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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD150 million loan to Bangladesh to provide financing for cottage, micro, and small-sized enterprises (CMSEs) operated by youth, returning migrant workers, and...
A Hong Kong clothing chain popular with democracy supporters said on Thursday it will shut its stores by the end of 2022, citing landlords' reluctance to renew leases and complaints...
After the nightmare run at the T20 World Cup, the team underwent a series of major changes for the Pakistan series starting in less than 24 hours. Those changes saw...
Apple Inc on Wednesday said it will for the first time start selling spare parts and tools to the general public to perform their own repairs on some iPhones and...
Bangladesh has registered five new deaths from Covid-19 in a day, taking the total toll to 27,939. The Covid-19 caseload rose to 1,573,458 as 244 people tested positive for the...
চারদিকে মিষ্টি রোদের আভা এবং রাতের আকাশে অন্ধকার ও কুয়াশার চাদর ভেদ করে আসা চাঁদের মায়াবী আলো- এসবকিছু মনকে কিছুটা হলেও ভাবুক করে তোলে। দূর আকাশে সকাল-সন্ধ্যা কুয়াশার আভাস জানিয়ে...
বাংলাদেশের আদিবাসী গোষ্ঠী মণিপুরীদের অন্যতম প্রসিদ্ধ উৎসব রাসলীলা। প্রতিবছর কার্তিক-অগ্রহায়ণ মাসের পুর্ণিমা তিথিতে একটা মস্ত বড় চাঁদকে উপজীব্য করে মণিপুরীরা পালন করে এ উৎসব। বাংলাদেশের বিভিন্ন জায়গাতে উৎযাপন করা হয়...
A man has found Tk 6.6 million while fishing in a pond in Jail Road area of Lalmonirhat sadar upazila. Locals say the man was setting up his fishing equipment...
Bangladesh plans to use Paxlovid, Pfizer’s antiviral pill to treat coronavirus infections, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said. Importing the pill, however, depends on clinical trials and approval from global health...
Admitting that the volume of bilateral trade between Bangladesh and South Africa is negligible, Dr Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South...
Stocks ended higher on Thursday, maintaining the gaining streak for the fourth straight session, as investors showed buying interest in the banking sector issues. After witnessing throughout the session, DSEX,...
The High Court (HC) has adjourned the hearing of a writ petition that challenged section 155 (4) and section 146 (3) of the Evidence Act, 1872. Three rights organisations, Bangladesh...
Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Executive Officer of Meta, just-renamed company of Facebook, has been asked to take steps to stop abuse and misuse of the social media platform in Bangladesh. Four...
কয়েক মাস আগে পত্রিকায় বিজ্ঞাপন দিয়ে করোনাভাইরাসের টিকা কেনার খরচ প্রকাশ করে আলোচনার জন্ম দিলেও জাতীয় সংসদে এ খাতে ব্যয়ের তথ্য প্রকাশ করলেন না স্বাস্থ্যমন্ত্রী জাহিদ মালেক। তিনি বলেছেন, উৎপাদনকারী...
AstraZeneca on Thursday cemented its lead in bringing a preventative Covid-19 shot for the non-infected to market for people who do not respond well to vaccines, saying its antibody drug cocktail...
In a major shift for a country long closed to immigrants, Japan is looking to allow foreigners in certain blue-collar jobs to stay indefinitely starting as early as the 2022...
মিথ্যা তথ্য দিয়ে বাংলাদেশ হাউজ বিল্ডিং ফাইনান্স করপোরেশন (বিএইচবিএফসি) থেকে ঋণ নিলে আগের চেয়ে বেশি সাজার বিধান রেখে বিদ্যমান আইন সংশোধনের প্রস্তাব জাতীয় সংসদে পাস হয়েছে। অর্থমন্ত্রী আহম মুস্তফা কামাল...
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency recently organised '#DhakaTalksInnovation', a hybrid event to discuss urbanisation challenges and how entrepreneurs might be able to...
জরুরি অবস্থার অবসান ঘটিয়ে মিয়ানমারে গণতান্ত্রিক ক্ষমতা হস্তান্তরের আহ্বান জানানোর পাশাপাশি রোহিঙ্গা সঙ্কটের অবসানের তাগিদ দিয়ে একটি প্রস্তাব পাস হয়েছে জাতিসংঘের একটি কমিটিতে। রোহিঙ্গা সমস্যার মূল কারণ খুঁজে বের করা,...
Stocks posted marginal gains in the early hours of trading on Thursday as some bargain hunters were showing their buying interest on sector-wise issues. Following the previous day’s modest gain,...
The death toll from massive floods and landslides that devastated parts of British Columbia is set to rise, with the Canadian province declaring a state of emergency on Wednesday and...
The United Nations has adopted a Rohingya resolution by consensus for the first time since the refugee influx into Bangladesh, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. “The adoption of the...
