A 60-year-old woman has been diagnosed with black fungus at Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH). This is the first case of the rare fungal infection in the district. "The...
The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has approved the BUET-developed cheap ventilator especially to support Covid-19 patients amid the soaring demand for oxygen support in the pandemic. The DGDA...
A mobile court in Kurigram detained nine Rohingya refugees on Wednesday night for flouting the Covid-19 lockdown norms. The refugees have been identified as Faia Salam, 27, Ismail Hossain, 18,...
ভারতের আটটি বড় রাজ্যের মোট জনসংখ্যার ৭০ শতাংশের বেশি মানুষের দেহে কোভিড-১৯ অ্যান্টিবডি তৈরি হয়েছে - সেদেশের একটি সরকারি জরিপের ফলাফল থেকে এমন তথ্য পাওয়া গেছে। বুধবার প্রকাশিত ওই জরিপের...
Stocks witnessed a downward trend in early trading on Thursday as cautious investors are booking profit on sector-wise issues following reduced trading days news next week. Trading on the bourses...
USA's Caeleb Dressel set an Olympic record on his way to winning the men's 100m freestyle gold medal as he seeks to become one of the most successful swimmers at...
China's Ministry of Education said on Wednesday that it had begun implementing a campaign to stop paid after-school tutoring services provided by teachers working for public primary and middle schools....
More than 70 per cent of people in eight of India's large states are estimated to have Covid-19 antibodies, a government survey showed on Wednesday, suggesting that a second surge...
Over 12,000 Rohingya refugees have been affected while some 5,000 refugees have temporarily been relocated to other family member’s shelters or communal facilities, according to the UN Refugee Agency. Meanwhile,...
The board of directors of Premier Bank has decided to raise Tk 4.0 billion through the issuance of unsecured contingent-conversion floating rate perpetual bonds to boost the capital base of...
China's new ambassador to Washington, Qin Gang, on Wednesday wished the United States victory against Covid-19 and said great potential awaited bilateral relations, striking an optimistic tone as he arrived...
Bangladesh recorded a shocking spike in coronavirus deaths in recent days. It took Bangladesh thirteen and a half months to record the first 10,000 deaths, but the next 10,000 fatalities...
প্রথম সেটে কষ্টের জয় দিয়ে শুরুর পর দ্বিতীয় সেটে পা হড়কাল দিয়া সিদ্দিকীর। পরে আবারও ঘুরে দাঁড়িয়ে শেষ ষোলোয় ওঠার দারুণ আশাও জাগালেন তিনি। কিন্তু শেষ পর্যন্ত টোকিও অলিম্পিকসের রিকার্ভ...
The board of directors of National Life Insurance Company has recommended a 32 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2020. The final approval of the...
আমাদের দেহকে সুস্থ রাখতে হলে সবচেয়ে প্রয়োজনীয় জিনিসটি হলো খাবার। খাবারের সাথে আমাদের দেহের সংযোগটি এমনই, যে খাবার ছাড়া আমাদের দেহ একটি সময় পর নিথর হয়ে পড়ে। খাবারের সাথে যে...
Farmers in Netrakona district have started harvesting jute, the golden fibre of Bangladesh. Raw jute has also started appearing in the market. It is expected that jute harvesting will be...
Home-grown education technology (edtech) startup Shikho, which aims to make high-quality education accessible and affordable for all, has recently completed a $1.3-million seed round of financing. The funding was led...
Standard Bank has returned to profit in the second quarter (Q2) that ended on June 30, 2021, against the same quarter last year while Dutch-Bangla Bank's earnings dropped slightly in...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has sought account information on Sayeed Khokon, former mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation, from all the scheduled banks, officials said. Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of...
The central bank of Bangladesh on Wednesday asked the commercial banks to bring new industry and service sector entities under the purview of the stimulus package. The Bangladesh Bank circular...
A significant monopoly awarded to a single mobile phone operator has allegedly created a distortion in the market, undermining the consumers' interest and affecting the digital vision of Bangladesh. It...
Informally or self-skilled workers will now be able to get a certificate of recognition nationally based on their experience to enter the formal job market. Jobless returnee technical workers, those...
Bangladesh and Vietnam have benefited most due to the shifting of apparel and footwear exports from China, according to the latest analysis. It also found that in 2019, both the...
The new investment in Evaly, a leading e-commerce platform of the country, by the industrial giant Jamuna Group, will not bar the investigations being conducted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)...
The central bank is set to unveil today its monetary policy for the current fiscal year (FY) with an eye to accelerating recovery of the pandemic-hit economy, officials said. The...
The energy sector regulator has been increasingly facing opposition from the LPG marketing companies on the issue of prices fixed by it for cooking gas cylinders. Some private LPG bottlers,...
Harvard, MIT, Oxford, Yale, Stanford-- for many these are not just universities but audacious dreams. Very few will pass on the opportunity to study at such institutions, but the scarcity...
