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Big shipments of onion arriving through cargo aircraft, ships

Big shipments of onion will arrive in the country within a short time by cargo aircraft and ships to ensure...

Cyclone Bulbul takes its toll on Sundarbans

The cyclone Bulbul that wreaked havoc in the country’s coastal districts in the early hours of Sunday damaged 4,589 trees,...

Dhaka air quality deteriorates posing major health risks

As winter sets in, the quality of air in Dhaka poses major health risks to citizens with pollution reaching severe...

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PM to leave Dhaka for Dubai on Saturday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Dubai on Saturday on a four-day official...

Saudi Arabia deports 87 more Bangladeshis

Saudi Arabia has sent back 87 more Bangladeshis on Thursday night and Friday, taking the...

Online food procurement from Wednesday

The government is going to launch piloting of the online food procurement system on Wednesday...

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Bangladesh

Kamal vows to cut tax rates using all matrixes

Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal has promised to reduce tax rates using all economic matrixes. The government will assess as to what extent...

Govt adopts new strategy to curb money laundering

The government has adopted a new strategy...

Better logistics can help Bangladesh boost exports: WB

Bangladesh needs to improve its transport and...

Global

Sri Lanka Prosperity Index improves record high

Sri Lanka's Prosperity Index (PI) saw a 42 per cent rise from 2017 to 2018, local media reports quoting the Central Bank of Sri Lanka...

China economy grinds lower as Oct indicators miss forecasts

China’s factory output growth slowed significantly more...

Jobs at risk as China’s services sector feels heat of trade war

Annual profits at China’s Ningbo S-Power International...

Stock

Wata Chemicals posts highest EPS growth among...

Wata Chemicals, a listed company in the pharmaceuticals & chemicals...

Renata generates highest turnover

Ten most traded companies accounted for nearly 27 per cent...

Alibaba starts listing in Hong Kong

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. started listing on...

Saudi Aramco gives some details on IPO...

DUBAI, Nov 10 (Reuters): Saudi state oil giant Aramco will...

IBN SINA approves 30pc cash dividend

Stocks extend losses as major sectors tumble

Jamuna Oil recommends 130pc dividend

Global stocks near record highs on US-China trade deal hopes

Asian shares mixed on possible trade snag

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Development fair attracted huge crowd on Friday

The week long 'Development Fair 2019’, where the exhibitors are selling and showcasing products like jute goods, agricultural products, food products, and so on, attracted a huge crowd on Friday. Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), a finan...

Major trade partners seek compensation over Brexit...

How did Vodafone India lose $7.0b in...

BSFIC sends SOS for Tk 12.70b fund

48 entrepreneurs of industrial sector to get CIP cards

EBL, Sarah Resort sign agreement

eGeneration wins ASOCIO ICT Awards

Currency	Sell	Purchase

Commodity	Price	Change
GOLD	1,315.80 (US$/oz)	+1.38%
SILVER	17.44 (US$/oz)	+2.32%
COPPER	3.07 (US$/oz)	+1.05%
CRUDE OIL	46.74 (US$/bbl.)	-2.36%
COTTON # 2	69.83 (USc/lb)	+2.47%
WHEAT (CBOT)	647.25 (USD/bu)	-0.1%
PALM OIL	823.96 (USD/MTon)	3.4%
Soybean OIL	35.04 (USc/lb)	+0.26%
Sugar # 11	14.31 (USc/lb)	+2.00%

National

President returns home from Nepal

President M Abdul Hamid returned home on Friday evening wrapping up his four-day official visit to Nepal. A regular aircraft...

97 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

A total of 97 dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till...

12 years into Sidr: Bagerhat residents yet to get durable embankment

Twelve years ago, another much stronger cyclone, 'Sidr', took a similar path to ‘Bulbul’ that ripped through the coastal districts,...

Politics

Shaheed Nur Hossain Day today

Shaheed Nur Hossain Day, a red-letter day to...

Sadeque Hossain Khoka’s qulkhwani on Nov 15

The Qulkhwani of former Dhaka City Corporation mayor...

Country

Rickshaw puller returns Tk 2.0m to owner in Bogura

A rickshaw puller set an example of honesty...

Four fined for selling onion at higher price

A mobile court in Chandpur on Thursday fined...

Crime

Over Tk 27m contraband goods seized in Cumilla in Oct

Narcotics and contraband items worth over Tk 27.40...

RAB nabs ‘outlawed party leader’ with arms

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested...

World

Asia

Hong Kong's most urgent task is to end violence: Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said the most urgent task for Hong Kong at present is to bring violence and...

Israel says holding fire in Gaza as long as militants do

Israel will follow suit if Palestinian fighters in the Gaza...

Chinese auto makers to explore $5.0b investment in India

Chinese auto manufacturers are expected to pump about $5.0 billion...

Americas

Bolivian senator declares herself interim president

Bolivian opposition senator Jeanine Áñez has declared herself interim president of the South American country following Evo Morales' resignation. Lawmakers...

Bolivia's Morales resigns after protests over disputed election

Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Sunday (local time) he...

Brazil ex-president Lula freed from jail

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been...

Europe

EU citizens warned over missing Brexit residency deadline

Britain is threatening to deport European Union citizens if they fail to apply on time for a new immigration status...

Venice mayor declares disaster as city hit by second worst high tide

Venice was hit by the second highest tide recorded in...

Woman’s arms found in Russian historian’s bag

A well-known Russian historian has confessed to murdering his lover,...

Africa

Gambia takes Myanmar to top UN court over Rohingya campaign

Gambia filed a case Monday at the United Nations’ highest court accusing Myanmar of genocide in its campaign against its...

UNHCR welcomes release of immigrants from Libyan detention centre

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday...

Islamic state claims responsibility for Mali attack

Islamic state has claimed responsibility for an attack in northeastern...

Editorial

Improving Bangladesh's competitiveness

A World Bank report titled 'Moving Forward: Connectivity and Logistics to Sustain Bangladesh's Success' released last Wednesday underlined some factors standing in the way of accelerating the pace of Bangladesh's progress. One important piece of statistic given at the report launching was that logistic costs being high in Bangladesh ranging from 4.0-5.0 per cent to 47.9 per cent of aggregate...

Leathergoods certification and export

The third Bangladesh Leather Footwear & Leathergoods International Sourcing Show (BLISS) held recently in the capital has brought to the fore the prospect of good export potential of the country's leather sector as well as the critical challenges it is faced with. While good response from international brands and retailers was heartening for local participants, the need for fulfilling compliance...

Views

Economics and well-being of retiring in Bangladesh

Retirement decision falls in the study of behavioural economics, which like behavioural finance, combines "insights about psychology, economics and people's judgment and decision-making to generate...