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Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal said on Wednesday the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has created pressure on all, and the upcoming budget will focus on ways to come out...
Make the proposed universal pension scheme (UPS) rights-based and people-focused instead of commercial one and include income taxpayers directly, experts ask the government. The government is also suggested to hold...
The government is likely to consider providing tax benefits to local manufacturers of ICT products in the upcoming budget for fiscal year (FY) 2022-23, while imposing high taxes on import...
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Wednesday held some big business groups and traders responsible for hoarding rice and hiking prices of the staple, warning them of tough actions for...
Bangladesh's real GDP growth may slow to 6.5 per cent in the next fiscal year (FY 2022-23), says a global rating agency that attributes the slowdown to a slew of...
Devious deals by banks trigger current forex volatility in Bangladesh, a probe finds and the central bank begins quizzing them over the anomalies, officials say. The Bangladesh Bank is seeking...
Volume of the country's inward remittances declined by around 6.24 per cent to US$1.88 billion in May of the current fiscal year over the previous month, official data revealed. Bangladeshis...
Chittagong University Debating Society (CUDS) has been working to spread the debate culture among the students of Chittagong University since 1996. As part of its motive, CUDS every year organises...
It is almost the admissions season, and you have not decided on a life goal. You look around to find people with definite career goals, ambitions, and dreams to achieve....
Today, excelling in academics is not enough to secure dream jobs. Modern-day students are expected to juggle studies and work to gain theoretical knowledge and practical experiences in their field...
রাজধানীর মোহাম্মদপুরে জাপান গার্ডেন সিটির একটি ভবনের ছাদ থেকে ‘লাফিয়ে পড়ে’ ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের এক ছাত্রীর মৃত্যু হয়েছে। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম-এর। বুধবার বিকালে জায়না হাবিব প্রাপ্তি (২৩) নামে ওই শিক্ষার্থীর...
The Awami League will organise a daylong programme, including a public rally at Kathalbari point in Madaripur, at 11:00 am on June 25 after the inauguration of the much-awaited Padma...
In the last 12 years or so the country witnessed a good number of development projects which can be termed as mega projects. The mega projects, whose completion is expected...
A case was filed against three people including Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, chairman of election observation group Janipop, under the Digital Security Act (DSA) over their comments involving an Awami League...
Bangladesh conceded a humiliating 0-8 goal defeat against former World Cup, Olympics and Asia Cup champions Pakistan in the 5th place deciding match of the Hero Asia Cup Hockey '2022...
I have seen Zahid Huq's 'Opinion' writing of May 27, 2022, and thought that I should point out that this kind of corruption has been going on forever and is ...
Anjana Khan Majlis has joined as the new deputy commissioner (DC) in Netrokona. She is the first female DC in the district. She worked as the deputy commissioner of Chandpur...
According to the provisional data of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Bangladesh's economy has grown 7.25 per cent in the outgoing fiscal year of 2021-22. This is a remarkable...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines learnt a lesson from Tk 11 billion losses to two Boeing 777-200 aircraft leased from Egypt, a director of the flag carrier has said. The director, Air...
Bangladesh is set to become a developing country in 2026 as it has fulfilled most conditions. But the country has been fairing badly in one particular area---tax-GDP ratio. The ratio...
গত মে মাসের প্রথম দিকে ইতিবাচক ধারা থাকলেও মাস শেষ হওয়ার পর প্রবাসীদের পাঠানো রেমিটেন্সে সুখবর মেলেনি; আগের বছরের একই মাসের চেয়ে কম এসেছে ১৩ শতাংশ। আগের মাস এপ্রিলের চেয়েও...
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is in the seventieth year of her reign as monarch. The sense of excitement in the platinum jubilee celebrations of her years as sovereign is therefore...
As nations struggle with internal challenges ranging from downright corruption to misuse and mismanagement of resources one of the windows open may shut sooner than not. Whether under-developed or developing...
In the full text of a verdict, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has described Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman, as a fugitive. The apex...
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has said instability in the world market has caused price rise of daily essential commodities in the country as elsewhere in the world. "Until the Ukraine-Russia...
The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) has approved a total of 17 proposals, including the import of 3.36 million MMBTus (British thermal units) of LNG to meet the growing...
Leaders of the country’s apparel sector urged the International Labour Organization (ILO) to press for ethical prices of garment items in different global forums for a sustainable industry. They made...
The government of Pakistan has pushed up cooking oil prices by Rs213 to an all-time high of Rs 605 per litre. Pakistan’s Utility Stores Corporation (USC) said the new price...
