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Several hundred engineers formed a human chain in Dhaka city on Thursday to protest against a government order that empowers deputy commissioners (DCs) to monitor development projects. To this end,...
Tourism industry leaders on Thursday sought cut in VAT on resorts, restaurants and liquors - both local and foreign — to help the sector grow further and recover from the...
Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal on Thursday defended the growth-rate-calculation process for the fiscal year (FY) 2020-21. The rate finally rose to 6.94 per cent from the provisional...
Further increase in prices of edible oil, rice, flour, onion and potato last week brought the commoners, who are already hit by the pandemic, to their knees. Price of loose...
The country's apex trade body has demanded that the government lower corporate tax rate to 10-15 per cent, in order to help the backward linkage industry flourish. Since most of...
Cutbacks on corporate taxes and import duties on raw materials and capital machinery are in a package of proposals Bangladesh's investment-promotion agencies (IPA) placed for the next budget to lure...
The central bank advises five state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) to involve private banks in funding a maiden gold refinery in Bangladesh in a bid to diversify any risk of investment....
Bangladesh's new energy and power system master plan must focus on grid investment and renewable energy, rather than switching its focus from imported coal to imported LNG, to limit the...
The mercury is likely to fall further along with intensified chilly weather and cold-wave in the capital and elsewhere in the country from today (Friday), according to the Bangladesh Meteorological...
Bangladesh may see a change of fortune with prospective huge gas strike in and around offshore Bhola island while the country reels from fuel crunch and expensive LNG import. In...
Twelve people, including Bangladeshis, were injured at Saudi Arabia's Abha airport by shrapnel from an explosives-laden drone intercepted by air defences on Thursday, the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi...
A Canadian mayor said on Thursday his city was seeking a court order to remove anti-coronavirus mandate protesters who have blocked a vital US-Canada trade route and forced automakers in...
Russia and Ukraine said they had failed to reach any breakthrough in a day of talks with French and German officials aimed at ending an eight-year separatist conflict in eastern...
Canada should use federal powers to ease the growing economic disruption caused by the blockage of a vital US-Canada trade route by protesters opposed to coronavirus mandates, US President Joe...
Bangladesh has gained a notch above last year on the 2021 edition of Democracy Index, with an unchanged score of 5.99 out of 10, bdnews24.com reports. The UK-based company Economist...
ইকোনমিস্ট ইন্টেলিজেন্স ইউনিটের (ইআইইউ) বিচারে ২০২১ সালে মহামারীর মধ্যে বিশ্বে গণতন্ত্রের পরিসর আরও সংকীর্ণ হলেও বাংলাদেশের অবস্থান এক ধাপ এগিয়েছে। পাঁচটি মানদণ্ডে একটি দেশের গণতন্ত্র পরিস্থিতি বিচার করে ইআইইউ বৃহস্পতিবার...
Controversial online marketplace Evaly has sold seven cars for Tk 29.05 million at an auction. The money will be used to pay back customers of the e-commerce firm, Justice AHM...
Brazilian police have arrested a man they believe hacked into Neymar’s bank accounts and repeatedly stole small sums of money amounting to more than $40,000, officials in Sao Paulo said....
The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) has chosen one of the worst times to propose a hike in water tariff by 20 per cent or more. Residents barring...
The news was that on February 2, film actor Riaz's father-in-law committed suicide by shooting in the head with his licensed pistol. This is how Abu Mohsin Khan, 58 years...
Illegal stockpiling of raw jute is believed to have seriously affected jute goods production for both domestic consumption and export. The fallout is strongly felt by millers engaged mostly in...
BNP on Thursday received a letter from the search committee formed by the President seeking 10 names for the appointments of the new Chief Election Commissioner and the Commissioners. "A...
The World Health Organization estimates that the number of COVID-19 infections in Africa could be seven times higher than official data suggests, while deaths from the virus could be two...
At least 273 people die from cancer every day in Bangladesh, according to Health Minister Zahid Maleque. While speaking at a programme marking the World Cancer Day at Mohakhali’s National...
Even fifteen to twenty years back, the small town environs stood for serenity and lack of chaos and violence. Those places were free from the many vices plaguing a large...
Rapidly growing information and communication technologies (ICTs) have brought new dynamism in access to health and education services, creating new sources of income and employment. Being able to access and...
The High Court (HC) in a full verdict observed that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) still doesn’t have the capacity or courage to form such kind of belief even there are...
A total of 1, 270 seats of Islamic University in Kushtia remain vacant at the undergraduate level after enrolling candidates who entered the third merit lists in the unified admission...
