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Customs officials seized 52 gold bars worth around Tk 27.0 million from an aircraft at the Osmani International Airport in Sylhet on Saturday. Ahmedur Reza Chowdhury, an assistant commissioner at...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a special anti-drug drive arrested 34 suspects from different areas of Dhaka city for selling and consuming illegal drugs. A special team of DMP, comprising...
BRAC Bank Limited took part in an open loan distribution program to Tk 10 accountholders under the refinancing scheme of Bangladesh Bank. SME & Special Programs Department, Bangladesh Bank organised...
Nigeria's military has revoked its earlier decision to suspend activities of the UN children's agency UNICEF in the northeast of the country. The military said this came after "extensive deliberations"...
The Jatiya Oikyafront has sent a letter to President Md Abdul Hamid to request a meeting amid the ongoing campaigns for the 11th parliamentary elections. The leader of the alliance,...
Midland Bank Limited (MDB) formally inaugurated another two Agent Banking Centres at Guzia Bazar and Amtoli Bazar, Shibgonj Union of Shibgonj Sadar Upozila, Bogura recently. Md. Ahsan-uz Zaman, Managing Director...
Spanish prosecutors have accused the pop singer Shakira of tax evasion, alleging that she owes payments of more than 14.5 million euros (£13m, $16.3m). The complaint covers the period between...
China will temporarily suspend additional 25 per cent tariffs on US-made vehicles and auto parts starting January 1, 2019, the finance ministry said on Friday, following a truce in a...
World stocks tumbled on Friday after weak economic data from China and Europe exacerbated worries about global growth as investors considered the broader impact of the US-China trade dispute. Euro...
Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two youths along with eight gold bars from Putkhali border area under Sharsha upazila in Jashore district on Friday night. They were...
India’s top court rejected petitions on Friday seeking an investigation of fighter jet deal worth about $8.7 billion with France’s Dassault Aviation, handing a political victory to the ruling party...
US stocks staggered to eight-month lows Friday after weak economic data from China and Europe set off more worries about the global economy. Mounting tensions in Europe over Britain’s impending...
At least six people were killed in separate road accidents in Pabna, Rajshahi, Sirajganj and Jashore districts on Friday. In Pabna, a motorcyclist and his wife were killed as his...
Foreign commercial banks (FCBs) are at an advantage to reap the benefits of the existing interest rate spread mainly due to their lower cost of funds. The interest rate spread...
Eleven people have died and dozens more have fallen ill after eating rice at a temple in India, police say. About 70 people have been admitted to hospital after eating...
Shares of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) fell 10 per cent on Friday and were on track to post their biggest percentage drop in more than 16 years, after Reuters reported...
US President Donald Trump moved to end speculation that he was having a hard time finding a new chief of staff, naming his budget chief Mick Mulvaney to the top...
Stocks tumbled this week as growing political tensions led the investors to sell off their stocks ahead of the national election. Thursday was the last trading day of the week...
MI Cement Factory Limited posted a 33 per cent rise in revenue in fiscal year (FY) 2017-18, compared to the previous fiscal, helped by production initiating and market expansion. The...
Australia formally recognises West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, reversing decades of Middle East policy, but will not move its embassy there immediately, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday. “Australia...
The national aviation watchdog cannot perform properly in terms of service delivery and regulatory function for having dual responsibility, experts said. It is unable to act both as a regulator...
The government is toying with an idea to develop an expressway network across the country to establish uninterrupted and speedy connectivity from one corridor to another. The idea is to...
The current effort to bring down lending and deposit rates has started putting pressure on non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs), sector insiders said. To comply with the directive, the non-banks have...
The government has funded Tk 1.40 billion as loan for payment of jute purchase dues, wages and festival allowances for jute mill workers, officials said. Of them, some Tk 1.0...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has identified constraints such as weak legal enforcement in mortgage market, supply-side challenges, inadequate incentives, and rising construction cost that prevent the lower and middle-class...
Dan Foods Limited has started exporting Dan Cake, a product of the company to Maldives market. A contract has recently been signed between Dan Foods limited and Mianz Pvt Limited...
The United States has set a world record in the 200-meter mixed medley relay at the world short-course swimming championships, reports AP. Caeleb Dressel, Kelsi Dahlia, Michael Andrew and Olivia...
As a standard practice, public buses have to pick up and drop passengers at specified bus stops and nowhere else. The practice in Dhaka is just the opposite. Passengers can...
The adage 'machhe vate Bangalee' (the Banglaess thrive on rice and fish) had somehow been side-lined for a few decades. The famous Malthusian nightmare of population growth surpassing food production...
As the 11th national election is fast drawing nearer, one thing that seems rather unusual is the lack of discussion on the manifestos of the contesting political parties. Ideally such...
Mentioning that BNP has given nominations to war criminals, their relatives and corrupt elements in different constituencies, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged the people of the country not...
Bangladesh has made considerable progress by achieving economic growth rate of 7.85 per cent during FY 2018. However, the country still needs to generate 2 million jobs every year to...
The more it is the merrier -this seems to be the motto of life. But this is only when the good things are concerned. In politics the motto is overstretched...
Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Co Ltd (KGDCL), dedicated to supplying gas to the Chattogram region comprising Cox's Bazar, Rangamati, Bandarban, Khagrachhari and Chattogram, was always plagued by numerous problems. Gas supply...
Forty years ago this month, China's leaders set the country on a path of reform that has produced the most dramatic economic transformation in history. Mao Zedong had died two...
Climate change has a greater impact on those sections of the population, in all countries, that are most dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods and/or who have the least...
In recent years Bangladesh made commendable progress in ensuring minority rights. However, the need for promotion and protection of the constitutional rights, human dignity and social inclusion of Dalits and...
The unfolding of State Council's national strategy for AI (Artificial Intelligence) development in July 2017 triggered analysis to understand China's pursuit of AI over the past year. China's AI plan...
If there's one item that epitomises our modern world, it's plastic. It's easy to make and use but does untold damage, especially in Asia where rivers, lakes and oceans are...
His name is George. Every morning, this employee of the North Lebanon Water Authority wakes up with an obsession: to provide drinking water to all the families in Wadi Khaled...
The sale of warm clothes, especially blankets, is yet to gain momentum in the capital compared to the same period in the previous year, said wholesale and retail traders. Sellers...
The Dhaka University (DU) authorities on Friday observed the Martyred Intellectuals Day in a befitting manner. A series of programs were held to observe the day which include - hoisting...
Bangladesh have won the ODI series against the West Indies with a dominating eight-wicket victory in the third and final match. The hosts walked passed the target of 199 set...
Spanish law will be toughened to define any non-consensual sexual act as "assault" or "rape" instead of "sexual abuse", experts have decided. A panel of legal experts was set up...
US President Donald Trump's former lawyer insists he was directed by his boss to make hush money payments during the 2016 presidential campaign, as per a BBC report. Speaking after...
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) awarded students who have achieved outstanding academic results in public examinations in 2018. ICAB organised the award ceremony under the auspices of...
The suspected gunman who killed three people at a Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg was shot dead on Thursday in a brief gun battle with police after...
Australian authorities have issued a warning about a powerful cyclone that is tracking towards the coast of Queensland. Cyclone Owen is moving slowly over waters off the Northern Territory with...
Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday described the attack on his motorcade near the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in the city as a serious act of disrespect to martyred...
Returning officers (RO) is expected to get the ballot papers seven days before the National Election slated for December 30. Election Commission (EC) Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed said while briefing...
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