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Mr Ali Ahmed was looking at one of the art pieces through his thick glasses when this writer approached him to talk about his experience at Dhaka Art Summit (DAS)...
"Moder gorob, moder asha, amori bangla bhasha" - perhaps we Bengalis are the only nation who can boastfully claim that our language is our pride. For this very language, we...
In 2022 when the stock market was highly illiquid for the imposition of floor prices, the possibility of capital gains dwindled, often to nil for stretches of time for majority...
Premier Cement Mills PLC, one of the leading cement makers in Bangladesh, returned to profit in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2022-23 (FY23) after suffering a big loss...
Containing inflation and taking it to the previous (tolerable) level as much as possible is a major challenge for the country's economy at present, State Minister for Planning Dr Shamsul...
Over 0.1 million Bangladeshi workers found jobs in different destination countries in the first month of the current calendar year (2023). The number is the fourth highest in the past...
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) and the Paris-based Union des Fabricants (UNIFAB) have suggested the USTR put Bangladesh on its priority watch list for alleged involvement in exporting...
After months of continuous fall, the spread between the banks' lending and deposit rates went up slightly in December last apparently due to unofficially relaxing the rate cap on consumer...
Stakeholders in the e-commerce sector have urged the government to refrain from enacting new 'Digital Commerce Act 2023' as the draft law introduced by the Ministry of Commerce will create...
Vistas for higher exports to the United Kingdom open as UK's Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) surrogates the European Union's GSP facility, and leather products hold untapped prospects alongside apparel....
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) re-gasification declined to its lowest level on Monday due to lower imports, reducing electricity generation to some extent and causing additional losses to the government exchequer...
Fresh letter of credit (LC) opening in seven months to January this fiscal fell nearly 25 per cent, year on year, to US$ 39.46 billion amid belt-tightening for forex crunch....
It is only natural that the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) president would lament over the sorry state of the textile sector. Funds worth billions of dollars have been poured...
Framing of the Digital Commerce Act has reportedly passed the drafting stage. The draft "Digital Commerce Act 2023" has been sent to different stakeholders by the commerce ministry and a...
Of the country's 8.5 million Tax Identification Number (TIN) holders, only 2.8 million, which is about one third of the total potential taxpayers, did actually file their tax returns until...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has received a memento from the Government of Bangladesh for its contribution to the development and expansion of textile education and the growth...
Democracy watchers do not have happy tidings to convey, imperilled and threatened as it is, in developed and developing countries alike. As Cassandra - like messengers, they may not be...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader says BNP is now afraid of joining the next general elections sensing defeat. Obaidul Quader also accused the party of beginning a road...
The BNP has moved up its road march in the capital city by a day, deciding to organise the programme on February 17 instead of February 18 ‘due to unavoidable...
Dhaka University has temporarily expelled three students over assaulting and mugging a covered van driver on the campus. The perpetrators are Fazle Navid Onon from the Department of Theatre and...
Tickets for the final match of the ongoing Ispahani Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2023 will be available for purchase from Wednesday. The final of BPL 2023 promises to be an...
President-elect Md Shahabuddin resigned from the board of directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL), a top official of the bank said on Tuesday. IBBL Managing Director Muhammad Munirul Mawla...
Derek Chollet, counselor to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday. He was received by the Foreign Secretary (Senior Secretary) Ambassador Masud Bin Momen at the...
ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া জেলা আইনজীবী সমিতি দেশের আইনি ইতিহাসে কালো দাগ সৃষ্টি করেছে বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন হাইকোর্ট। ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়ার নারী ও শিশু নির্যাতন দমন ট্রাইব্যুনাল-১ এর বিচারক (জেলা ও দায়রা জজ) মোহাম্মদ ফারুককে...
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is making radical changes in the inflation calculation considering the present financial situation and the IMF suggestions. The inflation will be calculated for the base...
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is challenging her one-time boss for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, according to a video she released on Tuesday. "I'm Nikki Haley and I'm...
Remittances sent by overseas Pakistani workers decreased 9.9 per cent in January on a month-on-month basis, the State Bank of Pakistan said on Monday. The workers' remittances recorded an inflow...
