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The Bangladesh Trade Union Sangha (BTUS) demanded on Thursday that the government and the factory owners pay wages and dues to workers before Eid-ul-Fitr. BTUS president Habibullah Bachchu and general...
The revenue board has identified irregularities in using VAT registration number for export-import and other business activities. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has found that the old invalid Business...
The central bank on Thursday issued a guideline for trust fund management in payment and settlement services for mobile financial services (MFS), payment service provider (PSP) and payment system operator...
Speakers at a programme on Thursday urged the authorities concerned to expand the coverage of social safety net programmes to safeguard the workers hit hard by the pandemic. They also...
The Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) has demanded withdrawal of 15-per cent value-added tax (VAT) on reinsurance commission in the 2021-22 fiscal budget. Addressing a virtual press conference on Thursday, BIA...
The government's top brass wants guarantee from telecoms operators that the people of the republic benefit from the tax rate if reduced. It is true that tax rate on telecommunications...
Speakers at a discussion on Thursday recommended providing budgetary and policy supports to the startups for enhancing their rapid growth in the post-Covid period. "The startups can play a proactive...
The central bank of Bangladesh on Thursday issued a guideline making mandatory banking transactions in proceeds from the 'cash on delivery’ business. Currently, courier services have been collecting cash against...
Imports from the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) member countries increased by more than 23 per cent in the March-April period of this calendar year, officials said. The amount of ACU...
Bangladesh's apparel exports to the US sustained a negative growth of over 8.0 per cent during the first quarter of 2021 year-on-year, showing a much slower recovery compared to China...
The government has launched an investigation into alleged irregularities by Professor M Abdus Sobhan, the outgoing vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University. The education ministry formed a four-strong committee on Thursday after...
Bangladesh has sought four million doses of the University of Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from the United States to meet urgent needs. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen revealed the development after...
At least 26 people died last Monday when the speedboat they were on crashed into a sand-carrying bulkhead in the river Padma. Five other passengers of the boat were rescued...
Watching a number of the earlier pandemic-hit European countries return to normal life fills global health monitors with delight. It couldn't be otherwise. The Covid-19 pandemic attacks not long ago...
At the time of approval of 10 projects worth Tk 119,01 billion at a virtual meeting of the executive committee of the national economic council (ECNEC), Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
A recent media report on export of a few consignments of potatoes produced by contract growers of Bangladesh Agricultural Corporation (BADC) is only a tiny flicker of the potential of...
রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে অধ্যাপক এম আব্দুস সোবহান উপাচার্য থাকাকালে নিয়োগে অনিয়মের অভিযোগ তদন্তে কমিটি করেছে শিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম-এর। বৃহস্পতিবার এই কমিটি গঠনের দিনই দ্বিতীয় মেয়াদে পাঁচ বছর দায়িত্ব...
At a time when the government should opt for increasing public expenditure to accelerate economic recovery, it appears to have taken measures that are not commensurate with the needs of...
এনটিআরসিএর ৩য় গণবিজ্ঞপ্তির উপর স্থগিতাদেশের খবরে চরম হতাশা আর ক্ষোভ প্রকাশ করেছেন চাকুরী প্রত্যাশীদের বড় একটি অংশ। আবেদন প্রক্রিয়া শেষের মাত্র ৬ দিনের মাথায় মহামান্য হাইকোর্টের এই স্থগিতাদেশ জারির পর...
Novavax Inc said on Thursday it has signed an agreement with the GAVI vaccine alliance to manufacture and distribute 350 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate to countries participating...
It's not the most conventional way to get to hospital, but with Delhi running short of ambulances, authorities have turned some of the city's ubiquitous three-wheeled autorickshaws into makeshift ambulances...
সঙ্কটে পড়ে জরুরি প্রয়োজন মেটাতে যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের কাছে অক্সফোর্ড-অ্যাস্ট্রাজেনেকার ৪০ লাখ ডোজ কোভিড-১৯ টিকা চেয়েছে বাংলাদেশ সরকার। অনুরোধ শুনে ঢাকায় দেশটির রাষ্ট্রদূত আর্ল মিলার পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী এ কে আব্দুল মোমেনকে জানিয়েছেন, টিকা...
The active participation of the locals in the planning and implementation of the Rohingya response is essential to make it sustainable. In addition, Local government institutions and local NGOs should...
Ten top leaders of Khelafat Majlish were arrested in the past 24 hours until Thursday morning in connection with the clashes and vandalism carried out by Hefazat-e-Islam men in Brahmanbaria...
Germany's CureVac (5CV.DE) is on track to file for European approval of its COVID-19 vaccine as early as this month because high infection rates among trial participants are bringing a...
বাংলাদেশের প্রথম ওষুধ কোম্পানি হিসেবে বিদেশের মাটিতে উৎপাদন শুরু করতে যাচ্ছে স্কয়ার ফার্মাসিউটিক্যালস লিমিটেড। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম-এর। স্কয়ার আশা করছে, আগামী চার মাসের মধ্যে কেনিয়ায় তাদের কারখানায় উৎপাদন শুরু...
