The private-sector credit growth dropped significantly in February as some banks, particularly private ones, faced liquidity pressure due mainly to unavailability of deposits, bankers said. Credit growth fell to 12.54...
UN human rights experts condemned the Indian Government's decision to deport three more Rohingyas to Myanmar and urged the authorities to stop such forced deportations which are prohibited under international...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan urged the bourses and the insurers on Tuesday to ensure that all of their clients must possess Taxpayer's Identification...
The agencies concerned are likely to shoulder a major cost of the utility shifting work in any road and highway development project under Roads and Highways Department (RHD). RHD is...
Bangladesh is likely to provide transshipment facility to Bhutan under which the land-locked country will be able to use Chittagong and Mongla ports for its international trade, officials said. A...
Financial discipline has been one of the most discussed terms in recent years, especially when it comes to successful management of organisations. Even a well-performing organisation will not be stable,...
When the Prime Minister said the other day that her government was determined to bring back the golden days of jute, the golden fibre that once fetched 90 per cent...
Last week by virtue of an agreement between the Central Land Allocation Committee (CLAC) of Ministry of Land and the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA), 803 acres of land was allocated...
The latest issue of the magazine France Football has revealed Barcelona star Lionel Messi as the top earning footballer in the world, reports https://www.livesoccertv.com. The 31-year-old Argentine beats his arch-nemesis...
GOPALGANJ, Apr 02: Farmers of Moksudpur upazila in the district are expecting a plenteous production of BARI Wheat-30 as the harvest is going on in full swing. According to the...
RANGPUR, Apr 02 (BSS): The government has provided irrigation facilities to over 0.85 million hectares of land for cultivation of different crops in Rangpur agriculture region to increase food output...
Maize farming has gradually been rising in Rajshahi region including the vast Barind tract as the farmers are reaping more profit than that of wheat and Boro paddy, reports BSS....
DCCI President Osama Taseer urged for easy and business friendly taxation system, automation of tax system and investment friendly environment to attain 8.5 per cent GDP. The DCCI president made...
They are ordinary people - mothers, fathers, sisters, sons, daughters, brothers, friends. But for me they are extraordinary people - the ones who have the courage to stand up for...
The country's trade in services, though lags far behind merchandise trade, is growing gradually. The Service sector accounts for 50 per cent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but...
"A drop of ink makes millions think." I am told by a very senior journalist as well as by a very elderly advocate that the late Chief Justice Syed Mahbub...
Growing challenges in global trade services market is applicable to local market as well. Challenges like trade finance gap, information gap, document rejection, court injunction, disruption in correspondent banking relationship,...
World merchandise trade volume growth is set to fall to 2.6 per cent in the current year, down from 3.0 per cent in the past year, according to the latest...
The number of pickup truck (double/single cabin) registration in the country stood at 1,825 alone in January and February 2019, according to an official data. Of the total, 1,332 pickups...
At least 1,212 people were killed and 2,429 others injured in road accidents across the country in first three months of 2019. Among the victims, 157 were women while 215...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that the government would never allow any sort of distortion and mismanagement in the economic arena. “I want to run everything in a...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader will be released from the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore on Friday and moved to a rented house there for further treatment, reports...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent two sons of the owner of Wahed Mansion in Chawkbazar to jail rejecting their bail petitions. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Qaisarul Islam sent Md Hasan...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Cultural Affairs Ministry on Tuesday suggested for finding out archeological assets and doing necessary reform, preservation and display of antiquities to draw attraction of...
Police have recovered the bodies of two students from a hotel in Dhaka on Tuesday. Two students have been found dead at Hotel Samrat on Green Road, the police said....
A three-day Capital Market Expo-2019 will begin on April 04 (Thursday) aiming to create awareness about capital market investment. The fair will be continued until April 06 at Shilpakala Academy...
Digital financial service Nagad is now available in the 64 districts of the country, Bangladesh Postal Division said on Tuesday. After completing registration process, anyone can avail services of Nagad...
Internal demand of tea in Bangladesh is rising gradually thanks to urbanisation, change in consumer taste along with population growth. Internal demand of tea was estimated at 60 million kg...
FE Online Desk A number of employees of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) formed a human chain in Dhaka on Tuesday to press home their 10-point demand, including payment of...
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) and Fire Service on Tuesday jointly conducted drives against the building code violators for the second consecutive day in the city. The inspection team started the...
Bodies of three people, who went missing in two separate incidents of trawler capsize during a storm in the Padma and the Meghna rivers on Sunday evening, were recovered from...
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) authorities on Tuesday said that the health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's is improving. "Khaleda Zia was admitted to our hospital 24 hours...
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson recently visited the Rohingya Camps in Cox's Bazar to witness how the UKAid is helping provide emergency food, safe water and hygiene...
The Meteorological Department forecasts rain or thundershowers in 17 districts during next 12 hours commencing 1:30pm on Tuesday. Rain or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary West/Northewest Kalbaishakhi squalls with speed 60-80...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced that the government would arrange monthly allowances for physically and mentally challenged persons from the next budget. The Prime Minister made the announcement at...
Stocks ended higher for the second day in a raw on Tuesday as optimistic investors continued their buying appetite on sector-wise shares. Market analysts said that investors showed their buying...
Two Bangladeshis have made it to Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list featuring 300 young disruptors, innovators and entrepreneurs across the region, all under the age of 30. They are...
BRAC Bank Limited has congratulated Bangladesh Reconditioned Vehicles Importers & Dealers Association (BARVIDA) on the auspicious occasion of its Silver Jubilee. Mr. Selim R. F. Hussain, Managing Director...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited received ‘Strongest Bank in Bangladesh-2018’ Award conferred by The Asian Banker. Foo Boon Ping, Managing Editor of The Asian Banker handed over the award to Professor...
From now on the bill of diagnostic services at ICDDR,B could be paid using bKash, and for thatbKash Limited, the largest mobile financial service provider in the country has signed...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested three men in possession of 800,000 yaba tablets at the capital’s Sadarghat. The arrestees are Md Tuhin, 27, Sabuj, 22, and Shahjahan, 30....
Growth in India’s manufacturing industry slowed to a six-month low in March as orders and output expanded at a weaker rate. However, overall factory activity of the seventh-largest economy of...
Two young men, found dead near Masudpur frontier in Chapainawabganj district on Tuesday, were killed by Indian Border Security Force (BSF), locals claimed. The deceased have been identified as Mohammad...
Indian shares rose on Tuesday in line with gains in broader Asia supported by strong global cues, as investors turned their focus to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) meeting...
Fast-growing ride sharing company Shohoz Limited has signed a partnership agreement with Grameenphone Limited at the GP House. Under the agreement, Grameenphone STAR customers will receive special benefits on various...
Gono Forum's MP-elect Mokabbir Khan (Sylhet-2) took oath as a member of the 11th Parliament on Tuesday, going against his party decision. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the swearing-in...
A US mayor and presidential hopeful held a last-minute wedding for a couple just before the woman headed to hospital for a Caesarean-section. Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend,...
Bangladesh will hold a single country trade fair, 'Made in Bangladesh', in Doha, the capital of Qatar, in October 2019. "The preparations are underway to hold the fair," Qatar's The...
A man was gunned down by robbers at Jhaudogi village in the Lakshmipur sadar upazila on early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Mosleh Uddin, son of Dudu Miah Patwary....
Goals from Aaron Ramsey and Alexandre Lacazette gave Arsenal a 2-0 win over Newcastle United on Monday and lifted them to third place in the Premier League above rivals Tottenham...
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