bKash organises AML&CFT workshop on sustainable MFS growth

Speakers in a workshop organised by bKash reiterated the need for more effective implementation of the regulations of Anti-money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML&CFT) for sustainable growth

01:32 17 December 2020

Anti-independence forces using religion for political leverage: Speakers

The first private university and the number one ranked private university of Bangladesh, North South University (NSU), organised a virtual discussion session and cultural programme on the Martyred Intellectuals Day

01:23 17 December 2020

The revolutionary Bangalee economists

These economists helped bring forth the economic aspects of the disparity between Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) and Pakistan (then West Pakistan) apart from other political and social phenomena.

23:17 16 December 2020

Bangladesh reports 27 deaths from Covid-19, 1,632 new cases

The fatality rate from Covid-19 in Bangladesh currently stands at 1.44 percent

22:27 16 December 2020

ADB grants $500,000 for Bangladesh to lift business competitiveness

The assistance is additional to an earlier grant of $2 million approved in 2018 for creating innovative knowledge solutions on strategic issues for Bangladesh’s economic transformation

21:26 16 December 2020

Labaid Cancer Hospital is hiring

Labaid Cancer Hospital is hiring in seven positions that include Director Marketing, Billing Officer, Customer Care Officer, Medical Transcriptionist, Patient Care Attendant, Business Development Analyst and Senior App Developer

17:14 16 December 2020

Nation celebrates victory day today

On this day, the brave citizens of our nation snatched the red and green flag of independence by fighting the Pakistani aggressors to death.

14:19 16 December 2020

49 yrs into independence: Bangladesh economy now well ahead of Pakistan

Bangladesh’s success story has now become a subject of research for many Pakistani economists.

14:01 16 December 2020

Hasina-Modi summit: Dhaka to raise critical issues

The long-pending Teesta water-sharing issue is expected to come into prominence as usual

04:47 16 December 2020

Khan’s Kitchen raided for VAT evasion

The VAT Intelligence Directorate on Monday found that popular food service Khan’s Kitchen had hidden Tk1.42 crore in sales transactions between July and December 2019.

The team, led by VAT Intelligence

03:31 16 December 2020

Team ‘Time Travelers’ - Champion of Battle of Minds 2020

After passing several stages of the competition, team ‘Time Travelers’, consisting of students from Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) have become the champions this year

02:55 16 December 2020

GP sued for breaching customer privacy

Leading mobile phone operator Grameenphone and its customer service officials were sued on Sunday by police for breaching customer privacy.

The case was filed with the Hatirjheel police station on Monday,

02:46 16 December 2020

Annual conference of Universal Medical College Hospital held

Preeti Chakraborty, chairman of the hospital, presided over the function held at the conference room of Universal Nursing College at Rasulbagh in Mohakhali

02:46 16 December 2020

Rice prices on the rise again

Traders and mill owners indicated that the closure of many husk mills and the high prices of paddy amid the coronavirus pandemic are behind this rice price hike.

02:37 16 December 2020

Jamuna Bank inaugurates new branch in Munshiganj

Jamuna Bank Limited has recently inaugurated the Aldi Bazar branch with modern banking services in Munshiganj’s Tongibari area. 

Chairman of Jamuna Bank Foundation Al-Haj Nur Mohammed was present as

02:05 16 December 2020

Al-Arafah Islami Bank opens its 183rd branch at Tejgaon

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited has opened its 183rd branch at Dhaka’s Tejgaon on Tuesday. 

Chairman of the Bank Alhajj Abdus Samad Labu inaugurated the new branch as Chief Guest

01:49 16 December 2020

UGC signs MoU with Janata Bank to get house building loan

Dhaka (Dec 15, 2020): University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Janata Bank Ltd to avail house building loan for the UGC employees at low interest.

01:35 16 December 2020

Retail prices of edible oil keep soaring

According to traders, local distribution companies have started releasing oil at new prices in the market.

00:40 16 December 2020

UIU looking for CSE faculty members

The university published four circulars regarding this in its website, each mentioning vacancy for the professor, associate professor, assistant professor and lecturer respectively. 

00:37 16 December 2020

Covid-19 affects lives and livelihoods of 95% young women: Survey

Some 76.54% are unable to continue their studies remotely since April 2020, due to their marginal living and distance

00:16 16 December 2020

81mn jobs lost in Asia-Pacific region due to Covid-19: ILO

The report – Asia–Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2020: Navigating the crisis towards a human-centred future of work – estimates that the economic backlash of the Covid-19 pandemic wiped out some 81 million jobs in 2020.

23:07 15 December 2020

Stocks snap rally on profit-booking

The market opened on a positive note in the morning, but retracted from the mid-session, succumbing to profit-booking later in the day

22:29 15 December 2020

Emirates to resume daily flight to Istanbul

Flights to and from Istanbul will operate once daily by the Boeing 777- 300ER. The addition of Istanbul expands Emirates’ European network to 31 destinations.

22:18 15 December 2020

Discussion on with Islamic scholars, fruitful results soon: Home minister

Dhaka (Dec 15, 2020): Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said that discussion with Islamic scholars is going on to put an end to the prevailing feud on setting up Bangabandhu’s sculpture.

22:10 15 December 2020