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The fisheries and livestock ministry spent Tk 5.84 billion of the total allocation for 48 projects during the period from July 2017 to May 2018. The amount is 70.89 per...
The SAARC Development Fund (SDF), which has just given in-principle approval for two infrastructure projects with a cumulative funding of USD 30 million, would be engaging with top multilateral institutions...
Some 148 companies listed with the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) have increased their paid-up capital through issuing stock dividend worth over Tk 42.77 billion in the outgoing fiscal year (FY)...
Bangladesh has made commitment to the international community to make necessary amendments to the labour law and the export processing zones (EPZs) law by September next, officials said. The commitment...
Aziz Ahmad is one of the unlikely winners of the stand-off between the United States and Iran, turning his modest transport service into an international foreign exchange operation that is...
At least seven women returned home from Saudi Arabia in the last three months with severe psychological trauma, sources said. Bangladeshi domestic helps often fall victim to brutalities at the...
The existing 11-digit Business Identification Number (BIN) will be considered invalid from today (Sunday), officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) said. From July 01, all the existing businesses...
Bangladesh remains one of the world's biggest dumping grounds for worn-out vessels, despite growing concerns about the environmental and labour standards of the ship-breaking industry. The country scrapped about one-fourth...
Javier Mascherano made World Cup history with Argentina against France, but not as he would have hoped after becoming the most carded player in the tournament’s history. Red and yellow...
Kylian Mbappe announced himself on football's biggest stage with two fine goals that gave France victory in a classic World Cup encounter with Argentina on Saturday, and a place in...
Students feeling overjoyed at the GPA 5 bonanzas in the results of secondary and higher secondary examinations are nowadays a routine. What stands out glaringly is their parents' elation, which...
The government is reportedly working on a draft jute policy. There is no such policy in the country, which is very much necessary to make the jute sector an important...
If the banks write off bad loans from their balance sheets, their financials get a better look. But they are unwilling to do so. This is not surprising, for, the...
The small and lone German flag that fluttered half-mast atop a building opposite to Eastern Plaza in Dhaka was unlikely to have been positioned as a mark of mourning but...
Our CorrespondentBOGURA, June 30: Cultivation of two paddy varieties - Jirashail and Parija - is gaining momentum in the district this season.Sources said the growers achieved a noticeable benefit last...
The most recent economic reality looks to be one of a backlash against trade on a global scale, as governments around the world launch protectionist economic policies and tear through...
Every defeat, every loss teaches us a precious lesson on how to improve our performance the next time. To bear defeat with poise, to accept criticism with composure, to receive...
President Trump's protectionist trade policies have increased tensions with US trading partners worldwide and prompted challenges before the World Trade Organisation (WTO). He even invoked the Trade Expansion Act of...
The National Identification (NID) card has become a ubiquitous necessity in everyday lives in Bangladesh. Money transfer through use of mobile financial services (MFS) like bKash, iPay and Rocket requires...
Placed back on a terror financing watch list this week, Pakistan to tighten regulations and follow an action plan to curb money laundering and terror financing. Pakistani officials attending a...
A fisherman was killed after being hit by a thunderbolt at Dolor haor in Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Selim Mia, 28, son of...
India handed over 12 Bangladeshi nationals including four women to the concern authorities through Benapole check post on Saturday. Indian police handed over eight water-transport workers to Benapole Immigration Police...
The World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim arrived in the city on Saturday afternoon to accompany United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to visit Rohingya camps. The UN Secretary...
Two hosts on US Spanish-language network Telemundo have been suspended after making racist gestures while celebrating South Korea's win over Germany. The win meant that Mexico was cleared to advance...
FIFA World Cup fever has overwhelmed the world and has even touched the political sphere of Bangladesh. Many political leaders in the country are as enraptured by the World Cup’s...
Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli has dropped striker Gonzalo Higuain and replaced him with midfielder Cristian Pavon for the blockbuster World Cup round of 16 match against France on Saturday. Sampaoli...
The global healthcare tourism market is steadily maturing, reflected in the growing number of patients travelling overseas for medical treatment. Credible industry reports estimate that the global medical tourism market...
Jails across the country are crowded with nearly three times more inmates than their capacity thanks to the wholesale arrest of people during the ongoing anti-narcotic drives, causing immense sufferings...
Migrants saved by non-governmental organisations (NGO) boats will not be allowed into Italy, said rightwing Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. Mr Salvini has often accused the NGOs of encouraging the trafficking...
ICCB emphasised on timely action to avoid falling into the 'middle-income trap" where a number of countries are stuck in the lower-middle income status and are unable to move up....
At least 10 students were injured during a factional clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) over establishing supremacy at Brindaban Government College in the district on Saturday....
Tens of thousands of people are expected to join nationwide protests across the US over the Trump administration's strict migrant policy. More than 630 events are planned calling for migrant...
The charge sheet in a case filed over the attack on Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan will be submitted soon. The chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit...
Mayor-elect of Gazipur Jahangir Alam and commissioners of the city corporation called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her Gonobhaban residence in the city on Saturday. Sheikh Hasina greeted the...
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer arrived in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon to observe ICRC's work in Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar. Before his...
Police arrested 39 leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) while they were allegedly planning sabotage at the house of a BNP central leader in Kushtia on Friday night....
An Egyptian court on Saturday delayed a final ruling in a case against 739 people involved in a 2013 sit-in protest that was broken up by security forces. "Defendants could...
Benapole port on Thursday launched a new mobile scanner with a view to controlling tax evasion as well as to check imported goods faster. The customs authority has made the...
US intelligence agencies believe North Korea has increased production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent months and may try to hide these while seeking concessions...
The Syrian army seized more towns in the southwest on Saturday, as air strikes pounded others that still held out against the rapid offensive. On the other hand, the rebels...
Germany’s parliament on Friday approved a financial aid package for Greece that is designed to ensure Athens can stand on its own feet after it exits a third bailout programme...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh’s economy is now strong enough to implement 90 per cent of its annual budget from its own resources. The Awami League president came...
The US government said in a court filing on Friday that it has the right to detain children and parents caught crossing the US border illegally for the duration of...
A man has been killed in an alleged shootout with police in Jashore. The shootout occurred in Jhikargachha upazila’s Kayamkulam Baghmara in Jashore early Saturday, said Fakir Azizur Rahman, local...
Five Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed and another six injured when huge boulders rolled down on their bus following a mudslide triggered by monsoon rains in India’s remote northeast, police...
Germany’s Thyssenkrupp and India’s Tata Steel signed a final agreement on Saturday to establish a long-expected steel joint venture, the European steel industry’s biggest shake-up in more than a decade....
First Finance Limited has celebrated its 25th anniversary in a ceremony at the head office of the company in the capital city on Thursday. Miah Nuruddin Ahmad, chairman of the...
The Halda River, the biggest natural fish breeding ground in South Asia, is facing ‘severe’ pollution by industrial wastes carried in by flash floods, says Halda River Saving Committee. The...
Pragati Life Insurance Limited has recently entered into a strategic partnership agreement with CMED Health. M J Azim, CEO of Pragati Life and Khondaker A Mamun, PhD, Chairman of CMED...
Rohingya refugees returning to Myanmar will have no explicit guarantees of citizenship or freedom of movement throughout the country, under a secret agreement between the government and the United Nations...
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