Eid-ul-Fitr, insiders say. They said the handling of e-commerce and...
At least eight people have died and dozens of others injured in Nor’westers in Dhaka and elsewhere in Bangladesh. The storms ripped out trees from their roots, fell walls and...
The Bangladesh Bank's (BB) decision to offer concessions to loan defaulters and good borrowers to reduce the substantial amount of non-performing loans (NPL) has received mixed reaction from economists, bankers...
The country's overall export to India reached US$1.07 billion during July-April period of the current fiscal (FY), 2018-19, marking a robust 53 per cent growth. Bangladesh earned $701.56 million during...
Blistering half-centuries by Soumya Sarkar and Mosaddek Hossain have propelled Bangladesh to their first-ever ODI tournament title in a nerve-jangling chase against the West Indies. It was the seventh time...
Notwithstanding satellite television channels' operation in Bangladesh for nearly three decades, its local transmission medium is yet to be modernised. The age-old traditional cable network connection at the customer level...
Bangladesh continues to be a country of puzzles. The first puzzle comes from the economic growth and development attained during the last four decades or more, especially coming out of...
The government plans to target ten million to be brought under the tax-net by next fiscal year. Although it is a huge figure by any calculation, given that presently only...
National politics in the United States has become enslaved to macroeconomic indicators that have little bearing on true wellbeing. For many commentators, the snapshot growth rate of 3.2 per cent...
Privatisation has not provided the miracle cure for the problems (especially inefficiencies) associated with the public sector. The public interest has rarely been well served by private interests taking over...
At least one person was killed and dozens wounded after a pandal collapsed at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Friday evening during a storm shortly after iftar. Paltan police's in-charge...
Netflix, the online streaming service, has been open for subscribers in Bangladesh since 2016. The number of Bangladeshi subscribers is around 200,000 according to some estimates. This number is gradually...
Over the last month the US-China trade war has boosted the risk of a US recession, say a strong majority of economists polled by Reuters, who now put the chances...
Stories about thieves are plenty and some are funny, a few are exemplary and others are heart-rending. The one highly laudatory relating to Haji Mohammad Mohsin and a thief is...
I remember late Sanaullah Chowdhury of Atlas Shipping with a lot of love, respect and admiration. He was a good friend of mine. He was laid to eternal rest in...
Bangladesh is one of the developing nations in the modern world. It has become an independent nation more than five decades ago. During this period the country has been engaged...
With a 7.1 per cent economic growth rate, Bangladesh is rated as the second fastest growing country economy-wise according to the IMF. This is based mainly on its ever-growing market...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Awami League leaders and activists to maintain the people’s confidence and trust in their party in the future through continuation of its welfare activities...
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Friday expressed his opinion in favour of the bifurcation of all service providing agencies into North and South. “The Prime minister...
Indonesia on Friday informed Bangladesh that a comprehensive response team of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will soon visit Rakhine State and Cox's Bazar to prepare a comprehensive need...
Boeing has completed development of a software update for its 737 Max plane which was grounded following two fatal crashes within five months. The US firm announced that it had...
An organisation of readymade garment (RMG) workers on Friday demanded wage payment and festival bonus before the 20th of Ramadan. At a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press...
Aid groups and human rights advocates have warned the World Bank that a $100 million development project it is planning for Myanmar’s conflict-riven Rakhine State could worsen tension there. The...
US President Donald Trump is delaying a decision by up to six months on whether to impose tariffs on imported cars and parts to allow for more time for trade...
Facebook has removed hundreds of social media accounts and banned an Israeli firm due to "co-ordinated inauthentic behaviour" mainly targeting Africa. The fake accounts often posted on political news, including...
The Bangladesh Krishak Samity (BKS) has called a nationwide sit-in protest for May 23 in front of deputy commissioners' offices seeking fair prices of crops. "We'll call non-stop sit-in and...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three suspected members of a human trafficking gang from the capital on Friday. The arrests were made following the deaths of Bangladeshis in a...
Manager Massimiliano Allegri will leave Serie A champions Juventus at the end of the season, reports BBC. The 51-year-old Italian has won the league title in each of his five...
Rain halted play of the Final of the tri-nation series between Bangladesh and West Indies on Friday in Dublin, Ireland. West Indies were in commanding position when rain arrived scoring...
More than 20 million babies were born with a low birthweight (less than 2500g; 5.5 pounds) in 2015—around one in seven of all births worldwide, according to a study. Almost...
The advance sale of bus tickets for the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr holidays has begun on Friday amidst the familiar refrains of long waits, premium charges and non-availability of tickets from holidaymakers....
Farmers have been counting about Tk 300 loss per maund of rice in Brahmanbaria district in the current Boro season due to fall in rice prices, reports UNB. Visiting Ashuganj...
Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage on Friday, as thousands of demonstrators outside parliament cheered and waved rainbow flags, despite deep divisions over marriage equality,...
Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to field first against the West Indies in the final of the tri-nation series in Dublin. The Tigers will be hoping to clinch...
Indian troops and separatist militants clashed in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Thursday and nine people were killed, officials said, the latest casualties in a new phase of violence in the 30-year...
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