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Dhaka, Tuesday


26 November 2024


Regent Textile Mills’ Q1 earnings drop by 283%

Regent Textile Mills’ Q1 earnings drop by 283%

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the earnings per share (EPS) of Regent Textile Mills Limited have dropped by 233 percent

17:55 29 November 2020

PM lays foundation stone of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge

PM lays foundation stone of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday laid the foundation stone of a 4.8km double-line dual-gauge Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge aimed at boosting rail communication between the capital and Western zones of the Railway.

17:36 29 November 2020

Stocks see mixed trend in early trading Sunday

Stocks see mixed trend in early trading Sunday

Dhaka stocks opened the week on a mixed trend on Sunday

17:05 29 November 2020

3-day crowd-pulling Rash Mela cancelled

3-day crowd-pulling Rash Mela cancelled

In view of the rising Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh, authorities have cancelled the traditional Rash Mela. The crowd-pulling festival was scheduled to begin on Sunday on Dublar Char Island near the Sundarbans.

16:59 29 November 2020

Dhaka wants OIC’s continued support till Rohingyas are repatriated

Dhaka wants OIC’s continued support till Rohingyas are repatriated

Bangladesh has urged the OIC member States to continue political and humanitarian support to Bangladesh until dignified repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar is ensured.

16:38 29 November 2020

Bodies of 2 newborn babies recovered in Chattagram

Bodies of 2 newborn babies recovered in Chattagram

Locals first spotted a large carton on a canal in the area and discovered the bodies after opening the box.

04:51 29 November 2020

Bank Asia, PRAN-RFL sign agreement for supply chain financing

Bank Asia, PRAN-RFL sign agreement for supply chain financing

Under the agreement, Bank Asia Ltd will ensure finance to PRAN-RFL Group’s suppliers against approved invoices.

02:47 29 November 2020

HSBC webinar discusses higher education in UK and Australia

HSBC webinar discusses higher education in UK and Australia

The webinar was organised to discuss the changed landscape of international education in the post-pandemic period and also the impact Covid-19 has had on the higher education ecosystem.

02:12 29 November 2020

Foundation laid for Sheikh Kamal IT Training Centre in Chattagram

Foundation laid for Sheikh Kamal IT Training Centre in Chattagram

State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Saturday laid the foundation stone of the Sheikh Kamal IT Training and Incubation Centre in Chandgaon area under Chittagong

01:43 29 November 2020

Jobs in 7 banks: Recruitment test postponed

Jobs in 7 banks: Recruitment test postponed

The authority has postponed the combined seven banks’ recruitment test for the post of senior officer, considering the evolving situation of the coronavirus pandemic.

00:57 29 November 2020

Country to suffer if port city stays underdeveloped: LGRD minister

Country to suffer if port city stays underdeveloped: LGRD minister

Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Minister Tajul Islam on Saturday said Bangladesh will lag behind in global arena if the country’s port city remains underdeveloped, underscoring that his government

00:55 29 November 2020

No visible preparation to tackle corona’s winter wave: GM Quader

No visible preparation to tackle corona’s winter wave: GM Quader

Though the coronavirus cases and deaths are surging with the beginning of winter, there is no visible preparation by the government to ensure proper treatment of patients in hospitals, said Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader.

00:30 29 November 2020

Bus plunge in Gopalganj leaves 4 dead

Bus plunge in Gopalganj leaves 4 dead

Four people were killed and 20 others injured as a ‘rashly driven’ bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Tungipara upazila on Gopalganj-Patgati road in Gopalganj on Saturday morning.

00:05 29 November 2020

Legal notice served to resolve slow internet issue in 7 days

Legal notice served to resolve slow internet issue in 7 days

A legal notice has been served to the government seeking its intervention to resolve the weak mobile network and slow internet speed issues.

Supreme Court (SC) lawyer Ishrat Hasan sent the

00:03 29 November 2020

Rising dengue cases a concern in Covid-19 pandemic

Rising dengue cases a concern in Covid-19 pandemic

The health authorities recorded 29 new dengue cases in 24 hours until Saturday morning.

23:58 28 November 2020

Fundamentalists create controversy over Bangabandhu’s sculpture: Quader
The issue will be dealt with strong hands, he warns

Fundamentalists create controversy over Bangabandhu’s sculpture: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has come down hard on radicals saying that a group of communal forces are making unexpected debates over the sculpture of Bangabndhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

23:05 28 November 2020

Bangladesh reports 1908 new cases, 36 deaths from Covid-19

Bangladesh reports 1908 new cases, 36 deaths from Covid-19

Bangladesh today announced 1,908 fresh coronavirus cases and 36 deaths from the virus in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning.

22:26 28 November 2020

Iran’s president vows revenge over slain military scientist

Iran’s president vows revenge over slain military scientist

Iran’s president vowed Saturday to exact revenge over the killing of a scientist linked to Tehran’s disbanded military nuclear program as he joined other officials in blaming Israel for the slaying.

21:11 28 November 2020

SBAC Bank congratulates new BB Deputy Governor Kazi Sayedur Rahman

SBAC Bank congratulates new BB Deputy Governor Kazi Sayedur Rahman

The South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce (SBAC) Bank Limited has congratulated Kazi Sayedur Rahman, the newly promoted deputy governor of the Bangladesh Bank.

Md Kamal Uddin, managing director (CC) of the

21:07 28 November 2020

Institutional ADR on the cards: DCCI signs MoU with BIAC

Institutional ADR on the cards: DCCI signs MoU with BIAC

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC), the premier Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) institution in the country.

20:16 28 November 2020

United Airlines begins flying Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

United Airlines begins flying Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

United will fly the chartered planes between Brussels International Airport and Chicago O’Hare International Airport as part of the “first mass air shipment of a vaccine,” supported by the FAA, reports Fox News, quoting The Wall Street Journal.

19:52 28 November 2020

Covid-19: Global cases top 61.5 million

Covid-19: Global cases top 61.5 million

As the whole world is grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 61,585,651on Saturday, according to the data compiled by John Hopkins University (JHU).

19:19 28 November 2020

Missing infant found dead in Satkhira: Parents held

Missing infant found dead in Satkhira: Parents held

Police recovered the body of a 16-day old child, who had gone missing on November 26, from the septic tank of a house at Hawrakhali village in Sadar upazila early Saturday.

19:09 28 November 2020

Disney to lay off 4,000 more employees amid pandemic

Disney to lay off 4,000 more employees amid pandemic

The Walt Disney Co. announced plans to lay off 4,000 more employees largely due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

18:22 28 November 2020