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Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) has a sent a project proposal to the Planning Commission for developing land and shifting facilities of utility services to pave the way for construction of...
With consistent growth of container traffic through Chittagong seaport in last one decade, the container handling by the private inland container depots (ICDs) has marked a considerable rise in 2017....
Asian share markets were in a cautious mood on Monday as investors braced for an event-packed week headlined by US inflation data and the first House testimony by the new...
The government should move to form a 'Banking Enquiry Commission' immediately to address the problems and irregularities that are 'eating away' at Bangladesh's financial sector, says an expert. "The core...
Horse carts have gained much popularity as the main mode of communication among the people living in remote char areas in Rangpur and Lalmonirhat districts. The people of the char...
Number of flower shops is increasing in the district town. Sources said there are over 40 flower shops in the town while it was only six to eight a decade...
RAJSHAHI, Feb-25: Grameenphone (GP) formally launched 4G service in Rajshahi city on Sunday. Head of Transformation of Grameenphone Kazi Mahboob Hasan, who inaugurated the 4G services of GP in Rajshahi...
Bangladesh has crossed the per capita income level of $1,045 and become a lower middle-income county. The country is now in the process of graduating from the status of least...
The second of a three-part article titled Ethical culture and financial crime in banks There are opinions that ethical failures and lapses in banking supervisions are becoming common...
The participation of North Korean athletes in the Winter Olympics-2018 held in Pyeongchang, South Korea has drawn world attention. Some have been busy following the diverse sports events and others...
Problems regarding infrastructure pose as one of the major problems affecting the country’s leather and leather goods (LLGs) export, as per a study by Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI). Other constraints...
The growing number of freelancers across the country has reiterated their call for launching full-fledged online payment services of Paypal in Bangladesh. They, however, admitted to have tasted some positive...
The education ministry will consider the interest of two million examinees while taking decision whether the SSC examinations held with leaked questions will be cancelled. Technical and Madrasah Education Board...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average's recent "flash crash," in which it plunged by nearly 1,600 points, revealed just how addicted to expansionary monetary policy financial markets and economic actors have...
When Donald Trump took office early last year, many pundits believed that he would settle into his presidency and pivot to normality. But a large number of America's mental health...
The recent death of a Bangladeshi woman in Jordan was a suicidal incident, said the Bangladesh embassy in Amman based on an autopsy report. The Bangladeshi embassy’s lawyer Iman Batayneh...
A suspected coordinator of Ansar-Al-Islam, sacked Major Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque, was directly involved with the murder of blogger and writer Avijit Roy. Chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime...
It is early days of the Spring -the king of seasons. But where is the regal inauguration of the most adorable season? No sooner had the Winter departed than the...
The wage board formed last month for recommending wages for the workers engaged in the country's apparel industry is now doing the necessary exercise. The task before it is quite...
The central bank has asked the scheduled banks to use Bangla in loan approval letters for implementing the objective of the "Bengali Language Introduction Act, 1987”. A Bangladesh Bank (BB)...
They reside in houses often made of plastic sheets. Much of their food comes from aid agencies. Jobs are few and there is painfully little to do. The nightmares are...
Fast depleting gas reserve and lack of major initiatives to develop local coal have made it difficult to achieve a sustainable local primary energy source. According to an estimate, Bangladesh...
Former Senior Secretary Hedayetullah Al Mamun is going to be the chairman of the state-owned Janata Bank. Financial Institutions Division Deputy Secretary M Rizwanul Huda confirmed the media on Sunday...
North Korea (DPRK) is willing to hold talks with the United States at their earliest convenience, said South Korean (ROK) President Moon Jae-In in a statement on Sunday. The South...
Stocks witnessed yet another bearish session on Sunday – thereby extending the losing streak for the fifth day in a row – with the key index of major bourse going...
The government has appointed new deputy commissioners to 22 districts, including Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Rangpur, Sylhet and Mymensingh. The Public administration ministry issued an order on Sunday over the decision,...
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is set to activate a new short-code, "100", on Monday replacing the existing one to hear complaints. "The new three-digit short-code '100' eased the operation...
The Bangladesh University of Professionals Business and Communication Club (BUP BCC) is set to launch an intra-university finance and accounting based business competition, titled FINATRICS 2018. The organisers said the...
Bangladesh is looking for a strong trade and investment ties with Vietnam and is preparing to make the best use of the upcoming visit of the Vietnam President to Bangladesh. ...
A bill aimed at creating efficient manpower by providing necessary training and education to the youth was passed at the parliament on Sunday. State Minister for Youth and Sports Dr...
All manufacturing factories currently running inside Dhaka and other divisional cities will be relocated to the 110 special economic zones. The decision was taken at the 37th meeting of a...
With four days still to go, the number of books released in this year’s Amar Ekushey Boi Mela (Ekushey Book Fair), the country's largest literature festival, has already surpassed the...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party-BNP has said that, if voted to power, it will observe February 25 as 'army martyrs day', commemorating the army officers killed in Pilkhana BDR carnage in 2009....
Former Rangpur City Mayor Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has died at the age of 66 at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital in Dhaka. He died at 3:30pm on Sunday at...
The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to allow aid deliveries and medical evacuations. However, some of the biggest jihadist rebel groups,...
North Korea has strongly denounced the latest round of sanctions imposed by the United States, saying a blockade would be considered as an act of war. State media on Sunday...
Metrocem Cement has recently sponsored the annual picnic of Bangladesh Film Club in Dhaka. The picnic was held at a recreation centre near the Turag River on Friday, according to...
China’s Central Committee proposed on Sunday to remove a limit of two consecutive terms for the president and vice president, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The committee proposed removing...
At least 20 jhut godowns and several wood shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Konabari in o Gazipur on Sunday morning. Akhtaruzzaman, Assistant Director of Gazipur Fire Station,...
Two people died and a third was injured after a truck fell into a ditch from a bridge that collapsed in Sunmanganj. The incident has been reported from Chhatak Upazila...
Turkey welcomed on Sunday a UN resolution demanding a 30-day truce across Syria to allow aid access and medical evacuation, the foreign ministry spokesman said in a statement. The UN...
Hundreds of job seekers have staged demonstrations at Shahbagh intersection in the city on Sunday morning demanding reformation of the existing quota system in government jobs. The job seekers from...
US President Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto postponed plans for the Mexican leader’s first visit to the White House, after a testy phone call involving Trump’s push...
Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited (BIFFL) recently arranged a voluntary blood donation programme on the occasion of ‘The International Mother Language Day’. S M Formanul Islam, Executive Director and CEO...
Alphabet Inc’s Google is raising the price of its YouTube TV online service for new customers as it adds channels from Time Warner Inc’s Turner, National Basketball League and Major...
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Bangladesh has recently organised a workshop on the importance of financial reporting in Dhaka. Professionals from finance and accounting department of many IT...
The prime minister has stressed the importance of building 'educated and skilled manpower' who’ll lead Bangladesh towards economic emancipation and help develop socially and culturally. Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said,...
Social media giant Facebook (FB) and the rest of the Nasdaq Composite rallied heartily on Friday, as the index was carried just below its record high set last month. It...
The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has recalled a Ghanaian police unit working at one of its protection camps while it investigates allegations that some of them were involved...
Voting got under way in Cambodia on Sunday in a Senate election that the ruling party of Prime Minister Hun Sen was expected to sweep following a crackdown on opposition....
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