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When 23-year-old Norwegian Anastasia Johansen and her boyfriend were planning their first vacation in two years, they considered going to Thailand but chose nearby Vietnam instead, for its simpler entry...
Sweden's government does not plan to hold a referendum if its parliament decides to proceed with an application for NATO membership, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Friday. Russia's invasion...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Amid soaring temperatures during the fasting month of Ramadan, residents of Nachol in the northern district have been struggling to get potable water. The aggrieved residents claim that water...
রাশিয়া-ইউক্রেইন যুদ্ধের ডামাডোলে ডলারের দাম চড়ছেই; আসছে সময়ে ডলারের বিপরীতে টাকার আরও দরপতন ঘটতে পারে বলে আশঙ্কার কথা জানিয়েছে পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয়। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। ডলারের দামে লাগাম টানতে সরকারের...
Speakers here called upon lawyers and others concerned to be more sincere for ensuring legal aids to the grassroots poor, distressed and other litigants. They said that all people are...
President Joe Biden asked Congress on Thursday for $33 billion to support Ukraine - a dramatic escalation of US funding for the war against Russia - as well as new...
Union Capital, a listed non-bank financial institution, incurred a net loss over Tk 1.43 billion during the year ended on December 31, 2021 while the company's retained loss stood at...
US oil major Chevron resumes gas supply from its damaged well in Bibiyana hydrocarbon hub, ramping up overall output of the much-needed fuel in Bangladesh. The damaged onshore gas well...
Indiscriminate and excessive use of antibiotics without prescription in Bangladesh requires strict regulation to prevent outbreak of drug-resistant diseases, Neely Kaydos-Daniels, Country Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
The Spring Meeting of the World Bank (WB)-International Monetary Fund (IMF), 2022 praised Bangladesh for successful implementation of its policy to face Covid-19 pandemic and economic recovery from its impact,...
Prioritising the development of entrepreneurship can expedite resilient recovery from Covid-induced economic shock in Bangladesh, Mike Kazi tells the FE in an interview. He urges the policy-makers to provide a...
The central bank has asked all the scheduled banks to ensure transactions by arranging smooth operations of alternative delivery channels (ADCs) round the clock during the upcoming Eid vacation, officials...
The inter-bank call money rate increased slightly on Thursday mainly due to higher withdrawal of cash from the banks ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr. The call rate ranged between 4.75 per...
Edible oil market became unstable further last week with a myriad of reasons, including supply crunch in the local market, price hike in international market and devaluation of Taka against...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the India's northeastern states like Assam and Tripura can use Bangladesh's Chittagong seaport by strengthening the connectivity between the two neighbouring countries, reports...
The government has started procurement of paddy directly from farmers at Tk 27 per kg, said Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder, reports UNB. Besides, the government will start rice procurement...
The commerce ministry has asked the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to cut all kinds of duty, tax and tariff value on sunflower, olive and canola oils at import stage,...
Toll rates for the much-cherished Padma multipurpose bridge (PMB) are likely to be final shortly after Eid vacation as the project office plans to inaugurate the engineering icon in June,...
রাশিয়া-ইউক্রেইন যুদ্ধের প্রেক্ষাপটে টাকার বিপরীতে ডলারের দাম বাড়ছে। সামনে ডলারের বিপরীতে টাকার আরও দরপতন ঘটতে পারে বলে আশঙ্কা করছে বাংলাদেশের পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয়। ডলারের দামে লাগাম টানতে সরকারের নানা পদক্ষেপের মধ্যে...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said legal action should be taken against Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and others who he said are lying about the government that...
MA Mannan, the first mayor of Gazipur City Corporation and a BNP vice-chairman, died at a city hospital on Thursday. He was 72. Mannan, also a former state minister for...
অনলাইনে রেলের টিকেট বিক্রির দায়িত্বে থাকার সুবাদে সার্ভার থেকে আগেই টিকেট সরিয়ে কালোবাজারে বিক্রি করে দিতেন’ রেজাউল করিম। প্রতি ঈদে এভাবে টিকেট সরিয়ে আয় করতেন ১০-১২ লাখ টাকা। ঈদের আগে...
US President Joe Biden asked US Congress on Thursday for $33 billion to support Ukraine - a dramatic escalation of US funding for the war against Russia - as well...
Grameenphone, Robi, Banglalink and state-owned Teletalk have launched mobile internet packages technically without an expiry date. Post and Telecom Minister Mustafa Jabbar inaugurated the packages on Thursday at the conference...
