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Four people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed in separate road accidents on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar on Monday. Two motorbike riders, Nahid Uzzaman and Yunus Ali, marketing...
An earthquake of at least 6.6 magnitude shook Bolivia early on Monday, causing no damage or injuries but driving people out of office buildings as far away as Brasilia and...
Disbursement of farm loan by the scheduled banks achieved 71.18 per cent of the total target in the eight months to February last as banks strengthened disbursement drives, a central...
Public subscription of Bashundhara Paper Mills is set to begin on April 26 for raising Tk 2.0 billion from the capital market under the book-building method. Bashundhara Paper Mills received...
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said Israelis are entitled to live peacefully on their own land in an interview published on Monday in US magazine The Atlantic, another public sign of...
Trust Bank has launched 't-cash', the complete gamut of Bank's Mobile Financial Services (MFS), to bring banked and unbanked citizens of the country under the wide umbrella of its value...
Seven people have died amid violent protests involving tens of thousands of protesters from the Dalit (formerly untouchable) community across India. They took to the streets on Monday to protest...
The flow of inward remittance bounced back in March after a falling trend in the previous month, as the exchange rate of the local currency maintained stability against the US...
Foreign investors have proposed the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to devise a plan to cut corporate tax rates gradually and expand the tax net over the next five years....
Only the strong and well-managed banks should be allowed to receive 50 per cent deposit of the state entities, a leading economist of the country opined on Monday. "Not all...
Dhaka Bank Limited has recently launched a transactional account namely 'Shukti' to benefit business enterprises to do more business transactions at its corporate office. In addition to get interest on...
Abahani Ltd crushed Khelaghar Samaj Kalyan Samity by a huge 127-run in the 4th round super-league match of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS)...
Most of the vegetable farmers of the district are happy over the production as they are applying modern technology on their field. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE)...
Habibur Rahman has been promoted to the position of Additional Managing Director (AMD) of Prime Bank. Prior to his promotion, he was Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of the bank. Mr....
Bangladesh and Russia have made substantial headway in trade and economic sector, said a Russian official. He also stated that that Dhaka is Moscow's longtime and reliable partner in South...
Students of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) on Monday have withdrawn their hanger strike demanding compensation following the tragic death of four students in Mymensingh building gas line...
US factory activity slowed in March amid a decline in new orders, but growth in the manufacturing sector remains underpinned by strong domestic and global economies. Other data on Monday...
Many in their busy city life were stunned following a recent lift accident in which the life of a tiny tot was brutally cut short. The heart-wrenching incident took place...
Among some of the achievements that Bangladesh takes pride in is the rate of increase in school enrolment. We have sufficient reason to celebrate the good news of increased enrolment,...
A two-day conference on 'Inclusive and gender responsive public services: Reality, challenges and opportunities' organised jointly last week by the Brac Institute of Governance and Development, Action Aid Bangladesh, Urban...
"A drop of ink makes millions think." I am told by a very senior journalist as well as by a very elderly advocate that it was Justice Murshed who would...
Eleven-year-old Nur Mohammad is the son of Hamid Hossain and Salma Khatun. He said to this scribe with a heavy heart, "I would rather beg than never go back to...
Currently Bangladesh has a Rohingya population which is far more than the Bhutan's entire population, said Director of Centre for Genocide Studies at Dhaka University, Professor Imtiaz Ahmed on Monday....
Bond market is an area we have been talking about for the last two decades but it hasn't yet developed in Bangladesh. Efficient bond market is an essential part of...
The debate over Bangladesh having or not having achieved developing country status is interesting. The arguments are likely to continue. The major credit rating agencies suggest that Asia is the...
As the composite international economy surges, particularly in hitherto regressive Atlantic markets, emerging and frontier economies should find buoyancy, while a field-day awaits hitherto shy stock-brokers if they take the...
Bangladesh is one of the best jute-producing countries across the world. Jute is eco-friendly and closely linked with the livelihood of farmers as a cash crop. Better and diversified use...
A college principal was killed as a truck hit a human-hauler on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway at Noyduari of Katachhara union under Mirsarai Upazila in Chattogram on Monday. The deceased was identified...
The High Court on Monday issued a rule asking the government to explain why the detention of four BNP leaders would not be deemed as illegal. The court also asked...
South Africa's anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela died on Monday at the age of 81 following a long illness Winnie Mandela was the former wife of South Africa's revolutionary leader Nelson...
The results of the Primary Terminal Examination Scholarship will be published on Tuesday. Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman will announce the results at a press conference at the...
President Abdul Hamid visited the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project sites in Munshiganj and Shariatpur on Monday. He expressed his satisfaction to hear that 53 per cent of the construction work...
A major strike by workers at the French state railway SNCF - including train drivers - is expected to paralyse rail travel across France. Three months of train stoppages are...
National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Monday has sought cooperation from the business community for collection of tax from potential areas and individuals still remaining out of tax net. "This...
The government has decided to observe March 1 every year as the National Voters' Day. The decision was taken in the weekly cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in...
The cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of the 'Sylhet Medical University Bill, 2018" to set up a medical university in Sylhet Division. The approval was given at...
Israel has cancelled plans to deport migrants en masse to Africa after reaching a deal with the United Nations refugee agency, reports BBC on Monday. More than 16,000 asylum seekers...
Barcelona have been given a boost as Sergio Busquets has returned to training as the club prepare for Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Roma, reports barcablaugranes. Busquets has been out...
The government has taken all necessary steps to stop question paper leaks in Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said his while visiting Siddeswari Girls...
National SME Fair 2018 set to begin on Wednesday aiming to promote small and medium enterprise (SME) products. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the five-day fair at...
Four people have died on Monday amid violent protests involving tens of thousands of protesters from the Dalit (formerly untouchable) community across India. They have taken the streets to protest...
City dwellers will not face water crisis in the upcoming summer season and during the month of Ramadan. Managing Director of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) Taqsem A...
BNP senior leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday alleged state-sponsored corruption is now taking place in Bangladesh as the ruling party men made it their 'monopoly'. Speaking at a...
The environment and forest ministry is set to plant trees in different educational institutes of the country to commemorate the freedom fighters who gave up their lives for the independence...
A weeklong fabric show, titled Mill Week, has started on Monday in the city aiming to attract more foreign buyers. Zaber and Zubair Fabrics Ltd of Noman Group of Industries...
Members of Coast Guard in a drive seized huge amount of Yaba tablets worth Tk 75 million from Saint. Martin's Island in Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar on Monday. Tipped...
The first unit of Payra Ultra Super-Critical Coal-fired Power Plant having a 660MW generation capacity is expected to go into operation by June 2019. "The plant will be an eco-friendly...
Mymensingh, one of the eight divisional headquarters, has become the 12 city corporation in the country. The National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reorganisation (NICAR) on Monday approved a local government...
Two people were killed in a road accident at Chandra area on the Kaliakoir-Nabinagar Road in Gazipur on Monday. Witnesses said Bogra-bound bus rammed into a three-wheeler near a Walton...
The government has changed the English spellings of five districts to make them sound similar to the Bangla alphabet. The new spellings are Chattogram (for Chittagong), Barishal (for Barisal), Cumilla...
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