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Bangladesh's imports grew by more than 6.0 per cent in the first two months of fiscal year 2018-19, after a record 105.07 per cent increase in oil, officials said. The...
Bangladesh will press for establishing direct connectivity and trade arrangements with Russia at an upcoming bilateral meeting in Moscow next week, officials said on Wednesday. Dhaka will also request Moscow...
Excessive concentration of population and economic activities in Dhaka is impeding the growth of Bangladesh, experts cautioned at a seminar in the capital on Wednesday. The country's suburban areas, including...
Many parents have dreams to send their children abroad for higher studies. Among all the other countries, UK is known to have one of the best educational standards. In 2018,...
Success in business is normally associated with an outgoing go-getter attitude and being an extrovert is generally encouraged in any business setting. However, for an introvert, this type of attitude...
Bangladesh Medical Students' Scientific Congress 2018, popularly known as BIMSSCON 2018, took place on October 04 and 05 at Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS). After completing successful rounds...
On October 13, It's Humanity Foundation (IHF), a non-profit organisation catering towards the betterment of rural and underprivileged children, organised the annual science fair-- The Joy of Innovation 2018. Title...
Appreciating massive development of Bangladesh, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has wished the continuation of the present government in the coming days. Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque said...
With steep decline in manpower export to the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia, the country's remittance earnings from the non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) abroad are likely to fall in the coming...
America continues to be in a state of civil war. Not just a civil war, but the civil war. In the first round, back in the 1860s, the Confederacy lost....
The Middle East (ME) countries have channelised the recruitment of migrant workers meant both for government and private employment through kafala (sponsorship) system. Under this scheme, the original employers request...
Even a few years back, Bangladesh's private sector hardly knew how to go for foreign borrowings for their business needs. As such, they did never ask for permission from Bangladesh...
Currently, many low-and middle-income countries provide demand-side financial incentives (DSF) to improve healthcare services and health-related behaviour. Demand side financing is a tool to improve utilisation of underutilised services. By...
All is not well in the agricultural sector. In sync with continuous decline in its contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP), per capita farm land holding has been shrinking...
Despite a number of efforts, public transport system in the country continues to be inefficient and chaotic. The inefficiency has made mobility of the people costlier, mostly in the urban...
With less than three months to go before the mandatory elections and no official timeline declared as of yet, fear and attention appear to have veered away from the crisis...
RANGPUR, Oct 17: Commercial cultivation of malta has ushered in a new hope to the growers of different areas in the district in recent years. According to agriculturists the soil...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the newly-constructed Chancery Complex of Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh of Saudi Arabia. She launched the two-storey complex unveiling its plaque at a ceremony at...
An activist of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS) was shot dead by unidentified miscreants at Biharpara under Naniarchar upazila in Rangamati on Wednesday evening. The deceased was identified as...
Google is dropping restrictions it imposed on Android-device-makers, following a clash with the EU. It is ending a ban on manufacturers having a line-up that includes tablets and phones powered...
The government has reduced the cost of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service that enables the customers to switch to different operators without changing their existing mobile phone numbers, from Tk...
Eighteen people were killed and dozens injured at a college in the Crimean Black Sea region of Russia on Wednesday when at least one attacker set off a bomb in...
Police on Wednesday recovered the body of a man who went missing a month ago from Habibpur village of Jibannagar upazila in Chuadanga. The deceased was identified as Ziarul Islam...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia to invest in Bangladesh for mutual benefits, profit and prosperity. “I invite you to come to Bangladesh with your business,...
The 54th birthday of Shaheed Sheikh Russel, younger son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be observed tomorrow (Thursday). Sheikh Russel, younger brother of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was born...
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) quizzed five Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) officials on Wednesday for giving Tk 500 million (Tk 50 crore) loan allegedly to ineligible individuals and obscure companies without...
India's Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar has resigned from office amid sexual harassment allegations raised by his former colleagues. The editor-turned-politician was accused of sexual harassment by...
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said Jatiya Oikya Front, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, has been formed to 'restore' democracy and people's voting rights. "No democratic...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday had a meeting with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at his royal palace in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). Hasina's meeting with Salman, also...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken an initiative to procure and install 10,000 electronic fiscal devices (EFD) in 13 types of business entities from next year in a...
Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Bangladesh is a role model in showing the world that even a developing country could roll out so many trends setting climate initiatives...
A YouTube gamer who posted videos of himself cheating at Fortnite is being sued by its developer Epic Games. Brandon Lucas has attracted 1.7 million subscribers to his Golden Modz...
Two female suspected militants surrendered in response to the request of law enforcers on the second day of the 'Gordian Knot' operation at the another 'militant den' at Gangpar in...
BNP on Wednesday claimed that the 20-party alliance still remains intact as only a few leaders of its two components quit the coalition in a bid to make their 'personal...
Bangladesh has taken 103rd place out of 140 nations in the annual World Economic Forum global competitiveness ranking. The latest ranking shows Bangladesh slipping below 100 again after it had...
The MGH Group has been presented with the ‘India’s Greatest Brands – 2017-18’ award. The ‘India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders’ awards are among India’s most prestigious in the business sector...
Longway AI Technologies (Singapore) and General Vision - one of the top 10 Artificial Intelligence companies in the world - have signed a research collaboration agreement to develop a Cognitive SSD....
A least four people, including a fisheries department officer, have been injured as some fishermen allegedly attacked members of a mobile court at Shotaki area in Matlab Upazila of Chandpur....
The number of rubella infection cases in Japan has risen to more than 1,100 so far this year, 12 times higher than previous year, with more than 70 per cent...
Mobile financial service provider, bKash Limited has recently signed an agreement with the clothing and lifestyle brand ECSTASY, facilitating the customers to pay through bKash while making purchase at physical...
Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday, continuing its recovery from last week’s sharp downturn with a turnaround by Wall Street peers lifting technology stocks. The Nikkei ended the day...
Asian shares rose on Wednesday as robust US corporate earnings and encouraging data assuaged worries about softening global growth. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 1.3 per cent to 22,842.12. The...
A maintenance worker from Belgian air force accidentally fired a M61A1 20mm Vulcan cannon from an F-16 jet he was working on at Belgium's Florennes Air Force Base earlier this...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will quiz Transcom Group Chairman and chief executive officer Latifur Rahman on Thursday over allegations of amassing wealth illegally The ACC sent a letter signed by...
Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited handed over motorcycles among 13 champions from the best painters of Berger ‘Samporko Club’ chosen through raffle draw from each sales office across the country. ...
The members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational (CTTC) have deployed a drone to observe the situation at the second 'militant den' at Gangpar area in Madhabdi municipality of Narsingdi. On...
Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited recently signed an agreement with West Zone Power Distribution Co. Ltd. M. Akhter Hossain, Deputy Managing Director of Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd. and Md. Shafique Uddin,...
Dhaka East Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a business development conference recently at Islami Bank Tower. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank addressed...
An international sourcing show for leather and footwear is going to be held in the capital next month to promote the country as a major sourcing destination for footwear and...
Farmers in the Nilphamari district are setting up light trap in their cropland for pest management and becoming successful. DAE sources said some 5,935 light traps have been set up...
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