পশ্চিম আফ্রিকার মালির ২৫ বছর বয়সী এক নারী একসাথে নয়টি সন্তানের জন্ম দিয়েছেন। ডাক্তাররা ধরে নিয়েছিলেন তিনি সাতটি সন্তান প্রসব করতে যাচ্ছেন, কারণ তার স্ক্যান পরীক্ষায় তেমনটিই ধরা পড়েছিল। হালিমা...
Joe Biden threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines in a sharp US reversal, but it could take months for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to...
The `Hire and Train’ model, introduced by the government, has ensured ‘80pc job placement’ at IT companies, reports UNB citing officials concerned with the matter. They said the efficacy of...
Indonesia began imposing a previously announced ban on domestic travel on Thursday as it sought to contain the spread of the coronavirus during the Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations, when millions normally travel...
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman arrived in Dhaka from India. They were playing Indian Premier League (IPL) for Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals respectively....
ঐতিহাসিক সোহরাওয়ার্দী উদ্যানে ‘আন্তর্জাতিক মানের স্মৃতিকেন্দ্র’ গড়ে তোলার মহাপরিকল্পনা বাস্তবায়নে ‘কিছু গাছ’ কাটা হয়েছে বলে জানিয়েছে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়। বৃহস্পতিবার মন্ত্রণালয়ের এক বিবৃতিতে জানানো হয়, কিছু গাছ কাটা হলেও সেখানে...
Bangladesh's Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata Toufique Hasan on Thursday handed over 10,000 vials of Remdesivir, an antiviral injection, to the representative of the Indian government at the Indian border...
Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) has finally completed its design and plan to implement its proposed underground cabling project to make the city free from overhead power cables. Under...
Meat, fish, egg, milk and other dairy products worth Tk 2.04 billion were sold in a month through the mobile sale activities of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock that...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has provided 50 tonnes of food aid to Bangladesh as a part of its humanitarian initiatives during the holy month of Ramadan. Fine quality of...
Some 452 people were killed and 519 others injured in road accidents across the country in April this year. During the month, a total of 397 road crashes took place...
The government has directed the VFS Global (Bangladesh) Ltd to remain operational considering it as an emergency service providing entity. VFS Global, a commercial company to provide support services to...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam on Thursday announced to provide 10 per cent holding tax rebate for the city dwellers if they have arrangement for water...
Bangladesh has registered 41 new fatalities from the coronavirus in a day, taking the death toll to 11,796. The caseload jumped by 1,822 in a 24-hour count on Thursday to...
Greece has shown interest to recruit agricultural workers from Bangladesh on short term basis, officials of the foreign ministry said on Thursday. “During a meeting with Bangladesh Ambassador Ashud Ahmed,...
Law Minister Anisul Huq will review an appeal by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s family to let her fly abroad for better treatment. The documents reached the Ministry of Law on...
নৌপথে দুর্ঘটনা এড়াতে দায়ী ব্যক্তিদের জবাবদিহিতার আওতায় আনা ও যথাযথ ক্ষতিপূরণের স্বার্থে সব ধরনের নৌযানকে নিবন্ধনের আওতায় আনার উপর জোর দিয়েছেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা। বৃহস্পতিবার সকালে গণভবন থেকে ভিডিও কনফারেন্সিংয়ের...
হাসপাতালে চিকিৎসাধীন বিএনপি নেত্রী খালেদা জিয়ার কোভিড-১৯ সংক্রমণ পরবর্তী ‘নানা জটিলতায়’ আক্রান্ত জানিয়ে ‘মানবিক’ বিবেচনায় উন্নত চিকিৎসার জন্য তাকে বিদেশে নেওয়ার অনুমতি দিতে সরকারের প্রতি আহবান জানিয়েছেন দলটির মহাসচিব মির্জা...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said the government has sought immediate delivery of 4 million vaccine doses from the United States (US). The US will share up...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked Muslims to celebrate the upcoming Eid-ul Fitr in their present locations to help check the spread of coronavirus across the country. “We all shouldn’t...
Antarctic melting could cause a "dramatic" rise in sea levels if countries fail to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit), posing a serious threat to low-lying and...
The police’s counterterrorism unit has arrested two people for ‘planning and instigating’ an attack on the parliament building with swords. One of the two arrestees, Abu Sakib, 22, is a...
After 22 days of shutdown, public transport services resumed in the district and metropolitan areas across Bangladesh on Thursday. The government imposed a lockdown on Apr 5 to curb the...
‘তলোয়ার নিয়ে’ জাতীয় সংসদ ভবনে হামলার ‘পরিকল্পনা এবং তাতে উসকানি’ দেওয়া অভিযোগে দুইজনকে গ্রেপ্তার করেছে পুলিশের কাউন্টার টেররিজম অ্যান্ড ট্রান্সন্যাশনাল ক্রাইম (সিটিটিসি) ইউনিট। পুলিশ বলছে, গ্রেপ্তার দুজনের মধ্যে ২২ বছর...
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