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Although the country's pharmaceutical sector is often credited -- and rightly so -- for its commendable performance, one of the difficulties deterring its growth is the overwhelming reliance on imported...
When we look at learning outcomes for children, we only look at standardised tests, ignoring any indigenous knowledge, language, or problem solving strategies they might have. The brick kilns of...
In the last six years, Bangladesh has been maintaining a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate between six and seven per cent in a bid to reach its aspired goal...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam on Saturday said steps will be taken to develop slums as well as ensure physical and mental development of slum children. He...
There is a dirty little secret in economics today: the United States has benefited - and continues to benefit - from the global slump. The US economy is humming along,...
The 14th summit of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) took place in Makkah on May 31 - June 01, 2019. Heads of governments and states and delegates of 57 countries...
Non-Performing Loans (NPLs), popularly known as default loans, is low against the consumer credit disbursed in the last calendar year. Financial Stability Report 2018, published by Bangladesh Bank last month,...
The first budget session of the 11th parliament will begin on June 11 (Tuesday). Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will place the national budget for 2019-20 fiscal in the House...
Police's Detective Branch (DB) has foiled a bid to smuggle contraband yaba pills in ambulance in Chattogram. DB members detained two suspected drug dealers with 8,000 yaba pills on Friday...
SYLHET, June 08: About a thousnd unauthorised stone crushers in Sylhet district are doing brisk business at the cost of environmental degradation and others through managing local influential people, including...
The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been asked to lower signal as squally weather is unlikely over the ports, North Bay and adjoining coastal areas...
A sub-inspector of the Bangladesh Immigration Department has been suspended for neglect of duty as he let a Biman Bangladesh pilot travel abroad passportless to bring back Prime Minister Sheikh...
US President Donald Trump described the moon as a part of Mars in a tweet on Friday, apparently commenting on his own administration’s space policy. He criticised NASA for aiming...
England posted a mammoth score of 386 for 6 in stipulated 50 overs, the highest score in this year's World Cup, against Bangladesh at Cardiff on Saturday. Earlier, after being...
Benapole, one of the most important land ports of Bangladesh, resumed operations on Saturday morning after a six-day Eid vacation, reports UNB. Clearing and Forwarding Agents Association President Mofizur Rahman...
Private commercial external debt dropped slightly by 0.86 per cent in the past year to US$ 12.17 billion from $12.28 billion in 2017. Central bank statistics also showed that...
The ruling Awami League has announced a month-long programme to celebrate the party's 70th founding anniversary which falls on June 23. Party's General Secretary Obaidul Quader announced the schedule at...
As our global population continues to rise, some estimates suggest it could reach a whopping 10 billion people by 2050. To feed that many people, we will need to produce...
The sixth agricultural census will begin on Sunday to collect latest information on the country’s crops, fisheries and livestock resources. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has arranged the census under...
The Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, was a major draw for tourists during the long Eid-ul-Fitr vacation. Despite unfavourable weather, several thousand tourists visited the forest every day during...
Mexico has agreed to take "unprecedented steps" to help stem the flow of migrants to the US in order to avoid trade tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump. Mr Trump...
Government offices, banks and financial institutions will resume operations from Sunday after a five-day Eid-ul-Fitr vacation. This year, government officials enjoyed holidays from June 4 to 8, according to UNB....
The sale of solar power from consumers’ end to the national grid under the Net Metering System (NMS) is growing fast as its volume has already reached 8.213 MW across...
England have made a strong start against Bangladesh in their third match of the World Cup at Cardiff. Opener Jason Roy brought up his fifty off 38 balls to fire...
Group of 20 finance ministers agreed on Saturday to push ahead on compiling common rules that will close loopholes that global technology giants such as Facebook use to reduce their...
The literary sketch of Titas River in Adwaita Mallabarman’s ‘Titas Ekti Nadir Naam’ or ‘a river called Titas’ - later made into a film of the same name by Ritwik...
An estimated 115 million men and boys around the world were married as children, according to the first-ever analysis on child grooms, launched on Friday by the UN Children’s Fund...
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza has won the toss and opted to bowl first against hosts England in their third match of the ICC World Cup 2019 at Cardiff. England have...
Trading and official activities of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) will resume tomorrow (Sunday) after a nine-day Eid vacation. The trading on the bourses...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a press conference on Sunday about the outcome of her recent tri-nation visit to Japan, Saudi Arabia and Finland. It will be held at...
China has signed a General Contract for construction of two more Russian designed VVER-1200 reactor based nuclear power units at their Xudapu nuclear power plant site. The contract was signed...
Hong Kong police announced Saturday they have arrested four men in connection with two apparent gasoline bomb attacks on law enforcement. The arson cases occurred Friday, first near a police...
NASA is to allow tourists to visit the International Space Station from 2020, priced at $35,000 per night. The US space agency said it would open the orbiting station to...
A police constable has been accused of stabbing his mother-in-law to death over a family feud at Madrasa Para in Alamdanga of Chuadanga on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified...
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday he would discuss trade issues with People’s Bank of China Governor Yi Gang, but the main progress in the US-China trade dispute...
Boeing Co learned that a cockpit warning light on its 737 MAX jetliner was defective in 2017 but decided to defer fixing it until 2020, US lawmakers said on Friday....
A seminar titled 'Chinese Local Bond Spreads, Monetary Policy and Misallocation' will be held on June 10 in Tokyo, Japan. Dr Robert Dekle of the University of Southern California will examine...
Aggressive US tactics such as a campaign against Chinese telecoms firm Huawei will lead to trade wars - and possibly real wars - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday,...
Bangladesh is likely to gain US$367 million in terms of its export if there is no-deal Brexit, according to a research report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and...
Thousands of Liberians took to the streets of the capital, Monrovia, on Friday to protest against the corruption and economic decline that many blame on their once hugely popular president,...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is yet to charge anyone in court in dozens of cases over Tk 35 billion loan scams at BASIC Bank nine years after initial and formal...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Saturday morning wrapping up her 12-day tri-nation tour to Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Finland. A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the...
Heavy fog blanketed Australia’s Sydney on Saturday morning, delaying flights, creating hazards for shipping and setting social media ablaze with moody photographs of disappearing landmarks. Ships had to use their...
Real Madrid ended their long pursuit of Eden Hazard on Friday (local time) when they agreed to sign the Belgium winger from Chelsea on a five-year contract for a reported...
Police recovered the body of a young man from the Boral River in Bhangura municipality on Saturday morning. Bhangura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Masud Rana said that the youth was about...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was the best man at German footballer Mesut Ozil's wedding on Friday. Ozil, who has Turkish roots, sparked a furore when he posed in photos...
Uber's chief operating officer and chief marketing officer have stepped down following a leadership reshuffle at the ride-hailing app. In an internal memo, chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi explained the moves...
Linde Bangladesh witnessed a steady growth in the revenue earnings and dividend disbursement, among others, in the last four consecutive years. Linde BD, a global market leader in gases and...
Default loans worth Tk 5.0 billion belonging to six state-owned banks, including two specialised ones, remains stuck against 159,534 cases filed to recover the money from farm loan borrowers, sources...
Two-fifths of passenger carriages of the Bangladesh Railway (BR)'s west zone are worn out, making its fleets vulnerable and risky, officials said. West zone officials said the older passenger coaches...
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