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British Prime Minister Theresa May will call on the European Union on Thursday to work with her to change a divorce deal and help her win the support of a...
An earthquake of 5.7 magnitude jolted 129 km northwest of Kota Ternate, Indonesia on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicentre, with a depth of 35.0 km, was...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three alleged firearms pedlars with a pistol, two magazines and five rounds of bullet from Shibganj Bazar area under Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj...
Winger Malcom’s second half strike secured Barcelona a 1-1 draw with Real Madrid to leave the Copa del Rey semi-final evenly poised on Wednesday after the first leg. Brazilian Malcom,...
The board of directors of RAK Ceramics (Bangladesh) Limited has recommended 10 per cent cash and 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The...
The dead body of a newborn baby has been found at Dhaka’s Shahbagh. The body covered in a cloth and dumped under a footbridge adjacent to the Bangladesh National Museum...
The prices of most of the shares on bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Thursday as investors are showing buying spree on sector-wise issues. Following the...
A school headmaster was killed when a bus rammed a motorbike on Dhaka-Rangpur highway at Gorermath in Mithapukur upazila on Wednesday night. The victim was Abdul Majid, 50, headmaster of...
A fire broke out at Bagerhat’s in Fakirhat upazila burning out seven houses in Rudrakhali village on Wednesday. Local people said the fire, originated from electric short circuit, broke out...
Dan Mallory, author of the best-selling The Woman in the Window, has admitted to lying about having brain cancer. Mallory, who wrote the thriller under the pseudonym AJ Finn, said...
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected a formal announcement as early as next week that the coalition fighting Islamic State militants has reclaimed all of the territory...
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the World Bank Group should be led by US Treasury official David Malpass, a Trump loyalist and critic of multilateral institutions who...
Most Southeast Asian stock markets firmed on Thursday as news of further talks between Beijing and Washington bolstered hopes of a trade deal being struck before the March 2 deadline....
The listed local cement companies showed mixed performance for the October-December period of 2018, compared to the same period of the previous year. Of the five companies, Premier Cement Mills...
A local Awami League leader and freedom fighter was shot to death by miscreants at Rooppur village in Iswardi upazila of Pabna on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified Mustafizur...
Bank branches at land and seaports will remain open 15 hours a day to facilitate faster delivery of goods and simplify commercial activities. The decision was made at a meeting...
Housing and public works minister SM Rezaul Karim has said realtors must follow rules and regulations relevant to construction to regain consumer confidence. "Some developers violate rules while constructing residential...
Genex Infosys made a red-hot trading debut on Wednesday, as its shares jumped 465 per cent on the prime bourse despite a decline in its earnings per share (EPS). The...
Court, avoid or sideline? Barely a month into the new Congress, financial lobbyists in Washington are already strategizing how to handle the star power of rookie Democrat lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez....
A body has been recovered from the wreckage of the plane that was carrying Argentina-born professional soccer player Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB)...
The dollar is losing some of its appeal, according to strategists polled by Reuters, who said the US currency’s fortunes have reversed in line with the Federal Reserve taking a...
An official move to send skilled workers abroad has hardly produced any visible outcome as the number of outbound skilled workforce remained static in 2018. The rate of skilled workers...
Asian share markets were in a muted mood on Thursday and looked set for a sleepy session with China still on holiday and no major economic data on the diary....
Venezuela’s opposition on Wednesday said it would use a US-based fund to receive some of the country’s oil income in a key step to bankroll its efforts to dislodge President...
Senior bankers and law minister are likely to meet the High Court judges and Attorney General's Office to discuss the ways of reducing troubled loans through effective implementation of existing...
Registration for the 3rd edition of 'Ispahani Mirzapore Banglabid', one of the most popular TV reality shows, began officially on Wednesday. Country's one of the leading brands- Ispahani Mirzapore- has...
The High Court last Sunday, in a most comprehensive landmark judgment, ordered a stringent set of measures against the river grabbers in the country. Demonstrating judicial activism for public good,...
Our current diets are bad for our health and are harming the planet. Two billion people are now overweight or obese. Poor diet is the biggest cause of noncommunicable disease...
A number of the Western apparel marketing companies are likely to reduce their dependence on sourcing countries like Bangladesh for manufacturing readymade garments (RMG) in the coming years. This was...
NAOGAON, Feb 06: A good number of rice mill labourers of Naogaon district are passing idle time due to the government's decision to purchase less rice. Sources said, the mill...
Monetary Policy has the unenviable and often daunting task of simultaneously promoting or sustaining growth in gross domestic product (GDP) and containing inflation within reasonable bounds. The task set for...
Income tax collections are more like adornment to the country's taxation regime due to the low returns generated. GDP-tax ratios are one of the lowest in the sub-continent and though...
The idea of Value Added Tax (VAT) was conceptualised by a German industrialist, Von Weildheim Siemens, in 1918. In those days, tax on tax was a major concern in the...
The other day, this writer was talking with a banker about the various ways through which fraudsters use fake land documents to get loans approved. The banker said that the...
Just as people face the crucial decisions in choosing their life partners and wedding venues, every business student comes across one significant decision once or twice in his or her...
It was a day for team Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)-A, consisting of debaters Nazifa Raidah and Zobayer Ahmed . They sweeped the floor at Flamingo Drishty Game of Logic 2019...
Every year uncountable graduates send their Curriculum Vitaes (CVs) to companies hoping to get the attention of the employers ready to recruit. However, usually newly graduated students show little or...
Bangladesh received more than $28 billion in investment from 45 countries in the last five years with China investing the highest amount of $8107 million. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul...
Bank services in Chattogram, Mongla and Benapole ports would be accessible from 7:00am to 10:00pm on the working days to ease the daily activities of the country’s two sea and...
“Bangla Sign Language Day-2019” will be observed on Thursday amid festivity across the country aiming to flourish inherent talents and abilities of the physically challenged people and ensure their rights...
The country’s export earnings maintained its positive trend with a healthy 13.39 per cent growth during the first seven months of the current fiscal year (FY19) totalling $24,179.59 million. The...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told Parliament that the government has nothing to do right now to ban Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party as a case in this regard...
Survivors of acid attacks in Cambodia are being denied free government treatment that they are legally entitled to, Human Rights Watch says. Its report focused on 17 survivors, none of...
India has become the world's second largest importer of liquefied petroleum gas as its government pushes cleaner alternatives to traditional cooking fuels such as firewood and cow dung. Petroleum Minister...
A Chattogram court on Wednesday sent Sub-inspector (SI) Khandaker Saifuddin of Bakalia thana to jail in connection with a case for possession of yaba tablets. Rejecting his bail plea, Metropolitan...
Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzak on Wednesday trashed reports on the manufacturing of so-called plastic rice in Bangladesh, saying it was impossible. "News reports on plastic rice are baseless. The rice...
Though the Dhaka International Trade Fair has been witnessing an overwhelming response from local visitors, it has failed to attract foreign ones due to mismanagement and filthy condition of the...
Police have arrested five teenaged boys who were conducting a bizarre ritual with the severed head of a dead baby in Dhaka’s Postogola. The boys said they went to the...
21 eminent citizens will receive the prestigious Ekushey Padak this year. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs disclosed the names of the award receipeints on Wednesday. Ekushey Padak is the second-highest...
The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) authorities filed a case against six students, who had been expelled for life for ragging two first-year students. Assistant Proctor...
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