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ICD operators raise handling charges by 8.5pc

The Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association (BICDA) has raised container-handling...

IMF lending terms outwit negotiators, stir rethink

Finance authorities are set to seek Prime Minister's guidance as...

BD-EU landmark deal signed for broader strategic partnership

Bangladesh and the European Union strike a landmark comprehensive new...

Prolonged Mideast war may dent export, remittance

Growing political instability and military tensions in the Middle East...

Stay alert against conspiracies: PM

BOGURA, Apr 20 (UNB): Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday...

POLITICS & POLICIES

Govt's claims on fuel don't match ground reality: Shafiqur

Opposition lawmakers have called for an urgent parliamentary debate on...

Jamaat-led alliance names 13 picks for women's reserved seats

The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-Party Alliance has published the final list of...

Ministers must pay for govt services on personal trips

Ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers will have to pay...

Mob violence continues despite repeated assurances

Independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana on Monday told parliament that incidents...

ACC to quiz ex-state minister Palak at jail gate

A Dhaka court has accepted a petition filed by the...

METRO / NEWS

Soybean oil, dalda, butter, margarine contain high trans fats: BFSA

Alarming levels of trans fatty acids have been found in...

A measles patient undergoing treatment at Mugda Government Medical College

A measles patient undergoing treatment at Mugda Government Medical College...

Launch owners sit with BIWTA today to negotiate fare hike

TALHA BIN HABIBThe Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) and...

RAB arrests four after shooting in Kafrul

FE REPORT Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested four individuals...

DU students get scholarships from Dabir-Sohani-Suraiya Foundation

Dabir-Sohani-Suraiya Foundation awarded scholarships to Dhaka University (DU) FBS students...

Transporters trying to impose unilateral fare hikes: BJKS

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS) on Monday accused transport owners...

VIEWS & OPINION

Higher education at the crossroads

This is an era-defining period we are experiencing. There is...

EDITORIAL

In search of an integrated statistical data warehouse

Groundwork, according to a report carried in this newspaper, is...

Informing parliament of treaties

In a constitutional democracy, the making of international commitments cannot...

Double whammy of fuel and fertilizer crises

Production at the state-owned Diammonium Phosphate Fertilizer Company Limited (DAPFCL)...

Gold-backed lending

The Bangladesh Bank's Banking Regulation and Policy Department (BRPD), through...

Inflation straining the middle class

In recent months, the prices of essential goods such as...

LAST PAGE

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman observes a child being vaccinated during the Measles-Rubella

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman observes a child being vaccinated during...

PM visits ancestral home in Bogura amid waves of emotion

BOGURA, Apr 20 (UNB): Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique...

Inflation would not rise much for fuel-price hike

Inflation "will not rise significantly" on the increase in fuel...

Islami Bank leads dollar sales to BB

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC has become the largest contributor to...

SSC, equivalent exams begin today-

This year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations begin...

BNP alliance names 36 picks for women's reserved seats

The BNP-led ruling alliance has announced the final list of...

STOCK & CORPORATE

Unilever Consumer Care's profit falls 12pc as royalty charges return

Unilever Consumer Care's profit dropped 12 per cent year-on-year to...

Titas Gas to issue 283m preference shares to govt

Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company has received regulatory approval...

MTB HOSTS WORKSHOP ON FDI -

MTB HOSTS WORKSHOP ON FDI Mutual Trust Bank, in association...

Masud Khan reappointed chairman of Unilever Consumer Care

Masud Khan has been re-appointed for a second term as...

PRIME BANK INKS DEAL TO PROVIDE DISCOUNTS ON DFSK VEHICLE PURCHASE-

PRIME BANK INKS DEAL TO PROVIDE DISCOUNTS ON DFSK VEHICLE...

COUNTRY

Noise pollution in Rajshahi exceeds legal limits

RAJSHAHI, Apr 20: Noise pollution in Rajshahi has reached alarming...

Tangail road crash kills two

A bus driver's assistant and a supervisor have died after...

Bridge collapse disrupts communications

OUR CORRESPONDENTBENAPOLE, Apr 20: A decades-old dilapidated bridge in Dihi...

WORLD

US man kills 7 of his children in Louisiana mass shooting

SHREVEPORT, Apr 20 (BBC): A father has killed seven of...

Iran reopens main airports in Tehran

TEHRAN, Apr 20 (AFP): Iran reopened its main Imam Khomeini...

EU highlights backing for Palestinians, push for two-state solution

BRUSSELS, Apr 20 (AFP): European backers put on a show...

Russia-friendly Radev sweeps Bulgaria's election

SOFIA, Apr 20 (Reuters): When Rumen Radev stepped down from...

Major quake hits off Japan

TOKYO, Apr 20 (Reuters): A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off...

SPORTS

Rubel given BCB farewell after announcing retirement

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday ahead of the...

TRADE & MARKET

ICCB hails Bangladesh-Japan EPA as 'defining moment'

The signing of the Bangladesh-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) represents...

Businesses call for removing trade, investment bottlenecks

Japanese and Bangladeshi business leaders have demanded removing various bottlenecks...

Govt simplifies industrial gas distribution to boost efficiency

FE ReportThe government has simplified the industrial gas distribution system,...

Midland Bank signs MoU with Axentec to adopt tier-4 cloud technology

Midland Bank signs MoU with Axentec to adopt tier-4 cloud...

Premier Bank holds town hall meeting -

Premier Bank holds town hall meeting As part of its...