Bangladesh-Turkey relations rooted in common beliefs: Quader

The Turkish envoy lauded the Bangladesh’s economic prosperity under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and also appreciated the way Bangladesh had handled the Covid-19 situation.

02:22 9 December 2020

Chattogram port reclaims 2 acres illegally occupied land

The Chattogram port has reclaimed 2 acres of land which was occupied by illegal shops and makeshift homes at the Boropol area under the Bandar thana.

With the lead of Gowtam

01:44 9 December 2020

5 held for murdering a youth in Chattogram

Police have arrested five youths from the South Kattali area under Pahartali police station, Chattogram for their involvement in the killing of another youth three days ago.

The arrestees were identified

01:03 9 December 2020

Commerce ministry to launch $40m fund under EC4J project

The Ministry of Commerce will launch a new $40 million fund on Wednesday under the Export Competitiveness for Jobs (EC4J) project for infrastructure investments to create around 90,000 fresh jobs

00:14 9 December 2020

Govt approves Tk 2,228cr project for Munshiganj-Dhaka-Narayanganj roads

Dhaka (Dec 8, 2020): The government today approved a Taka 2,227.77 crore project to widen the road from Panchaboti to Muktarpur and also to construct a double-deck road for establishing easier and cost efficient road communication of Munshiganj with Dhaka and Narayanganj.

00:05 9 December 2020

Quader blasts communal groups on sculpture issue

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday blasted the people involved in vendalising sculpture of Bangabandhu and said his government won’t allow emergence of any communal group in the country.

23:28 8 December 2020

Stocks end flat after 6-day rally, Dominage up 190%

The benchmark DSEX index edged over 3 points or 0.07% down to settle at 5,049 on Tuesday, pulling back from its sixth straight session rally.

23:08 8 December 2020

Httpool partners with Digital Summit 2020

Httpool Bangladesh, the authorised sales partner of Facebook in the country, is the new partner for Bangladesh Brand Forum’s Digital Summit and Digital Marketing Awards 2020.

Httpool representative Rohan Noronha, senior

22:32 8 December 2020

Emirates doubles daily flights to Dhaka from December 14

To meet the growing passenger demand, Emirates has announced it will operate double the daily flights to Dhaka starting December 14.

The added services will offer customers enhanced connectivity to more

22:17 8 December 2020

Covid-19 claims 32 lives, infects 2,202 in Bangladesh

Dhaka (Dec 8, 2020): The deadly virus Covid-19 claimed more 32 lives and infected 2, 202 people at different parts across the country including capital Dhaka in the last 24 hours ending 8:00am on Tuesday.

22:00 8 December 2020

BSF kills 2 Bangladeshis in Thakurgaon

Dhaka (Dec 8, 2020): Two Bangladeshi nationals were shot dead by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Betna border in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon early Tuesday.

21:47 8 December 2020

Shop owners protest DSCC’s eviction drive at Fulbaria Super Market

Dhaka (Dec 8, 2020): Hundreds of shop owners locked into sporadic clash with law enforces in a bid to halt the authority’s move to evict illegally set up shops at Fulbaria Super Market-2 in Dhaka this afternoon.

21:39 8 December 2020

4 placed on remand on sculpture vandalism charge

Dhaka (Dec 8, 2020): A Kushtia court on Tuesday placed four accused on remand in connection with a case filed for vandalising under construction sculpture of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

20:52 8 December 2020

UK starts mass Covid vaccination programme

Dhaka (Dec 8, 2020): Britain on Tuesday hailed a turning point in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, as it begins the biggest vaccination programme in the country’s history with a new Covid-19 jab.

19:38 8 December 2020

Miracle Industries’ earnings decline, offers 1% dividend

The board of directors of the company has recommended a 1 percent cash dividend

18:30 8 December 2020

Rabab Fatima elected as UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS EB’s VP

Dhaka (Dec 8, 2020): Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative (PR) to the United Nations Ambassador Rabab Fatima was elected as the Vice President (VP) of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board on Monday.

18:20 8 December 2020

ADB approves addl $50mn to help Covid-19-hit BD microenterprises

The loan will scale up the ongoing Microenterprise Development Project, approved by ADB in 2018 to provide a $50 million credit line to Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), a government development finance and capacity building organisation.

17:44 8 December 2020

5 persons killed in Tangail road accident

Dhaka (Dec 8, 2020): At least 5 persons were killed and two others injured critically in a head-on collision between a truck and a pick-up van on a bypass road of Tangail town this morning.

17:09 8 December 2020

Stocks open lower

In first 30 minutes of the trade, the benchmark DSEX index edged 4 points or 0.07 percent down at 5,049

16:46 8 December 2020

The Mirage – a restaurant – sued for evading VAT worth Tk2.54cr

After the thorough investigation, the VAT intelligence today filed the case against the lounge with the Dhaka North Commissionerate under the VAT Act.

04:28 8 December 2020

Citizens Bank receives licence to operate commercially

The Bangladesh Bank on Monday decided to approve the licence to Citizens Bank Limited as a proposed commercial bank.

Earlier, the central bank had issued a letter of intent to Citizens

04:06 8 December 2020

Bangladesh to buy per dose Covishield vaccine for $6.25

Earlier, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had estimated to buy a dose of the vaccine for $4, and after adding delivery costs, supply it to the general public for $5 per dose.

03:21 8 December 2020

Cyber risk is the new threat to financial stability

As we become increasingly reliant on digital financial services, the number of cyberattacks has tripled over the last decade, and financial services continue to be the most targeted industry. Cybersecurity has clearly become a threat to financial stability

02:59 8 December 2020

Think about special stimulus programs for Chars: Dr Atiur Rahman

Bangladesh is performing better compared to many other countries during the pandemic-induced economic slowdown because of the stimulus packages worth 4.3% of GDP and the government working relentlessly to implement

02:47 8 December 2020