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A weeklong public hearing on government proposals for hiking power tariffs afresh starts today (Monday) with a prelude of protests from businesspeople and cross-sections of consumers. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory...
With a new law put on the backburner, government's revenue authority decided to amend the existing value-added tax (VAT) rules to digitise the taxing. Sources said under the amended...
The government moves to offer cash subsidy on some more products in the new-market- expansion category to encourage businesses to expand country's export trade. Presently, only apparel items enjoy...
Asian shares were mixed on Monday as investors turned their attention to global politics and evaluated weekend election results from Germany and New Zealand. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose...
A large number of readymade garments accessories manufacturing factories were closed in the recent years mainly due to lack of access to bank loans, short-supply of electricity and low technology-base,...
Stephen King adaptation, It, has surpassed the worldwide gross of seminal film, The Exorcist, to become the highest-grossing R-rated horror movie of all time. The Exorcist, released in 1973 to...
The admission test results of ‘Kha’ (B) unit of Dhaka University for 2017-18 academic session will be published this (Monday) noon. Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman, acting vice-chancellor of Dhaka...
The United States has expanded its controversial travel ban to include people from North Korea, Venezuela and Chad. The White House said the restrictions follow a review of information...
Uganda is looking for external assistance with an aerial geophysical survey of its northeastern Karamoja region, the country’s mineral development minister Peter Lokeris told the China Mining conference in Tianjin...
The Board of Directors of Apex Footwear Limited has recommended 50 per cent cash dividend for the 18 months period ended on June 30, 2017, said a web post on...
Nearly 35,000 people have been evacuated from their homes near an active volcano in Bali, as authorities warn it could erupt imminently. The area around Mount Agung has seen...
Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) has threatened to pull its programming from the fourth largest US cable distributor, Altice USA, if the two parties cannot reach a deal before the end...
The slit-throat body of a woman was found at her house at Dawkia Latifabad village in Boropool area of Sadar upazila on Monday. The deceased was identified as Parul...
Two Rohingya women with AIDS have been admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) for treatment. The two were transferred from a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya Upazila on...
Roger Federer won the inaugural Laver Cup for Team Europe on Sunday, beating back a fierce challenge from players from the rest of the world to claim the trophy in...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in office on Sunday but Europe’s most powerful leader will have to govern with a far less stable coalition in a fractured...
The country’s premier bourse Monday started the session in a correction mood. DSE broad index, DSEX lost 0.44 per cent or 27.33 points to close at 6137.99. Later, the DSEX...
The 'health development surcharge management policy' will be finalised once Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returns home, Health Minister Mohammed Nasim has said. Nasim made the announcement at a programme organised...
A Bangladeshi young man was tortured to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Dabri border area in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon district early Monday. The deceased...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday announced his plan to dissolve parliament and call a snap election. Shinzo Abe also said his decision to call a snap election...
Bangladesh will consider the matter of granting official refugee status to the Rohingyas only after talks with Myanmar. "Bilateral talks will be held with Myanmar. Until then they will...
Bangladesh signed an agreement with Qatar’s RasGas to import to import up to 2.5 million tonnes of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) annually. The state-run Petrobangla's chairman Abul Mansur Md...
The researchers have said by proving from the new evidence that the ancient Egyptians constructed the Great Pyramid at Giza by transporting 170,000 tons of limestone in boats, reports Fox...
There are so many institutions and authorities, at home and abroad, these days engaging with policy making as a public discourse that it may appear as superfluous, even presumptuous to...
Oil prices stood little changed on Monday as major producers meeting in Vienna said the market was well on its way towards rebalancing. The OPEC, Russia and several other...
THERE are frequent reports in the media to the effect that child labour instead of being prohibited is encouraged in some countries, presumably because of lower wages and easier management....
THE Bankers' Selection Committee came as a blessing for those seeking employment in banks. Bangladesh Bank has been handling their recruitment process fairly admirably and without corruption for many years....
During the time of eliminating the destructive insects in the farms, the farmers destroy various species of the beneficial insects due to lack of adequate knowledge in this regard. Time...
It is observed that 2-3 out of 100 households in rural areas of Bangladesh are, directly or indirectly, associated with political parties. But when disaggregated, roughly one-thirds of the richer...
There is no surprise that public hearings hosted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) have otherwise become quite popular. Aggrieved people seeking various government services vent their anger out of frustration...
A 15-member National Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Doing Business Reforms (NCMID) has been formed to improve the country’s overall business environment. Cabinet secretary is the chair of the...
The macro-economic condition of a nation is an index of its economic health. Before stepping into the topic of Bangladesh, let us have a look at the economic condition of...
Published reports suggest that the government has been considering to bring changes again in the final draft Power System Master Plan (PSMP) 2016 to promote larger share of Liquefied Natural...
Because conflict is so perpetual, peace-making has become its hand-maiden industry. Even when peace looks most promising, it begins to dim even before it glows. No group confronts this challenge...
The health ministry sought 250 million dollar from the World Bank to provide health services to the Rohingyas who fled to Bangladesh amid persecution in Myanmar’s in Rakhain State. ...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said the participation of Bangladesh Army in relief distribution among the Rohingyas along with the civil administration has ensured a good...
President Abdul Hamid on Monday urged the country’s university authorities to give more emphasis on research works ensuring their global standard. “Research work is a very important in higher...
Voting has opened on Monday in a controversial independence referendum in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, reports RT. Neighbouring countries Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey have strongly objected...
The regular export-import activities at the Akhaura land port will remain suspended for 11 days starting from September 26 till October 6 on the occasion of the Durga Puja. ...
The energy firm said electric cars and a shift to electric heating could send demand for power soaring, reports BBC. Its chief executive also said there would have to...
Save the Children in Bangladesh will send nine mobile emergency healthcare support teams to Cox’s Bazar to give primary healthcare support to about 165,000 displaced Rohingya people. The aid...
Indonesian scientists have found the world's smallest squirrel in Borneo rain forest in the central parts of the country, reports xinhuanet.com. The Bormean pigmy squirrel or exilisciurus exilis was...
The High Court Monday fixed Tuesday for delivering its order on a writ petition seeking its directive to stop the activities of the board of directors of Bangladesh Cricket Board...
Leaders of the nationalist, anti-migrant Alternative for Germany pledged Monday to use their third-place election finish to conduct robust but "constructive" opposition, and sought to allay fears raised by Jewish...
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said a safe zone inside Myanmar for the Rohingyas has to be decided by the Myanmar government. Otherwise, the security council's intervention...
Myanmar government forces discovered bodies of 28 Hindus, including women and children, in violence-wracked Rakhine state. The government of the country suspected that they were killed by Muslim insurgents...
Germany's Angela Merkel turns to the complex task of sounding out partners in a potentially fragile coalition after securing a fourth term as chancellor in Sunday's election even though her...
North Korea said on Saturday targeting the US mainland with its rockets was inevitable after “Mr Evil President” Donald Trump called Pyongyang’s leader “rocket man”, further escalating rhetoric over the...
The government's recent move to promote LNG (liquefied natural gas)-based power generation is likely to bring about fresh change in the final draft of the Power System Master Plan (PSMP)...
Saudi Arabia on Saturday condemned the government of Myanmar’s “policy of repression” against minority Rohingya Muslims. “My country is gravely concerned and condemns the policy of repression and forced...
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