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Garment workers will get wages for the month of May by June 10 and the festival allowance by day before the closure of their respective units. The readymade garment (RMG)...
A gunman has killed two police officers and a passer-by on Tuesday before being himself shot dead in the centre of the eastern Belgian city of Liege, public broadcaster RTBF...
DHL eCommerce has expanded its Hong Kong distribution centre amid strong e-commerce export growth in China expected to reach €1.6 trillion by 2020. It will support e-commerce export growth particularly...
IFC will launch a report titled 'Cutting Through the Cloth Ceiling: Assessing how IFC’s Work-Progression and Productivity Toolkit helps female workers achieve promotion and boost productivity in Bangladesh’s Readymade Garment...
The Election Commission (EC) has decided to hold the polls of three city corporations—Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barishal—on July 30. The decision was taken in a meeting of the EC on Tuesday....
IPDC Finance Limited and Bangladesh Supply Chain Management Society (BSCMS) will arrange Bangladesh Supply Chain Excellence Award (BSCEA) 2018. International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) is the knowledge partner of...
Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile shield shot down a barrage of mortar shells fired from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday after sirens sounded in southern Israel, warning residents to find shelter....
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) has announced the schedules for examinations of 38th and 39th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) recruitments. The written test of 38th BCS will start from...
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will inject some of its online pharmacy business into a listed unit in a deal valued at HK$10.6 billion ($1.35 billion), the firm...
The civil aviation industry of China made operating revenue of 746 billion yuan (about $117 billion) in 2017, said the official statistical bulletin. The figure is a 15.3-per cent increase...
Daraz (daraz.com.bd), one of the leading online marketplaces of Bangladesh has teamed up with Contrivance International LTD to launch the much awaited OnePlus 6 smartphone. Syed Mostahidal Hoq, Managing Director...
At least nine civilians were killed in a night operation by Afghan security forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar late on Monday, officials said, as fighting continued across Afghanistan....
BRAC Bank Limited organised a day-long programme titled “Women's Leadership Skills Development” for its female employees, said a statement. Ms. Nasreen Sattar, Specialist, Executive Development and former CEO of...
A delegation of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) called on Mr. Shah Md. Aminul Haq, Chairman, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation(BCIC) at his office recently. ICMAB...
One of Kim Jong-un's most senior officials is thought to be travelling to the US, as preparations for a possible historic summit gather pace. South Korean news agency Yonhap said...
France has seen a sharp fall in the number of people smoking daily, with one million fewer lighting up from 2016-2017, a survey suggests. Such a significant drop has not...
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced on state TV that he would run for re-election in a poll scheduled for the end of July. Keita, 73, had been widely expected...
French entrepreneur and politician Serge Dassault has died at the age of 93, his family has said. Mr Dassault led the Dassault group after his father, Marcel's, death in 1986....
Liverpool have agreed to sign Monaco midfielder Fabinho in a deal that could be worth more than £40 million. The Brazil international, 24, will join the Champions League finalists on...
The force was not with “Solo: A Star Wars Story” at the box office. The latest installment struggled over the Memorial Day weekend, securing $103 million in 4,381 North American...
Japanese shares slipped to one-month lows on Tuesday with investors selling cyclical shares as concerns over European politics added to the list of reasons to be cautious about the global...
A privately funded search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has drawn to a close. US-based company Ocean Infinity had been using a deep-sea vessel to conduct a 90-day survey...
Asian share markets were mostly lower Tuesday, tracking losses in Europe, where investor confidence was sapped by political uncertainty in Italy. US markets were closed Monday for a holiday. Japan’s...
An Indian trader body has raised objections to Walmart’s $16 billion acquisition of e-commerce firm Flipkart, though lawyers and sources said the complaint to the country’s antitrust regulator is unlikely...
Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) and its two subsidiaries will waive 100 per cent interest on the margin accounts of the 'affected' investors. The subsidiaries are ICB Capital Management Limited...
