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Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader sees no necessity of a neutral government during parliamentary election. "The Election Commission will conduct the election. So, the EC needs to be neutral...
Stocks ended marginally higher on Sunday as some investors went on late hours buying on sector-wise stocks. Analysts said despite the managed to close green, investors remained followed cautious and...
A three-day ‘Non-fiction Book’ fair has started at the premises of Dhaka University (DU) campus today (Sunday). DU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman released colourful balloons at around 10:30...
Deadline for taking part in the first ever Inter-University Capital Market Case Competition, jointly organised by Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM) and Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), is approaching. The...
Nigeria’s ruling party has nominated President Muhammadu Buhari as its candidate to stand for re-election in February 2019, a spokesman for Buhari said late on Saturday. Buhari had run unopposed...
A section of casual workers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines went on work abstention and staged demonstrations at Shahjalal International Airport on Sunday morning demanding regularisation of their jobs, hampering the...
General Motors’ joint venture in China, Shanghai GM, will recall more than 3.3 million Buick, Chevrolet, and Cadillac vehicles from October 20 because of a defect with the suspension system,...
NRB Commercial Bank Ltd. has recently organised Branch Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officers (BAMLCO) conference-2018 at Hotel Westin, Dhaka. The conference stressed on different aspects of Money Laundering and terrorist...
Tens of thousands of women have taken to the streets of Brazil to protest against the far-right presidential election front-runner Jair Bolsonaro. The words Ele Nao (not him) were seen...
The toll from an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia soared on Sunday to 832 confirmed dead, with authorities fearing it will only climb as rescuers struggle to reach outlying communities...
DBL Group has won the 8th HSBC Export Excellence Awards under Group A of the “Exporter of the Year - Ready Made Garments” category for successfully completing an annual export...
Cyber Crime Awareness Foundation is set to launch a month-long cyber security awareness campaign across the country on Monday. To mark October as the National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), the...
The United States of America has called on the government of Bangladesh to consider changes to the recently passed Digital Security Act (DSA). The US thinks changes in the law...
Minister, an electronic brand of the country has inaugurated a new factory at Trishal of Mymensingh. Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed opened the factory at a ceremony on the...
FBI agents investigating US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have contacted the second woman to accuse him of sexual misconduct, her attorney said on Saturday. The announcement by Deborah Ramirez’s...
Kurds began voting in a parliamentary election in their semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq on Sunday, a year after a failed bid for independence. With opposition parties weak, the Kurdistan...
US President Donald Trump called Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Saturday and they discussed efforts being made to maintain supplies to ensure oil market stability and global economic growth, Saudi...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reached London on her way back to Dhaka after wrapping up her weeklong visit to the United States to attend the 73rd UN General Assembly...
Voting machines pose "serious risks" to US security, hackers are warning. A report outlines major flaws in voting hardware, weeks before US mid-term elections. One ballot machine, used in 23...
The board of directors of Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL) has recommended 5.0 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2018, said an official disclosure...
Police recovered the bodies of three suspected robbers from Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban district on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Anwar Hossain alias Anaia, 27, son of Abdus...
Real Madrid missed the chance to go two points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga as they drew 0-0 with Atletico Madrid on Saturday in an edgy,...
The board of directors of Olympic Industries has decided to import capital machinery worth an aggregate amount of Tk 136.87 million for enhancing production capacity. The company will import a...
A stunning 30-yard strike from Daniel Sturridge earned Liverpool a point at Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday, his 89th-minute effort cancelling out Eden Hazard’s fine first-half finish. Chelsea...
At least 193 people have been tested 'human immunodeficiency virus' or HIV positive in the country's eight southern districts, says a report released by a local voluntary organisation. Among the...
Tesla Inc and Elon Musk have agreed to pay $20 million each to financial regulators and the billionaire will step down as the company’s chairman but remain as chief executive,...
A man accused in drugs, weapons and robbery cases has been killed in an alleged ‘shootout’ in Cox’s Bazar district. The incident took place in Moheshkhali region on Sunday. The...
Pressure is mounting from different quarters for accepting transitional arrangements made by two platforms of global apparel retailers, garment industry insiders said. European brands, global rights groups and their local...
Rapper Kanye West is changing his name - to Ye. Announcing the change on Twitter on Saturday, he wrote: "The being formally [sic] known as Kanye West. I am YE."...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered the bullet-hit body of Bangladeshi national from Ratnai border point in Baliadangi upazila on Saturday night. The victim has been identified as Saidul...
After lengthy delays, an $8.2 billion revamp of a colonial-era rail line snaking from the Arabian Sea to the foothills of the Hindu Kush has become a test of Pakistan’s...
The board of directors of IFAD Autos has recommended 22 per cent cash dividend for shareholders (excluding sponsors/directors) and 10 per cent stock dividend for all shareholders for the year...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left New York for Dhaka after wrapping up her weeklong visit to the United States to attend the 73rd UN General Assembly session. A British...
Confidence Cement Dhaka Limited (CCDL), an associate of Confidence Cement Limited (CCL), recently signed a contract with China National Heavy Machinery Corporation (CHMC) to procure machines for its cement mill....
Supermarket owners said on Saturday that they are facing immense problems in running their business due to frequent harassment by mobile courts of different agencies monitoring food safety practices. Such...
More than 400 people were confirmed killed, many swept away as tsunami waves triggered by a massive earthquake crashed into the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, and authorities expected the toll...
Industries ministry has sought $1.0 billion sovereign guarantee to facilitate a loan deal for the proposed Ghorashal-Palash Urea Fertiliser Plant project. To this end, officials said, a proposal has recently...
The government's plan to build a new crude oil refinery is facing a setback as its design could not be finalised over the past three years. The project has remained...
The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) organised a seminar on investors' awareness, financial literacy and internet trading recently in Cumilla, as part of its plan to 'promote' capital market. The seminar...
The intermediaries of the capital market have requested the securities regulator to facilitate implementation of their demands, including revision of the banks' exposure to the stock market. They also requested...
The country's household debt as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) has been shrinking over the years from its peak in 2005. The household debt means the purchase of residential...
Barcelona's Lionel Messi set up fellow substitute Munir El Haddadi to rescue a late 1-1 draw at home to Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, but the reigning champions still dropped points...
A High-Level Side Event on Social Business, Youth and Technology was held at the United Nations Headquarters recently. The event was co-sponsored by the governments of France, Luxembourg, Slovenia,...
A day-long conference of Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) for the Chief Regional Managers and Branch Managers of Cumilla division was held at the BARD auditorium of Cumilla on Saturday. The...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has signed an agreement with Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) recently at BREB Office. Abu Reza Md. Yeahia, Deputy Managing Director of the Bank and Md....
One of the long-standing problems of economic management of Bangladesh has been related to its taxation regime, and income taxation in particular. Government tax revenue equals about 11 per cent...
A recent front page FE photograph of a vast railway land lying uncared for in Dhaka is in sharp contrast with a news report about the Dhaka South City Corporation...
Imagine a world in which the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were more client-driven. Ahead of the gathering - this year's will take place in Indonesia in...
Result of admission test of Dhaka University's 'Kha Unit' (Arts Faculty) for 2018-2019 academic session shows that 4,747 students out of 33,897 (14 per cent) who appeared in the tests...
Over the last decade, research by many economists, including us, arrived at a broadly shared narrative of the 2008-2009 financial crisis. As we describe in our new book, A Crisis...
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