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International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and UN Women to "Ring the Bell for Gender Equality". It is...
Bangladesh has been losing Tk 192.5 million a year by not bringing the battery-run three-wheelers under registration and licensing, according to an observation report. Presently, around one million such vehicles...
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will take 'logical' decision following the public hearing for raising gas tariff hike, BERC Chairman Monwar Islam said on Wednesday. The commission is hearing...
The United States grounded Boeing Co’s money-spinning 737 MAX aircraft on Wednesday (local time) over safety fears after an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that killed 157 people, leaving the world’s...
The country's leading businesses urged on Wednesday the tax authority to reduce corporate tax rates and focus on boosting investment through fiscal measures. They also demanded an end to harassment...
The capital base of banks weakened slightly last year, due mainly to the increased non-performing loans (NPLs), officials said. The overall capital-to-risk weighted-asset ratio (CRAR) of all the banks operating...
'BDC Shevolution 2019 - Hear Her Roar' -- an Olympiad for communication skill of women was held at Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) on March 08 and 09. The event was...
Social media indeed is an excellent way for marketers to reach the target audience with accuracies that could only be imagined a decade before. Marketers all over the world are...
National Youth Assembly 2019 was held at Hotel Sea Palace, Cox's Bazar from March 09 to 12. It was one of the annual signature events of JAAGO Foundation, and took...
China is expected to invest more than $50 billion in the next 10 to 15 years in Bangladesh's thrust sectors like energy and power, transport and communications etc. Commerce Minister...
It has been nearly a decade since the inception of Right to Information (RTI) law in Bangladesh. Introduced about the same time as India, Bangladesh's ranking in terms of implementing...
Spanning two democratically elected governments, Bangladesh was consistently ranked the most corrupt country in the world between 2001 and 2005 by the Berlin-based anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International. It is indeed...
Attempts to block Beijing's goal of bringing Taiwan under its control are like "stretching out an arm to block a car," China said in its latest rhetorical broadside against the...
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, buoyed by an official forecast showing slower-than-expected US production, and as US sanctions stall exports from Venezuela, reports Reuters. International Brent crude oil futures were...
Bangladesh endorsed the Delta Plan 2100 recently, identifying six key areas of intervention for achieving upper middle-income country status. The coastal, barind, drought-prone, haor and flood-prone areas, Chittagong Hill Tracts,...
For many years, Bangladesh has been trying to diversify its exports and markets. So far, these efforts have yielded little: 75 per cent of total exports still go to traditional...
In Bangladesh, displacement and suffering experienced from natural disasters such as flooding and riverbank erosion are not new. These catastrophic events force people to leave their homes and communities rendering...
RANGPUR, Mar 13: A good number of indigenous families at Adivasi Palli of Mahelipara village at Chatra union under Pirganj upazila in the district are earning their living by making...
The gun recovered from the Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane hijack suspect was a toy pistol, ballistic tests have confirmed. Police on Wednesday came up with details of the report of...
RAJSHAHI, Mar 13: Farmers in the district have achieved an ample production of pumpkin this season. The pumpkin peasants are making a good profit than other Rabi crops growers spending...
JASHORE, Mar 13 (BSS): Farmers are expecting a bumper production of maize in the six south-western districts under Khulna division during the current season as the farmers cultivated the crop...
A young couple reportedly committed suicide following a family feud at Uttar Chandangati of Belkuchi upazila in Sirajganj on Tuesday night. On information, police recovered the bodies of Nazmul, 22,...
For over 70 years, the UN system has been perceived as the guardian of peace and development in the world. However, multilateralism today is undeniably under strain. The effectiveness of...
It was a surreal experience and disconcerting to, the few months of work that I did as the managing director of a specialised bank in the public sector. Soon after...
Business leaders reacted with fury Wednesday after the British government unveiled a temporary tariff regime that could see higher prices on an array of imports ranging from cars to butter,...
The High Court will deliver its order on March 31 on a writ petition filed challenging the government's move to hike gas prices. The HC bench of Justice FRM Nazmul...
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) on Wednesday recommended recruiting 578 candidates of the 37th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination in 78 categories with the status of first class non-cadre...
Two teenagers have opened fire at a school in south-eastern Brazil, killing at least seven students and one employee, police say. The shooting happened at about 09:30 local time (12:30...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has asked the banks to introduce the ‘blockchain’ technology for reducing operating costs and ensuring security. “We know that automation is essential. The latest technology...
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said BNP's politics now has got limited to holding only press conferences. "BNP leaders are trying to hold anything just to keep the...
Belgium is planning to send a trade delegation to Bangladesh later this year to explore trade and investment opportunities. Newly appointed Belgian Ambassador to Bangladesh, with residence in New Delhi,...
German carmaker Volkswagen AG says it expects to shed between 5,000 and 7,000 jobs at its core brand by 2023 as a result of increasing automation of "routine tasks." The...
Police recovered the throat-silt body of a young man from Dorakul village at Companiganj upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Badrul Amin, 20, son of...
The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase on Wednesday approved a proposal for appointing a Korean joint venture between Kunhwa Engineering and Consulting Company Ltd and Deyoung Heerim as the consultant...
Asian refining margins for jet fuel dropped for a second straight session on Wednesday to their lowest levels in more than eight months, as crude prices firmed and demand for...
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque has alleged that some NGOs and aid agencies spend only a quarter of the funds they received to sooth the miseries of Rohingyas....
Surprise as leader Kim Jong-un 'not on ballot' North Korea's election has resulted in the expected landslide win for its authoritarian leadership and turnout in this election hit 99.99 per...
Deputy Minister of Education Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury has highlighted Bangladesh’s unprecedented achievements in women’s equality and empowerment under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He was speaking as...
‘Asrayan Prakalpo’, one of the 10 priority projects of the present government, has turned into an evident means of alleviating poverty of the people who once passed their days in...
The Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) is planning a Tk 110 billion (Tk 11,000 crore) project to repair embankments in four upazilas to tackle river erosion. Under this project, at...
Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir has said the defamation lawsuit filed by Philippines’ Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) against Bangladesh Bank is not a setback to the efforts to recover...
The government has slapped a ban on airing local advertisements on foreign television channels downlinked in Bangladesh A PID handout said the Ministry of Information issued an order on Wednesday...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the guardians not to get involved in unhealthy competition for the future of their children. She also mentioned that, "There is no competition among...
Stocks extended the losing streak for the third day in a row on Wednesday as risk-averse investors continued their selling binge on sector-wise issues. Market analysts said cautious investors went...
China has offered to help Venezuela restore its power grid, after President Nicolas Maduro accused US counterpart Donald Trump of cyber “sabotage” that plunged the South American country into its...
Volkswagen on Wednesday said it will shrink its workforce by up to 7,000 staff, raise productivity and eke out 5.9 billion euros worth of annual savings at its core VW...
A senior member of Cameroon's Parliament has called on the international community and the government to be more "objective" in resolving the conflict in the two English-speaking provinces of the...
Members of various panels, who boycotted Monday's Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections, have given the authorities a three-day ultimatum to announce fresh polls schedule. Several hundred students brought...
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has deferred the import of Boeing 737 Max 8 for the time being. The authority has adopted the preventive measure following the fatal...
Cyber security firm Avast’s long-time chief executive officer is stepping down, the company said on Wednesday as it reported marginally lower-than-expected adjusted revenue and earnings in its first annual results...
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