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Against the backdrop of squeezing landed plots, newer methods of agriculture continue to be tested and finally adopted in the country. These are mostly undertaken by venturesome rural male youths...
With the fourth industrial revolution knocking at the door, nations the world over are either worried about its impact or getting prepared to welcome it. Some may still wonder what...
Middle-income country membership does not come easily. Once in, two well-trodden pathways to the top will grab our attention: shifting import-substitution industrialisation (ISI) to a higher technological echelon, if that...
The observance of and fixing of date for all Muslim festivals all over the world are dependent on seeing the new moon, as the Islamic Hijri calendar is a lunar...
Reduction of costs and improvement of the quality of logistics and transport systems lead to improved access of different goods to international market thus increasing international trade and fuelling higher...
The month of April has seen the National Board of Revenue (NBR) holding discussions with the lead chambers, professionals and trade associations. So far, it appears that preparatory works of...
Four doctors of Narail Sadar Hospital have been suspended for negligence in duty and posted as Officers on Special Duty (OSD). The four doctors are junior consultants (cardiology) Md Sawkat...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said Bangladesh would achieve record 8.13 per cent gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the current fiscal year. The minister also expressed satisfaction over...
Industries Minister Nurul Majid Humayun said a dedicated marketplace will be set up for small and medium entrepreneurs (SME) in the country. He said it on Monday while addressing the...
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the BNP lawmakers have taken oath of office on instructions from acting BNP chairperson Tarique Rahman. The secretary general, who opted...
Coppertech Industries will hold initial public offering (IPO) lottery draw on Tuesday to allocate 20 million ordinary shares among the successful applicants, officials said. The lottery draw will be held...
The anti-militant operation at a suspected tin-shed den at Bosila in the city’s Mohammadpur area has ended on Monday at 4pm. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)'s Legal and Media Wing...
Sheikh Fazle Fahim has been elected uncontested as the president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) for the 2019-2021 term. FBCCI Election Board Chairman Md Ali...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Monday admitted that non-food inflation in the second quarter of the current fiscal (FY19) has increased. He made the statement while placing the report...
Against the backdrop of the recent series bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, the Cabinet on Monday directed the law enforcement and intelligence agencies to intensify anti-terror cautionary measures and vigilance...
Gunmen have opened fire on a church in northern Burkina Faso, killing at least six people, officials say. The attackers reportedly arrived on seven motorbikes at the end of Sunday's...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Monday conducted an eviction drive, from 11:00am to 2:00 pm, in the city to remove illegal establishments. A team, led by DNCC Executive Magistrate...
Following the footstep of Zahidur Rahman Zahid MP (Thakurgaon-3), BNP's four other MPs-elect took oath as members of the 11th Parliament on Monday. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the...
Sudden change in weather pattern, burning sun, excessive sweating and dehydration are increasing health risks to children. As children are very vulnerable to weather change, a little fluctuation in temperature...
Hilsa hunters in Chandpur district are getting preparations with their rafts and nets for catching fish in Padma and Meghna as a two-month ban on fishing in the two major...
A man held by Turkey on suspicion of spying for the United Arab Emirates has committed suicide by hanging himself in prison, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office said on Monday. The...
Real Madrid was stunned by La Liga's bottom club Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, who kept their slim hopes of survival alive. It is the first time Real has lost to...
Bangladesh Road and Transport Authority (BRTA) on Monday launched a 10-day training programme for bus drivers in Dhaka. Md Nazrul Islam, secretary for road transport and highway inaugurated the training...
Tourist arrivals in Colombo will fall by 50 per cent over the next two months following the Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people, Sri Lanka’s Tourism Bureau...
Spain's governing Socialists won the country's third election in four years on Monday, but have fallen short of a majority. PM Pedro Sánchez's party polled 29 per cent and will...
The government has rearranged the office timing for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm for all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions. The decision...
The prime index of the major bourse tumbled to nearly 28 months low on Monday amid lack of investors’ confidence to the ongoing bearish capital market. DSEX, the prime index...
Daffodil International University (DIU), in association with Daffodil Computers Ltd, has distributed DCL C483 model laptop among 1000 students of the university under ‘One Student-One Laptop’ project. The free laptop...
Avengers: Endgame has made box office history by making a record-breaking $1.2 billion in global ticket sales in its opening run. The Disney blockbuster has become the fastest film ever...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has estimated 2.6 per cent economic growth for Saudi Arabia in 2019, slightly higher than its earlier 1.8 percent forecast. The IMF predicted the gross...
Most Southeast Asian markets slipped on Monday as soft US inflation data eclipsed upbeat GDP numbers, while Singapore shares touched a near 11-month peak. Singapore shares rose 2.9 per cent...
Mohd Shams- Ul Islam, managing director & CEO of Agrani Bank Ltd, handed over awards to performance-based winners under agent banking scheme, led by Doer Services Ltd, the master...
Asian shares were mixed Monday as investors looked ahead to US-Chinese trade talks and the Federal Reserve's update on its US interest rate outlook. Benchmarks in Hong Kong and Seoul...
Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain have killed at least 29 people in Indonesia, the disaster agency said on Monday, with thousands taking shelter in evacuation centres amid fears...
A garment worker has 'committed suicide' after being raped in an Uber car by its driver in Agrabad area under Double Mooring thana in Chattogram city. The 17-year-old girl, who...
Globally renowned motorbike brand Yamaha has brought modern and stylish 2 new model bikes in Bangladesh market through ACI Motors. Yamaha launched its latest model FZ-S FI V-3.0 and...
Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) President Syed Almas Kabir has become a director of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI). Syed Almas Kabir...
US negotiators head to China on Tuesday to try to hammer out details to end the two countries’ trade war, including the shape of an enforcement mechanism, the success or...
A 12-hour transport strike enforced by transport workers is underway in Sylhet division on Monday to press home their seven-point demand. The strike, enforced by Sylhet divisional unit of Bangladesh...
“BIBM Research Almanac 2019” will be held at the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) on Tuesday. S. M. Moniruzzaman, Chairman, BIBM Executive Committee and Deputy Governor, Bangladesh Bank, will...
Social Islami Bank Limited arranged a workshop on “Enhancing Service Quality & Product Marketing in Bank” on Sunday at SIBL Training Institute at the Head Office of the Bank. Quazi...
Sri Lankan security officials have warned that the Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday’s deadly suicide bombings were planning more attacks imminently, using a van and bombers disguised in military uniforms....
A group of aggrieved retail investors are staging a token hunger strike in front of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) building on Monday in protest against inaction of the authorities...
The world’s first and only floating nuclear power plant 'Akademik Lomonosov' is poised to begin commercial operations in Russia as two of its KLT-40 reactors have been successfully brought up...
Poland is unlikely to leave the European Union, even if the ruling eurosceptic Law and Justice (PiS) party wins re-election this year, EU executive head Jean-Claude Juncker said in an...
The board of directors of Republic Insurance Company Limited has recommended 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend...
The board of directors of Eastern Insurance Company Limited has recommended 20 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend...
Cruelly denied by VAR in its agonising Champions League exit, Manchester City relied on technology to keep its Premier League title charge on course on Sunday. City scraped past Burnley...
The board of directors of Federal Insurance Company Limited has recommended 5.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend...
The board of directors of Asia Insurance Company Ltd has recommended 10 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend...
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