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Police have arrested Rajshahi BNP General Secretary Motiur Rahman Montu in a case filed over the crude bomb attack on a rally of the party's mayoral candidate Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul....
The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) arranged a CPD programme on “IFRS: 16 & IAS: 12” at ICMAB Ruhul Quddus Auditorium, Dhaka recently. Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim,...
The trade prospects between Bangladesh and India are being hindered by some challenges including lack of capacity in the land customs ports, non-payment issue of an Indian company and non-tariff...
Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) organised “Half-Yearly Business Conference-2018” at Le Meridien Dhaka on Saturday. The inaugural ceremony of the conference was presided over by Managing Director & CEO Mr....
Apparel export witnessed 11.64 per cent annual average growth in the last 10 years to FY18. Five of the years were originally marked by double-digit growth while the rest by...
The Chattogram Port Connecting (PC) Road that carries about 50 per cent of the cargoes to and from the prime seaport long remains rutted. Businesses alleged that roughly 6,000 trucks,...
Around hundred per cent enrollment in district’s primary education has been achieved due to various programmes being implemented by the government in last nine and half years. “We have been...
IPDC Finance Limited on Saturday arranged Bangladesh Supply Chain Excellence Award (BSCEA) 2018 in association with Bangladesh Supply Chain Management Society (BSCMS) at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB). It is...
Gunmen have shot dead 11 taxi drivers returning to Johannesburg in South Africa from the funeral of a colleague in Kwa-Zulu Natal, a police spokesman said on Sunday. The drivers,...
The Rapid Action Battalion or RAB has detained two men in a raid on a weapons factory in Cox’s Bazar’s Maheshkhali upazila. The detainees were involved in making and selling...
IIDFC will go public for expansion of its businesses. "The company likes to raise Tk 400 million from the stock market and will apply to the BSEC for the final...
Two earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.7 and 5.7 respectively struck Hormozgan province in southern Iran on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, state television...
Online shopping platform Daraz Bangladesh Ltd (daraz.com.bd) has recently signed a partnership agreement with Rasel Industries Limited. The Head of Electronics of Daraz Bangladesh, Hasan Shariful Islam and Nurul Abser...
Dhaka bourse rose marginally in early trading on Sunday following the mixed performance of the major sectors. The market started the session with a positive note and continued the trend...
The NRB Worldwide Inc, supported by Muktadhara NY Inc, will organise a trade fair in New York from September 21 to September 23, says a press statement. Prime Minister Sheikh...
Police in Los Angeles arrested a man who took hostages and barricaded himself inside a Trader Joe’s store on Saturday, ending a three-hour standoff during which he fatally shot a...
A fire gutted the stage built for the celebration of the 57th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Saturday night. President Abdul Hamid is scheduled to attend the...
A cultural programme was held on Saturday night in the city with the participation and performance of transgender people (hijra), a neglected portion of the society. The programme was organised...
German industry groups warned on Sunday, ahead of a meeting between European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and US President Donald Trump, that tariffs the United States has recently imposed or...
At least four people have been killed when a Thakurgaon-bound bus rammed into an auto-rickshaw on Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in Hajirhat area of Rangpur city on Sunday morning. Two of the...
Tropical storm Son Tinh has killed 20 people, left 16 missing and injured 14 in Vietnam, the country’s rescue committee said on Saturday. Floods triggered by heavy rains hit northern...
India slashed the sales tax rate on over 50 products on Saturday in a move aimed at appealing to traders and the middle classes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government...
A foreign anti-sweatshop advocacy group has strongly condemned the owners' minimum monthly wage proposal for ready-made garment (RMG) workers in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) proposed Tk...
The quantity of LNG (liquefied natural gas) imported by state-owned Petrobangla is diminishing everyday due to 'boil-off' and 'evaporation' as the expensive fuel has been stranded in the Bay for...