In Bangladesh, there are a lot of stigmas prevailing among the mass people about the students of the National University, as it is often considered that they are not as...
Gerard Kevin Haughey has been appointed country head of wholesale banking of HSBC Bangladesh with effect from Monday. Mr Haughey brings almost 25 years of experience working in all business...
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province on Tuesday, but did not leave damages or casualties, the country's weather agency said. The Indonesian Agency for Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics...
Are you still doing ten step skincare routine every single time? Now the time is for science-backed formulas and an overall minimalist approach to skincare. K-beauty has introduced clean and...
The Super Bowl trailers for DC Universe's The Flash and Marvel Cinematic Universe's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 were both released on February 13, with James Gunn credited as co-creator. Gunn has been...
Air India has agreed to buy 250 jets from Airbus, part of a mammoth deal for 470 planes, as the carrier heralds a decades-long transformation under its new owners, Tata...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked all concerned to explore new markets for Bangladeshi garments with the invention of newer items keeping pace with its ever-changing trend. "They, who are...
A suspected member of the newly formed Islamist group Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya has surrendered to the police by calling the 999 national helpline. Dhaka police took him into...
The High Court on Tuesday observed that the Brahmanbaria Bar Association has created a black mark in the legal history of the country. They have disgraced all the lawyers by...
Bangladesh has recorded 15 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,703. The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,445 over...
An agreement has been signed between Bangladesh Railway (BR) and joint consultancy firm Oriental Consultancy Global Company Limited (Japan) for carrying out preparatory work for feasibility study and detailed design...
The United Nations in Bangladesh has congratulated Md Shahabuddin on his election as the 22nd President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. "We wish the President-elect, Md Shahabuddin, success in...
Ford plans to cut one in nine jobs in product development and administration across Europe as part of a global drive to cut costs and be competitive in the electric...
Nagad, a leading mobile financial service provider in Bangladesh, organised an event titled “Bhalobashar Koto Roop” with the participation of its customers and stars on the eve of Pahela Falgun...
Currency counterfeiting has been a severe problem all around the world. The weaker the security markings on the print of money, the easier it is to counterfeit it. Not much...
The government is set to provide Tk 572.5 million incentives to the country’s farmers to boost cultivation and production of Aus. As many as 1.0 million small and marginal farmers...
কুষ্টিয়ার ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের দেশরত্ন শেখ হাসিনা হলের অতিথি কক্ষে চার ঘণ্টা আটকে রেখে প্রথম বর্ষের এক ছাত্রীকে নির্যাতনের অভিযোগ উঠেছে ইবি শাখা ছাত্রলীগের সহ-সভাপতি সানজিদা চৌধুরী ও তার সহযোগীদের বিরুদ্ধে।...
চার অক্ষরের একটি শব্দ, তবে অনুভূতির ব্যাপ্তিটা তার চেয়ে বহুগুণ। আর সে ব্যাপ্তিতে জড়িয়ে থাকে জগতের মানবমনের সবটা মানচিত্র। ব্যবহারিক জীবনের পথে এগিয়ে যাবার জন্য যতই ইঁদুরদৌড়ে ছুটতে থাকি না...
India's income tax department conducted searches at the BBC's New Delhi and Mumbai offices on Tuesday, two sources said. The income tax department and the BBC did not immediately respond...
A trader has petitioned the court to file a case against four people, including a senior officer of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Detective Branch and a DB inspector, for ‘brutalising...
Leading Advertising, PR and communications agency of Bangladesh, Triune Group, has secured a position in the prestigious list of the Top 10 Adverting Agencies-2023 in Asia. Asia Business Outlook, a...
Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) signed a Term Loan facility agreement with Rising Industries Ltd (RIL), a concern of Rising Group, to finance a 3.10-MWp rooftop solar project at Nayadingi,...
The 372nd Board Meeting of Standard Bank Ltd. held on Monday (13 February) at the Boardroom of the bank’s Head Office in Dhaka. Chairman of the Board of Directors Mr....
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