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Both developed countries and developing countries prefer factoring as a sophisticated payment method for short term financing purposes. This is a unique method of financing trade without collateral, and is...
When Ecuadorean diplomat Luis Gallegos first proposed a "Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights," many countries and environmental activists welcomed the idea with open arms. Backed by South Africa,...
Our CorrespondentSYLHET, Apr 27: The new 250-bed Sunamganj District Hospital building is yet to be of any use though the construction work was completed last year.Different organisations and citizen forums...
JOYPURHAT, Apr 27: Gopalbhog mango farmers in the district are eyeing a bumper production amid the prevailing weather.Sub-assistant agriculture officer of DAE Azizur Rahman said the mango variety is popular...
RANGPUR, Apr 27: A good yield of Boro paddy is likely to be achieved across five districts under Rangpur agriculture region during the current season due to congenial weather condition...
The wife and a daughter of the suspected mastermind of suicide attacks on churches and four hotels in Sri Lanka were wounded in a gunbattle that erupted following a raid...
Two new warships equipped with modern technology and advanced equipment were received by the Bangladesh Navy at Chattogram Naval Jetty on Saturday. ‘Sangram’ and ‘Prottyasha’, both 90-metre long and 11-metre...
India has raised its import duty on wheat to 40 per cent from 30 per cent, the government said late on Friday, as the world’s second producer of the grain...
A Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) candidate was stabbed to death in Shahjahanpur upazila in Bogura on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Naziur Rahman Nahid, 19, son of Matiur Rahman...
President Xi Jinping on Saturday hailed deals worth more than $64 billion signed during China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) this week as he sought to reassure sceptics the project...
The country’s first geostationary communication satellite, Bangabandhu -1, is set to connect automated teller machines (ATMs) to offer uninterrupted and secured banking services. Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited (BCSCL) Chairman...
Leaders of Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) and common traders have committed to do their best for keeping prices of essentials stable during the holy month of Ramadan....
The government is working on identifying and fixing mistakes in textbooks, said Education Minister Dipu Moni on Saturday. "There are a few inconsistency and errors in some textbooks," she told...
Paris St-Germain forward Neymar has been banned by UEFA for three European games for insulting match officials on Instagram after the Champions League last-16 defeat by Manchester United. The Brazilian...
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon has said the capital’s drainage system supports maximum 50 millimetres of rainfall. Hence, the city may experience waterlogging in the event downpour...
Eleven Bangladeshi workers sent back by Sri Lanka are being interrogated by the law enforcement to find out if they had any link to one of Easter Sunday bombers. The...
A daylong information technology workshop was held on Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus on Saturday. Jahangirnagar University Science Club (JUSC) organised the workshop titled 'Training on Complete Microsoft Office and Latex'...
A five-year-old girl was reportedly raped by her neighbour in Dhormotola rail line area of Jashore on Friday evening. The suspected rapist was identified as Babu, 22, an auto-rickshaw driver....
The nation is observing the 57th death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Haque across the country on Saturday with due respect. Different socio-political organisations, professional bodies and institutions have chalked...
Sri Lanka’s police chief has refused a request by President Maithripala Sirisena to step down following suicide bombings on churches and hotels, two sources at the president’s office said on...
Doctors at the forensic department of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday found 11 small packets of contraband Yaba pills in the stomach of a man's dead body...
The University of Development Alternative has arranged a seminar on “Strategic Manpower Training and Development: Indispensable for Achieving Organisational Goal” at its auditorium in Dhanmondi area of Dhaka recently. Professor...
Nepal's economy is projected to grow by 6.81 per cent in the current fiscal year (FY) that concludes in mid-July, the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) has said. The...
Police recovered three bodies from the Rajshahi city and Godagari upazila on Saturday morning. An unidentified woman, aged around 50, was crushed under the wheels of a train in Kadamtola...
Mohamed Hashim Mohamed Zahran was 12 years old when he began his studies at the Jamiathul Falah Arabic College. He was a nobody, with no claim to scholarship other than...
Installation of ‘Core Catcher’ safety system started at unit-2 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) project at Ishwardi in Pabna on Thursday. Core catcher, a device for catching molten core...
Former leaders of Jamaat-e-Islam, the party that was involved in war crimes during Bangladesh’s liberation war, have formed a new political organisation headed by ousted leader Mojibur Rahman Monju. Ex-Islami...
The US economy grew much faster than expected in the first quarter (Q1) of the year, helped by a jump in exports and by firms building up stocks of goods....
Container Corporation of India (Concor), the state-run hauler, will expand its recently started coastal shipping service to Bangladesh, says its Chairman and Managing Director V Kalyana Rama. "We will expand...
A suspected thief was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Rail Bazar in Chuadanga district town in the early hours of Saturday. The deceased was identified as Faruk Hossain, 22,...
Global stocks edged higher on Friday as data showing US economic growth accelerated in the first quarter offset corporate earnings disappointments, while the dollar fell against a basket of currencies....
Wall Street ended higher on Friday, as the market was buoyed by a better-than-expected US GDP growth for the first quarter, offsetting a string of falling chip stocks. The Dow...
The country’s existing stakeholders’ preparedness in the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) will shape how they are remembered by future generations, said Anis Ud Dowla, chairman of ACI Group. The scale...
NRB Commercial Bank Limited, as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibly (CSR) initiative, has handed over a specialized racing bi-cycle worth Tk.6.50 lac to Mr. Mohammad Shamsuzzaman Arafat, the...
A doa and milad mahfil for the eternal peace of Zayan Chowdhury, the grandson of Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, will be held today. The doa...
A BBF seminar on the theme titled “Creating Human Connection in the age of Digital”, arranged by Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF) is being held today (Saturday) in Dhaka. 27th April...
The US financial markets regulator has resolved its row with Tesla chief executive Elon Musk over his use of Twitter. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused Mr Musk of...
Social Islami Bank Limited arranged a day-long workshop on “Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Finance” recently in its Training Institute at the Head Office of the Bank. Mr. Quazi...
Winter returned to Anfield on Friday but while the temperature dropped, the standards of Juergen Klopp’s side certainly did not as Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah both struck twice in...
President Donald Trump told the National Rifle Association on Friday he was pulling the United States out of an international arms treaty signed in 2013 by then-President Barack Obama but...
A college student went missing in Jaflong's Piyain River while taking bath on Friday. The student, identified as Akikur Rahman Anik, 20, studies at Murari Chand College in Sylhet. He...
Senior journalist Mahfuz Ullah passed away at a hospital in Thailand on Saturday morning. He was 69. The journalist, who was on life support at the Bumrungrad International Hospital, breathed...
Bangladesh's next economic crisis could take place in the financial sector, warns a top economist of the World Bank. "If there is any possibility of economic vulnerability in Bangladesh that...
Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted distant cautionary signal no one, said a met office bulletin. According to the bulletin, they...
Onion, edible oil and vegetable became pricier further last week raising woes of the consumers. Prices of sugar also showed an uptrend despite having ample supply and persisting low import...
Home ministry has asked commerce ministry to stay alert to unscrupulous traders who might rig the commodity market during Ramadan. Citing its own special intelligence report, home ministry suggested commerce...
Stocks extended their losing streak for the 13th straight week that ended on Thursday, as nervous investors continued to dump their shares to avoid further losses. The Dhaka Stock Exchange...
The unemployment rate among the university graduates in Bangladesh is 38.6 per cent, according to a recent study, conducted by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). A total of...
The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said...
Two more banks and one insurance company have recommended dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The companies are Standard Bank, Export Import (Exim) Bank of Bangladesh and...
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