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Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) adopted a mega project involving Tk 27.1442 billion (Tk 2,714.42 crore) for improving living and livelihood condition of its people. City Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton revealed...
India’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 6.0 per cent to strengthen domestic growth ahead of a national election next...
Stocks rebounded in positive terrain on Thursday, spanning the previous day’s panic-driven sell-off, as some investors showed their buying appetite on financial stocks. Market analysts said despite the market closed...
Green Line Paribahan has been given until Apr 10 by the High Court to pay Tk 5.0 million to Russell Sarkar, who lost his leg after being hit by a...
A man was killed and 20 others injured in a clash between two factions of local Awami League (AL) over establishing supremacy at Poail village in Boalmari upazila of Faridpur...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has recently donated Tk 10 million to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund to support the victims of Churihatta fire tragedy. Md Showkat Ali Chowdhury,...
A Bangladeshi woman in Qatar has fought her way through prejudices to become a well known entrepreneur from a finance professional. She is Israt Ara Younus, now the managing director...
Germany’s largest drugmaker, Bayer, said it had detected and contained a cyber attack on its computer networks, highlighting the risk of data theft from industrial data systems. Bayer found infectious...
A meeting of the Shariah Supervisory Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on Wednesday at Islami Bank Tower. Sheikh Moulana Mohammad Qutubuddin, Chairman of the Committee presided over...
Green Line Paribahan has drawn the ire of the High Court over its failure to pay Tk 5 million to accident victim Russell Sarkar despite being told to do so...
A security guard of a textile mill was killed when a bus crushed him on Barishal-Patuakhali highway on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Shah Alam, 50, a worker of...
UNDP is going to implement the US$10m Adaptation Fund in small islands of Bangladesh to enhance resilience of vulnerable communities. "The allocation would be spent through a project being jointly...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a man along with 442 bottles of Phensedyl from a truck on Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Dakkhin Mahadeb in Sitakunda upazila of the port...
The World Bank in a report has put Bangladesh among the five fastest growing economies in the world. The outlook was reflected in the report titled ‘The Bangladesh Development Update...
Social Islami Bank Limited has recently donated Tk 10 million to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund to support the victims of Churihatta fire tragedy. Professor Md Anwarul Azim Arif, Chairman of...
The SBAC Bank donated Tk 2.50 million to the Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare Fund as assistance for the people who were affected by the fire which broke out at...
The fifth review of the trade policies and practices of Bangladesh started at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi is leading...
BRAC Bank Limited and the country’s largest mobile financial services (MFS) provider bKash Limited have partnered with Malaysia’s Incentive Remit for digital money transfers. The new strategic partnership with Incentive...
Esquire Knit Composite will make its share trading debut on the bourses on April 09 (Tuesday) under ‘N’ category, officials said. Esquire Knit will make debut as 54th listed company...
At least 0.12 million (123,000) people were killed in Bangladesh in 2017 due to indoor and outdoor air pollution, said a new study on global air pollution. Two US based...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh will keep up its efforts to repatriate displaced Rohingyas through negotiations, not engaging in any conflict with Myanmar. "Since they (Myanmar) are our...
An American woman and her driver have been kidnapped at Uganda’s most popular wildlife park by gunmen demanding a ransom of $500,000, police said on Wednesday. Kimberley Sue Endecott, 35,...
The board of directors of Prime Bank Limited has recommended 12.50 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of dividend will come...
British new car registrations fell by around an annual 3 per cent last month as uncertainty over diesel and Brexit continued to hit consumer confidence, according to preliminary data from...
The prices of most of the shares on bourses witnessed downward trend in early trading on Thursday as risk-averse investors are selling shares, fearing further fall. Following the previous day’s...
Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has been re-arrested in Tokyo while out on bail pending trial over claims of financial misconduct. Prosecutors said the 65-year-old had been detained over suspicions...
United Commercial Bank (UCB) Limited has donated Tk 10.00 million to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund. Chairman of Executive Committee of United Commercial Bank Limited and Vice-Chairmen of Bangladesh Association...
The Australian man arrested over New Zealand’s mosques shooting massacre will face a total of 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges when he appears in court on Friday,...
MPs have voted by a majority of one to force the prime minister to ask for an extension to the Brexit process, in a bid to avoid any no-deal scenario....
For the third consecutive day on Thursday, workers of the state owned jute mills in Khulna district are continuing the 72-hour strike to press home their nine-point demand including implementation...
He has decided games on his own and hogged the global limelight for decades, but this time football legend Pelé is looking for an assist – from Bangladesh. He plans...
The government revenue earnings from the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) inched up 0.86 per cent month-on-month in March despite trading activities fell sharply. Market analysts said higher shares sale by...
Private medical college authorities have sought tax exemption on the earnings of the colleges in the upcoming budget for fiscal year (FY) 2019-20, saying that these educational institutions are nonprofit...
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to pave the way of exchanging information between two exchanges. The MoU...
The government should conduct an in-depth cost benefit analysis of the possible changes in the new VAT law, and focus on transition of the existing VAT payers to the new...
Life firms' underwriting guidelines need to be reformed due to the country's rapidly growing life expectancy, according to a study. The paper presented at a seminar in the city last...
A fire broke out at a kitchen market in Dhaka's Khilgaon, burning down over 50 shops, in the early hours of Thursday. A total of 16 firefighting units managed to...
Implementation of the Payra 1,320-megawatt (MW) thermal power plant project in Patuakhali is being delayed, allegedly due to lack of coordination among the stakeholders involved. Only 70 per cent activities...
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) usually face a common dilemma at the time of choosing a major. While other subjects have a clear-cut path, a BBA can...
Confucius said, 'Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life'. Finding a job you thrive for and getting the job is...
After a successful launch in December 2018, Young Founders School (YFS) held its second bootcamp in Dhaka on March 29 and 30, 2019. With almost 32 students participating from five ...
A recent survey by the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) revealed that trade-based money laundering in Bangladesh is rising quite fast. The scope for use, or rather misuse, of...
Once upon a time, everyone assumed that there was a single phenomenon called globalisation, whereby cross-border flows of financial capital drove innovation, industrialisation, development, and trade. But Chinese President Xi...
It was quite a befitting observation a noted economist made early this week about the National Board of Revenue (NBR). Taking part in a seminar on tax policy and public...
The household chores and work performed by women are considered to be part of the informal economy and therefore not visible in the calculation of gross domestic product or GDP...
Major Japanese companies operating in Bangladesh are planning to go for expansion of their businesses here over the next two years. Availability of cheap labour and profitability are the key...
The banking industry of Bangladesh has been facilitating payment, finance and risk management services to the traders, and thus contributing remarkably towards trade integration of the country with other economies...
No country has suffered more from the aftermath of Arab Spring, as much Syria- the breeding home of Arab language and culture. What began as a peaceful demonstration in Damascus...
Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbub-Ul Alam Hanif has said none but the court can release BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia from jail. “There is no scope of freeing Begum...
Country's mobile phone operators are yet to ensure 4G services outside the capital, according to a report of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). The telecom regular published on Wednesday the...
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