Dhaka, Friday


20 September 2024


Oikya Parishad stages protests against ‘attacks on minority commu

Oikya Parishad stages protests against ‘attacks on minority commu

Bangladesh Hindu Buddha Christian Oikya Parishad today staged demonstrations in Shahbagh area of the capital, protesting what it said recent ‘communal attacks on minority communities’ in different parts of the country.

21:50 7 November 2020

Cooperatives can remove rural poverty: PM

Cooperatives can remove rural poverty: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said there will be no poverty in Bangladesh if multidimensional rural cooperatives can be established.

20:22 7 November 2020

‘We don’t matter’: Rohingya deprived of vote in Myanmar elections

‘We don’t matter’: Rohingya deprived of vote in Myanmar elections

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims, who have taken shelter in Bangladesh, lament their exclusion from the polls.

19:03 7 November 2020

Suu Kyi’s party expected to win second term in Myanmar polls

Suu Kyi’s party expected to win second term in Myanmar polls

Myanmar’s citizens go to the polls Sunday in an effort to sustain the fledgling democracy they helped install just five years ago.

18:53 7 November 2020

Biden says he’s preparing for White House

Biden says he’s preparing for White House

Biden said he and his running mate, Kamala Harris, have held briefings on the coronavirus and the economy this week as the US records record daily cases.

18:00 7 November 2020

Uzbekistan calls for cultural, economic cooperation with BD

Uzbekistan calls for cultural, economic cooperation with BD

Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov Khafizovich has called on economic, trade and cultural cooperation with Bangladesh

17:36 7 November 2020

Bridging the digital divide to scale up the Covid-19 recovery

Bridging the digital divide to scale up the Covid-19 recovery

As the world has grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, with closing of borders, curfews, lockdowns and other movement restrictions, digitalization has come to the rescue

05:02 6 November 2020

Finance Division, Sonali Bank signs MoU with DU, SUST

Finance Division, Sonali Bank signs MoU with DU, SUST

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance, Sonali Bank, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) and Dhaka University

04:39 6 November 2020

UNDP, Citi support young entrepreneurs to achieve SDGs

UNDP, Citi support young entrepreneurs to achieve SDGs

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Citi Foundation on Thursday awarded five start-ups for providing excellent solutions with significant social impact at the community-level for attaining SDGs.

They were

02:18 6 November 2020

Stimulus packages help 8% labour force: CPD

Stimulus packages help 8% labour force: CPD

Bangladesh has so far announced 19 packages worth Tk113,117 crore for businesses to help them tackle the impacts of Covid-19. It is 3.74 percent of the country`s GDP.

02:14 6 November 2020

ILFSL sinking under soaring bad loans

ILFSL sinking under soaring bad loans

ILFSL’s consolidated earnings per share sank to negative Tk 126.36 for the year ended on December 31, 2019 against Tk 0.51 positive just a year ago.

01:21 6 November 2020

Four Bangladeshis killed in Mauritius road crash

Four Bangladeshis killed in Mauritius road crash

Four Bangladeshi workers were killed and dozens of others injured in a road accident in the Pail area near Port Louise this morning.

00:44 6 November 2020

Six metro-rail routes to be built by 2030: Quader

Six metro-rail routes to be built by 2030: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said a total of six metro-rail routes, including underground lines, will be constructed by 2030.

00:09 6 November 2020

Robi to provide special data bundles for JnU teachers, students

Robi to provide special data bundles for JnU teachers, students

Robi, one of the leading digital service provider of the country will provide a special data bundle to teachers and students of Jagannath University at an affordable price to continue their online educational activities

23:38 5 November 2020

Nagad offers lowest cash-out charge in the country for any amount

Nagad offers lowest cash-out charge in the country for any amount

Since October 1, Nagad has been offering the cheapest fund withdrawal rate of Tk 9.99 per Tk 1,000 cash-out for the customers, and so far customers have been able

23:29 5 November 2020

Covid-19 Vaccines: Govt to import 3cr doses Indian
Bangladesh inks MoU with Indian company over Covid vaccine

Covid-19 Vaccines: Govt to import 3cr doses Indian

The government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Serum Institute of India Pvt Limited and Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd (BPL) to get three crore dodges of SARS-Cov-2 AZD 1222 (Oxford/Astrazeneca Vaccine).

23:21 5 November 2020

Working to build a vibrant blue economy: PM

Working to build a vibrant blue economy: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government has been working to build a vibrant blue economy by utilising marine resources for Bangladesh’s economic prosperity.

22:59 5 November 2020

FDI key to increase small economies’ trading capacity: WTO

FDI key to increase small economies’ trading capacity: WTO

A number of participants stressed the importance of implementing the WTO`s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)

22:51 5 November 2020

Bashundhara Group MD calls on visiting Indian FS in UK
Basundhara Group, Indian Foreign Secretary

Bashundhara Group MD calls on visiting Indian FS in UK

Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir paid a courtesy call on visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla in London on Wednesday. 

Shringla is on an official visit

19:51 5 November 2020

Food price hike pushes inflation to 5-year-high

Food price hike pushes inflation to 5-year-high

Earlier in September this year, food inflation was 6.50% and in October last year, it was 5.49%

18:11 5 November 2020

Meghna Group to set up Tk400cr ceramic factory at Narayanganj EZ

Meghna Group to set up Tk400cr ceramic factory at Narayanganj EZ

The new manufacturing unit is expected to create employment for around 1,500 people

02:45 5 November 2020

Bangladesh’s forex reserves to hit $50-bn mark by Dec 2021: Finan

Bangladesh’s forex reserves to hit $50-bn mark by Dec 2021: Finan

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said Bangladesh’s foreign currency reserves will reach $50 billion by December 2021.

01:42 5 November 2020

Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Death toll crosses 6000; 21 more die

Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Death toll crosses 6000; 21 more die

The number of deaths from Covid-19 in Bangladesh rose to 6,004 on Wednesday with the death of 21 more people in 24 hours.

01:30 5 November 2020

UGC to give interest free loan to 41, 501 univ students for smartphon

UGC to give interest free loan to 41, 501 univ students for smartphone

The University Grants Commission (UGC) is planning to grant interest free loan to each 41, 501 insolvent students of different public universities across the country to bring them under the coverage of digital class system.

01:06 5 November 2020