Around 40,000 women are now busy with ornamental needlework at homes or local enterprises in Rangpur division ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, according to BSS. Ornamental stitching has a huge demand, especially...
ইউক্রেইন ও রাশিয়ার চলমান যুদ্ধে দুই পক্ষের হ্যাকাররা বিভিন্ন দেশের গুরুত্বপূর্ণ তথ্য পরিকাঠামোয় আক্রমণ করতে পারে বলে সতর্ক করেছে বাংলাদেশ সরকারের ডিজিটাল নিরাপত্তা এজেন্সি। সতর্কবার্তায় আসন্ন ঈদের ছুটিতে দেশের আর্থিক...
Price hike of raw materials of animal feed in the global market and increased shipping cost are seriously hindering import of raw materials, causing abnormal feed price hike in the...
Police arrested two persons with huge fake herbal cosmetics worth Tk 336,000 from Puthiya Upazila in the Rajshahi district on Thursday. The arrested persons were identified as Muhammad Sujan, 33,...
অবশেষে উচ্চমূল্যের ডেটার মেয়াদ বাড়িয়ে নিরবচ্ছিন্ন ইন্টারনেট প্যাকেজ চালু করছে দেশের চার মোবাইল ফোন অপারেটর। গ্রামীণফোন, রবি, বাংলালিংক ও রাষ্ট্রায়ত্ত মোবাইল অপারেটর টেলিটকে এই ‘আনলিমিটেড ডেটা প্যাক’ পাওয়া যাবে। ‘আনলিমিটেড’...
On the last day of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, Al Amin Hossain, the right-arm pacer of Legends of Rupganj, bagged six wickets against champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club,...
Holy Shab-e-Qadr, the holiest and most blessed night for Muslims, is being observed across the country on Thursday night with due solemnity and religious fervour. Muslim devotees are spending the...
The status of Tentultala playground located in the city's Kalabagan area has needlessly been made a contentious issue. If the latest Detailed Area Plan (DAP) of Dhaka, already gazetted, maintains...
The international fuel-oil market is always unpredictable. Deep political tensions and wars between countries make the market volatile. The prospect of a major economic recovery or depression also leaves an...
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem has received the Diplomat of the Year 2022 Award from the Diplomat magazine in London for her “outstanding contribution to climate...
Twitter Inc reported stronger than expected user growth in what could be its last quarter as a public company after agreeing to a $44-billion buyout by billionaire Elon Musk. But...
Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam has said Dhaka Water Supply And Sewerage Authority (Dhaka WASA) didn't find any bacteria at the source of its water as they conducted tests in...
'Die Young' is a novel by a cancer survivor with the determination to live on. He longs to live longer because he has already known 'the value of moments in...
The government has taken an initiative to establish two more rural development academies in Jamalpur and Rangpur districts. The cabinet, in principle, approved the drafts of Sheikh Hasina Rural Development...
Like many global celebrations, the May Day jubilations in the last two years (2020-2022) remained suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. At the height of the pandemic's ferocity, repeated lockdowns...
As Bangladesh's per capita income has increased, so has business growth at the individual and collective level, in view of Bangladesh's visible economic progress. And the main driver of this...
Three and a half years after accusing Saudi Arabia's leadership of murder and running a sham trial over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan plans a...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the North-Eastern states like Assam and Tripura can use the Chattogram seaport by strengthening the connectivity between the two neighbouring countries. "It needs...
Moderna Inc said on Thursday it asked US regulators to authorise its Covid-19 vaccine for children under the age of 6, which would make it the first shot against the...
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday the organisation is ready to maintain its support for Ukraine in the war against Russia for years, including help for Kyiv to shift...
Russia's foreign spy chief accused the United States and Poland on Thursday of plotting to gain a sphere of influence in Ukraine, the strongest signal from Moscow that the war...
Visiting Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishangkar on Thursday said that Bangladesh and India are in talks about signing the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The issue is under discussion...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the initiative was taken to resume various cross-border routes, which were stopped in 1965, between Bangladesh and India. She also stressed the need...
Indiscriminate and excessive use of antibiotics without prescription in Bangladesh requires strict regulation to prevent outbreak of drug-resistant diseases, Neely Kaydos-Daniels, country director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh has been ranked fourth among Bangladeshi private universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking 2022, in which over 1,400 universities from all...
England unveiled Ben Stokes as their Test captain on Thursday, hoping for a swift turnaround under the talismanic all-rounder after a tame end to Joe Root's five years in charge...
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