Indo-Bangla Pharmaceuticals has again revised the schedule of IPO (initial public offering) subscription. As per the revised schedule, the company’s public subscription will start on August 9 and end on...
Bureaucratic tangle and slow land acquisition have delayed the progress of eight China-funded government to government (G2G) projects. Infrastructure projects like Multilane Road Tunnel under the River Karnaphuli, Padma Water...
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani may offer the Taliban a ceasefire during next month’s Eid holiday after the truce in June which saw unprecedented scenes of unarmed fighters and soldiers mingling...
Higher than targeted private sector credit growth compared to deposits is believed to be the key reason for exceeding the advances-deposits ratio (ADR) by private banks. This was revealed in...
Argentina is “unequivocally” making progress on its goals to cut its fiscal deficit as part of a $50 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said...
The costs of opening up a single superstore in Bangladesh are at least four times as much as those of neighbouring countries, according to an analysis. Businesses have to spend...
The footpath segment and the adjacent open space on the right side of the Balaka cinema in Dhaka in the 1960s were known as an old-book hub. Then a largely...
One has to agree with Prime minister Sheikh Hasina that with pollution threatening the global environment, there is a huge potential for the environment-friendly jute-made goods now being produced in...
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD), a key public sector development agency, is found to be unusually extravagant in fixing costs of its development projects, particularly that of major road...
The World Bank is of the view that after reaching 3.1 per cent in both 2017 and 2018, global growth is expected to decelerate over the next two years as...
As declared in the SDG-2030 Agenda, the transformation of society entails many changes in organizational responsibilities and services to the citizens. Both the public and private sectors have recently taken...
MUMBAI/BENGALURU, July 21 (Reuters): A drop in prices spurred some interest for physical gold in major Asian hubs this week, but failed to stoke significant demand in India as buyers...
The authority of Biman Bangladesh Airlines could not draw up any effective operational plan for its Dreamliner 787 aircraft in last 10 years.The first of the four Dreamliner aircraft is...
MAGURA, July 21: Once the district was enriched by varieties of fishes. History tells the district was named Magura due to abundant production of Magur fish in the open waterbodies....
Real Madrid are lining up Mauro Icardi as Cristiano Ronaldo's replacement, according to reports. President Florentino Perez promised big-name signings while unveiling young defender Alvaro Odriozola on Wednesday. And Argie...
Legal experts have said Myanmar violated its obligations to the United Nations child rights convention in its crackdown on the Rohingyas. Legal experts commissioned by Save the Children Norway analysed...
It is often said that the unipolar world order, dominated by the United States, that emerged at the end of the Cold War has lately shifted to a "multipolar" arrangement,...
It could be described as a counter trade coup of its kinds but the normally impassive faces of Jean Claude Junker betrayed a sliver of a smile as he and...
President Donald Trump travelled to Europe to attend a two-day North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in Brussels beginning on July 11, then from there he travelled to Britain and...
Strong current due to rough weather continued disrupting ferry services on two major routes on the River Padma on Saturday, inflicting miseries to passengers and truckers. Thousands of passengers to...
Facebook wants to launch its own Internet satellite, Athena, early in 2019 as part of its plan to connect billions of people who are still offline. The social media giant...
UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Bangladesh Rushanara Ali arrived in Dhaka on Saturday evening. Bangladeshi origin British lawmaker is paying a five-day official visit aiming to strengthen ties on...
The government will put the special law into effect, if necessary, formulated to set grid and build substation to lessen public sufferings. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral resources...
A grocer was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants at Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Hasibul Islam, 30, son of Abdul Kuddus of Ailhas...
A team of Indian business delegates on Saturday attended a business-to-business (B2B) meeting with Bangladeshi apparel exporters with a view to strengthening trade relationship, especially in textile sector, between Bangladesh...
The red-and-white football tossed to President Donald Trump by Russia’s Vladimir Putin is undergoing a routine security screening, according to AP. The US Secret Service says that’s standard for all...
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