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BD, EU start post-2020 agenda discussion

Bangladesh and the European Union (EU) have launched the discussions on “key priorities” for the post-2020 cooperation agenda though the...

Emphasis on taxing digital commerce to tackle debt

Commonwealth finance ministers have recognised the potential of technology to improve debt transparency while urging closer collaboration to resolve tax...

Formation of Faridpur City Corporation gets conditional approval

National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reform (NICAR) has conditionally approved formation of Faridpur City Corporation (FCC) in its meeting with...

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Govt moves to construct chancery complex in Jeddah by 2023

The government has initiated a move to set up a chancery complex at Jeddah in...

BNP MP Harun gets five years in jail for dodging tax

A Dhaka court has jailed BNP leader Harunur Rashid for five years for enjoying the...

US offers free online English course for Bangladeshi teachers

The US Department of State has sponsored a free’ Massive Online Open Course’ (MOOC) for...

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Bangladesh

Act promptly to fix banking ills: IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has put forwarded a six-point recipe for Bangladesh to address its banking sector weaknesses. The recommendations include strong corporate governance,...

BEZA to launch One-Stop Service on Oct 21

Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) is set...

NBR cuts taxes on MS products, cement sheet

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has...

Global

S Korea's export drops 19.5pc in first 20 days of Oct

South Korea's export dropped in double figures in the first 20 days of this month on the continued downturn of business cycle in the global...

Mahathir warns of possible trade sanctions on Malaysia

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on...

Thailand's 2020 budget bill passes first reading

Thailand's House of Representatives narrowly voted to...

Stock

Stocks back into red as major sectors...

Stocks slipped back into the red zone on Monday, after...

Two more cos recommend dividend

Two more listed companies – Wata Chemicals Ltd and Bangladesh...

Netflix shares jump as subscribers grow ahead...

Netflix Inc added slightly more paying subscribers than Wall Street...

Apple's stock sets new all-time high

Apple shares are currently trading above the $234 mark on...

Stocks descent as pessimism grips market

National Tea Company recommends 22pc dividend

Apex Spinning, Apex Food recommend dividend

PBOC drains 30b yuan from market

Asian shares follow Wall Street higher on trade optimism

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Parboiled rice export plan hits snag

The initiative to export parboiled rice from Bangladesh is yet to make any headway due to lack of proper incentives, according to traders. Export of this daily-consumed white rice was banned in the country in 2009, and export of only fragrant rice w...

Mercantile Bank workshop on ‘Cyber Security Awareness’

EBL launches co-branded card, prepaid card

New regulations forcing French banks to step up bad loan sales: Deloitte

Tourism fair begins in Chattogram on Thursday

eGeneration receives Microsoft award

Maternity leave still goes unpaid in RMG sector

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

Bhola Violence: ‘Police fired in self-defence’

Mentioning that prima facie evidence suggest that police opened fire on the demonstrators in Bhola in self-defence, Home Minister Asaduzzaman...

Bola protesters demand removal of SP, OC in 72 hrs

Protesters on Monday sought removal of the Bhola’s police chief and officer-in-charge of Borhanuddin Police Station within 72 hours over...

ACC sues Shamim, Khaled Mahmud

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed two cases against Jubo League leader Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim and expelled...

Politics

Quader takes jab at Menon over election comment

Taking a swipe at Workers Party President Rashed...

Oikyafront wants to hold public rally on October 22

Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, has...

Country

Woman ‘kills self’ to escape ‘torture for dowry’ in Magura

A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself...

Nearly one million rats eliminated in Rangpur

The farmers, filed level agriculture officials, teachers, students...

Crime

12 to die for killing law chamber clerk in Kishoreganj

A Dhaka court has sentenced 12 people to...

Man accused of killing toddler son in Faridpur

A man has been accused of killing his...

World

Asia

India, China can together unlock potential

It is widely acknowledged that China and India are playing pivotal roles in regional and global affairs in the 21st...

Quake of magnitude 6.4 strikes off Vanuatu

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck off the Pacific island...

India, Pakistan blame each other for Kashmir shelling

India and Pakistan have blamed each other for shelling across...

Americas

Five dead after looters torch garment factory amid Chile protests

Five people have died after a garment factory was set ablaze by looters near Chile's capital Santiago amid a wave...

Chile suspends rise in metro fares as unrest continues

Chile's President Sebastián Piñera has suspended a rise in metro...

Mexico deports over 300 Indian migrants

Mexico has deported over 300 Indians to New Delhi, the...

Europe

UK PM to push for Brexit deal vote again

Britain's Parliament must be given "a straight up-and-down vote" on the PM's Brexit deal, No 10 says, after MPs delivered...

Johnson sends unsigned letter to EU for Brexit delay

Prime Minister Boris Johnson sent an unsigned letter to the...

Johnson vows to press on despite defeat over Brexit deal delay

Boris Johnson has said he will press on "undaunted" with...

Africa

Road crash kills 24 DR Congo

At least 24 people were killed in a traffic accident on Sunday near Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic...

Archaeologists discover 30 ancient coffins in Egypt

Egypt on Saturday unveiled the details of 30 ancient wooden...

Militant attacks on Burkina army outposts kill five

Four soldiers and one police officer have been killed in...

Editorial

Credit for small and marginal farmers

The Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) has a plan for disbursing loans among small and marginal farmers including small rural entrepreneurs under a Tk 100 billion credit programme. If things go according to the plan, the long-term credit scheme will take off on March 17 next year. The professed objective sounds highly rational. People at the bottom rung of society with...

'World Craft City' status for Sonargaon

The recognition of Sonargaon, a region not far from Dhaka, as a World Craft City is undoubtedly a befitting tribute to the place. It was the birthplace of the fabled 'muslin'. Through the ages, its superfine fabric earned fame among the royal and aristocratic societies around the world. After the forced extinction of the fabric engineered by the British colonial...