During one of those slow weekend afternoons in 2014, this writer was contemplating which business schools to pursue. INSEAD (Institut Européend' Administration des Affaires) was one of the top choices...
It has been about a year and a half since educational institutions were closed. In the meantime, 'New Normal' has become much more normal. Students are just about to get...
'Goodluck Presents 3rd International Cultural Classicists Carnival- powered by ELBA Bangladesh,' was officially launched on July 27, 2021. This international event will have 16 segments including singing, dance, calligraphy, poem...
The four-member probe committee formed following the collision of a ferry with a pillar of the Padma Bridge has recommended among others the shifting of ferry terminals from their present...
The ongoing pandemic restrictions to control mobility and movements have had diverse impacts on people’s vulnerability to human trafficking, including migrants from and to Bangladesh. Speakers made the remark during...
The global economic recovery continues, but with a widening gap between advanced economies and many emerging market and developing economies. Our latest global growth forecast of 6 percent for 2021...
Can we designate a household that is indebted and deficit-ridden as financially well? One may need to take loan but the question is whether he/she has repayment capacity or is...
It is generally acknowledged that accountability of the executive, judicial and legislative organs of the state towards citizens and the constitution is deficient in many developing countries of the world...
The maritime industry and ports are capital-intensive sectors. They've transitioned over the decades, based on the principle of economies of scale, massification and the integration of several key players into...
Benjamin Franklin had already turned 70 by the time he signed the US Declaration of Independence in 1776, when the average man wasn't expected to live to see 34. The...
The Anti-corruption Commission has formally charged in court former Teknaf OC Pradip Kumar Das, the main accused in the shooting death of retired army major Sinha Md Rashed Khan, and...
New mobile financial and payment service Trust Axiata Pay, "tap," was launched Wednesday. Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, the chairman of Trust Axiata Digital – the company...
An executive magistrate visited Maersk Bangladesh Limited’s Banani office on Wednesday as the office remained open. During his visit, Executive Magistrate Arafat Mohammad Noman gave a verbal order to close...
People continue to venture out with families and friends in the capital defying the lockdown rules even though Bangladesh recorded the highest daily rise in its COVID-19 death toll on...
শিক্ষাপ্রযুক্তির উন্নয়নে ১৩ লাখ ডলারের বিনিয়োগ পেয়েছে বাংলাদেশি স্টার্টআপ ‘শিখো’। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। সিলিকন ভ্যালিভিত্তিক এডটেক বিনিয়োগ বিশেষজ্ঞ লার্ন ক্যাপিটালের সিড ফান্ড লার্নস্টার্ট ও প্রাথমিক পর্যায়ের ভেঞ্চার ক্যাপিটাল ফার্ম...
The energy division spent 4.26 per cent higher than the allocation in the revised annual development program (RADP) during fiscal year (FY) 2020-2021 when many other government entities struggled to...
টোকিও অলিম্পিকসের ফুটবল ইভেন্টে গ্রুপ পর্বেই থেমে গেল আর্জেন্টিনার যাত্রা। তাদের বিদায় করে গ্রুপ চ্যাম্পিয়ন হয়ে কোয়ার্টার-ফাইনালে উঠেছে স্পেন। সাইতামা স্টেডিয়ামে ‘সি’ গ্রুপের ম্যাচটি ১-১ গোলে ড্র হয়। ম্যাচের দ্বিতীয়ার্ধে...
Bangladesh has logged 16,230 new cases of COVID-19, a new daily record, taking the total caseload to 1,210,982. Another 237 people died from the disease in the 24 hours to...
Thai volunteers on Wednesday turned a cargo warehouse at Bangkok's Don Muang Airport into a 1,800-bed field hospital for COVID-19 patients with less severe symptoms, as the country deals with...
নবজাতক শিশুদের জন্মগত হৃদরোগের অপারেশন করতে দেশে প্রথবারের মতো পূর্ণাঙ্গ একটি শিশু কার্ডিওলজি ও শিশু কার্ডিয়াক সার্জারি ইউনিট করতে যাচ্ছে বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিব মেডিকেল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (বিএসএমএমইউ)। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম-এর। এজন্য...
পাকিস্তানের ওকারা শহরে একটি ছাগলকে ধর্ষণের পর হত্যার অভিযোগে পাঁচ জন ব্যক্তিকে গ্রেপ্তারের জন্য খুঁজছে পুলিশ। পুলিশ বলছে, শহরের সাতঘরা এলাকায় অভিযুক্তরা ছাগলটিকে ধর্ষণ করে হত্যার পর পালিয়ে যায়। আজহার...
Banks will remain closed on Sunday, Aug 1 and Wednesday, Aug 4 due to the ongoing ‘strict lockdown’, according to a notice from Bangladesh Bank. Banking hours have also been...
Bangladesh’s long wait for its first-ever metro rail is going to be over by December 2022 as work on the project has gained momentum despite disruptions by coronavirus pandemic, said...
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