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Dhaka, Wednesday


27 November 2024


Dhaka committed to taking ties with Thimphu to new height: FM

Dhaka committed to taking ties with Thimphu to new height: FM

Dhaka (Dec 6, 2020): Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Sunday shared Bangladesh's commitment to carry forward its relations with Bhutan to a new height after the two countries opened

00:13 7 December 2020

4 arrested for vandalising Bangabandhu’s sculpture

4 arrested for vandalising Bangabandhu’s sculpture

Dhaka (Dec 6, 2020): Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday said the law enforcement agencies arrested four people in connection with vandalism of a sculpture of Bangabandhu in Kushtia.

00:09 7 December 2020

FBCCI launches Tech C for global scale support to startups

FBCCI launches Tech C for global scale support to startups

Tech C aims to develop human resources skills at the mass level, aligned with the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR).

00:06 7 December 2020

Emirates gradually re-opens worldwide lounges

Emirates gradually re-opens worldwide lounges

Emirates has started reopening its lounges around the world.

The airline recently re-opened its lounge in Cairo International Airport to be followed by lounge services in other destinations including New York’s

23:48 6 December 2020

Covid-19: 31 die, 1,666 infected in 24hrs in Bangladesh

Covid-19: 31 die, 1,666 infected in 24hrs in Bangladesh

Dhaka (Dec 6, 2020): Bangladesh recorded 31 deaths and 1,666 infection cases from novel coronavirus across the country including capital Dhaka in the last 24 hours ending 8:00am on Sunday.

23:06 6 December 2020

Bangladesh eclipses India in global sustainable competitiveness

Bangladesh eclipses India in global sustainable competitiveness

But the country is far behind Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives in the index

21:47 6 December 2020

Nagad wins best digital financial service award

Nagad wins best digital financial service award

Nagad—the digital financial service of Bangladesh Postal Department—has won the Best Digital Financial Service 2020 award given by Business Tabloid, an international business magazine

21:43 6 December 2020

Stronger regional, int’l cooperation needed to mitigate Covid-19 impact: PM

Stronger regional, int’l cooperation needed to mitigate Covid-19 impact: PM

Dhaka (Dec 6, 2020): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said stronger regional and international cooperation is necessary in the coming days for mitigating the impact of Covid-19 pandemic and for the rebuilding phase.

19:47 6 December 2020

Interest rate spread falls 2.94% in Oct

Interest rate spread falls 2.94% in Oct

Dhaka (Dec 6, 2020): Interest rate spread in the banking industry declined in October, as the banks cut rates further on lending than deposits, officials said.

18:05 6 December 2020

Inflation falls in November

Inflation falls in November

Dhaka (Dec 06, 2020): Inflation dropped in November, with the average consumer price index (CPI) being 92 basis points lower than that in October.

18:02 6 December 2020

DSEX crosses 5,000-mark in early trade

DSEX crosses 5,000-mark in early trade

In the first 30 minutes of trade on Sunday, the DSEX gained over 28 points or 0.56 percent to 5,003 supported by the buying binge on almost all sectors

16:49 6 December 2020

What you need to know before buying Energypack stocks

What you need to know before buying Energypack stocks

Energypac Power Generation was set up in 1982 as a power engineering business in Bangladesh. The company now consists of five sister concerns—Energypac Engineering, Energypac Electronics, Energypac Agro, Energypac Fashions and Energypac Power Venture, according to its website.

03:12 6 December 2020

Miscreants vandalise sculpture of Bangabandhu in Kushtia

Miscreants vandalise sculpture of Bangabandhu in Kushtia

Dhaka (Dec 5, 2020): Miscreants have vandalised a partial part of under constructing sculpture of Bangabandhu at Kushtia town today when some religion-based organisations and government are at loggerheads over this issue.

01:44 6 December 2020

Water booths installed for RMG workers

Water booths installed for RMG workers

The booths were set up under a project called ‘Shujola’ funded by the foundation as part of its ‘WASH’ programmes aiming to provide 1 million people with access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene in developing countries by 2025.

01:12 6 December 2020

Youth and female should get focus in 8th FYP: SANEM

Youth and female should get focus in 8th FYP: SANEM

The think-tank pointed out five sectors -- education, employment and income, health, poverty and social safety net and gender-- where policy address is needed for the youth and female.

01:09 6 December 2020

CMP Counter Terrorism Unit arrests a couple under DSA

CMP Counter Terrorism Unit arrests a couple under DSA

Chattograme (Dec 5, 2020): The Counter Terrorism Unit of Chattograme Metropolitan Police (CMP) has detained a couple from Sylhet’s Habiganj area in connection with a case lodged under Digital Security Act.

01:05 6 December 2020

E-payment of customs duty to increase efficiency in tax collection: speakers

E-payment of customs duty to increase efficiency in tax collection: speakers

Corporate customers make various regulatory payments related to customs duty, income tax and value added tax (VAT) to the National Board of Revenue manually through Cashier’s Orders, Demand Drafts. The process used to have a turnaround time of 1 to 3 days depending on the location of the customer and where the payments need to be deposited.

00:49 6 December 2020

Body of a young man recovered in Ctg

Body of a young man recovered in Ctg

Chattogram (Dec 5, 2020): Police recovered body of a young man from inside a building in Teri Bazar area of the district on Saturday.

00:14 6 December 2020

ADB to take care of fund deficiency in buying Covid-19 vaccines

ADB to take care of fund deficiency in buying Covid-19 vaccines

The assistance will be part of the multilateral lender’s plan to provide financial aid to fight Covid-19 for its developing South Asian member nations.

00:06 6 December 2020

1tonne gold enters country in a month!

1tonne gold enters country in a month!

As per baggage rule, a passenger can legally bring a maximum of 20 bhories of gold by paying customs duty of Tk2,000 per bhori (1 bhori = 11.664 grams).

23:57 5 December 2020

Do you know you can stop promotional SMS?

Do you know you can stop promotional SMS?

All the mobile phone operators have the option to switch off such SMS.

23:46 5 December 2020

Covid-19: 35 die, 1,888 infected in 24hrs in Bangladesh

Covid-19: 35 die, 1,888 infected in 24hrs in Bangladesh

Dhaka (Dec 5, 2020): Some 35 more patients died while 1,888 people tested positive for novel coronavirus afresh across the country in the last 24 hours ending 8:00am on Saturday.

22:42 5 December 2020

Gold bars worth Tk4.96 crore seised in Jashore

Gold bars worth Tk4.96 crore seised in Jashore

(Dec 5, 2020): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 60 gold bars, worth Tk 4.96 crore, from Shahzatpur border in Chougachha upazila of Jashore district early Saturday.

20:51 5 December 2020

Restrict smuggling, protect independence: PM to BGB

Restrict smuggling, protect independence: PM to BGB

Dhaka (Dec 5, 2020): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the Border Guard Bangladesh to restrict smuggling apart from protecting the country`s independence and sovereignty.

20:28 5 December 2020