অসংক্রামক রোগ ক্যান্সারের কারণে বাংলাদেশে প্রতিদিন অন্তত ২৭৩ জনের মৃত্যু হয় বলে তথ্য দিয়েছেন স্বাস্থ্যমন্ত্রী জাহিদ মালেক।বিশ্ব ক্যানসার দিবস উপলক্ষে বৃহস্পতিবার মহাখালী ক্যানসার হাসপাতালে এক অনুষ্ঠানে তিনি বলেন, সারাবিশ্বের মত...
Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique on Thursday said the lawyers should maintain the highest standard of morality during the case arguments. He also said the lawyers should not secure any...
Britain said on Thursday the West could face the "most dangerous moment" in its standoff with Moscow in the next few days, as Russia held military exercises in Belarus and...
The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase (CCPP), in a meeting on Thursday, approved a total of eight procurement proposals including construction of 10-km bi-level road in Munshiganj. Finance Minister AHM...
তিন ম্যাচের সিরিজে শুরুটা হয়নি ভালো। মালদ্বীপের কাছে হেরেছিল বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ভলিবল দল। দ্বিতীয় ম্যাচেই তার মধুর প্রতিশোধ নিল লাল-সবুজ জার্সিধারীরা।মালদ্বীপের রাজধানী মালের সোশ্যাল সেন্টার ইনডোর হলে বৃহস্পতিবার দ্বিতীয় ম্যাচে...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has demanded a reduction of corporate tax in the backward linkage industries to help their growth. Businesses have demanded a...
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded approximately $1.5 million grant to improve the reliability, affordability and resilience of Bangladesh’s electricity grid through smart grid infrastructure. USTDA provided...
A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed February 23 to pronounce judgment in a bribery case against suspended deputy inspector general (DIG) Mizanur Rahman and suspended ACC director Khandaker Enamul Basir....
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that there is no sector of the economy that has negative growth. He made the claim while briefing reporters on the outcomes of...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), German international cooperation enterprise (GIZ) and the Particip GmbH (Particip) on Thursday teamed up to strengthen capacity of factory participation, safety and anti-harassment...
Research has found that 88 per cent of current Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh are of the omicron variant, says Dr Md Sharfuddin Ahmed, vice chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...
In a country where women are barely seen as the men’s counterparts in terms of sports and are paid less than half of the half, the Bangladesh U-19 women’s football...
The results of the Higher Secondary Certificate, or HSC, and equivalent examinations will be released on Sunday, according to Ministry of Education spokesman MA Khair. “The results for the HSC,...
Bangladesh has registered 41 deaths from the Covid-19 in a day, taking the total toll from the disease to 28,744. The country also recorded 7,264 new coronavirus cases in the...
Seventy-five per cent of the target population has been vaccinated against Covid-19 in the country, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Thursday. “Already 10 crore doses of vaccine have been...
মানুষ মাত্রই খেতে ভালোবাসে। কেউ কেউ আবার প্রচন্ড রকম বা ব্যাপক পরিমাণে খেতে পছন্দ করে। লোকে মানুষের এমন অভ্যাসকে হাসি মুখেই গ্রহণ করে। তবে স্বাভাবিক খাবার নয় এমন কিছু খাওয়ার...
The University of Bristol is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of universities in the UK - renowned for their research work. It is ranked in the Top 100...
Samsung Electronics unveiled the latest versions of its flagship Galaxy S smartphones on Wednesday which feature enhanced camera functions and a faster processor chip, hoping the upgrade will revive sales...
ভবিষ্যতের সমৃদ্ধ বাংলাদেশ গড়ে তুলতে সরকারের ‘শতবর্ষী পরিকল্পনার’ কথা তুলে ধরে প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা উন্নয়নের অগ্রযাত্রা অব্যাহত রাখতে সকলকে সম্মিলিত প্রচেষ্টা চালানোর আহ্বান জানিয়েছেন। বৃহস্পতিবার বাংলাদেশ আনসার ও গ্রাম প্রতিরক্ষা...
Stocks edged higher on Thursday after choppy trading as most investors followed a cautious stance ahead of December-end earnings and dividend declarations. The market moved between positive and negative several...
A bipartisan group of US senators on Wednesday agreed to renew a long-lapsed law to strengthen domestic violence protections, just hours after Hollywood actor and humanitarian Angelina Jolie made a...
A woman in Sylhet has surrendered before the police, hours after allegedly suffocating her 17-month-old daughter to death. In her confessional statement, Nazmin Akhter "admitted to killing her child" in...
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