Hasina condoles | 2022-02-17 00:00:00
Music composer and singer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 80s and 90s, died at Mumbai's CritiCare Hospital on Wednesday, report agencies.He was 69."Lahiri had been admitted to the hospital for a month and was discharged...
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2022-02-17 00:00:00
Oracle Bangladesh, the local chapter of the global software giant, has merged its vision with the spirit of 'Digital Bangladesh' and the country's aspiration to become knowledge-based economy by 2041, says its Country Managing Director Rubaba Dowla.Using its knowledge, infrastructure...
Learning to eat well | 2022-02-17 00:00:00
A recent survey has found that most of our people consume inadequate levels of fruits and vegetables. It was found that in Bangladesh 75 per cent of urban and 92 per cent of rural people take less than 40 grams...
Dr. Hasnat M Alamgir | 2022-02-17 00:00:00
Work-related injury, in general, has never gained priority from any quarter in Bangladesh except by the ready-made garment sector (RMG) thanks to the very unfortunate factory fire and building collapse incidents that cost so many garment workers' lives and maimed...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2022-02-16 00:00:00
People below 21 years of age not permitted to take liquors, while consumption and usage of alcohol would need official permission.Licence, permit and renewal fees have been revised upward for all types of alcohol-related permission.Maximum three units of alcohol can...
Siddique Islam | 2022-02-16 00:00:00
The central bank offers a special bailout to loan defaulters with non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) through 'One Time Exit' by clearing all dues within one year, in the wake of bad-loan buildup. The borrowers will have to apply by paying...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2022-02-15 00:00:00
A comparative study of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) found that the existing Asycuda World (AW) system already developed major connectivity features - planned for the Tk 5.85-billion National Single Window (NSW) project.The NSW and the AW have a...
Siddique Islam | 2022-02-15 00:00:00
The central bank now tosses a new brand of Islamic bond called Istisna Sukuk to raise Tk 50 billion for financing a rural infrastructure-development project, officials say.A six-member Technical Committee, headed by Masuma Sultana, a deputy general manager of the...
Liu Zhenhua | 2022-02-15 00:00:00
Against the global slowdown in 2021, China's economy showed development potential and growth resilience. The reform and opening up and innovation were further advanced, the people's livelihood was strongly and effectively safeguarded, new strides were made in building a new...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-02-15 00:00:00
Any fatal road accident is tragic. But in Bangladesh, fatal road mishaps are so common that the use of the qualifier, 'tragic', is reserved for special cases, for example, where the casualty figure is high or the circumstances of the...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2022-02-15 00:00:00
The Covid-19 vaccines have undoubtedly saved hundreds of thousands of lives across the globe since the inoculation drive was launched in the USA on December 14, 2020, about one year after the outbreak of novel coronavirus pandemic. Whereas it took...
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2022-02-14 00:00:00
Both the mobile and internet users in the country more than doubled in 2021 compared to the immediate past year, thanks to increasing dependence on digital lifestyle during the peak time of the Coronavirus pandemic.According to the latest data of...
Munima Sultana | 2022-02-14 00:00:00
As the construction work of Padma Bridge gets momentum with a target to complete it by June next, majority of the Chinese nationals are not going home to join the celebration of Lunar New Year, China's biggest festival during the...
REZAUL KARIM | 2022-02-14 00:00:00
The government is planning to boost the country's export of leather and leather goods to US$ 12 billion by 2030, officials said.The time for fulfilling the target has been fixed between 2021 and 2030, and the timeframe would be coordinated...
Nilratan Halder | 2022-02-14 00:00:00
The country's dismal record of roads and highways is turning worse with every passing day. It appears that the authorities concerned have resigned to the rising daily vehicular crashes and the consequent casualties. There is no respite from tragedies, many...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2022-02-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh, in the second week of this month, reportedly placed a proposal with the African nation of South Sudan for allowing Bangladeshis to do contract farming there. Foreign Minister Dr Abdul Momen made the proposal when a high-level South Sudanese...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2022-02-13 00:00:00
The government is facing a dilemma over fixing the metro rail fare due to lack of necessary policy and mechanism to assess it with subsidy.The authorities concerned were, however, considering two possible models of determining the fare for the country's...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2022-02-13 00:00:00
The customs authority has put in place a set of indicators to help detect abuse of duty-free facilities under the bonded warehouse scheme.While setting the indicators, the authority has taken into consideration a few risk factors that it has identified...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2022-02-13 00:00:00
The securities regulator and the bourses have intensified their vigilance and enforcement actions against the errant market operators and listed companies to ensure the safety of investors' money and investments, officials said.Their joint efforts have been accelerated against the backdrop...
Asjadul Kibria | 2022-02-13 00:00:00
Consumption spree in the last fiscal year (FY21) drove the strong rebound of economy amidst the second wave of the pandemic. This is inferred from the final estimation of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the last fiscal year. The...
REZAUL KARIM | 2022-02-12 00:00:00
The government beefs up monitoring at top level to thwart price hike of essentials through any artificial supply scarcity, officials say, as pre-Ramadan hoarding for a windfall remains a concern. Meanwhile, as analysts say price spiral could assume security implications,...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2022-02-12 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Feb 11: Chattogram district administration is going to take a stringent move soon to stop unauthorised use of power, gas and water in the hilly areas. The authorities will identify the utility lines in possession of the unauthorised hill...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2022-02-12 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Feb 11: Work to implement Chattogram Waterlogging Removal Project (CWRP), which remained hamstrung for one year due to multifarious problems, including coronavirus outbreak, is going on in full gear now.An official on Thursday said though time of the project,...
BABUL BARMAN | 2022-02-12 00:00:00
Stocks rebounded in the outgoing week, snapping a two-week losing streak, as investors showed their buying interest in potential stocks ahead of annual earnings and dividend declarations.The week featured five trading days as usual, with the four sessions edging higher...
Nilratan Halder | 2022-02-12 00:00:00
Quite a lengthy Winter, indeed! Many complain against the 'untimely rain' and of course, the highly fluctuating temperatures within days or even within a day. Is Nature playing a hide-and-seek game, then? Well, if mist envelops the surrounding even at...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-02-12 00:00:00
An upbeat planning minister on Tuesday (February 8) informed the public that the economy was more robust than before as the country's gross domestic product (GDP) has registered a growth rate of 6.94 per in FY 21. He further noted...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-02-11 00:00:00
The central bank advises five state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) to involve private banks in funding a maiden gold refinery in Bangladesh in a bid to diversify any risk of investment.The suggestion was made at a meeting held at the Bangladesh...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2022-02-11 00:00:00
The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) has chosen one of the worst times to propose a hike in water tariff by 20 per cent or more. Residents barring the affluent ones living in Dhaka city, as elsewhere in...
Nilratan Halder | 2022-02-11 00:00:00
The news was that on February 2, film actor Riaz's father-in-law committed suicide by shooting in the head with his licensed pistol. This is how Abu Mohsin Khan, 58 years old, just two years shy of becoming a senior citizen,...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2022-02-10 00:00:00
The customs issues a fresh set of rules for a resend of machinery on temporary importation, after 38 years, to facilitate carefree implementation of megaprojects.Implementing authorities of different projects would be able to use duty-free machinery, equipment and spare parts...
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