The prices of most of the stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Sunday amid post-Eid optimism. Only one trading session is left before Eid-ul-Azha vacation. Following...
A total of 21 Bangladeshi companies, including apparel and leather units, will participate in a four-day fair in Paris beginning on September 17. The Leather World Paris will feature for...
The country's mobile phone users will have to pay an additional Tk 60 billion (6,000 crore) due to the recent hike in voice call rate, said speakers at a meeting...
Two cattle traders were killed as the vehicle carrying them and their cows collided head on with a pickup van on Nilphamari-Syedpur road at Kazirhat under Syedpur Upazila in Nilphamari...
Prices of some spices in the retail markets have seen a significant rise ahead of holy Eid-ul-Azha, said consumers and small traders. The prices of spices have started rising a...
Electricity coverage through Solar Mini Grid Project (SMGP) in hard-to-reach river islands (chars) have been improving the lives of char people as well as fuelling the local economy. The state-run...
The government has funded Tk 1.0 billion to provide wages and festival allowances for jute mill workers, officials said. The textiles and jute ministry released the non-development loan for the...
A massive quake of magnitude 8.2 struck in the Pacific Ocean close to Fiji and Tonga on Sunday but it was so deep that it was not expected to cause...
Majority of the mutual funds (MFs) declared lower dividends for their unit holders for the fiscal year 2017-18 due to the bearish trend in the secondary market. The trustee committees...
The home-bound passengers, who are going to celebrate the upcoming Eid festival, had to suffer a lot on Saturday due to unwanted disruptions in schedules of trains and buses. Some...
Installation of the 'core catcher' safety system started at unit-one of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) project at Ishwardi in Pabna on Saturday. Core catcher is a device for catching...
In last nine years since 2008, about 416,091 structures were built in the area under the city development authority Rajuk and, of them, only 10.88 per cent or 45,288 got...
Sales of sacrificial animals began in the city's 25 cattle markets on Saturday with their prices showing comparatively higher than that of last year. Traders have attributed the higher prices...
Consumers of Chattogram have started consuming the much expected re-gasified imported LNG from Saturday as the fuel entered into the city's pipeline network after necessary testing, said officials. Some 80-100...
The government has decided to reduce both source tax and corporate tax for all exporters to support them to stay competitive in the international market. The source tax will be...
It is well-known that most perishable food products in the country are laced with dangerous chemicals. Some fruits like mangoes, bananas, malta are ripened artificially. Others are polished with formalin...
Bangladesh is set to celebrate the golden jubilee anniversary of its independence in just a year from now. The country has passed through a long and arduous journey since its...
With navigability of the Padma at Shimulia point severely restricted, limited ferry operation between Shmulia and Kathalabari has left the route far below capacity. This means the Dhaka-Mawa route has...
India clinched the title of the six-nation 2nd SAFF Under-15 Women's Championship for the first time by beating last tournament’s champion Bangladesh by one goal in the final at Changlimithang...
Hundreds of cattle rearers across the district have been applying natural fattening method to sell those animals in the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha market. According to the district livestock office, more than...
An unprecedented scenario has occurred during the presidency of Donald Trump in history of the United States of America as more than 350 newspapers jointly spoke for press freedom. All...
Police on Saturday arrested a Union Parishad (UP) member for allegedly beating the headmaster of a government primary school in Muragacha village of Manirampur upazila. Manowar Hossain, 30, member of...
Historically, the private sector has been unable or unwilling to affordably provide needed services. Hence, meeting such needs could not be left to the market or private interests. Thus, state-owned...
Corporate compliance is an essential part of operations, no matter what industry the organisation is in. Compliance helps cover internal policies and rules as well as national and international laws....
A new term has emerged in the lexicon of economic and business discussions for some time. It is ''financialisation''. It now occupies the same degree of importance as with globalisation...
Partex Cables, a subsidiary of Partex Star Group - one of the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh and Rangs Properties Limited, signed an agreement recently, according to a statement. Under this...
MOSCOW, Aug 17 (Reuters): Stiff new US sanctions against Russia would only have a limited impact on its oil industry because it has drastically reduced its reliance on Western funding...
Whether by accident or design, Turkey is trying to rewrite the chapter on crisis management in the emerging-market playbook. Rather than opting for interest-rate hikes and an external funding anchor...
Prime Minister’s Special Envoy and Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Alhaj Hussein Muhammad Ershad has said his party will remain in the alliance with Awami League (AL) if BNP takes part...
BNP's senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader gave the directives to put barricade in front of BNP leader Moudud...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said a conspiracy is still going on to wage another movement like recent movement for safer roads. "A conspiracy is on to wage...
Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Sunday afternoon to join the fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. It is going to be the fifteenth aircraft...
Jatiya Party Chairman has started a five-day tour to Rangpur to celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha and carry out organisational and social activities. Ershad reached Rangpur city around 11am on Saturday by...
Residents of Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, watched as cattle were lowered by crane from the top of a four-storey home ahead of the Muslim festival Eid-ul-Azha. Unlike other Muslims who...
Traffic congestion started to ease on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway after 11am on Saturday, creating relief for the passengers. Abul Kalam Azad, officer-in-charge of Doudkandi Highway Police Station said the tailback stretching...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) will provide highway traffic updates on Facebook during the journeys ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. The elite force will also provide reports on the conditions at rail...
Customers of digital market solution provider ADN Digital can enjoy the convenience of EBL SKYPAY Payment Gateway. The EBL SKYPAY, an online payment gateway launched by the Eastern Bank Ltd...
Defence experts say Taiwan is responding to China’s arms buildup by developing missiles and interceptors of its own that could reduce Beijing’s military advantage over the self-ruled island. Since President...
World number two Roger Federer won his second game of the day on Friday as he beat Stan Wawrinka to reach the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Masters. The seven-time champion,...
Police on Saturday arrested four people including the Ameer of the upazila unit of Jamaat-e-Islamiduring a drive at Sotokhata village in Dimla upazila of Nilphamari district. The detainees were identified...
Installation of “core catcher” has started at unit no. 1 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) on Saturday. Core catcher, a device for catching molten core (active part of the...
Former cricket star Imran Khan took oath as Pakistan’s 22nd prime minister on Saturday at the President’s House in Islamabad. The new prime minister will have to form a coalition...
Speakers at a function have laid emphasis on increasing the number of courts and annual budget for the judiciary to speed up the entire trial process for women oppression cases...
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed condolence at the death of former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan on Saturday. The President and Prime Minister issued separate messages of...
Body scanners will be used on the Los Angeles subway to screen passengers for explosives and weapons, the local transport authority has announced. It is the first mass transport system...
A French court has ruled that a person cannot change his or her last will and testament by text message, individual's will must be written by hand. It was ruling...
Moscow is determined to take all necessary measures to preserve and implement the Iran nuclear deal, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said. The ministry said Russia continues to consistently implement...
A total of 12 students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) with financial difficulties have been awarded scholarships. Jahangirnagar University Alumni Association in the United Kingdom (JUAAUK), an organisation of former JU...
A woman has had a contact lens removed from her eyelid 28 years after it was thought to have fallen out. The discovery was made by doctors in Dundee after...
Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died at the age of 80 after a short illness, the Kofi Annan Foundation said on Saturday....
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