Bangladesh has registered 34 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,953,541. No new fatalities were reported in the 24-hour count, keeping the death...
মিশর থেকে ভাড়ায় আনা দুটি বোয়িং উড়োজাহাজে বিমান বাংলাদেশ এয়ারলাইন্সের এক হাজার ১০০ কোটি টাকা ‘গচ্চা’ যাওয়ার বিষয়ে অনুসন্ধানে নেমেছে দুর্নীতি দমন কমিশন (দুদক)। বুধবার দুদকের একটি দল বিমানের সদর...
The prices of non-brand bakery products have been increased by 20 per cent amid hike in prices of flour, oil, butter, and other ingredients used for baking. Mohammad Jalal Uddin,...
Sri Lanka is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to borrow at least $3 billion via the lender's extended fund facility (EEF), sources familiar with the matter told...
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday said the government has initiated a drive against unauthorised clinics, diagnostic centres and private hospitals across the country for improving the standard of healthcare...
The United States will launch new trade talks with Taiwan, US officials said on Wednesday, just days after President Joe Biden launched an economic plan for Asia intended to push...
More than 100 Hindu families have fled Kashmir as panic spread after the killing of a Hindu school teacher in India's only Muslim-majority region, a community leader said on Wednesday....
Bangladesh batsman Litton Das has soared to a career-best 12th position in ICC Test rankings after a sparkling show in the second Test against Sri Lanka. It is the highest...
Speakers on Wednesday urged the government to make the proposed universal pension scheme (UPS) rights-based and people-focused instead of a commercial one and include income taxpayers directly in it. The...
Plan a funeral, call out corruption or start a business - tough jobs all now made easier by a generation of tech-savvy Africans tackling local problems beyond the grasp of...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said the upcoming national budget for the fiscal year 2022-23 will focus on economic recovery from uncertainties due to the Covid-19 impact and the...
The government has formulated the 'Charcoal Policy, 2022' to make the export-oriented charcoal industry an environment-friendly, sustainable and international standard one. Considering the national interest, the government has formulated the...
ইউক্রেনে অত্যাধুনিক রকেট পাঠানোর কথা ঘোষণা করেছেন প্রেসিডেন্ট বাইডেন। তিনি বলছেন, ইউক্রেনের আত্মরক্ষায় সাহায্য করার জন্যই এই সিদ্ধান্ত। কিয়েভ দীর্ঘদিন ধরে যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের কাছে এই ক্ষেপণাস্ত্রটি চাইছিল - যা দিয়ে বহু...
The government will not allow the packaging of rice for sale after buying those from the open market, said Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Wednesday. He also blamed six...
Russian gas producer Gazprom has cut off gas supplies to Denmark's Orsted and Shell Energy for its contract to supply gas to Germany, it said on Wednesday, citing the companies'...
Vietnam said on Wednesday it had successfully developed a vaccine to administer to pigs to fight African swine fever, with the aim of becoming the first country to commercially produce...
বাংলাদেশে বেকারি মালিকেরা হঠাৎ দেশব্যাপী ধর্মঘটে যাওয়ার পর সারা দেশে রুটি, বিস্কুটের মতো খাদ্যসামগ্রীর সরবরাহ বন্ধ রয়েছে। বাংলাদেশ ব্রেড এন্ড বিস্কুট ফ্যাক্টরি মালিক সমিতির পক্ষ থেকে একদিনের ধর্মঘটের সিদ্ধান্ত নেয়া...
Private universities will have to show greater capabilities and capacity before they will get approval to offer PhD degrees, says Dr Muhammed Alamgir, a member of the University Grants Commission...
The Kremlin warned on Wednesday that the European Union's sanctions on Russian oil would hit the global energy market, but said Moscow could re-route exports to limit its own losses....
আইনি নোটিস দেওয়ার পরও গ্রাহক বকেয়া বিদ্যুৎ বিল পরিশোধ না করলে সংযোগ কেটে দেওয়ার নির্দেশনা দিয়েছেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা। বুধবার জাতীয় অর্থনৈতিক পরিষদের নির্বাহী কমিটির (একনেক) বৈঠকে তিনি এ নির্দেশ...
Barrister Kamal Ul Alam, also a Senior Supreme Court lawyer, has resigned from the post of the chairman of the Board of Directors of non-bank financial institution People’s Leasing and...
A laser-based air defence system that Israel hopes to deploy next year to neutralise enemy rockets and drones will cost just $2.0 per interception, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said...
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