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People of some villages in Chandpur and Jhenaidah districts are celebrating the Eid-ul-Fitr with much enthusiasm and religious fervour, in conformity with Saudi Arabia. In Chandpur, the main congregation was...
Thirteen companies and one mutual fund raised an aggregate amount of Tk 5.71 billion by floating IPOs in the past 11 months of the fiscal year 2018-19 (FY19). Fundraising by...
The US dollar fell to a three-week low on Tuesday as rising bets on an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve weighed on Treasury yields, while broader concerns about...
Parts of Bangladesh, including the capital, will likely be battered by rain in the next two days, when majority of the country’s Muslims will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, their biggest religious festival,...
Financial transactions using debit and credit cards jumped by 10.15 per cent in the past calendar year, according to the Financial Stability Report 2018. Bangladesh Bank unveiled the report last...
The government has reversed the transfer of Manjur Mohammad Shahriar, deputy director of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP), who made the headlines for ordering the shutdown of...
Two suspected robbers were killed in an alleged gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Sitakunda Upazila on early Tuesday. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet....
SIRAJGANJ, Jun 04 (UNB): At least four people were killed and 27 others injured after a Gaibandha-bound bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Shimla area of Raiganj Upazila on...
River transport services along the Shimulia-Kathalbari water route have resumed after an hour’s stoppage when the weather conditions in the area improved. Authorities suspended the operation of ferry, launch and...
Currently there are 235 valid money changers operating in the country. Bangladesh Bank has recently updated the list of those entities having valid licenses. According to the central bank list,...
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called upon its ad hoc ministerial committee led by the Gambia to take immediate measures to launch a case of Myanmar’s human rights...
Pakistan beat England by 14 runs at Trent Bridge on Monday as the World Cup's first centuries from Joe Root and Jos Buttler were not enough to help the hosts...
Donald Trump will plunge into Britain's Brexit crisis on Tuesday and is likely to demand that Prime Minister Theresa May's successor ban China's Huawei from 5G networks as thousands of...
The inter-bank call money rate remained almost stable on Monday, the last working day before the Eid vacation, despite big rush for withdrawal of cash from the banks. The call...
The revenue authority would soon impart training to its officials to build in-house capacity for proper enforcement of the transfer pricing law. The training will be on risk assessment and...
The Bangladesh Investor Initiative has called on the government and apparel makers to allow Accord to work independently during its transition period and extend its activities in all factories of...
As like the previous year, this year also a large number of home-goers failed to purchase their desired train tickets on the eve of Eid-ul Fitr. This year railway authorities...
Traders selling attar, prayer caps (topi) and prayer mats have been doing a brisk business during the holy month of Ramadan. With the Eid-ul Fitr just one or two days...
There are large numbers of people residing in Dhaka for decades who do not miss a single opportunity to visit their ancestral homes in villages. The ideal occasions for these...
With the 'prescribed period' of fasting, as mentioned in the Holy Quran, coming to an end, the biggest festival in the Islamic calendar, the Eid-ul-Fitr has arrived with renewed meanings...
Every year world Environment Day promotes environmental awareness and sustainability. It highlights the importance of global environmental issues- including climate change, marine pollution and wildlife crime. This year's theme focuses...
Bangladesh presents a very interesting case study on public sector intervention in the rice sector. Over time, different strategies that the government has adopted to strike a delicate balance between...
There is no Winston Churchill to announce an "iron curtain" dividing the world today, as in 1946, when his imaginary line from Stettin (on the Baltic) to Trieste (in the...
It would appear that following on from the case filed with the United States court to realise the Bangladesh Bank heist of $81 million dollars from the foreign reserves the...
With the Eid-ul-Fitr only one or two days away, shoppers on Monday crowded all the shopping malls, markets and makeshift shops in the city for last minute shopping. Visiting different...
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment David Boyd on Monday urged governments to take bold action to beat air pollution, improve health, address climate change and fulfil...
Expatriate Bangladeshis have sent a record amount of remittance in May ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr. They sent $1.95 billion in inward remittances to Bangladesh, a new monthly record, according to...
A Dhaka court has granted three-day remand to interrogate six Ukraine nationals over their alleged connection with recent ATM booth forgery. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Dhiman Chandra Mondol passed the order...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday reached Helsinki, the capital of Finland, as the third and final leg of her tri-nation visit. The flight carrying the Prime Minister and her...
Share trading through DSE mobile app continued to rise as the number of active users of the application exceeded 45,000-mark in May. The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on March 9,...
London Mayor Sadiq Khan compared US President Donald Trump to the fascists who roiled Europe in the 20th century in an article published ahead of the US president’s state visit...
China will release 5G business licences to its three major telecom carriers shortly, a move experts say will catapult the country into a serious 5G industrial revolution, the Ministry of...
SpiceJet Limited, an Indian airline company, will start flights between Guwahati and Dhaka from July 1 onward under the India's central government’s UDAN International scheme. The July 1 flight from...
Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Ltd recently distributed relief among the destitute people of Singra upazila in Natore as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) activity. State Minister for Information and Communication...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah on Monday said none will be allowed to enter Jatiya Eidgah with vanity bags, bags, trolleys, explosives, adding that devotees with only jainamaj...
China will release 5G business licences to its three major telecom carriers shortly, a move experts say will catapult the country into a serious 5G industrial revolution, the Ministry of...
US President Donald Trump reached Britain on Monday for a largely ceremonial visit meant to strengthen ties between the two nations, but the trip was immediately at risk of being...
Bangladesh and Pakistan have decided to settle all the pending official visa applications soon after Eid vacation and drawing an end to visa-related complexities between Dhaka and Islamabad, said an...
People from all walks of life paid their last respects to prominent play writer and theatre personality Prof Momtazuddin Ahmed as his body was taken to Dhaka University Central Mosque...
Mango trading has started gaining momentum in different markets of Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts with appearing varieties of the seasonal fruit along with rushing buyers from across the country. The...
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza urged his teammates to keep their excitement under control after the landmark victory against South Africa in their World Cup opener on Sunday at The...
Hosts England won the toss and decided to field in their second match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 against Pakistan at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Monday....
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said Eid holidaymakers will enjoy their most comfortable journey this time. Obaidul Quader came up with the remarks while talking to...
The Japanese version of the historic 7th March speech delivered by the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the then Race-Course Ground in 1971 has been published...
Although upgraded into a 100-bed hospital from a 50-bed one in 1992, Bagerhat Sadar Hospital is still running with its previous manpower as no new post has been created for...
The National Moon-Sighting Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday evening to decide the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims. The meeting will be held at...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has formed 25 committees to expedite its activities transparently ensuring better coordination in key areas for the industry's smooth growth. The committees will...
An air-conditioned bus caught fire at Noyadingi on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Saturia upazila in Manikganj district on Monday morning. However, no casualties were reported as the passengers managed to get...
Beauty chain Sephora will close its US stores on Wednesday for diversity training, a month after a racial incident involving singer SZA. The R&B artist said she had been racially...
Gold prices rose on Monday to their highest in more than two months as heightened Sino-US trade tensions and Washington’s threat of tariffs on Mexico stoked worries of a global...
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