Non-tax revenue from telecom sector dips 12.5% in FY20
Total revenue collection from all operators was Tk1,677 crore in the last fiscal year — down from Tk1,916 crore in FY2018-19.20:34 2 January 2021
President, PM mourn death of women leader Ayesha Khanam
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed their profound shock and sorrow at the death of valiant freedom fighter and president of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad Ayesha Khanam.20:21 2 January 2021
More 470,000 Covid-19 cases recorded globally in past 24hrs
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has surpassed 81.94 million, rising by more than 470,000 in the past 24 hours around the world, according to the World Health Organisation.18:55 2 January 2021
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad President Ayesha Khanam passes away
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad President Ayesha Khanam passed away when she was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka early this morning. She was 74.17:05 2 January 2021
Is Shakib going to be a father again?
The caption of the photo posted on his verified Facebook page at 2 pm on Friday reads, "New year, a new beginning, new addition. Happy New Year to all." But he did not clarify if he is going to be a father for the third time.03:12 2 January 2021
Export diversification top priority of govt: Commerce secy
After Bangladesh’s LDC graduation in 2024, a number of DFQF (Duty-Free Quota-Free) facilities will be eroded; therefore, the country needs to proceed for bilateral FTAs (free trade agreements) with potential partner countries, he added.01:14 2 January 2021
49th AGM of ICMAB held
The 49th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) was held on Friday00:04 2 January 2021
Govt sets 7.7% GDP growth for next year
Nine issues, including Covid-19 vaccination issue, will get priority in the next budget – allocation for which is already expected to be 10 percent bigger than the current fiscal, according to the documents of two meetings of the budget management committee and fiscal coordination council, held on Thursday.23:31 1 January 2021
Kane Williamson ends 2020 as world’s no 1 Test batsman
New Zealand Captain Kane Williamson ended the year 2020 as the world’s no 1 Test batsman on the ICC rankings22:38 1 January 2021
Bangladesh reports 17 deaths from Covid-19, 990 new cases
With this, the number of positive cases rose to 514,500 and the number of deaths reached 7,57621:50 1 January 2021
Expats in S’pore, UK can send money in real time as Prime Bank launches ‘RemitPrime’
Prime Bank has recently launched RemitPrime, a real-time remittance service for Bangladeshi expatriates living in Singapore and the United Kingdom (UK)20:45 1 January 2021
Mahmudul Hasan Khusru new president of ICAB
Mahmudul Hasan Khusru took over the charge as the president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) for the year 2021 at a formal ceremony held at ICAB Auditorium on Thursday20:26 1 January 2021
Bangladesh in world media this week
Being a Friday, the beginning of 2021 also marks the end of another week. Bangladesh has been mentioned in multiple news articles published in internationally-recognised media outlets in the last week of the immediate past year20:15 1 January 2021
Delwer Hussain new SAFA president
Founded in 1984, SAFA is a forum of professional accounting bodies in the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region of eight nations18:00 1 January 2021
Farida president, Elias general secy of Jatiya Press Club
Farida Yasmin and Elias Khan have been elected respectively as new president and general secretary of Jatiya Press Club.
The duo will serve the apex body of journalists for the next
16:59 1 January 2021
Regulator tweaks IPO allotment process
The new norms will be effective from April 1, 2021, said the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission in a statement on Thursday.16:33 1 January 2021
IBBL inaugurates 55 agent banking outlets
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) on Thursday inaugurated 55 agent banking outlets across the country.
Md Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the bank, virtually inaugurated the outlets as
01:15 1 January 2021
Ismail Zabihullah new chairman of Eastern University
Retired government secretary Md Ismail Zabihullah has been appointed as the chairman of the Eastern University Foundation.
The decision came at the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Foundation on Tuesday,
01:12 1 January 2021
Covid-19: A visual guide to economic impacts
The coronavirus lockdown brought the country to a standstill, resulting in sharp falls in revenue earnings, exports, imports, and all other economic activities.00:38 1 January 2021
Toma Group, two individuals fined Tk50cr for cutting hills in Ctg
The Department of Environment (DoE) fined Toma Group and two individuals a total of Tk50 crore for razing around 22 million cubic feet of hills for a rail track project
00:36 1 January 2021
Bangladesh Brand Forum honours most loved brands
Bangladesh Brand Forum organised the Best Brand Award event for the 12th consecutive year on Wednesday23:39 31 December 2020
GP brings 4G pocket router home solution bundle
Grameenphone came up with a new bundle with its 4G pocket router on Thursday23:35 31 December 2020
6 ‘Ansar al Islam members’ held
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-4 has arrested six alleged members of the banned militant outfit Ansar al Islam along with bomb-making manuals.
Based on intelligence surveillance, the elite force conducted separate drives
22:52 31 December 2020
Covid-19: 28 die, 1,014 infected in last 24hrs
Bangladesh recorded 28 more deaths and 1.014 fresh cases of deadly coronavirus from different parts of the country including capital Dhaka in the last 24 hours ending 8:00am on Thursday.22:22 31 December 2020
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