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Yield on government treasury bonds (T-bonds) increased significantly on Tuesday following an upward trend in interest rates particularly on bank deposits. High yield on the government securities may continue till...
The government is likely to stop giving permission to set up new power plants for now, considering that the existing plants are enough to meet the demand for power until...
The death of thirty-seven Bangladeshis in a Europe-bound boat-wreck off the coast of Tunisia in the Mediterranean Sea has brought to the fore many questions, not least being why these...
Crop insurance, best understood in its unmistakable link with the uncertainty of cultivation and unpredictable harvest, is yet to figure as a possible way out for farmers in this country....
Over the past six to seven years, incidence of suicide has been steadily rising in the country. According to data from the Bangladesh Police, at least 11,200 people killed themselves...
BNP, on behalf of its detained Chairperson Khaleda Zia, hosted an iftar party on Tuesday at a city hotel in honour of foreign diplomats working in Bangladesh. Ambassadors, high commissioners,...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road, Transport and also Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader will return home on Wednesday after taking treatment in Singapore. “A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight (BG...
MAGURA, May 14: Cultivation of nalim, a melon variety, is gaining popularity among the grassroots farmers in the district. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Magura, sources said over 205...
BOGURA, May 14: Grassroots Boro growers in the district are worried over acute low price of their newly-harvested produce. Some growers said, "We have achieved bumper yield of Boro but...
During the past week, social media users experienced a rude awakening from the explosive op-ed piece written by Chris Hughes, a long-time friend of Mark Zuckerberg and co-founder of Facebook,...
Saving and investing for retirement should be a part of every adult's financial plan because household expenses continue even after we stop earning. In advanced countries, the media does a...
One can't help feeling that the race to succeed Mario Draghi as president of the European Central Bank (ECB) has taken on the flavour of the upcoming final round of...
John Maynard Keynes, the architect of Keynesian revolution in post-war world who turned neo-classical economic thought on its head, wrote: "Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from...
Saudi Arabia said armed drones had struck two oil pumping stations in the kingdom on Tuesday in what it called a 'cowardly' act of terrorism two days after Saudi oil...
Police on Tuesday recovered the body of a man who was crushed to death by a train in Mirergaon area of Gazipur. The victim's identity could not be known yet....
Bangladesh has urged India to withdraw the anti-dumping duty imposed on Bangladeshi products in its market. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi raised the issue during his meeting with Indian counterpart Suresh...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) and the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) do not have any objection now over the new VAT law that will...
A Sirajganj court on Tuesday sentenced six people to life imprisonment for gang-raping a women at Dargar Char village in Shahjadpur upazila in 2016. The convicts are - Alhaj, Bulbul,...
The levels of aid to education continue to stagnate, growing by only 1.0 per cent a year on average since 2009, the figures, released by the Global Education Monitoring Report,...
Stocks kept their losing streak with daily trade turnover on the prime bourse dipped to 14 months low on Tuesday as investors were mostly reluctant to make fresh investment in...
Two members of a family were killed as thunderbolt hit them in Bheramara upazila of Kushtia district last night. The deceased were identified as Ruma Khatun, 34, and her nephew...
The West Zone of Bangladesh Railway earned revenue worth around Taka 3.96 billion during the first nine months of the current 2018-19 fiscal year, a sharp rise of Taka 127.7...
Delivery van registration in the country stood at 623 in first four months of the current calendar year, according to an official data. Of the number, a total of 547...
The Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) has installed digital equipments for collecting information for the hydrological survey. “BWDB has entered into a new era of digitalisation by facilitating the hydrological...
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday urged the Islamic scholars to play a vital role to prevent terrorism and militancy from the country. “Today, a number of people is...
Stern actions will be taken against corrupt Milk Vita officials and engineers to stop irregularities at the state-owned entity, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Swapan Bhattacharjee...
Facebook’s WhatsApp urged users to upgrade to the latest version of its popular messaging app following a report that users could be vulnerable to having malicious spyware installed on phones...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be taken to Keraniganj Central Jail after her treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). The authorities...
The High Court has ordered government officials and journalists not to use the word ‘fake’ before the phrase 'freedom fighter'. If anyone violates the order, he or she will be...
North Korea has demanded the immediate return of a cargo ship seized by the US, branding the move an "unlawful robbery". Last week the US justice department accused Pyongyang of...
The world must cut off financial and other support for Myanmar's armed forces, a UN fact-finding mission said on Tuesday, repeating a call for top generals to be prosecuted for...
A three-member committee has been formed to look into Monday's clash between factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) after announcement of a 301-member central body. New Vice-Present Al Nahian Khan...
Eastern Bank Ltd. (EBL) and Infrastructure Development Company (IDCOL) as Joint Lead Arrangers have arranged USD 67.25 million , BDT 920 million and Working Capital Facility of BDT 4,165 million...
Bangladeshi police prevented dozens of Rohingya Muslims, most of them women, about to be trafficked to Malaysia by boat, authorities said on Tuesday. Traffickers had picked up at least 69...
Police recovered the unidentified body of a young man from a graveyard at Teghor Bisha village in Joypurhat Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning. Locals spotted the body and informed police,...
A Sri Lankan software engineer suspected by authorities in Sri Lanka of having provided technical and logistical support to the Easter Sunday suicide bombers was monitored by Indian intelligence agencies...
China and the United States both have the “ability and wisdom” to reach a trade deal that is good for both, the Chinese government’s top diplomat said, as US President...
Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB) has recently signed an agreement with Marie Stopes Bangladesh at MTB Centre, the bank’s Corporate Head Office in the capital, for Nationwide Bill Collection Services....
‘Desperate Housewives’ star Felicity Huffman pleaded guilty Monday in the college admissions bribery scheme, the biggest name to do so in a scandal that has underscored the lengths to which...
Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in the first quarter (Q1) was estimated to slow to 4.4 per cent amid declines in all segments, according to analysis Tuesday. Maybank...
One person was killed in Sri Lanka on Monday as police fired tear gas at mobs attacking mosques and Muslim-owned shops and imposed a curfew after the worst outbreak of...
BRAC Bank Limited and Bangladesh Honda Private Limited (Honda), Manufacturer and Seller of Honda Motorcycle in Bangladesh, have recently entered into a partnership agreement for Motorcycle Financing. Yuichiro Ishii, Managing...
The local electronics manufacturer Marcel has registered about 203 per cent growth in the sales of its air conditioner in January-April period of 2019 against the sales of the corresponding...
The High Court's orders to take 52 food products off the shelves has left retailers in a quandary as the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority tasked with implementing the directives awaits...
The prices of most of the shares on bourses witnessed downward trend in early trading on Tuesday as risk-averse investors continued their selling binge. Following the previous day’s fall, the...
BNP is going to participate in the by-election to Bogura-6 parliamentary seat, which fell vacant after party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir decided not to take oath of the...
One officer and three protesters were killed and many protesters wounded in the Sudanese capital late on Monday, Sudan’s state TV said. Earlier, heavy gunfire was heard in Khartoum late...
German police probing the deaths of three people shot with crossbow arrows in a rural Bavarian hotel near Passau in Germany have found two more female bodies in a flat...
A mobile court in Sylhet has fined 24 travel agencies a combined Tk 0.47 million for various irregularities and not having legal papers. Five teams led by five executive magistrates...
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