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Dhaka, Tuesday


26 November 2024


World must share responsibility to overcome Covid-19, end AIDS: UN

World must share responsibility to overcome Covid-19, end AIDS: UN

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said health must be a top investment priority to achieve universal health coverage and described health a human right.

16:21 1 December 2020

48% loans disbursed from CMSME package

48% loans disbursed from CMSME package

Around 2,961 women entrepreneurs have availed loans from the Tk20,000 crore stimulus package across the country.

01:41 1 December 2020

New PSO adorned with Lt Gen rank badge

New PSO adorned with Lt Gen rank badge

Newly-appointed Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division Waker-Uz-Zaman was adorned with the rank badge of lieutenant general at a function in the presence of Prime Minister Sheikh

01:15 1 December 2020

HSBC drives climate change agenda with 2nd sustainability loan

HSBC drives climate change agenda with 2nd sustainability loan

The Tk250 crore working capital facility will be linked to improvements in BSRM’s energy efficiency.

01:05 1 December 2020

Bank Asia wins ICAB National Award

Bank Asia wins ICAB National Award

According to the event organiser, the annual reports are one of the means of evaluating the transparency and accountability of an organisation.

00:58 1 December 2020

VAT intelligence raids Bandarban’s Sairu resort

VAT intelligence raids Bandarban’s Sairu resort

VAT officials seized computers, from which they recovered the actual sales figures of the resort from 2018 to date.

00:48 1 December 2020

Circulars of 42nd, 43rd BCS exams to be published soon

Circulars of 42nd, 43rd BCS exams to be published soon

Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) will publish circulars of the 42nd and the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS), the most competitive public examinations in the country, on Monday.

00:39 1 December 2020

Apex Textile Group unveils plan to introduce its own brand

Apex Textile Group unveils plan to introduce its own brand

Country’s leading textiles entrepreneur Apex Textile Group disclosed its plan to introduce its own brand on Monday.

23:57 30 November 2020

Rupali Bank signs corporate agreement with Robi

Rupali Bank signs corporate agreement with Robi

The signing ceremony took place at Rupali Bank head office.

23:43 30 November 2020

MC College gang rape: DNA report shows involvement of some accused

MC College gang rape: DNA report shows involvement of some accused

Police found the involvement of some accused, arrested over the gang rape of a woman at Sylhet MC College, in a DNA test.

23:21 30 November 2020

Wear masks or go to jail as govt hints at tough measures

Wear masks or go to jail as govt hints at tough measures

For now, the people who are venturing outside without masks will only be fined. The government will observe the situation in the next 7-10 days.

23:14 30 November 2020

Get your essentials delivered in 30 mins as foodpanda launches ‘pandamart’

Get your essentials delivered in 30 mins as foodpanda launches ‘pandamart’

With the launch of pandamart, foodpanda aims to redefine the shopping experience for consumers in Bangladesh by delivering whatever they need in as fast as 30 minutes from the thousands of original and genuine products they have in their inventory.

22:32 30 November 2020

Tax return deadline extended till Dec 31

Tax return deadline extended till Dec 31

Finally, the government has extended the time for tax return by one month to December 31 this year, a development that will ease the concern of people who are yet to submit their files due to the coronavirus pandemic.

22:24 30 November 2020

Covid-19: 35 die, 2525 infected in Bangladesh

Covid-19: 35 die, 2525 infected in Bangladesh

Bangladesh reported 35 deaths in the past 24 hours till 8:00am today, taking the country`s total fatalities to 6,644.

22:07 30 November 2020

Govt to provide Covid-19 vaccine free of cost

Govt to provide Covid-19 vaccine free of cost

The government has decided to provide the Oxford-AstraZeneca developed Covid-19 vaccine to people free of cost in line with the guideline of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

21:55 30 November 2020

Vector Center says Covid-19 pandemic will be over in 2021

Vector Center says Covid-19 pandemic will be over in 2021

The pandemic of the novel coronavirus infection will end in 2021, Rinat Maksyutov, director general of Russia’s Vector State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology, a vaccine developer, said on Sunday.

21:02 30 November 2020

Matiur Rahman’s indictment: Editors’ Council voices concern

Matiur Rahman’s indictment: Editors’ Council voices concern

Sampadak Parishad (Editors’ Council) on Sunday voiced concern over the indictment of Daily Prothom Alo editor Matiur Rahman and eight others in a case filed over the death of a student last year.

20:23 30 November 2020

Biden fractures foot while playing with dog

Biden fractures foot while playing with dog

President-elect Joe Biden fractured his right foot while playing with one of his dogs, an injury discovered in a scan Sunday and that will likely require him to wear a boot for several weeks, his doctor said.

20:16 30 November 2020

SK Trims & Industries’ Q1 earnings drop by 21%

SK Trims & Industries’ Q1 earnings drop by 21%

The earnings per share (EPS) of the SK Trims & Industries Limited have dropped by 21 percent to Tk0.52 in the Q1 (July-September) of 2020 as against Tk0.66 for the same period of last fiscal year (FY)

19:11 30 November 2020

Agni Systems Ltd’s earnings plunge, offers 2% dividend

Agni Systems Ltd’s earnings plunge, offers 2% dividend

The board of directors of the Agni Systems Ltd has recommended a 2 percent cash dividend for 2019-20 fiscal year (FY)

18:44 30 November 2020

Stocks open lower

Stocks open lower

Dhaka stocks opened lower on Monday in line with the previous session

18:37 30 November 2020

Dhaka plans to meet the growing demand for quality cattle feed

Dhaka plans to meet the growing demand for quality cattle feed

Bangladesh government has taken a major initiative to make the cultivation of high-yielding grass variety and silage technology popular among farmers in order to meet the growing demand for quality cattle feed across the country.

18:24 30 November 2020

Olympic to invest Tk42cr for expansion

Olympic to invest Tk42cr for expansion

The investment will be made to produce new premium varieties of cracker and hard dough biscuits of around 12,442 tonnes per year

18:16 30 November 2020

Failing dope tests: 8 policemen suspended in Kushtia
DMP terminates 10 policemen, suspends 18 for failing dope tests

Failing dope tests: 8 policemen suspended in Kushtia

Eight policemen including two sub-inspectors have been suspended in Kushtia for failing dope tests.

17:58 30 November 2020