BRAC Bank Limited has introduced an affordable home loan product ‘Nijer Bari’ for the low and middle income group outside Dhaka city. BRAC Bank Limited chairman Sir Fazle Hasan Abed formally launched the product at a programme at the head...
Japan's trade deficit quadrupled in March as export growth slowed and energy imports continued to rise.A weak Japanese currency, which pushed up the cost of imports, also contributed to the widening gap. The deficit rose to 1.45 trillion yen ($14bn),...
Newly elected MP from Tangail-8 constituency Anupam Shahjahan Joy took oath of office on Monday. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. Senior secretary to the Jatiya Sangsad Ashraful Makbul moderated the oath-taking ceremony....
Hundreds of people were killed because of their ethnic group after South Sudan rebels seized the oil hub of Bentiu last week, the UN has said. They were targeted at a mosque, a church and a hospital, the UN Mission...
The speaker of Syria's parliament has announced that the country will hold a presidential election on 3 June. Mohammed al-Lahham said candidates could register to run from Tuesday. Bashar al-Assad is expected to seek a third seven-year term, despite an...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the taxicab service of Trust Transport Services here on Tuesday, aiming to break the long spell of quality public transport crisis. The inauguration ceremony will be held at Army Golf Club. The Trust Transport...
Claiming their Tuesday’s long march towards Teesta Barrage in Nilphamari a programme for protecting the national interest, BNP on Monday called upon the government not to do politics over it. “Our long march towards Teesta is not against the government....
The board of directors of MJL Bangladesh Limited on Monday recommended 25 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2013. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held on June 28, 2014 at...
A Thai court will decide this week whether to give embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra more time to defend herself against charges of abuse of power, accusations that could bring her down, or whether to move swiftly to a verdict....
Expatriate Bangladeshis working in Saudi Arabia sent the highest US$ 2,322.29 million in remittance during the July-March period of the current fiscal year (2013-14). The overall remittance inflow to Bangladesh during the nine-month period totalled $10,494.74 million of which $1,288.62...
A US delegation, led by US Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Tom Kelly and US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena, visited Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (Bipsot) at Rajendrapur Cantonment in Gazipur on Monday. The delegation...
The interns of Sir Salimullah Medical College (Mitford) Hospital went on an indefinite strike Monday following a case filed the Ekushey Television (ETV) authorities against its director and four interns for alleged assault on some journalists . Moaibul Islam Shoyeb,...
Senior Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta said BNP is going to organise a long-march programme towards the Teesta Barrage only to sow its anti-Indian stance. “It’s not their movement…it’s a bad politics. It (BNP) needs to cooperate with the government...
BNP has decided to kick off its planned long march towards Teesta Barrage Tuesday from Airport intersection instead of its Nayapaltan central office to avoid traffic congestions in the city. “Our long march will start at 8am (Tuesday) from the...
SYLHET, Apr 21: British High Commissioner Robert Gibson said independent media, strong parliamentary opposition and institutional independence are essential for strong democracy. Gibson was talking to reporters after his meeting with the City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque at Nagar Bhaban...
Extreme summer heat has pushed up the consumption of electricity forcing the authorities to go for frequent load shedding in the capital and elsewhere in the country. Official figures showed a rise in the power outages this month. Officials concerned...
Leading private mobile phone operator Grameenphone on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology to be a partner of Mobile App Development Programme. Secretary of Information & Communication Technology Division of...
India’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp Monday signed a joint venture deal with Bangladesh’s Nitol Niloy Group to invest around US$ 40 million (over Rs 2.40 billion) in the next five years. Both the companies have planned to set up...
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim said the government will take action against doctors who resort to unjustified strikes causing sufferings to patients. The minister was talking to the reporters after attending a function to hand over medical equipment...
Bangladesh and the United States (US) will hold ‘Security Dialogue’ in Dhaka on Tuesday. This will be the third dialogue on security issues between the two countries which will discuss ways to enhance partnerships in peacekeeping, counterterrorism, disaster management and...
A barrage of political spoofs on the internet and TV is ensuring that every Indian politician is cut down to size, writes Jay Mazoomdaar. For a people not known to take themselves lightly, a surprising number of Indians are laughing...
Chevron Bangladesh, in collaboration with two local NGOs -- Bangladesh Development Service Center (BDSC) and Volunteers Association for Bangladesh (VAB) - on Tuesday launched a comprehensive empowerment programme for school students near its three gas fields in greater Sylhet. BDSC...
Airtel Bangladesh Ltd (ABL), one of fastest growing telecom operators in the country, has arranged Alapon (interaction) between the company officials and its valued customers. Airtel thinks it needs to reach out customers and such interaction is vital to enhance...
A seven-member probe panel has been formed to look into the incident where a nine-year-old girl died and 18 people, including seven members of a family, fell sick after taking watermelon at Kalua village in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia. District...
Strongly condemning Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) senior leader Subramanian Swamy’s remark that Bangladesh should compensate India with land, BNP Monday termed his comment a serious threat to the country’s independence and sovereignty. In a statement, BNP acting secretary general Mirza...
HONG KONG: Asian markets were mostly lower in thin Easter holiday trade Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei giving up early gains despite a weaker yen as data showed the country’s trade deficit quadrupled in March. Chinese shares slipped on fears over...
Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) authorities on Monday formed a seven-member panel to probe on Sunday night’s attack on journalists by interns at the hospital that left 10 of them injured.The probe committee, headed by RMCH director Brig Gen AKM...
Over 250 workers of a garment factory fell sick after taking Tiffin provided by the factory in Gazipur city on Monday night. Locals said the workers of sweater factory ‘Best Wool’ situated at Zarun in the city started vomiting and...
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