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The board of directors of Asia Pacific General Insurance Company Limited has recommended 10 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of...
Sri Lanka has banned face coverings in public, following a spate of suicide attacks on Easter Sunday that killed at least 250 people and injured hundreds. President Maithruipala Sisirsena said...
The Met Office has no good news to give about the ongoing heat wave while cyclonic storm Fani is drawing clouds from swathes of adjoining areas as it is heading...
Some of India’s richest families, Bollywood stars and others voted early on Monday in Mumbai and elsewhere in the country as the fourth phase of a massive, staggered general election...
The prices of most of the shares on bourses witnessed downward trend in early trading on Monday as worried investors continued their selling binge. Following the previous day’s decline, the...
At least two suspected militants died during a RAB raid on their hideouts in Mohammadpur’s Basila on the outskirts of Dhaka. The elite force surrounded the house in the area...
A week ago, Sri Lankan tourist guide Ricky Costa was preparing for a typically easy Sunday ferrying backpackers between Colombo’s tea shops and beach bars in his canary-yellow rickshaw. Then...
The national budget should reflect the demands of the marginal and deprived groups of people in a bid to make the country's economic growth inclusive, speakers said at a discussion...
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) introduced on Sunday a mobile app named 'Rail Sheba' to provide e-ticketing and other services smoothly online. Railway Minister Advocate Md Nurul Islam Sujan inaugurated the...
European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Rensje Teerink has urged the government of Bangladesh to take steps in making doing business easier and fair for all. "We hope that necessary...
Most of the listed banks, which so far disclosed financial statements, have witnessed moderate rise in earnings per share (EPS) in 2018 compared to previous year. The officials said the...
A rape accused was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Amirabad in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram early Monday. The deceased has been identified...
The Rapid Action Battalion has cordoned off a suspected militant hideout in Mohammadpur’s Basila on the outskirts of Dhaka. The elite force surrounded a house in the area around 3:00am...
Rising inequality could lead to economic destabilisation, which can snowball into social unrest, experts at a discussion warned Sunday. They feared a vested group could take the opportunity for advancing...
The securities regulator has assured top stockbrokers of taking market supportive measures including making a provision for setting a ceiling on shares issued through IPO (initial public offering) and private...
Experts at an international conference have suggested developing vibrant capital and bond markets to create long-term financing options for businesses. Businesses in Bangladesh now totally depend on the banking sector...
The banking sector has yet to meet global standards for factors like changes in the definition of loan defaulters and undue interferences, said noted economist Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud on Sunday....
A comment by the managing director (MD) of the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has fuelled ire of the residents of the city. His claim that water supplied by...
As expected, the home ministry investigators have found electrical short circuit as the cause of FR Tower blaze that had claimed 27 lives and left more than 100 injured. Fire...
With summer raging in full menacing force, water-borne diseases and other maladies have already staged a comeback in the country this year as well. In the past, the media would...
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) on Sunday lodged cases against seven businesses in Dhaka Division on charges of measurement manipulation. The cases were filed under the Standards of Weights...
BOGURA, Apr 28: Maize cultivation target has exceeded in the district this season. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), over 500 hectares of land have been come under...
NAOGAON, Apr 28: Patkua wells with solar panel lids are providing irrigation facilities to the vegetable growers in drought-prone Sapahar upazila hinder the district. Sources said the Barind Multipurpose Development...
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) has offered a 30 per cent discount on its accommodations and standard food menu including local cuisine for. The offer, starting on April 30 and ending...
Farmers have started paddy farming through using bio-method in the district creating a high hope of protecting soil health and water from pollution caused by chemical fertilisers and pesticides, reports...
In a rare moment of bipartisan agreement, America's Republicans and Democrats are now on the same page on one key issue: Blaming China for all that ails the United States....
The last few weeks have seen controversy generated in the European Union (EU) over certain actions taken by the present Italian government. Some have even suggested that Italy's compass pertaining...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Sunday said the capital market of the country is not under government control while its banking sector is now in a fragile condition. "The...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said the government paid some Tk 819.45 billion against foreign loans in the last 10 fiscal years. "A total of US$ 10,705.3 million equivalent...
Bangladesh stalwart Mushfiqur Rahim on Sunday said he believes the upcoming World Cup in England is the biggest opportunity for him to prove his worth in a greater stage, reports...
Chinese brands controlled a record 66 per cent of Indian smartphone market in the first quarter, led by Xiaomi Corp, a report showed, with volumes rising 20 per cent on...
Cyclone Fani, which has been strengthening in south-east Bay of Bengal, is likely to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm, meteorologists say. The first cyclone of the season moved...
The government is considering a plan to construct a tunnel under the Jamuna River in Kurigram district. Planning Minister MA Mannan gave the information while addressing a programme titled ‘Bangladesh...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Sunday said the United Nations is not against the government's Bhasan Char Island plan where it wants to accommodate some 1,00,000...
In 1975, a young Engineer at Kodak assembled a prototype digital camera. In comparison to a film camera, it was primitive, the bulky camera produced very poor quality images. The...
The committee formed to give recommendations for preventing road accidents and bringing discipline on roads and highways of the country has submitted its report to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Committee...
The authorities have deferred the HSC examinations of finance, banking and insurance second paper in Dhaka and Jashore boards after two centres in Faridpur and Khulna mistakenly opened packets of...
The Bangladesh Bank Employees Cooperative Association awarded stipend to 377 meritorious students on Sunday. The central bank’s governor Fazle Kabir handed over medals and congratulation letters to the students. Appreciating...
At least nine people were killed in separate road accidents in Chandpur, Feni, Chuadanga and Laxmipur on Sunday morning, according to a UNB report. In Chandpur, at least six people,...
Leicester inflicted a blow to Arsenal's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League with a dominant victory at the King Power Stadium on Sunday. The unmarked Youri Tielemans headed in...
Rennes on Saturday stunned Paris St-Germain on penalties to win their first French Cup since 1971. Ligue 1 champions PSG, who had won the cup for the past four years,...
The driver of the motorcycle on which university student Fahmida Haque Labanya was pillion riding before her death had supplied false information when registering with Uber, the police said. Labanya...
A 15,600-year old footprint discovered in southern Chile is believed to be the oldest ever found in the Americas, according to researchers. The footprint was first discovered in 2010 by...
A farmer and a child were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike at Nazirpur village in Sadar upazila and Sangor village in Baniachong upazila of Habiganj on Sunday. The...
The ailing singer Subir Nandi, currently under treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), is set to be flown to Singapore in accordance with the prime minister’s instructions. An air...
A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced three Myanmar nationals to 10 years imprisonment in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act in 2014. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court Judge...
A construction crane fell from a building on Google's new Seattle campus during a storm that brought wind gusts, crashing down onto one of the city's busiest streets and killing...
The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted distant warning signal no two as the Cyclonic storm 'Fani' over southeast Bay and...
The board of directors of Uttara Bank Ltd has recommended 20 per cent cash and 2.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final...
The government has imposed a 1 per cent service charge on interest-free car loans totalling Tk 3 million for secretaries. The public administration ministry issued the order in a gazette...
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