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Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika dismissed two senior generals, the presidency said, a fresh upheaval in the OPEC oil producer’s power structure ahead of a presidential election next year. The generals,...
Thailand’s Global Power Synergy (GPS) Group Company Limited has made the first-tranche subscription of 100 million shares of Beijing Gas Blue Sky (BGBS) Holdings Limited. The second tranche of subscription...
Bangladesh will take on India in the final of the six-nation SAFF Under-15 Women's Championship at Changlimithan Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan today (Saturday). The final of the meet's second edition...
US President Donald Trump asked securities regulators to explore replacing quarterly reporting requirements with half-yearly filings at the urging of executives including PepsiCo Chief Executive Indra Nooyi, reigniting a debate...
Rosamund Pike says that she was asked to strip down to her underwear during an audition for the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day, in which she was eventually...
A student of Brac University drowned in the Bay of Bengal at Laboni point on the sea beach in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Iftekhar...
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) will hold its Distinguished Speaker Series: Report on Revitalising Multilateral Governance at the World Trade Organisation on September 3 at ADBI, Tokyo, Japan. Bernard...
The death toll from 10 days of floods in the Kerala jumped to 324 on Saturday as the south Indian state has been hit with the highest rainfall in a...
A steep downturn in heavyweight Chinese internet stocks and recent weakness in half of the so-called FANG group have some investors worried that a key component of Wall Street’s near-decade...
Huge hilsa netted from the Bay of Bengal and the Meghna estuary have flooded the biggest wholesale fish market of the country at Chandpur Boro Station in the town, bringing...
A 15-kilometre tailback has been created on the Dhaka- Chattogram highway in Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla on Saturday due to heavy rush of vehicles ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, according to TV...
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir should be tried for “treason”, Obaidul Quader has said in reaction to the BNP leader’s “call to liberate Bangladesh”. The BNP secretary general at a rally...
The foreign exchange reserves of India has come within striking distance of falling below the $400 billion mark as the rupee coming under severe pressure due to meltdown in the...
US special counsel Robert Mueller has recommended a prison sentence of up to six months for former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos. Mueller, head of an investigation into alleged Russian...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its 339th branch at Barura of Cumilla recently. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the Bank inaugurated the branch as chief guest....
A day-long Executive Development Programme on ‘National Integrity Strategy’ was held at Al-Arafah Islami Bank Training & Research Institute recently. Deputy Managing Director of the Bank Kazi Towhidul Alam inaugurated...
Bank Asia provided a month-long 47th Foundation Training to its 26 officers in an effort to improve their professional efficiency. Mr. Mohammad Ziaul Hasan Mollah, Deputy Managing Director of the...
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has approved two IPO applications, Ningbo Yongxin Optics Co. and Argus (Shanghai) Textile Chemicals Co, in the A-share market. The regulator approved companies which...
The 1st Meeting of the Board of Directors of Latin America Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LABCCI) was held recently at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon , Dhaka. Mr. Md....
Police recovered two bodies from Mirpur and Daulatpur upazilas under Kushtia region on Monday morning. Being informed by locals, a team of police recovered the body of an unidentified young...
World stocks rose on Friday as news of plans for US-China trade talks soothed nerves over their tariff war, while the recovery in Turkey’s lira ran out of steam. The...
US stocks closed higher on Friday on reports of progress in trade disputes between the United States and its trading partners China and Mexico. The S&P 500 and the Dow...
Environmental activists on Friday called for forming a strong working committee, comprising all government agencies concerned, to make Dhaka city liveable. They also suggested inclusion of urban planners, public health...
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will be out for three months because of a knee injury. The Belgium international, a second-half substitute in Sunday's 2-0 victory over Arsenal, suffered...
At least six people have been killed in a shootout reportedly between two sides of the UPDF Prasit group and the UPDF (Democratic) in the district town of Khagrachhari. The incident...
Fish, meat and aromatic rice have become pricier this week ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. The prices of hilsa, rui and katla have gone up by Tk 150-Tk 200 a kg while...
A schoolboy was stabbed to death allegedly by a shop worker in Agrabad Shishu Park area of the port city on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Imtiaz Hasan...
edotco Bangladesh ("edotco BD"), an integrated telecommunications infrastructure services company in Bangladesh, has been selected by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to obtain a conditional tower sharing incense. Upon...
Amnesty International has called on Bangladesh to end the crackdown on protests that has led to the detention of nearly 100 people. “A pall of fear has descended on civil...
Stocks ended higher last week that ended on Thursday as investors showed their buying appetite on large-cap stocks amid post-Eid positive expectation. Market operators said investors showed their buying spree...
The number of outbound women workers has almost halved in recent months mainly on the strict selection process followed in hiring for Saudi Arabia, officials said. Following a large number...
The city dwellers started on Friday leaving the capital to celebrate the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha with their near and dear ones. Thousands of people thronged the railway stations, bus and launch...
Sacrificial animals are in surplus this Eid mainly thanks to commercial and marginal farmers, officials said. This year a total of 11.58 million cattle are available against the total demand...
The approval of foreign funds for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Bangladesh marked a significant rise in the last fiscal year (FY) mainly due to an increased amount of grants for...
The construction work on the last part of the metro rail corridor was launched this month keeping utility shifting from the 10-kilometre corridor incomplete, sources said. They said Dhaka Mass...
A policy barrier stands in the way of American life insurer MetLife being listed with the local stock exchanges, officials said. Since the lone foreign insurance company is not registered...
The government is set to carry out drastic reforms in the country's gold sector to remove the existing price mismatch between local and global markets, officials said. As part of...
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) will purchase two vehicles to monitor construction of an 11kilometres road in Netrakona, officials said on Friday. The RHD claimed it has proposed to...
Thousands of trade organisations active in the country are set to come under the supervision of a director general as the government is looking to hold its grip on the...
An agreement has been signed between LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited (LHBL) and Delta Life Insurance Company Limited (DLICL) held in the corporate office of DLICL at Delta Life Tower, Gulshan-2 in...
Oil prices edged up on Friday but were heading for yet another weekly decline amid increasing concern over trade disputes and slowing global economic growth that could hit demand for...
Euro zone banks expect demand for corporate and household loans to increase further in the third quarter with credit standards also easing, the European Central Bank said in a quarterly...
Lakshmi Babu, Raja Babu, Laltu and Paltu are proper names of different breeds. If the first two are heavyweight, commanding respect, the last two are surely lightweight and usually used...
Bangladesh's economy has successfully performed among the top 10 fastest-growing ones around the world. It grew at 7.28 per cent in the last fiscal year. As a consequence, it was...
I came to know about the death news of AHM Moazzem Hossain, the Founding Editor of The Financial Express, when I was staying in Bangkok for the treatment of my...
Sometimes a simple example can lead to pushing ahead towards making a big achievement. Such an instance has been created by a little girl focusing on the employment market in...
Noise pollution has been a growing menace in the urban areas of the country. Families living near the roads and highways suffer from acute noise pollution round-the-clock. It is alleged...
The council of ministers has approved the final draft of the Road Transport Act (RTA) 2018 after dogged procrastination and foot-dragging for many years. If passed by parliament, it will...
The miseries caused by the ongoing gas crisis in Dhaka city have reached an intolerable level. The prolonged supply disruptions hitting vast areas of the capital have upset domestic kitchen...
At least 324 people have been killed in flooding in the southern Indian state of Kerala, the regional chief minister says. Rescuers are battling torrential rains to save residents, with...
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