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Stocks extended their winning streak for the four straight sessions on Monday, the last trading session before five-day Eid-ul-Azha vacation. Trading and official activities on both bourses will remain closed...
Separate courts in Dhaka on Monday granted bail to 32 students including quota reform activist Rashed Khan, who were arrested during the protests demanding quota reform and safe roads. Dhaka...
The government plans to raise the age limit of candidates aspiring to get into the civil services. “The discussion is ongoing. The process has not started yet, but it will...
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has said all of its member factories have paid festival bonuses and salaries for the month of July to workers. Many member...
Describing China as an important development partner, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Monday) sought more Chinese investment in Bangladesh. “China is our important development partner. So, we expect more Chinese...
Taliban insurgents kidnapped dozens of passengers after stopping three buses in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province. Esmatullah Muradi, a spokesman for the Kunduz governor, said that the kidnapping happened on Monday...
The main congregation of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be held at the National Eidgah in Dhaka at 8:00 am on the Eid day. The...
As the consumption of edible oils continues to grow in the country in pace with population growth and economic development, the import of the commodity also increases gradually and steadily....
PepsiCo has announced it is buying Sodastream for $3.2 billion (£2.5 billion). Israel-based Sodastream makes a machine and refillable cylinders allowing users to make their own carbonated drinks. The deal...
BNP on Monday alleged that homebound eid holidaymakers are going through immense sufferings due to the 'poor condition' of highways and 'mismanagement'. "People heading home for celebrating Eid-ul-Azha are facing...
DHL Global Forwarding has made three major appointments to lead its business in Morocco, Bahrain and Kuwait. The leading international provider of air, sea and road freight services announced this...
Chubb has established a major accounts division in the Asia Pacific region, a dedicated premium service including underwriting, risk engineering and claims for its clients and partners in the region....
Several gunshots were fired early Monday morning from a vehicle at the US Embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, causing no casualties, police and the embassy spokesperson said. The attack...
An Israeli study said on Sunday that fungal infections could be cured using bacteria found in the soil. The researchers tried using bacillus subtilis bacteria, which naturally secrete substances that...
Gareth Bale is doing his part to help Real Madrid get over Cristiano Ronaldo's departure. Bale scored in Madrid's Spanish league opener and set up the other goal in a...
American multinational technology company Apple Inc says it has pulled illegal lottery apps from its App Store in China amid tightening regulation and a barrage of criticism from state media....
At least 14 Backstreet Boys fans have been injured after a metal structure at an outdoor concert venue collapsed in a storm in the US state of Oklahoma. Staff were...
At least three people were burned to death and nine others suffered burn injuries as a fire broke out at Meghna Oil Depot in Khulna city’s Khalishpur area on Monday....
Nine more private university students, who were granted bail in cases filed over ‘vandalism and attacks’ on police during the recent student movement demanding safe roads, walked out of Keraniganj...
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) launched a crackdown on errant building owners in June for violation of construction rules. The city development authority served notices on owners of 1,932 buildings out...
At least 19 people were killed in an Islamist militant attack on a village in northeast Nigeria in the early hours of Sunday, a survivor of the attack said. The...
The Prime Minister’s Office has instructed Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha also known as RAJUK to take action against multi-storey buildings and shopping malls that allocate parking space in their initial designs...
Greece has successfully exited its final, three-year bailout programme, agreed in August 2015 to help it cope with the continued fallout from a debt crisis, the euro zone's ESM rescue...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its Agent Banking Outlet in Sahebabad of Brahmanpara, Cumilla recently. Advocate Abdul Matin Khasru, MP, Cumilla-5, also the former minister of Law, Justice and Parliament...
Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution Company Limited (TGTDCL) and First Security Islami Bank Limited (FSIBL) signed on Sunday an agreement for launching online gas bill collection. Under the agreement, customers...
NRB Bank Limited will collect Titas Gas Bill from customers through online. A. K. M. Kamal Uddin, Head of Corporate Banking of NRB Bank Limited and Mahmudur Rab, General Manager...
ONE Bank Limited has recently signed an agreement with Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited. Under the agreement, clients of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited will be...
The Premier Bank Limited and SSL Wireless inked a deal for collecting the Indian Visa Application Processing Fee with The Premier Bank Limited. Subscribers from across the country will be...
With support from MetLife Foundation, Women’s World Banking has partnered with Dutch-Bangla Bank (DBBL) to increase the usage of mobile financial services by low-income women in Bangladesh, said a statement....
Two suspected drug pedlars were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in BSCIC area under sadar upazila of Feni early Monday. The deceased were...
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) members arrested the controller of an international human trafficking racket from Dhaka city's Karwan Bazar area on Sunday. The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Asem. Sharmin,...
Over 150 Eid congregations also known as jamaats will be held in the Rajshahi metropolitan area as the main congregation is scheduled to be held at Shah Makhdum Central Eidgah...
Larry Sloven arrived in southern China three decades ago, just as the region was taking off as the low-cost manufacturing center of the world. Since then, he has exported millions...
Asian share markets crept cautiously higher on Monday as investors awaited developments on proposed Sino-US trade talks and the Chinese yuan rallied away from dangerous lows. MSCI’s broadest index of...
Kay & Que (Bangladesh) has informed that the High Court has cleared amalgamation of Multisourcing Ltd. with Kay & Que. Earlier on June 11 this year, the Kay & Que...
Bangladesh would seek US investment in the country's proposed Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the fourth TICFA meeting to be held in Washington on September 13, officials said. Investment opportunities,...
The government will build a walkway and a bicycle lane across the Cox's Bazar beach to make it more attractive for tourists, officials said. Officials said the Bangladesh Army and...
The shipping minister has warned launch owners of taking legal actions, if they carry extra passengers during the Eid-ul-Azha festival. "I urge you (launch owners) not to carry extra passengers...
At least six people have been killed and eight others injured after a cattle truck crashed into a microbus on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway near Feni. The accident occurred in the...
The board of directors of Dragon Sweater has recommended 5.0 per cent cash and 20 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2018. The final approval...
Forty-one tanneries out of 154 are yet to commence operation at Savar Tannery Estate due to various reasons including unfinished construction work, according to Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation...
Chinese state-owned company Powerchina is aiming to boost its presence in Bangladesh's power, infrastructure and water treatment sector. Increased investment in these sectors is vital for Bangladesh's future development process,...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) injected funds amounting to nearly Tk 3.60 billion into three banks on Sunday to help minimise their cash withdrawal pressure ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha, officials said....
Four state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) are set to provide Tk 6.01 billion in loans to tanners to help them purchase rawhide of sacrificial animals during this Eid-ul-Azha. The loan facility...
Four international port behemoths have queued up to help funding and constructing Bay terminal near Chittagong Port, officials said. Last week, the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) sought opinion of the...
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, as well as Iran and a gas pipeline project that has drawn US ire...
GOPALGANJ, Aug 19: Farmers of the district are facing difficulties in decomposing newly-harvested jute plants for shortage of open water bodies. Sources said the number of ditches, canals and ponds...
Both payers and politicians have mass appeal. The very best on the court, green turf or pitch, athletic or other tracks, in the ring and swimming pool are iconic, so...
The recent directive of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) to the deputy commissioners is commensurate with the murky developments seen lately in the road transport sector. In the note,...
Over five million people in the coastal areas of Bangladesh are directly involved with catching marine fish for a living. The scope for catching marine fish has widened in the...
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