Daraz BD (daraz.com.bd), online shopping platform of Bangladesh, has joined hands with Omni Music, exclusive distributor of full Yamaha range of musical instruments in the country. Scion M Anjir Hossain,...
Dhaka University Vice Chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman said the late night attack on his residence is not connected to the quota reform protests, but was an attempt to murder him....
A charter bus carrying teenagers returning from a spring break trip has struck a bridge overpass on Long island, seriously injuring six passengers and mangling the entire length of the...
NCC Bank Ltd inaugurated a new ATM booth at Mirpur Zoo Road, Dhaka recently. Managing Director & CEO of the Bank, Mosleh Uddin Ahmed formally inaugurated the Booth at Tropical...
Japanese stocks were nearly flat in cautious trading on Monday as investors kept an eye on the latest developments in the tit-for-tat trade threats between the United States and China....
The Philippine coast guard has been searching for 17 crew of a landing craft that went adrift south of the capital, Manila, one of three weekend accidents at sea, an...
A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale rocked Shimane Prefecture in western Japan on early Monday, injuring four people in one of the hardest-hit areas, local media reported....
Considering the taste and purchasing power capacity of all-classes of people, Walton is now manufacturing and marketing more than 100 models of fridges of state-of-the art technologies like frost, non-frost,...
Ashoka University of India signed an MoU with Yunus Centre to establish Yunus Social Business Centre (YSBC) at the university. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus signed the MoU on behalf...
The board of directors of Uttara Bank Limited has recommended 20 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017, said an official disclosure on Monday. The...
The board of directors of Bank Asia Limited has recommended 12.50 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017. The final approval of the dividend will...
The board of directors Continental Insurance Limited has recommended 5.0 per cent cash and 5.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017, said an official...
A new book titled 'Be Your Own Boss' was unveiled recently in the Cosmopolitan Club of Baridhara. The book on stock market business, authored by Mizan Rahman was published from...
North Korea has promised the US it is ready to discuss the future of its nuclear arsenal when the two nations' leaders meet, US officials say. Preparations for the summit...
Syrian state TV said there were casualties in what it said was a suspected US missile attack on a major air base in central Syria but the United States denied...
The government of India will provide around Tk 640 million as grant to Bangladesh for the implementation of three small projects related to primary education, CHT region and road infrastructures,...
An accused in a rape case was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Kholadanga Mandalgati in Sadar upazila of Jashore on Monday. The...
Hungary's right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed a landslide victory in Sunday's general election. The 54-year-old will serve a third consecutive term in office, with his party Fidesz projected...
The Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) has proposed granting a three-year tax holiday for the startups run by women while the India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
Government secretaries have requested the finance minister to raise the ceiling on investment in savings tools to help them during their old age, sources said. They made the request at...
National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan has said simplification of the relevant process is on to ensure that any dividend income is taxed only once. The NBR...
Asian shares edged higher on Monday as a bounce in US stock futures soothed sentiment even as US President Donald Trump kept up his twitter war with China over trade...
The government has moved afresh to carry out seismic survey in offshore blocks to acquire data on hydrocarbon deposits to chalk out future steps for ensuring the country's energy security....
After a three-year lull, the government has moved forward to withdraw existing shares of state-run Rupali Bank from Pakistan-based Summit Bank, officials said. To this effect, they said, a high-powered...
That the beam of the bridge has developed cracks is no news. What is news is the stacking of sand bags in huge quantities under the bridge to support it....
The death of at least 10 to 12 people in road accidents each day has become a routine affair. Such death does no more stir up any sad feeling among...
The problem of inadequate inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) was identified long ago and enough remedies too were suggested from time to time. But no notable improvement in the...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 08: The production of mango in Rajshahi district is likely to increase during the current year. Sources said the number of mango trees has been increased this year,...
Indian police on Sunday detained as many as 24 lawmakers from a regional party for holding a sit-in protest outside the official residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the...
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban launched a last-ditch effort to mobilise supporters in Hungary’s parliamentary election on Sunday, as interim turnout ran even higher than in a 2002 vote that...
Achieving the eligibility of graduation from the status of a Least Developed Country (LDC) also brings some big challenges for Bangladesh. One of such challenges is availing market access facility...
Since assumption of office of the President in January 2017, US President Donald Trump's administration has witnessed the departure -- at times forced -- of a number of high-ranking officials....
Children learn during their early days about how to express themselves, read clearly, speak articulately and using pitch and tone in their class presentation and speech in any event. Children...
A bill titled 'Abhawa Bill, 2018', first-ever legal framework in the country to deal with the issues relating to the meteorological activities, was placed in Parliament on Sunday. Law Minister...
A fire broke out at a shopping centre, Gulshan Plaza, at Gulshan area of Dhaka at around 7.25pm on Sunday. Duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters Ataur...
Police dispersed the job seekers and university students from Shahbagh intersection on Sunday evening, nearly five hours after they blocked the intersection demanding reforms of the existing quota system in...
Writer of science related books for children Sheikh Anower got Agrani Bank - Shishu Academy Shishu Sahitya Puraskar. Bangladesh Shishu Academy has announced the names of the winners for the...
In emerging markets, manufacturing has historically been a source of productivity, growth, and jobs. Since the 1950s, industrialisation has kept economies in Latin America, Asia, and Eastern Europe on a...
In Bangladesh, the financial system is bank-based. Securities market has started developing, but market of Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) is a recent development. In such a scenario, banks have been...
State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid has sought French cooperation in enhancing the capacity of the energy sector officials. The state minister made the call when French Ambassador...
Hackers have attacked networks in a number of countries including data centres in Iran where they left the image of a US flag on screens along with a warning: “Don’t...
The man who drove a camper van into a group of people sitting outside a restaurant in the German city of Muenster on Saturday acted alone and appears to have...
A day-long workshop titled 'University Grants Commission (UGC) Digital Library User Training' was held at UGC auditorium in the city on Sunday. UGC in association with Wiley, an online-based publisher,...
The 20th session of the 10th parliament that began on Sunday afternoon will continue till Thursday next. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee of...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Sunday asked the scheduled banks to take necessary steps for remaining open the branches in Chattogram Agrabad area round the clock every day of a week. The...
The new Indian foreign secretary, Vijay Gokhale, has arrived in Dhaka for a three-day visit. This is his first visit since his appointment on Jan 29. His Bangladeshi counterpart Md...
Economists said interest rate should come down to single digit soon as the recent downward adjustment of cash reserve requirement (CRR) and the decision to keep 50 per cent of...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia does not need to go aboard for receiving treatment right now. The medical board formed by the government for Khaleda's treatment came up with the statement...
Samsung Mobile announced a lucrative Baishakhi offer which will be available throughout the month of April across the country. Customers can avail 5,000 mAhPower Bank by purchasing Samsung Galaxy J2...
Premiaflex Plastics, a subsidiary of ACI Limited, will manufacture and market household plastic products including furniture and other allied plastic articles. “The board of directors of ACI Limited has approved...
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