The UN envoy to Afghanistan on Wednesday delivered a bleak assessment of the situation following the Taliban takeover, saying that an affiliate of the Islamic State group has grown and...
The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 255 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total...
Security forces shot dead at least 15 people and wounded dozens as thousands of Sudanese took to the streets on Wednesday on the deadliest day in a month of demonstrations...
Melbourne's pubs and cafes can have unlimited patrons from Thursday night, while stadiums can return to full capacity as authorities lifted nearly all remaining Covid-19 restrictions for the vaccinated residents...
কোভিড সংক্রমণ কমায় দীর্ঘ লকডাউন শেষ ঘরবন্দি মানুষ বাইরে বের হতে শুরু করলে বাড়ছে কেনাকাটা, ব্যবসা-বাণিজ্যের কর্মকাণ্ডও পাচ্ছে গতি; এতে ইতিবাচক হতে থাকা সূচকগুলো থেকে দেশের অর্থনীতি পুনরুদ্ধারের ইঙ্গিত মিলছে।...
The initial public offering (IPO) subscription of Union Insurance Company Ltd will begin December 15, aiming to raise Tk 193.60 million from the capital market. The subscription of the company's...
The government starts collecting tolls at increased rates for Bangabandhu Jamuna Bridge and Mukterpur Bridge from tomorrow (Friday). The new rates will be applicable for all kinds of transports from...
Stocks finished almost flat on Wednesday, with turnover crossing Tk 15 billion-mark on the Dhaka bourse, as investors were active on both sides of the trading fence. Following the previous...
CHANDPUR: The Chandpur Railway Hospital has remained abandoned for fourteen years. It has been lying in a damaged state after being hit by Cyclone Sidr on November 15, 2007.Since then,...
Stagnation of hundi, an illegal cross border financial transaction, during Covid lockdown periods, pushed the country's remittance up, according to a new study unveiled on Wednesday. There are some other...
Bangladesh hopes for GSP+ facility on the European Union (EU) market until 2029 as well as some more trade preferences. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi came up with such optimistic outlook...
Bangladesh Shipping Agents' Association (BSAA) on Wednesday demanded withdrawal of a recent increase in container-handling tariff by 23 per cent at private Inland Container Depots (ICDs). On November 08, Bangladesh...
Foreign investors in Bangladesh spell out three new growth drivers for the country's next economic leap, with FDI forming the fulcrum. The three growth drivers spelt out at a function...
The central bank has asked the Sonali Bank to explain within three working days as to why their investment in the capital market has exceeded the permissible limit, officials said....
Bangladesh's commercial banks, particularly the primary dealers (PDs), Wednesday urged the central bank to enhance their holdings in government securities to make up for the revaluation losses they count on...
Money straightway will be paid into a pensioner's account through a fraud-free and failsafe automated transaction as the government is upgrading its pension scheme for retirees, officials said Wednesday. Office...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will honour a total of 252 corporate and individual taxpayers for their highest payment of income tax and Value Added Tax (VAT) to the...
Be it raising awareness of animal rights or a greater interest in fitness; for various reasons, there is a tendency among many people these days to become a vegan. Though...
Bangladesh University of Professionals Development Leader's Club (BUPDLC) has successfully organised its most awaited signature event -- DEVTHON 2.0-- second edition of the country's broadest social development competitions at the...
It's 1:00 am. Although this hour is generally considered midnight, the day basically started for Fuad (pseudonym). While he's trying to complete his assignment, his friends are playing a round...
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the work culture throughout the world for good. Working from home was unimaginable in the pre-Covid times. Except for a few software companies, it was...
The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States has initiated direct talks with the telecom industry about its aviation safety concerns involving the planned use of spectrum for 5G wireless...
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan has stressed the need for organising more promotional campaign and road-shows to introduce 'Made in Bangladesh' across the globe,...
The operators of lighter vessels that transport goods from Chattogram port to other parts of Bangladesh have raised the freight charges by 15 per cent after a hike in fuel...
টি-টোয়েন্টি বিশ্বকাপে ব্যাটিংয়ের জন্য যতটা, মুশফিকুর রহিম তার চেয়ে বেশি সমালোচিত হয়েছেন সম্ভবত 'সমালোচনাকারীদের' আয়নায় মুখ দেখতে বলার জন্য। গত ২৪ অক্টোবর শ্রীলঙ্কার বিপক্ষে ম্যাচের পর সংবাদ সম্মেলনে আলোচিত এই...
Job-centric economic growth and challenges of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) are apparently anachronistic. When experts at a workshop held at the conference room of the Press Information Department (PID)...
Mobile phone lines inside Sudan were cut on Wednesday as protesters gathered across the capital Khartoum and other cities for demonstrations against a military takeover, Reuters witnesses said. By early...
Two explosions hit the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding at least six, including three women, Taliban officials and residents said. One car bomb...
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