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Bangladesh is set to ink a deal with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) this year to expand trade and commerce, including duty-free market access to Russia, and tap the potential...
President Donald Trump, under intense pressure from moderates in his own party over his Supreme Court nominee, on Friday ordered an FBI investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh...
The government is set to finalise the draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) on National Trade Portal (NTP) next month, officials said. In line with the move, the ministry of commerce...
Stocks extended the losing streak for the fourth straight week that ended on Thursday as risk-averse investors continued their selling spree on large-cap stocks. Market insiders said the ongoing pessimism...
The death toll from the earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi jumped to 384 on Saturday, authorities said, with many of those killed swept away by giant...
Eight more listed companies recommended dividend last week which ranged between 15 per cent to 55 per cent for the year ended on June 30, 2018 while two companies declared...
The exporters who are outside the bonded warehouse facility can receive duty drawback without showing physical inspection reports of export items. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has relaxed the...
The import of kitchenware has been shrinking gradually in the country as local companies have captured a major share of the domestic market. Local manufacturers are now steadily expanding their...
The central bank has warned seven banks as unsettled import payments reached an all-time high of US$ 39 billion until August 31 this year, officials said. The country's overall import...
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) has failed to make any significant improvement in its services although the government has invested Tk 456 billion over the last 10 years for the organisation,...
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has planned to give priority to gearless vessels to call the port as three new key gantry cranes arrived and more are scheduled to reach...
Bangladesh fought bravely after a horrible middle-order collapse to take the Asia Cup final to a nail-biting last-ball finish before India pulled off an extraordinary escape on Friday. The reigning...
The Digital Security Act (DSA) just passed in the parliament suffers from the following fundamental flaws: In trying to make a law to prevent crimes through digital devices and provide...
Air-conditioned (AC) bus for the regular commuters in Dhaka city is not a matter of luxury but a necessity. A good number of regular commuters are ready to pay higher...
Transfer of assets to the extreme poor assumes a programme of immense importance these days. Both the government and NGOs are carrying out such programmes with the belief that it...
This year (2018) marks the centennial of the birth of the iconic leader late Nelson Mandela. He was the first democratically elected President of South Africa, "a giant of history"...
Wrapping my fingers firmly around the shoulder of my driver, I knew this was not going to be the usual mundane ride. While securing the helmet around my face, I...
Hardly a week passes by when the print media do not carry a picture of deplorable conditions of bridges or their collapse under the weight of heavy vehicles. These bridges...
Shakib Al Hasan has been hospitalised with a finger infection on return from Dubai where he was ruled out of the Asia Cup for the injury. He set off for...
A new United Nations report warns that the potential benefits to developing countries of digital technologies are likely to be lost to a small number of successful first movers who...
Planning Minister ANH Mustafa Kamal has recently raised a serious question of biasness towards the construction of bituminous (flexible) roads despite their poor performance. During a September 22 seminar organised...
Bangladesh scored a meagre total of 222 for all in 48.3 overs against India in the final of Unimoni Asia Cup despite a brilliant maiden ton by Liton das on...
Investments in green initiatives have increased by 8.90 per cent at the end of April to June quarter of 2018 compared to the previous January to March period. According to...
The entire country will be brought under 100 per cent electricity coverage by December this year. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid Bipu came up with...
Love for tree is inherent in man. To see a sapling planted in one's hand to grow to maturity and, in case of a fruit tree, bearing fruit is to...
The cuisines of China have evolved over the centuries into one of the best in the world. Food has played an auspicious role in nearly all aspects of Chinese society...
A pioneer in the field of economic journalism, a man of exceptional probing mind, a professional journalist with a strong commitment, late Abul Hasanat Mohammad Moazzem Hossain (January 1, 1948...
My 7-year-old grandson Ozayer is excited and crazy about buying a cow for sacrifice for the Eid-ul Azha. He is very popular in our immediate neighbourhood in Dhanmondi Residential Area...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram Mymensingh, Dhaka & Sylhet divisions...
A teenage boy was allegedly tortured to death by police in Ananda Bazar area of Zanjira upazila in Shariatpur on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Pavel Sheikh, son...
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda is trying to intimidate BNP by giving statement about the risk of its...
Eon Agro Industries Limited, a sister concern of Eon Group of Industries, inaugurated the process of sales for the Preet tractor through Eon Motors. Eon, one of the leading agro-based...
A major 7.7 magnitude earth quake struck off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, prompting a tsunami alert hours after a milder quake brought down houses in the same...
Bangladesh have scored 86 for no loss in 15 overs against India in the final of Asia Cup 2018 on Friday at Dubai. Earlier, after winning the toss, India invited...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has assured Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of his 'full support and all-out cooperation' for the people of Bangladesh. Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque came up with...
Police, in special drives, arrested two drug traders with 55 kilograms hemp from Madhobpur upazila of Habiganj district on Friday. The arrested are Shajol Mia, 40, and Al Amin, 23....
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said his party will remain alert against any violence or anarchy to be unleashed by BNP-Jamaat across the country, including the capital. “Because...
The Election Commission (EC) has come under scrutiny upon its complains that they are left in the dark in decision-making. Questions have also surfaced over the “absolute authority” entrusted to...
Rail communications of Mymensingh with the rest of the country was suspended following the derailment of a freight train near Mymensingh Railway Station on Friday morning. Four wagons of the...
The government has planned to extend the power transmission lines to 36,870kms across the country by 2041 when the country it will produce 60,000MW of electricity. Of the total grid...
A sexagenarian man was stabbed to death by miscreants at Kurua area in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet district early Friday. The deceased was identified as Yealis Miah, 60, a resident...
India won the toss and elected to field first against Bangladesh in the final match of Asia Cup 2018 at Dubai International Stadium on Friday. After a magnificent victory over...
Five people, including four admission-seekers and one guardian, were detained cheating and adopting unfair means during the 'Ka' unit admission test of Dhaka University on Friday. DU Proctor Prof Dr...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted for the first time that extrajudicial killings had happened under his government’s brutal war on drugs. Duterte came up with the statement in a...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a young man along with five gold bars worth Tk 2.15 million from Benapole Port Police Station on Friday. The arrestee was identified...
Tanzania has opened its first ever flyover in the business capital, Dar es Salaam. It has been named after Roads Agency CEO Patrick Mfugale, who is widely credited for improving...
Fighting to salvage his US Supreme Court nomination, Brett Kavanaugh angrily denied on Thursday a university professor’s accusation that he sexually assaulted her 36 years ago in a day of...
A swarm of bees flew into the engine of a Mango Airlines plane, forcing a delay in flights at the main airport in South Africa's coastal city of Durban. Bee...
Separatist militants raided a prison in northwestern Cameroon and freed about 100 inmates, the government and separatists said on Thursday, as the rebels vowed to block next month’s presidential election...
The industrial production in Japan increased in August from the previous month, marking the first rise in four months, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said in a...
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