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The Bangladesh economy has undergone profound transformation since the onset of economic liberalisation which started in the late 1980s. But the liberalisation process has become more vigorous since the second...
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has said the security forces of his country would eradicate terrorism following devastating suicide attacks on Easter Sunday and restore stability before a presidential election...
Senior Awami League (AL) leader and member of the parliament Tofail Ahmed has been hospitalised with “shivering fever and pain in the upper part of abdomen”. Tofail was diagnosed with...
Minority employees at a Harley-Davidson plant have said they experienced years of harassment and racial discrimination including finding swastikas and nooses hung in the factory. The workers from the Kansas...
The International Day of the Midwife (IDM) 2019 will be observed in the country on Sunday as elsewhere in the world. The day is being observed as a mark of...
Cumilla University (CuU) will go on a 40-day vacation on Sunday for Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadar, Bouddha Purnima and Eid-ul-Fitr. All the classes and examinations will be suspended until June 16 while...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in London on an official visit, has expressed her gratitude to almighty Allah for the low amount of damage caused by cyclonic storm Fani. “No...
Awami League acting general secretary Mahbub-Ul-Alam Hanif has said AL will take part in the rehabilitation works for the cyclone storm Fani victims side by side with the government efforts....
Transportation on the waterways is likely to resume from Sunday morning after a two-day suspension due to Cyclone Fani, said Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) on Saturday. BIWTA Joint...
The National University (NU) has deferred all examinations scheduled for Sunday "for unavoidable reasons". NU authorities on Saturday said the new dates for the examinations will be announced later, reports...
A woman has died and more than 200 homes have been destroyed in Bhola as Cyclone Fani is crossing Bangladesh after hitting India’s Odisha and West Bengal coasts. The dead...
The first ever election to Mymensingh City Corporation will be held on Sunday to decide only its councillors as the lone mayoral candidate has already been elected unopposed. The balloting...
Ziauddin Adil, the honorary consul general of Democratic Republic of Congo in Bangladesh, has been awarded as World's Greatest Leader in the 5th Edition of World’s Greatest Brands and Leaders...
At least 11 major tropical cyclones hit the country since 2007, leaving 3,872 people dead, according to the Wikipedia. According to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, Bangladesh was...
The Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI) is going to arrange “Showcase Bangladesh” in Kuala Lumpur on July 11 for promoting Bangladeshi products in the Malaysian market. “The showcase...
The US State Department has approved a possible $6.0 billion worth of weapons sales to Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in three separate packages, the Pentagon said on Friday...
Universities in Bangladesh should formulate curricula based on market demand and real-life situation as 36 per cent of employers in the country are now facing the shortage of skilled manpower....
Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn was formally crowned as a divine monarch on Saturday. The king donned the 7.3 kg (16 lb) Great Crown of Victory as part of the elaborate...
South Korea on Saturday urged North Korea to 'stop action that intensifies military tension on the Korean peninsula,' saying it is very concerned about the North Korea’s firing of short-range...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's special assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas was released from jail on bail on Saturday, nearly 15 months after his arrest. Shimul walked out of Narsingdi Jail...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested two suspected drug traders along with 49,600 Yaba tablets from Karnaphuli area in the Chattogram city early Saturday. The arrestees...
At least four people were killed and 15 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in Rajbari sadar upazila on Saturday. One of the deceased was...
Two people have died as they, reportedly refusing to go to a cyclone shelter, stayed in their house in Barguna in the early hours of Saturday. They were Nur Jahan,...
Cyclonic storm Fani over Faridpur-Dhaka region has weakened into a land depression, prompting the authorities to lower warnings for maritime ports in the country. Moved north-northeastwards further, it was located...
US President Donald Trump has said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an hour-long call, covering issues including the "Russian hoax". "Had a long and very good conversation...
Five people, including two children, have died during a cyclone Fani-caused storm in Noakhali, Barguna and Patuakhali, taking the death toll in different parts of the country to at least...
Mastercard launched its ‘The Swiss Delight’ campaign recently, along with lifestyle, dining BOGO (buy-one-get-one) and e-commerce offers, in celebration of the upcoming holy month of Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr. Cardholders...
The 9th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of NCCB Securities and Financial Services Limited was held at its head office recently. Md Amirul Islam FCA, FCS, Chairman of NCCB Securities and...
NRB Bank Limited organised an awareness programme on Osteoporosis (bone disease) for its employees with collaboration of New Zealand Dairy Products Bangladesh Ltd recently at the Corporate Head Office of...
The Premier Bank Limited has inaugurated their Agent Banking Outlet at Maniknagar, Dhaka recently. Managing Director & CEO of The Premier Bank Limited M. Reazul Karim, FCMA was present as...
Global equity markets rallied on Friday, buoyed by a US payrolls report that shot past expectations, while the dollar weakened after several Federal Reserve officials voiced concerns about low inflation....
The conviction rate in graft cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) dropped in the first three months of the current calendar year compared to that of the same period...
Rights campaigners called upon the government on Friday to take necessary steps to ensure food safety at all levels- from production to consumption- during the holy month of Ramadan. They...
The jobs for outbound workers through the government's lone recruitment agency had been almost stagnant for years due to lack of proper strategy and marketing mechanism, officials and sector insiders...
US stocks rose in a broad-based rally on Friday as stronger-than-expected job growth in April with muted wage gains left investors upbeat about the outlook for the economy and interest...
Though fears of a major disaster have already gone away, cyclone Fani may not leave Bangladesh until this afternoon. Located west of Dhaka, the centre of the cyclone it may...
Isis bride Shamima Begum could be hanged for terrorism offences if she comes to Bangladesh, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen. Shamima who left the UK to join Isis in...
North Korea has tested several short-range missiles, according to reports from South Korea. They were fired from the Hodo peninsula in the east of the country, said South Korea's Joint...
Dhaka will experience heavy rains under the influence of cyclone Fani on Saturday as well, the Meteorological Department chief has said. The city skies have been overcast with clouds since...
Three people, including a two-year-old child, have died during a cyclone Fani-caused storm in Noakhali and Barguna, taking the death toll in different parts of the country to 10 since...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is formulating a set of guidelines for banks and financial institutions (FIs) to prevent trade-based money laundering (ML) in the country. The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit...
Stocks rebounded in the outgoing week, snapping a 13-week losing streak, as the securities regulator took a series of market-supportive measures. The prime index of the Dhaka bourse wiped out...
Ten most traded companies accounted for over 25 per cent transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the outgoing week, with Fortune Shoes coming out on top of the...
The government debt went on rising in the year 2018 mainly due to an increased sale of the national savings certificates (NSCs). The debt rose to 32.5 per cent of...
The shareholders of BRAC Bank Limited approved 15 per cent stock dividend for the year 2018 at the 20th annual general meeting (AGM) of the bank recently, says a statement....
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have taken measures to ensure the protection of Rohingya families in Cox's Bazar district during the expected heavy...
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Mr Takehiko Nakao said on Friday they would focus more on quality and innovation in its operations. He announced that the ADB would boost its...
A Boeing jetliner with 143 people aboard from the US outpost at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, slid off a runway into a shallow river in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday while attempting...
Bangladesh took full-scale preparations to face the Cyclone Fani, the biggest in years, that pounded eastern India on Friday, sending coconut trees flying and cutting off power, water and telecommunications....
A two-year-old child has died and 30 people were injured in Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila as cyclone Fani has moved over Bangladesh. The casualties resulted from the collapse of 100 mud-and-stick...
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