The share price of Legacy Footwear continued to soar with no apparent reason. The price jumped 6.79 per cent further on Monday to close at Tk 88.10 each at the...
Novak Djokovic has made the second round of the French Open after beating Brazilian qualifier Rogerio Dutra Silva. The former world number one, seeded 20th at Roland Garros, went 2-0...
Per capital income of Bangladesh may cross that of India within three years, according to an analysis of the Business Standard (BS). “Per capita income (in dollar terms) in Bangladesh...
Two men who were known to be mango traders were killed and three others injured as a bus rammed a human hauler on Jashore-Benapole highway in Shyamlagachi area of Sharsha...
Stocks witnessed volatile trading in early hour of trading Tuesday as investors are active both sides of trading fence. Following the previous day’s correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and...
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2018 is being observed in a befitting manner in the country as elsewhere across the globe on Tuesday. The theme for this year's...
India said on Monday it abided by sanctions imposed by the United Nations but not those imposed by any other country, such as those announced by the United States against...
Latin America must give serious thought to legalising drugs in order to reduce the human cost of prohibition, the head of a United Nations agency for the region said on...
The US ambassador Marcia Bernicat has called for a "prompt decision" from the government and the apparel makers on extending the mandates of Accord and Alliance in Bangladesh. "I urge...
The officer-in-charge (OC) of Damurhuda police station was withdrawn to the district police lines on Monday following various allegations including taking bribe from drug traders. Several allegations were filed against...
Austria's coalition government has unveiled plans to cut benefit payments for immigrants, including refugees, in a move aimed at deterring new arrivals. The main benefit payment will be capped at...
At least 12 more suspected drug traders were killed in reported gunfights early Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 117 in the anti-narcotic crackdown that started across the country on...
A suspected robber was killed in a lynch-mob attack on Jashore-Magura highway adjacent to Nongarpur Bazar in Jashore district town early Tuesday. The identity of the deceased could not be...
A cabinet committee has expressed disappointment at the failure of the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) to properly coordinate the traffic system management in and around Dhaka city. The cabinet...
France offered citizenship to an illegal immigrant from Mali who scaled the facade of a Paris apartment block to save a boy who was about to fall from a fourth-floor...
Oil prices were mixed in Asian trading on Tuesday, but remained under pressure from expectations that Saudi Arabia and Russia would pump more crude to ease a potential shortfall in...
The government has formed a high-powered committee to formulate a policy guideline regarding venture capital and investment eco-system in the country. The 10-member body is asked to prepare the guideline...
The Indian anti-dumping authority has again extended the timeframe for responding to its questionnaire by Bangladeshi jute bag exporters for anti-circumvention investigation. The fresh deadline, fixed by the Indian Directorate...
The declining rate of budget implementation over the last few years is a very bad omen for the country, Finance Minister A M A Muhith has said. "It is indeed...
The government said it cannot say exactly when it can start the process of Rohingya repatriation, after missing the January deadline. According to an 'arrangement' signed between Myanmar and Bangladesh...
Country's food safety situation has reached a worrying stage due to widespread adulteration caused by toxins, pesticide residues, microbiological contamination, veterinary drug residues and heavy metals. Of late, the revelation...
International cooperation is under strain. The voices of protectionism and nationalism are gaining strength, and governments are increasingly pursuing policy goals through unilateral or ad hoc measures, rather than by...
Rajshahi mangoes are being exported to a number of countries. To produce pesticide-free and quality mangoes, farmers of the area are using ‘fruit bagging process’ to save the fruit from...
As Eid-ul-Fitr festival draws near, the sectors producing items associated with its celebration begin humming with hectic activities. They bring to the Eid market myriad types of consumer goods. Saris,...
JHENIDAH, May 28: Jhenidah Sadar hospital has been struggling with hundreds of diarrhoea patients for the last four days. The cause behind the sudden huge outbreak of the disease is...
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