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The board of directors of Meghna Cement Mills has recommended 10 per cent cash and 5.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said an...
Stocks witnessed an upward trend in early trading on Tuesday as investors were showing their buying appetite on sector-wise shares. Following the previous day’s positive ending, the Dhaka Stock Exchange...
At least two people were killed and six wounded in an attack in the early hours of Tuesday that targeted a building in Damascus, the Syrian capital, state television said....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the local administration and public representatives to extend all-out support to the victims of Brahmanbaria train crash. The Prime Minister on Tuesday also expressed...
Iran is enriching uranium at its underground Fordow site and rapidly accelerating enrichment more broadly, a report by the UN atomic watchdog showed on Monday, outlining Tehran’s latest breaches of...
City retail markets saw rice prices go up by Tk 4.0-6.0 a kg over the last few days while farmers are not getting fair price for their newly harvested Aman...
Mercantile Bank organised a two day workshop titled "Comprehensive Risk Management" for senior credit & foreign trade officers at its training institute in Dhaka recently. A total of 50 officials...
Some agencies are making people aware of the Road Transport Act (RTA) now in force, but two city corporations and Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) are still in inertia. For a...
National Board of Revenue (NBR) has amended the 'electronic seal and lock rules' to widen its coverage for transportation of export-import goods at all customs houses. With the amendments, the...
Kingdom Technology, a leading financial technology provider in China, showed keen interest to develop Bangladesh's financial market infrastructures in collaboration with local firms. "We like to enter Bangladesh very soon...
At least 16 passengers were killed and over 100 others injured in a fatal head-on collision of two trains on Dhaka-Chattogram route in Mandbagh area here early Tuesday. The deadly...
China is the first country to have slapped a ban on online video game in order to check children's and youngsters' rising addiction to this particular type of entertainment. More...
We are currently living through the most dramatic technological and economic transformation in the history of mankind. We are also witnessing declining support for capitalism around the world. Are these...
Like on various occasions in the past, a regional body and a Bangladeshi rights group have focused on a critical issue involving the perennially deprived women of the country. The...
In capitalistic economy stock market is considered the mirror of economic condition of a country as economic boom and recession are reflected through bull and bear condition of the stock...
How often these days do we hear a parent say, "My son/daughter will be a Scientist, Engineer, Computer specialist, or a Business graduate in the best university"? Pushing the point,...
In the fourth week of September this year, a UN panel of scientists associated with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a report on future impact of climate...
The entire country will come under full electricity coverage within the next three to four years, said State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Monday. “The...
Worried about charging your phone while keeping the room look decent? Now there is a solution. ISHO Limited has been trying to make technology more accessible to the people of...
The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of the ‘Bangladesh Public-Private Partnership (PPP-Amendment) Bill, 2019’ to pave the path for undertaking and implementing the G2G (government-to-government) projects under...
As the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) concluded Sunday, more overseas companies will share the benefits of China's large market that is opening wider to the world.Australian firm Freedom...
Gambia filed a case Monday at the United Nations’ highest court accusing Myanmar of genocide in its campaign against its Rohingya Muslim minority and asking the International Court of Justice...
The first-ever Bangladeshi Taka-denominated bond titled "Bangla Bond" was listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on Monday. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a sister concern of the World Bank,...
The government has appointed Muhammad Imran, currently serving as Bangladesh Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, as the new High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India. High Commissioner designate Imran is...
A total of 128 dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am on Monday. Fifty six of them were hospitalised in...
About 90 per cent Hilsa available in Khulna and Chandpur markets after a 22-day fishing embargo are full of eggs, triggering fears of poor production in the next season and...
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Greece Sunday for a three-day state visit to consolidate traditional friendship and strengthen cooperation between the two countries. It is the first visit by...
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Minister Tajul Islam on Monday said the government is willing to transform villages into cities through digital centres. “We’re working to provide all...
A seven-day fair titled 'Development Fair-2019' will kick off in Dhaka city on Thursday showcasing the products of PKSF programme participants. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the...
Haze shrouded India’s capital city again on Monday, with residents braving dangerous air quality to return to work after a weekend of clearer air and better weather. The air quality...
The government on Monday removed Barrister Tureen Afroz from the post of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) prosecutor for breaching discipline and professional misconduct. The Solicitor Wing under the Law and...
A well-known Russian historian has confessed to murdering his lover, his lawyer says, after he was found in a river with a backpack containing a woman's arms. Oleg Sokolov, 63,...
ICAB Dhaka Regional committee observed International Accounting Day on Sunday. A rally was brought out to mark the event by the organisation, attended by its members. -rmc//
Issuance of corporate debt securities or bonds through private placement declined in the past fiscal year (FY), according to statistics available with the central bank. It showed that some 23...
The review meeting on quarterly special package program (October to December 2019) of Karmasangsthan Bank was held on Sunday at its Jamalpur regional office. Regional manager, branch managers and second...
The board of directors of Olympic Industries has recommended 50 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said an official disclosure on Monday. The final...
Eastern Bank Ltd. (EBL) and Ace Autos (Pvt) Ltd. have established a platform to enhance the quality of auto loan service by sharing best value offerings for customers. M. Khorshed...
11.11 (Eleven Eleven), the world’s biggest online sale is finally being held today (Monday). Country’s largest online marketplace Daraz Bangladesh(daraz.com.bd) has organised Daraz 11.11 sale for the second time. Co-Sponsors...
At least nine people were killed in the Indian states of West Bengal and Odisha on Sunday before veering off towards Bangladesh. The toll could rise further, India media reported...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said 1.1 million Rohingya, citizens of Myanmar who fled here in the face of persecution, are not only a threat to the security for...
Launch services have resumed as Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) reopened all the routes across the country after 36 hours of suspensions due to the cyclone Bulbul today (Monday)....
Stocks on bourses witnessed an upward trend in early trading on Monday as some investors were showing their buying appetite on sector-wise shares. Following the previous week’s upbeat note, the...
The top court on Monday stayed a six-month interim bail granted by the High Court to former minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui in a corruption case. A four-member Appellate Division bench...
The government is floating the first taka bond worth around millions of dollars on London Stock Exchange today (Monday). Backed by the World Bank Group’s private sector lending arm International...
At least 13 people in 10 districts have been reported dead from a combination of falling trees, collapsed houses and illness after Cyclone Bulbul ripped through southern Bangladesh on Saturday....
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Inc on Monday said sales for its annual Singles’ Day shopping blitz hit 158.31 billion yuan ($22.63 billion) in its first nine hours, up...
Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Sunday (local time) he was resigning to ease violence that has gripped the South American nation since a disputed election, but he stoked fears...
A Malaysian court on Monday ordered former Prime Minister Najib Razak to present his defence against seven counts of criminal breach of trust, money laundering and abuse of power in...
Bangladesh will have to address a few core policy challenges to achieve the upper-middle income country status by 2031, economists said. The challenges include ensuring equitable tax system, capital market...
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that trade talks with China were moving along “very nicely,” but the United States would only make a deal with Beijing if it...
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