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Speakers at a seminar on Monday stressed the need for listing more companies having good fundamentals with the country's stock exchanges to enhance the depth of the capital market. They...
The Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM) has announced the names of selected teams for its inter-university business case competition. Top 30 teams have been selected from the online round...
An earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday killed 15 people, injured another 300 and destroyed 40 houses, Jerry Chandler, head of the Caribbean country’s civil protection agency, said on Monday....
The government has planned to issue passport in a single day to meet emergency needs of citizens. Officials said before introducing the super express service, the Department of Immigration and...
Commercial banks have been empowered to lend more as the central bank has relaxed cash reserve requirement (CRR) and statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) rules. Officials said the banks are allowed...
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to find reasons behind the departure of some large foreign investors. In a recent meeting, the PMO...
It wasn't a surprise when the European Union (EU) complained about high-value fixation for EU imports to Bangladesh. It tells on competitiveness and makes imports pricier. And while the National...
In many countries, the increasing life expectancy is nowadays being viewed as a hurdle to their economic strides. The aged in these societies reportedly draw the ire of the younger...
Just over a week has passed after the end of a moth-long programme to bring discipline to the Dhaka roads. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) launched the apparently all-out campaign with...
September 15, 2018 marked the 10th anniversary of the financial crisis that almost killed the American economy. The enormity of the crisis baffled economists who thought they finally had a...
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are considered to be the mother of large industries. There are 7.81 million enterprises/economic entities in Bangladesh. Of these, 0.86 million are SMEs. The SMEs...
Bangladesh is going to participate at World Skills Competition 2109 at Kazan in Russia aiming at branding the country at the global forum as a skilled nation, said a statement....
RAJSHAHI, Oct 08: Commercial cultivation of banana is gaining ground in the district. According to sources, the price of banana remained dull during last year. But, this year the price...
Inter-civilisation means to Desmond Fennell, who has used the term the most, a long-drawn-out phase of 'socio-political, moral and intellectual chaos," often triggered by some cataclysmic event in other arenas,...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Oct 8: Commercial malta farming has brought smile on the faces of hundreds of grassroots peasants in the district this season. Sources said BARI-1 malta variety is popular among...
Codependency never ends well in personal relationships. Judging by the ever-escalating trade war between the United States and China, the same is true of economic relationships. While I published a...
56 teachers of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU) in Tangail on Monday submitted resignation letters as their colleagues were allegedly humiliated by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists. MBSTU...
The surge in garment exports has pushed the country's single-month earnings to hit a record 54.64 per cent growth in September 2018. The export earnings reached $3.14 billion in September,...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been suffering from several complications, including rheumatoid arthritis and out-of-control diabetes, said the five-member medical board, formed by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on...
The High Court on Monday extended until October 11 the bail of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. An HC bench of Justice M Enayetur...
A court in Chattogram has granted a three-day remand to interrogate Maidul Islam, an assistant professor of Chittagong University (CU), in a case filed for making 'derogatory remarks' on Prime...
Ariful Haque Chowdhury took mayoral charge of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) on Monday for the second consecutive term. SCC Secretary Md Badrul Haque handed over the charge to him around...
The Appellate Division has ordered the government to pay the owner of Moon Cinema Hall Tk 990 million, the present-day value of its land and establishments, in a case that...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is set to get new judges as the President has appointed three more judges to the division after a long period. Justice Zinat...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday criticised the physicians who are not available at their work stations at the upazila (UZ) level. "We're appointing doctors and nurses as required, but...
Non-performing loans (NPLs) is creating an impact on capital adequacy of banks, specially the eight state-owned commercial and specialised ones. International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman...
A United Nations (UN) expert said states must accelerate action to address climate change - from solar electricity to climate-friendly agriculture practices - or risk locking in decades of grave...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has detected a move of seeking financial support from banks and financial institutions using forged signatures of the ministry officials. The MoFA issued a...
The draft of Narcotics Control Act 2018 has kept provisions of death penalty for production, trafficking, distribution and use of over 5gm of yaba or 25gm of heroin or cocaine....
Most major Middle Eastern stock markets opened little changed on Monday, while Dubai’s Drake and Scull erased earlier gains to fall in heavy trade, despite approval from a majority of...
Two American economists, William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for integrating climate change and technological innovation into macroeconomic analysis. The Royal Swedish Academy...
European shares fell on Monday as fears a trade war could have a bigger impact than expected on China added to concerns that rising US interest rates are gradually making...
Accounting Entities (AEs), which adopted technology, have made significant improvements in savings of time, cost and rising of revenue, according to a Singapore survey. Those improvements were seen with around...
Stocks ended higher on Monday, snapping a two-day losing streak, as some investors were on buying shares, particularly bank issues. Following the previous two days’ correction, the market opened on...
The annual holy Urs of Alhaz Hazrat Shah Sufi Sayed Hamidullah (RA) will be held at Mia Shaheb's Maidan Darbar Sharif in Luxmibazar area of Old Dhaka on Tuesday. A day-long programme,...
The steep decline in emerging market stocks since early this year are attracting some US fund managers who think they may find long-term bargains amid the sell-off. Portfolio managers from...
BRAC Bank Limited has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Square Hospitals Limited to provide special privileges to its valued customers. Under the agreement, BRAC Bank Women’s Banking,...
At least four people were killed and over 10,000 affected as strong winds and heavy rains lashed out across Sri Lanka over the weekend, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said...
The country’s telecom regulator in September seized nearly 11,000 SIM cards and Tk 3.7 million equipment in connection with illegal Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) business from across the country....
The Taliban on Monday directed Afghans to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections and demanded a complete withdrawal of foreign forces as the only solution to end the 17-year-old war as they...
President Abdul Hamid has assented to the Digital Security Bill passed in the 22nd session of the current parliament, making it a law. His Press Secretary Joynal Abedin said the...
Taylor Swift has spoken out politically for the first time, publicly endorsing two Democrats for the upcoming US mid-term elections. The 28-year-old says events in "the past two years" have...
Walmart Inc (WMT.N) said on Monday it would partner with US movie studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer to create content for its video-on-demand service, Vudu, which the retailer bought eight years...
The Hindus in the country have been celebrating the Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion of Mahalaya, where Goddess Durga is invoked, on Monday across the country amidst ritual festivity. Mahalaya that...
The High Court has acquitted Awami League leader and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya of charges in a 2007 corruption case, overturning the 13-year prison sentence awarded to...
PRAN Group, a leading food processor and exporter, has achieved British Retail Consortium-BRC certificate. PRAN Agro Limited and Natore Agro Limited, two sister concerns of PRAN Group, received the recognition...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its Agent Banking outlet in Loharpool Bazar of Hathazari Upazila, Chattagram recently. Mohammad Ruhul Amin, Hathazari Upazila Nirbahi Officer was present in the program...
South Africa’s Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to sack him after he admitted to visiting the home of the Gupta brothers, friends of scandal-plagued former leader...
Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) signed an agreement with CCR Manager in Singapore recently, paving the way for EBL to join a rapidly growing community of leading global banks. Md....
German industrial output unexpectedly dipped in August for the third consecutive month, data showed on Monday, and the Economy Ministry said production had suffered a weak summer overall. Data from...
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