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The World Bank has forecast a growth rate of 7.0 per cent for Bangladesh this fiscal year on the back of robust private investment, increased exports and remittance inflows. The...
Stocks ended slightly higher on Tuesday after choppy trading as investors were active both sides of trading fence throughout the session. Market insiders said a section of investors sold shares...
Production and trafficking of illicit drugs have reached unprecedented levels in Southeast Asia’s Mekong region and East Asia, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning that oversupply increases the risks...
Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) and Futamura Chemical Ltd, a United Kingdom-based company, have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for producing 'Sonali Bag' commercially. BJMC Secretary AKM Tareq (Deputy...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has filed a bail petition with the High Court in a case filed under Special Power Act over torching a covered van in Chouddagram upazila of...
The Vice President of ICSB Mr. Md. Selim Reza FCS along with Mr. Itrat Husain FCS, Past President & Council Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB)...
Rising non-food inflation and expectations for upward inflation may become the challenges for Bangladesh Bank to contain the overall inflationary pressure in the coming days. The latest quarterly review report...
Mercantile Bank Training Institute (MBTI) recently organised a 3-day long workshop titled “SME Financing: Bangladesh Bank Guidelines and Appraisal of Credit Proposal”. Heads of all 129 branches of the Bank...
Italy will not change its budget deficit targets despite pressure from Brussels and its European Union partners, Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Tuesday. Italy last week targeted...
At least two workers were killed while 20 others injured following a blast at a fan factory in Tongi of Gazipur district on Tuesday. The identities of the deceased have...
The University of Central Florida (UCF) in the US has a unique product to sell - experimental Martian and asteroid soil. Interested buyers can get it for $20 a kg...
The country is likely to be hit by at least one cyclone in October after a spell of unbearable heat, Bangladesh Meteorological Department has said in a forecast. The southwest...
Southeast Asian foreign ministers urged Myanmar to give a commission of inquiry into the violence in Rakhine state full mandate to hold those who are responsible accountable, Singapore said on...
The confirmed death toll from an earthquake and tsunami on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island has risen to 1,234, from 844, the national disaster mitigation agency said on Tuesday. A 7.5 magnitude...
Electric cars are poised to arrive en masse in European showrooms after years of hyped concept-car launches and billions in investment by automakers and suppliers. Now comes the hard part:...
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has subtly revealed that she and television producer Brad Falchuk are married. The couple are said to have tied the knot on Saturday at a private ceremony...
Japanese automaker Mazda said on Tuesday that all of the vehicles it produces by 2030 will incorporate electrification, while 5 per cent of its cars will be all-battery electric vehicles...
Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 417 suspects in a money laundering investigation over the transfer of some 2.5 billion lira ($419 million) to bank accounts abroad, broadcaster CNN Turk...
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said BNP will lose its existence as a political party if it does not participate in the next general election. The minister came up...
Professor Shamsuzzaman Khan, director general of Bangla Academy, was appointed as 'Bangabandhu Chair' Professor at Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Monday. The appointment decision was made at the 242nd...
Thirteen people were killed and at least 30 more injured when a military transport truck flipped over on a major road in the Sierra Leone capital on Monday, a military...
Share prices of three companies –Stylecraft, SK Trims Industries, and Dulamia Cotton Spinning Mills –were rising despite having no undisclosed price sensitive information (PSI). Following the unusual price hike, the...
Oil markets were strong again on Tuesday, with Brent crude holding above $85 and near four-year highs reached the previous day as markets prepare for tighter supply once US sanctions...
A municipal councillor who went missing in Brahmanbaria on Friday has been rescued. Police say they found Jakiganj Municipality councillor Shahbuddin Shakil tied up in a sack in Sarail upazila...
Japan’s Nikkei advanced to a fresh 27-year high on Tuesday as stronger earnings hopes underpinned sentiment, while Ono Pharmaceutical jumped. Shares of the pharmaceutical company soared on news that a...
Two, including a teenage a boy, committed suicide in different parts of Magura district on Monday. The deceased were identified as Mistaul Islam, 14, son of Manik Ali of Belnagar...
North Korea said on Tuesday that declaring the end of the 1950-53 Korean War “can never be a bargaining chip” for getting North Korea denuclearised, and said the country “will...
The extent of the devastation caused by an earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi should become clearer on Tuesday as rescuers push into remote areas that have...
The prices of most of the shares witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading Tuesday as investors are active on sector-wise stocks. Following the previous day’s flat movement, the...
Myanmar should start Rohingya repatriation soon, and it must ensure that they return to a society where there are security, peace, justice and better prospects for everyone, said Singapore's Foreign...
At least 42 people have died after drinking contaminated bootleg alcohol in Iran, a government spokesman said. Health ministry spokesman Iraj Harirchi said 16 people had gone blind and 170...
The Malaysian government is discussing with several countries to sign memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the entry of foreign workers to the Southeast Asian country. Malaysian Human Resource Minister M....
Asian shares slipped on Tuesday as relief that the United States had brokered a trade deal with Canada gave way to concerns that negotiations with China were at a standstill....
Fresh from clinching an updated North American commerce pact, US President Donald Trump on Monday criticised Indian and Brazilian trade tactics, describing the latter as being “maybe the toughest in...
The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) is planning to build a mega, modern satellite town at Keraniganj to house thousands of families on the outskirts of the capital. The Rajuk, under...
The securities regulator will organise the 'World Investor Week 2018' during October 7-11 to create awareness among the general investors. The week will be observed in accordance with the declaration...
Net foreign fund in stocks turned positive last month after remaining negative over the period of last five months as overseas investors were putting fresh funds to take advantage of...
The national revenue authorities have decided to open a dedicated unit to handle tax files of the multinational companies (MNCs) operating in Bangladesh. The International Tax Unit (ITU) at the...
Projects under five more sectors are likely to be made eligible for government incentives under the public-private partnership (PPP) initiative, officials said. The finance minister has recently asked the authority...
Accord, a platform of western buyers, has submitted an 'exit plan' to the government to end its ongoing workplace safety activities in the country's readymade garment sector, people involved with...
The country's energy regulator is waiting for issuance of a Statutory regulatory order (SRO) by the National Board of Revenue (NBR), waiving supplementary duty (SD) and customs duty (CD) on...
A measure of US factory activity retreated from a more than 14-year high in September as growth in new orders slowed, but supply bottlenecks appeared to be easing, suggesting a...
Observed on the last Saturday of September each year, the World Rivers Day passed quietly enough for the common people not to notice. This could happen because neither the policymakers...
In many areas of the country, ploughs and cows are being phased out from the agricultural scenario. In the destitution-hit areas in the past, however, humans used to take the...
It was a nerve-wrecking and shocking scene to watch a recent TV footage showing a big three storied building collapsing into a river. The scene was not that of any...
Two people were killed in an attack allegedly over Awami League infighting in Morelganj upazila of Bagerhat on Monday. The deceased were identified as Ansar Ali Dihidar, general secretary of...
BOGURA, Oct 01: T-Aman paddy farmers in the district are worried due to massive pest attack. A good number of farmers said if pest cannot be driven immediately, it may...
JOYPURHAT, Oct 01: Ducks rearing has brought revolutionary changes in the life of hundreds of grassroots people in the district. District livestock officials said people are showing their interest in...
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary said police force is bound to provide desired services and security to the mass people, reports BSS. "Now, the police force...
Romania's Simona Halep maintained the No. 1 spot of the Women's Tennis Association rankings released on Monday, ahead of Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki, reports IANS. Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic...
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