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The neighbouring India has proposed including six new river routes in the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWTT) to facilitate Indo-Bangla trade further through waterways, officials said. Presently,...
Dhaka University (DU) is set to hold its 51st convocation tomorrow (Saturday). A total of 21,111 graduates will attend the programme, the biggest event in the university’s history. President Abdul...
Shares in India’s state-owned oil marketing companies slumped more than 20 per cent to multi-year lows on Friday, a day after the government announced a cut in fuel prices. The...
The rate of participation of women entrepreneurs in government purchase is disturbingly low, thus obstructing inclusive growth and women empowerment, experts said. The government procures about Tk 3.0 trillion worth...
Pakistan on Thursday has ordered 18 international aid agencies to shut down operations and leave the country, said the ActionAid charity, in what would be Islamabad’s latest move against foreign-funded...
A man was killed and four others were injured as they were in the ambulance that collided with a truck on Natore-Dhaka highway on Friday. The deceased was identified as...
Asian share markets were mostly lower on Friday after US Vice President Mike Pence claimed China had meddled with its midterm elections to unsettle the Trump administration, which Beijing has...
Samsung Electronics expects to post record operating profit in the third quarter (Q3), helped by strong demand for its memory chips. The South Korean electronics giant is forecasting operating profits...
A teenage boy was shot dead and five other people were injured in a clash between two rival groups that took place at Faridpur’s Boalmari upazila on Friday. The deceased...
Today (Friday) is the last day of registering with 'invest maestros', the first ever Inter-University Capital Market Case Competition. Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM) and Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has urged the investors to avoid rumour-based investments for the sake of their own interests. The securities regulator laid emphasis on reducing the...
A three-day international workshop ended in the capital on Thursday, with a call for bringing more unbanked people under the banking network through expediting financial inclusion campaigns across the country....
Kattali Textile Limited will allocate 34 million ordinary shares among the successful applicants as the company's IPO lottery draw was held on Thursday. The event was held at the AGB...
Runner Automobiles has appointed authorised distributor in Bhutan as part of exporting motorcycles in the country. The State Trading Corporation of Bhutan (STCB), a state-owned subsidiary company, will play the...
Asia-Pacific countries like Japan and Hong Kong can be lucrative job markets for Bangladeshi female workers, said a survey conducted by a United Nations body. A total of 1,153 Bangladeshi...
Prices of egg increased further in the city this week, hitting a three-year high, according to traders. The kitchen markets also saw supply of some early winter vegetables, but their...
Around 70 per cent of the surveyed banks don't have separate budget for their compliance units that deal with both internal and external issues. But 91 per cent believe compliance...
The country's energy regulator has waived a total of 122 per cent tax on locally-produced natural gas at the consumer end to keep the blended gas price rational with imported...
The central bank assumes that political tensions centring on next general election in the country will be insignificant and hence economic growth and inflation are likely to remain stable in...
Two militants were found dead during a RAB raid on a suspected militant hideout in Chattogram's Mirsharai Upazila on Friday. Gunfire and explosions rang out during the raid on the...
When caught thieves are subjected to merciless physical battering. It is a free for all to try their sadism on the hapless person. An essay on An autobiography of a...
Live lazy. Live long. This could most relievingly be your next mantra. And so the coming Sunday you can afford to wake up, savour the steaming sip of your favourite...
The bears seemed to have asphyxiated the bulls and blown them to oblivion during the first half of 2018; the bulls on Wall Street, returning from their opulent, regal New...
The unusual generosity displayed in the matters of extending pecuniary and other benefits to the public servants might lead many to believe that the government is floating on cash. In...
A common tendency here is to highlight the merit and potential of tourism in the country. Speakers go gaga in seminars and functions marking tourism over the prospect of earning...
The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakhha's (Rajuk's) plan to develop yet another satellite town at Basila under Keraniganj on the western side of the Buriganga looks promising on the face of it....
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) claimed to have evidence of forgery against former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha of taking Tk 40 million as loans from the Farmers Bank. ACC Chairman...
Speakers at a programme on Thursday afternoon said product diversification, tax rates reduction and changed mindset of people is required to revive handloom sector of the country. They also said...
Oil prices slipped on Thursday from four-year highs reached the previous session, pressured by rising US inventories and after sources said Russia and Saudi Arabia struck a private deal in...
'Education' is a social phenomenon as well as an indispensable component of social structure. Since the ancient times, education has been considered the main engine for reconstruction of a society....
Brahmanbaria, Oct 4 (UNB) -Two sisters were crushed under a train at Shimrailkandi under Bijaynagar upazila in Brahmanbaria on Thursday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Pushpa Akhter, 13, and...
Some haggard and apparently dazed Bangladeshi unskilled workers have recently been seen break down inconsolably at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. The scene was not much unusual. Over the...
Customs officials seized 332 kilograms of Ethiopian cannabis, otherwise known as 'Khat', from the Cargo Unit of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday. A total of 17 suspected cartons reached...
BOGURA, Oct 04: Due to repeated bumper production previous year, chilli farming has exceeded target this season in Bogura district. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a target...
RANGPUR, Oct 04: The growers of early cultivated radish in the district are hopeful about achieving a good yield of their produce during the current season due to a congenial...
Cristiano Ronaldo is the footballer with the midas touch and his sporting prowess, star appeal and model looks have already netted him a £350m fortune. Now one of the star's...
In March of this year, the Islamic banking sector in Bangladesh marked 35 years of its existence. Despite all sorts of scepticism, the sector continues to grow at a faster...
The previous Scopus article ("After NAFTA," October 02), was written only hours before the NAFTA deadline approached (midnight, September 30). It anticipated the NAFTA twilight (really, anyone could, the way...
The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will go into its 23rd session on October 21 which is likely to be the last session of the 10th parliament formed after the 2014 national...
Homemaker Khatoon Reza, 55, felt acute chest pain and upon investigation, it was found that she had coronary artery disease, which entailed the removal of the accumulated plaque in her arteries....
It seems the fifth instalment of Rambo will be inspired by Westerns.Sylvester Stallone announced that filming had started on Rambo 5 in a post on Instagram and also revealed his...
Officials of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) detained a Biman passenger along with 12 gold bars weighing around 1.395 kg at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday. However, the...
Two people were killed and 11 others injured in clash between two factions of Awami League over establishing supremacy at Bogargot village in Sadar upazila on Thursday. The deceased were...
Video streaming service Netflix is the world's most data-hungry application, consuming 15 per cent of global net traffic, according to research from bandwidth management company Sandvine. Video in general accounts...
Gareth Southgate has signed a new contract which will see him remain as England boss until the 2022 World Cup. Southgate, whose previous deal was due to end after Euro...
The Appellate division of Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a High Court order that had directed the owners of 'Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan' to provide Tk 500,000 to each family of the...
Chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) Dr Muhammad Sadiq on Thursday said the recruitment through the 40th BCS will be done based on merit, not quota. "The quota...
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Thursday said people will elect his party in the next election as it has no stigma. By electing his party, they will get rid...
AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, newly elected mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC), will take his official charge on Friday. To this end, the RCC has arranged a colourful installation ceremony at...
A Dhaka court on Thursday again deferred the verdict in the New Eskaton double murder case filed against Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of ruling Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan. The...
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