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The quota review committee has recommended abolishing the quota system for first and second class government jobs. Should the cabinet approve the recommendation at its next meeting, the gazette will...
Britain’s economy would face a “significantly worse” outlook if the country leaves the European Union (EU) next year without a deal than if it reaches a Brexit agreement, IMF said...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has nearly doubled promotions of top American diplomats as he seeks to restore diplomatic ties with a workforce alienated by his predecessor, Rex Tillerson....
Mideast stocks opened lower on Monday as investors worried about reports the United States was preparing a new round of tariffs on Chinese imports. Such a move would set up...
Sweden’s clothing-retailer H&M reported stronger-than-expected sales growth in the third quarter (Q3) on Monday as the world’s second biggest fashion company said its efforts to compete with online sellers and...
The Yidan Prize, the world's largest prize in education, has announced its 2018 laureates. Larry V Hedges of the US was awarded for Education Research, and Anant Agarwal of India...
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat has said a free, fair and inclusive election is important for a democracy, especially for the one which is on track to become a...
Prime Minister Theresa May said the British parliament will vote to back any Brexit deal she strikes with the European Union and it would not be possible to achieve a...
Out of the 8 finalists, Saima Mehedi Khan. and Samin Alam from IBA, Dhaka University have won tickets to Oslo at the Grand Finale of Telenor Youth Forum, 2018 (TYF),...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its agent banking outlet in Badarkhali Bazar of Chokoria, Cox’s Bazar recently. Jafar Alam, Chairman of Chokoria Upazila Parishad inaugurated the outlet as chief guest....
Chittagong WASA has launched a house-based survey programme in the port city aiming to improve the quality of the water supplied to its subscribers. The programme has kicked off ahead...
Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) and Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden signed an agreement recently in the city. Under this arrangement, premium customers of EBL will enjoy special privileges including special...
BRAC Bank Limited took part in “CMSME Sector & Women Entrepreneur Development and Open Loan Distribution Programme” organised by SME & Special Programs Department, Bangladesh Bank in Barishal recently. Mr....
The police will not have any role in the submission of bail papers by lawyers and their signing by the judge at the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court, a move that...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the High Court order that had asked the authorities concerned to provide first class division facilities to photographer Shahidul Alam...
The Dhaka University authorities have filed a leave to appeal petition against a High Court order that asked the DU authorities to take necessary steps within the next six months...
Egypt says archaeologists have discovered a statue of a lion's body and a human head in the southern city of Aswan. The Antiquities Ministry says the sphinx made of sandstone...
The death toll from Typhoon Mangkhut and has risen to 69 in Philippine and China with dozens missing, authorities said. A Philippine national police report said the death toll as...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Germany agreed that the Federal Foreign Office will grant 1.1 million euros for a project in Cox's Bazar. The funds will be used...
Bashundhara Paper Mills has informed that Xtreme Mosquito Coil has started its commercial operation as a new product of the Bashundhara Paper. According to an official disclosure on Monday, daily...
Most Asian share markets slid on Monday amid reports Washington was about to announce a new round of tariffs on Chinese imports, setting the stage for possible reprisals by Beijing....
The prices of most of the stocks on bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading Monday as investors are showing buying spree on sector specific stocks. Following the...
A Japanese submarine joined a naval drill in the South China Sea for the first time, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday, in an escalation of Japanese activity in...
The Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM) has announced an inter-university capital market case competition for undergraduate and graduate students. Registration for the contest opens today (Monday) and will close...
Intech Limited, an IT company, has signed an 'Exclusive Commercial Agreement' with Indian Minfy Technologies Private Ltd to provide Amazon web services in Bangladesh. The Intech will provide Amazon web...
Speakers at a discussion called on Australia to invest in infrastructure projects and skills development programmes in Bangladesh. They also assured the Australian investors of continuity in the country's economic...
A motorcyclist was killed and 20 other people were injured as a bus lost control and rammed into a motorcycle in Dhopabhita area of Muksudpur upazila on Monday morning. The...
ML Dyeing Limited makes its share trading debut on stock exchanges under "N" category today (Monday), officials said. The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) trading code for the company is "MLDYEING"...
The securities regulator has accorded consent to Golden Harvest Ice Cream Limited, a subsidiary of Golden Harvest Agro Industries, for raising the company's paid-up capital from the market. Earlier on...
Creating enough jobs, improving investment climate and ensuring financial stability would be major challenges for Bangladesh to meet her post-LDC (least developing country) requirements, opined economists and businesses. For a...
A drug suspect has allegedly been killed in a shootout with RAB in Natore’s Baraigram Upazila. The gunfight occurred near the Katashkol Akhroy Kendra at around 1:30 am on Monday,...
Deadly storm Florence drenched North Carolina with more downpours on Sunday, cutting off the coastal city of Wilmington, damaging tens of thousands of homes and threatening worse flooding as rivers...
Leaders of SUJAN have demanded holding a free, fair, transparent and credible election in the country under an election-time neutral government. To this end, they also called for holding a...
The Sampadak Parishad (Editors' Council) has rejected a report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Posts, Telecommunication and ICT on the draft 'Digital Security Act. It has also expressed its...
The country's overall natural gas supply has reached around 3,205 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) riding on the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG). This is the highest-ever gas...
The government has decided to go for the Japanese government's proposal on the city's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line-2 under a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement, not any other proposal, sources...
Now 98 per cent bikers use crash helmets while double riding in the city as the strict monitoring by law enforcers pays off. The riders are abiding by the traffic...
Mobile operator Robi is set to offload its 20 per cent stake valued at US$120 million to edotco Bangladesh, a Malaysia-based telecommunications infrastructure services company. Bangladesh's second largest mobile phone...
The management of the country's main sea port Chittagong should be handed over to an international port management entity to increase its efficiency, an international expert has said. Similar approach...
The world saw a surge of the ultra-wealthy by 12.9 per cent in 2017 with their combined wealth gaining at the proportion of 16.3 per cent. This would have been...
When the guidelines on loan restructuring were issued three years back, its issuer and relevant policymakers were, possibly, aware of the ultimate fate of the move. They knew the borrowers...
Bangladesh's ascendancy to 136th position from 139th in the global Human Development Index (HDI) may not be considered a giant leap but it still is indicative of significant progress for...
The National Housing Finance and Investments Limited (NHFIL) held a workshop on 'Anti-Money Laundering & Combating Financing of Terrorism (AML-CFT) at the MCCI Conference Hall in the city on Saturday,...
At least 100 Myanmar youth activists and journalists called for the release of two jailed Reuters journalists on Sunday, warning that the seven-year prison terms handed to the pair this...
Water level of the Brahmaputra crossed its danger mark today morning inundating the river basin including char areas, reports BSS. According to sources, water level of other three major rivers...
The first part of a two-part series titled Adequate power generation fuels economic growth Shortage of power supply can be a binding constraint to economic growth: Bangladesh came face...
Education Day enters 56th year today, September 17. On this day in 1962, school student Babul, bus conductor Golam Mostafa and domestic worker Waziullah sacrificed their lives in support of...
The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) will allocate two bighas of land in Purbachal area to Bangladesh Security and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to establish a stock market training academy. Housing and...
Tasfia Amin, a schoolgirl who was found dead in Patenga of Chattogram on May 2 last, committed suicide by drowning herself, according to a police report. Sub-Inspector of Detective Branch...
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first two goals for Juventus on Sunday as the Italian champions maintained their perfect start to the season. The forward, goalless in his first three games...
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