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Bangladesh remains one of the largest recyclers of old ships in the world, despite a decrease in the total tonnage demolished last year, according to a UNCTAD report. The country...
Bangladesh needs to catalyse more foreign and domestic investments if the country wants to attain the middle income status by 2021, a leading chamber has said. "There is no alternative...
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has moved to buy 130 more pieces of equipment by next year aiming to provide better services to port users, officials have said. The existing...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) and Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) have been locked in a row over land acquisition for constructing the longest railway bridge over the Jamuna River. Official sources said...
Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has finally decided to construct a separate Dhaka-Chittagong Expressway, and it has taken a Tk 169.89-billion project to facilitate its construction work, said officials concerned....
Stephen Barclay has been confirmed as the new Brexit Secretary as Theresa May seeks to fill posts in her cabinet. The MP for North East Cambridgeshire and Leave supporter had...
A drug addict man surrendered before police after stabbing dead his father for refusing to give him money for drug in Uttar Ichali village of Chandpur Sadar Upazila on Friday....
Any new economic concept needs time before it gets validated as a theory. The validation has to be backed by empirical evidences and proofs. Even after validation, not all theories...
The Research Almanac 2018 of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) was unveiled recently at Lakeshore Hotel. Dr Mashiur Rahman, economic affairs adviser to the Prime Minister graced the...
A new born baby boy was recovered from a bag left in front of a house at Shamibag in the capital's Gendaria area on Friday. A local woman Romana Akhter...
An addicted man surrendered before police after stabbing dead his father for refusing to give him money for drug in Uttar Ichali village of Sadar Upazila in Chandpur on Friday....
MTB Capital Limited (MTBCL), a subsidiary of Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB), has recently signed an agreement with Krishibid Feed Limited, a concern of Krishibid Group. Under the agreement, MTB...
The news that Bangladesh's poultry industry is set to step on global export market stirs up a mixed feeling. While it feels good as an instant reaction, it must not...
The dates for holding Biswa Ijtema will be announced later, says BSS citing a press release. It was decided at a meeting with two factions of Tablig Jamaat held at...
Three people were killed and 100 others injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League (AL) over establishing supremacy in Nilakkha union of Raipura upazila on Friday. Two...
Jatiya Oikyafront leader Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday urged the newspaper editors to keep close eyes on government activities to hold the next general election in a free and fair...
Since 2003, Doing Business Report has become one of the flagship publications of the World Bank Group. According to the definition of the World Bank, Doing Business Report measures the...
I gained admission into Dhaka University as a first-year honours student in the Economics Department in 1957. I was a resident of SM Hall. That was a period of political...
Establishing a pro-taxpayer environment in an emerging economy like Bangladesh where tax-GDP ratio is hovering around 10-11 per cent, requires a very close review of existing rules and regulations keeping...
There were causes for consternation in recent reports that US buyers could make it cheaper to source apparel closer to home such as Mexico so as to increase profitability. The...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is locked in a bitter public feud with the administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Modi's attempts to encroach on the central bank's...
If I weren't there, mother would have no tension. A sentence uttered so innocently by a city college girl shook anyone at the core of existence, provided that the person...
Diabetes mellitus is a growing worldwide epidemic concern with an estimated number of 330 million people to be suffering from it by 2030. This is a disclosure viewed very importantly...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) was founded in London on November 16 in 1945. To quote from the UNESCO publication, `Its Constitution, drafted in the aftermath...
Physicians see themselves as professionals and as healers, assisting their patients with their healthcare needs. When economists are patients, they probably see physicians the same way, but when they view...
The 'Gha' unit test for admission into first year Honours courses under the Social Science faculty for 2018-19 academic session of Dhaka University (DU) was re-held on Friday. The one-hour...
Michael Gove says he "absolutely" has confidence in Theresa May as she pursues her Brexit deal. Rumours had been rife that the environment secretary would follow fellow Brexiteers out of...
Six-time champion Roger Federer beat Kevin Anderson 6-4 6-3 to secure his place in the semi-finals of the ATP Finals for the 15th time. Federer's victory means he tops his...
Almost half of the registered political parties have applied for the symbols associated with the two major players in the election as they built alliances for the nationwide race. The...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Kazi Bazlur Rahman, a leader of Bhandaria upazila Awami League in Pirojpur. In a condolence...
The Income Tax Fair wore a festive look on Friday as hundreds of taxpayers rushed to its venue in the city to avail themselves of various tax-related services under one...
Around 200 leaders and activists of BNP and its front organisations on Friday joined Awami League at a function at Tangi in Gazipur. They joined the AL by giving bouquets...
The central 14-party alliance will hold a meeting tomorrow (Saturday) at 11:30am at Awami League Office in the city’s Bangabandhu Avenue, said a party press release on Friday. Health and...
For the first time, two leaders of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia have been found guilty of genocide. Nuon Chea, 92, was the deputy of regime leader Pol...
A Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinee was shot dead during a clash between two factions of Awami League at Bashgari under Raipura upazila in Narsingdi early Friday. The deceased was...
Police recovered the bullet-riddled body of a suspected drug pedlar in Cox’s Bazar in the early hours of Friday. The victim was identified as Belal, 35, a criminal listed by...
Election Commissioner Kabita Khanam says that no countries can ensure completely fair elections. “We want an election acceptable to all and will make sure it remains beyond question,” Kabita said...
Jatiya Oikyafront leaders, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, are exchanging views with editors of print media at Hotel Lakeshore in the city on Friday. The view-exchanging programme began at 3:30pm....
Chinese investors have shown their keen interest to invest in ceramics, pharmaceuticals, apparel, polyester staple fiber (PSF), leather and some other sectors in Bangladesh. They expressed the keenness while visiting...
The BNP has accused the Election Commission of providing special privileges to the ruling Awami League. “The Election Commission is providing ruling party members with information and easy access to...
A Dhaka court has granted police five days to question in their custody seven BNP leaders, including Nipun Roy Chowdhury, for their alleged links to Naya Paltan violence. Dhaka Metropolitan...
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has decided to upgrade the Jatrabari-Demra road into four-lane one with a view to easing congestion around Kanchpur bridge areas, officials said on Wednesday....
The authorities of the Islamic University (IU) have introduced the Vice-Chancellor Gold Medal for teachers at the university in Kushtia. The decision was taken at the 114th academic council meeting...
Expressing its grave concern over the deteriorating human rights situation in Bangladesh, the European Parliament has called upon the government to address the human rights challenges and comply with its...
Turkish police on Friday detained at least 12 people, including academics, in Istanbul over their suspected links to a group believed to be behind a failed coup in 2016. The...
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the army to protect Chinese companies following a spate of thefts. Addressing a group of 120 Chinese investors on Wednesday, Museveni announced increased patrols...
Efficient credit guarantee scheme can help accelerate the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), bankers and experts said on Thursday. The concept, which has been practiced in over 100...
The number of people missing in northern California's devastating wildfire has leapt to more than 600, and seven more bodies have been found, according to local authorities. The missing persons'...
The Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in its regular drive against traffic rule violations filed a total of 3,221 cases against different modes of vehicles in Dhaka on...
Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) with the support of the World Bank has constructed 1,70,679 hygienic latrines against a target of 1,70,000 in the rural areas under its Output-Based Aid...
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