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Redoine Faid, a French gangster who broke out of jail using a hijacked helicopter in July, has been recaptured, police sources say. The country's most wanted fugitive, he was detained...
Japanese stocks fell on Wednesday morning as automakers were hit by a sharp drop in US new car sales last month while other stocks, including financials, retreated after a rally...
Asian markets were mostly lower on Wednesday on jitters over the simmering US trade dispute with China and the weak Japan data released today. Japan's services industry grew at the...
A Jubo League leader has been hacked to death in Sirajganj. The incident took place at Ranigram Bazar area at around 9:00 am on Wednesday, said Mohammed Daud, chief of...
Bangladesh will hold talks with Dubai-based Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) to set up an liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal in the country, a Dhaka-based official said on Tuesday. “ENOC...
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has organised a seminar on ‘Rohingya Influx in Bangladesh: Impact on Water and Environment’ on its campus in Bashundhara area of Dhaka city. Farah Kabir, Country...
A readymade garment factory was gutted by fire today morning. The incident took place at Borobari in Gazipur city at around 9:00 am. According to Md Akhteruzzaman, assistant director of Gazipur...
A young man was crushed under the wheels of a train at Rajshahi’s Puthia upazila. The deceased was identified as Emdadul Haq, 22, son of Rezaul Karim of Khudrajamia village...
The board of directors of ACME Laboratories Limited has recommended 35 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on 30 June 2018. The final approval of dividend will come...
The prices of most of the shares saw upward trend in early hour of trading Wednesday as investors are showing buying appetite on sector-wise issues. Following the previous day’s marginal...
Chinese actress Fan Bingbing has been fined hundreds of millions of yuan for tax evasion and other offences, authorities said Wednesday. It comes nearly three months after the star disappeared...
The government's revenue earnings from the Dhaka bourse fell 30 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year (FY) compared to the same quarter a year...
Channelling of green financing in Bangladesh remains largely inadequate, as the central bank's approach in this regard is hardly bearing any result, experts said at a seminar in the capital...
The government is going to set up a technology centre in the Mirsarai Economic Zone to facilitate export diversification, create skilled workforce and support technical development. The technology centre (TC)...
The IPO lottery draw of Kattali Textile will be held tomorrow (Thursday) to allocate 34 million ordinary shares among the successful applicants. The event will be held at 10:30 am...
Motorbike sales have seen a significant rise in the country over the past several years as the import-based industry gets a boost from the government's policy support. According to trade...
A delegation of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) led by its President Mohammad Sanaullah FCS called on Dr. M. Khairul Hossain, Chairman, Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission...
The customs have been asked to bring down physical inspection of imported containers to below 5.0 per cent to expedite delivery, officials said. Customs officials now physically verify 12 per...
The share prices of five small cap companies were rising 'abnormally' despite having no disclosed price sensitive information (PSI) for the recent price hikes. Following the abnormal price hikes, the...
Hundreds of patients were evacuated safely on Wednesday after a fire broke out in the pharmacy building of the Kolkata Medical College and Hospital, officials said. At least ten fire...
The income tax wing has asked NGOs, firms and private organisations to submit their tax returns for fiscal year (FY) 2018-19 in the new form, which was introduced in 2016....
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has estimated a total of Tk 110 billion loss in revenue collection after the government waived import taxes on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). Officials...
Basic pay of the readymade garment (RMG) workers is one of the lowest in the country's industrial sub-sectors, including tannery, pharmaceutical, private jute mills, shrimp and plastic industries. The basic...
PANCHAGARH, Oct 02 (BSS): Pumpkin cultivation has changed the socio-economic condition of many farmers of the district this year. A large number of farmers involved themselves in high-yielding pumpkin cultivation...
The government will to set up a separate primary education board by 2020-21 fiscal year under the Fourth Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP-4). This was informed at the 47th meeting...
Remittance inflow to Bangladesh increased about 32 per cent in September compared to the same period of previous year. According to latest Bangladesh Bank statistics, the expatriate Bangladeshis sent home...
Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency based on blockchain technology where every transaction is recorded chronologically in a publicly distributed ledger, enables worldwide transaction between two parties directly without any financial intermediaries. Its...
The sustainable banking approach is based on certain principles that not only consider profit but also economic and social benefits. The main objective of sustainable banking is to maintain financial...
Poor enforcement in most cases notwithstanding, laws, rules and regulations are formulated abundantly in this part of the world. As far as food safety is concerned, the government appears to...
The concept of 'crony capitalism' or 'cronyism' is closely connected with the idea of rent-seeking and corruption. It incorporates both an ethical judgment and a positive description of a feature...
Isn't it paradoxical that while global garment retailers insist on transforming garment factories into green production units at substantial costs, there is yet no sign of even a marginal hike...
Well, ordinarily, personal or family indebtedness is considered a liability but it has an important economic function in a broader perspective. The famous Shakespearean words -"Neither a lender nor a...
History tells us that agriculture in this part of the sub-continent was based on meeting the needs of households, rather than of the market. The villages were self-sufficient; people exchanged...
Infrastructure investment is necessary, but hardly sufficient to enable developing countries to transform their economies to achieve sustainable prosperity, according to this year's UNCTAD Trade and Development Report: Power, Platforms...
Transparency International, Bangladesh has urged the government to repeal the ‘suppressive’ sections of the Digital Security Bill 2018 which has been passed recently in the parliament amid huge opposition from...
The authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Tuesday suspended seven students, also activists of the JU unit Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), for beating up two journalists on the campus. JU...
NOVOAIR is offering a holiday package of two nights and three days stay in Cox’s Bazar and Kolkata at a reasonable price for the credit card holders of 18 banks....
A recently released research report shows that by late 2017 only 13 per cent of Bangladeshis aged 15-65 used the Internet and social media. This is despite 45 per cent...
The government plans to restore navigability of Old Brahmaputra, Dharla, Tulai and Punorbhoba rivers by June 2024 with an aim to ensure smooth and safe plying of river vessels. The...
Tesco Bank has been fined £16.4 million by the UK financial regulator for failings surrounding a cyber-attack on its customers in November 2016. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said the...
The viva-voce of the 39th (special) Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations for the posts of assistant surgeons will be held from October 10 to 26. The examination will begin from...
Leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Tuesday emphasised reducing the registration fee for lands and apartments. They also called for changing the provision...
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Tuesday urged students to help create a hunger, poverty and discrimination free society through acquiring proper education. "Education is the key to eliminate gender...
A 16-year-old boy in Turkey has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for kissing his 13-year-old girlfriend after teachers found his schoolmates sharing video of the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference today (Wednesday) about the outcome of her recent weeklong visit to the United States to attend the 73rd UN General Assembly....
Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday said that the people of the country like to see JP in power as they are waiting to cast their vote in...
Three scientists have won the 2018 Nobel prize in physics for breakthroughs on high intensity lasers. Arthur Ashkin from the United States, Gérard Mourou from France, and Donna Strickland from...
President M Abdul Hamid is scheduled to inaugurate the first International Folklore Festival on Mukterpara ground in Nekrokona district town on Wednesday. “The President will open the International Folklore Festival-2018...
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has surprised financial markets by leaving its key policy rates unchanged, despite heavy pressure on the rupee currency. Policymakers have struggled to defend...
The US military said on Tuesday it had killed nine militants in an air strike in southern Somalia this week during a battle between US and Somali government troops and...
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