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The central bank has strengthened monitoring and supervision as the first half (H1) of this fiscal year (FY) has witnessed a fall in the disbursement of agriculture loans by nearly...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR), for the first time, has issued a guideline on auction and destruction of confiscated goods by the customs houses. Unreleased or smuggled goods will...
British Prime Minister Theresa May sought to break the parliamentary deadlock over Brexit on Monday by proposing to seek further concessions from the European Union on a plan to prevent...
The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country recorded substantial rise in 2018 with China becoming the top contributor. The development came in contrast to the decline in...
Customs officials have discovered the abuse of duty-free facility under bonded-warehouse scheme after auditing the documents of some 136 import consignments belonging to one particular readymade garment (RMG) exporter. The...
The tourism sector of the country was declared an industry in 1992. In recent years, many local and international think-tanks have called it a promising sector that has the potential...
Reckless drivers and compulsive jaywalkers can be reined in by enforcing stringent laws. Psychopaths can also be coped with interventions made by families and communities. But there are a few...
New finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal's first priority appears to be rolling back the deceleration in the implementation of the mega projects and initiate instead a process of acceleration. So...
Bangladesh's state grains buyer has issued a new international tender to purchase and import 50,000 tonnes of wheat, European traders said on Monday, reports Reuters. Tender closing date is Feb...
In the context of an ever-growing focus of international politics on Asia in the twenty-first century, Bangladesh's geo-strategic location in the Bay of Bengal provides the country with a significant...
Rajshahi Kings earned their fourth win of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Monday beating former champions Comilla Victorians by 38 runs at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the...
Telecom regulator, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is set to launch a database on mobile phone handsets to prevent theft and illegal import on Tuesday. It will be possible to...
Rarely in living memory has any calendar year started so engirdled by gridlocks, predicting even more cut-throat policy actions. The world's two largest economies have locked horns over asymmetric trade...
Starting from a few, mostly Middle Eastern facilities in the 1960s, today almost 16,000 desalination plants are in operation in 177 countries, producing 95 million cubic meters of freshwater every...
If there is one useful conclusion that economists and investors can draw from the crazy year that has just ended - indeed, from the whole crazy decade since the Global...
More than 100 members of Afghan security forces were killed when Taliban insurgents attacked a military compound in the central Maidan Wardak province on Monday, a senior defence ministry official...
RAJSHAHI, Jan 21: Just 19-month after its inauguration, Amnura by-pass railway station under west zone railway in Rajshahi is going to be closed. Already an official letter to close the...
BOGURA, Jan 21: With noticeable assistance of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) tomato farming has changed fate of hundreds of poor farmers in Bogura district. Getting repeated bumper production and...
GOPALGANJ, Jan 21: Farmers of Suktail Union under Sadar Upazila of the district are excepting a bumper production of BARI Mustard -14 this year. Subal Kirtania (70), a farmer of...
The United States has called on Russia to destroy a new cruise missile system and accused Moscow of destabilising global security The US also described the system as a 'direct...
Comilla University (CoU) authorities have appointed new provosts to two dormitories of the university. Assistant Prof Zillur Rahman of Mathematics department has been appointed provost of Nawab Faizunnesa Chowdhurany Hall...
Nearly 40 per cent doctors at different public hospitals and health centres in the country remain absent from their duties during working hours, said the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on...
Serena Williams outlined why she is the favourite to win the Australian Open with a 6-1 4-6 6-4 win over top seed Simona Halep in a high-quality last-16 match on...
Lionel Messi came off the bench to inspire La Liga leaders Barcelona to victory over Leganes on Sunday. Ousmane Dembele fired in to give the champions a first-half lead before...
President Abdul Hamid on Monday said the country's naval force is now more capable to face any challenge in the defence sector. The President said this when outgoing Chief of...
Islami Bank Bngladesh Limited (IBBL) inaugurated its new branch at Kashipur area of Madhabdi upazila in Narsingdi on Sunday. Md Mosharraf Hossain Pradhan, Mayor of Madhabdi Municipality, inaugurated the branch...
Newly-appointed UNHCR Representative in Bangladesh Steven Corliss on Monday said he would devote his full efforts to support Bangladesh in protecting and finding a lasting solution to the Rohingya crisis...
China must be on guard against “black swan” risks while fending off “grey rhino” events, President Xi Jinping said on Monday, adding that the economy faces deep and complicated changes,...
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) said to a court that five companies permitted to sell water in bottles and jars provide ‘unhealthy and undrinkable water’. According to a...
The 26 richest people own as many assets as the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of the planet’s population. The development charity Oxfam International gave the...
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Monday warned the canal grabbers, saying none of them will be spared. "Land grabbers, whoever they are, will not be let off...
The quota system for people with disabilities has remained unchanged, said Cabinet Secretary Mohammed Shafiul Alam on Monday. Alam said it while briefing reporters after the first cabinet meeting...
Although vegetable production increased by 35.24 per cent over the last five years (from 2013-14 to 2017-18 FY) in the country, the consumption rate is still poor for various reasons,...
A newborn died due to reported negligence at a private clinic in Krishtapur of Mymensingh on Monday. Harun-or-Rashid, a resident of Kolyanpur village in Sadar Upazila, said his wife Jannat...
WhatsApp is limiting all its members to forwarding any single message up to five times in an effort to tackle the spread of false information on the platform. The Facebook-owned...
Four people died and two others were injured in a road accident in Begumganj Upazila of Noakhali on Monday. Begumganj Police OC Firoze Hossain Molla said the accident occurred when...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) troopers arrested 14 Bangladeshis while entering the country illegally through Putkhali border at Charer Math on Monday. Of the arrestees, six are women and two are...
Stocks slipped back into the red on Monday, after a single-day break, as investors opted for profit-motivated sell-offs. Analysts said the market faced late hours’ selling pressure as investors opted...
The High Court has granted bail to two former inspectors general of police who were sentenced to two years in prison in the Aug 21 grenade attack case. The High...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a 24-hour-long anti-narcotics drive arrested 63 drug suspects from different areas of the capital for selling and consuming illegal drugs. A special team of DMP,...
GlaxoSmithKline Plc Chairman Philip Hampton will step down after more than three and a half years in the role, Britain’s biggest drugmaker announced on Monday. The announcement comes a month...
Ten UN peacekeepers from Chad were killed and at least 25 were wounded while repelling an attack by armed assailants near a village in northern Mali on Sunday, the West...
A day-long conference on Inclusive Finance leading to forming Inclusive Finance Cooperation Committee (IFCC) co-organised by the Asian Financial Cooperation Association (AFCA) of China and Grameen China, hosted by Grameen...
Mashrur Arefin has recently been appointed as the managing director & chief executive officer of the City Bank Ltd following an approval from the Bangladesh Bank, the central bank in...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the new cabinet to work with sincerity and honesty to fulfil the expectations of people who have voted Awami League to power again with...
Sheikh F. Fahim, Senior Vice President of FBCCI attended the ‘Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019’ held at Gujarat, India. The three day Summit (18-20 January, 2019) was organised by Gujarat...
A security guard has been found dead inside a private bank ATM booth in Dhaka city’s Baridhara. Bhatara Police Station’s Inspector (investigations) Mahfuzur Rahman said, “The security guard was found...
Ousted Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn has offered to wear an electronic ankle tag and hire guards to monitor him in an unusual bid to secure his release on...
A suspected drug trader was killed in a gunfight with police at Hneela Domdomia Checkpost area in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Monday. The deceased was identified Shamsul...
Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Sunday realised Tk 2.997 million in fines from traffic offenders in the city. Besides, a total of 6,153 cases were also...
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