Dhaka, Saturday


18 May 2024


Kolkata kicks off IPL with 10-run win despite Shakib’s lean show

Kolkata kicks off IPL with 10-run win despite Shakib’s lean show

Shakib Al Hasan made a comeback to the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday with the first match of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the season against Sunresiers Hyderabad

16:54 12 April 2021

Stocks open in green

Stocks open in green

In the first 30 minutes into trade, the benchmark DSEX gains 52 points or 1% to 5,216

16:37 12 April 2021

Flight suspension puts migrant workers in uncertainty

Flight suspension puts migrant workers in uncertainty

The suspension of international flights from Bangladesh will leave hundreds of thousands of outgoing migrant workers in uncertainty

16:09 12 April 2021

WASA at loggerheads with DNCC, DSCC over road digging charges

WASA at loggerheads with DNCC, DSCC over road digging charges

Dhaka WASA has alleged that two city corporations of Dhaka hiked abnormally up to 400 per cent in road digging and repairing charges without consent from the local government ministry

06:34 12 April 2021

Haor farmers start harvesting paddy amid crop sterility

Haor farmers start harvesting paddy amid crop sterility

Farmers have started harvesting their boro paddy across the country mostly in the haor belt amid crop sterility due to the recent heatwave

04:39 12 April 2021

India enters air bubble deal with Sri Lanka as with Bangladesh, 26 others

India enters air bubble deal with Sri Lanka as with Bangladesh, 26 others

India has entered an air bubble agreement with Sri Lanka, enabling all eligible passengers to travel between the two countries in the near future

03:41 12 April 2021

Stock market trading time extended by 30 minutes

Stock market trading time extended by 30 minutes

The trade will begin at 10am and continue until 12:30pm

02:26 12 April 2021

Nigar Sultana leads Bangladesh Emerging Women to big win

Nigar Sultana leads Bangladesh Emerging Women to big win

Nigar Sultana Joti led from the front with a sparkling century as hosts Bangladesh Emerging Women team dealt South Africa Emerging Women a 110-run humiliation to maintain their unbeaten run against the tourists in the fourth one-day match at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday

02:20 12 April 2021

bkash offers add money service from NCC Bank

bkash offers add money service from NCC Bank

From now, customers of NCC Bank limited will be able to transfer fund instantly to any bKash account 24/7 from anywhere without any charge

02:04 12 April 2021

India bans Remdesivir export as Covid-19 cases hit fresh record

India bans Remdesivir export as Covid-19 cases hit fresh record

India on Sunday banned the export of anti-viral drug Remdesivir and its active pharmaceutical ingredients as demand rocketed due to a record surge in Covid-19 infections and led to crippling shortages in many parts

01:54 12 April 2021

Robi’s profit shoots up as data business booms in pandemic

Robi’s profit shoots up as data business booms in pandemic

The country’s second largest mobile phone operator Robi’s profit increased by 79 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of current year, thanks to its increased data business amid pandemic

01:43 12 April 2021

International flights suspended too during lockdown

International flights suspended too during lockdown

Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman, chairman of CAAB, confirmed it to the Business Insider Bangladesh over phone on Sunday evening

01:30 12 April 2021

Mominul urges his side to perform as a team

Mominul urges his side to perform as a team

Bangladesh is all set to play their 122nd Test match in Pallekele International Cricket stadium in Kandy on April 21

00:50 12 April 2021

BB cuts account maintenance fee for savings account

BB cuts account maintenance fee for savings account

Bangladesh Bank has reduced account maintenance fee for savings account for the current year

00:46 12 April 2021

Banking hours now from 10am to 1pm

Banking hours now from 10am to 1pm

Bangladesh Bank has reset the banking hours for customers from 10am to 1pm from Monday

00:32 12 April 2021

In Pictures: Banks see customers’ rush to withdraw money

In Pictures: Banks see customers’ rush to withdraw money

The Sonali Bank head office at the capital`s Motijheel area was crowded with customers amid a week-long lockdown

23:31 11 April 2021

Bangladesh again reports highest daily Covid deaths

Bangladesh again reports highest daily Covid deaths

Bangladesh reported 78 daily deaths on Sunday, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic

23:07 11 April 2021

IBBL Dhaka central zone and corporate branches holds business conference

IBBL Dhaka central zone and corporate branches holds business conference

Dhaka central zone and corporate branches of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) organized a quarterly business development conference through virtual platform on Friday

22:45 11 April 2021

Marcel launches three models of feature phones

Marcel launches three models of feature phones

Marcel has launched three models of ‘Made in Bangladesh’ tagged feature phones Axino A01, A25 and B50 in the domestic market

22:35 11 April 2021

Next budget to focus on 3 key issues: Finance minister

Next budget to focus on 3 key issues: Finance minister

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said the next budget will focus on three key areas – rural infrastructure, agriculture and health – to boost the growth

22:01 11 April 2021

Chinese vaccines’ effectiveness low: Official

Chinese vaccines’ effectiveness low: Official

In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country’s top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them to give them a boost

21:35 11 April 2021

Stocks sink ahead of complete lockdown

Stocks sink ahead of complete lockdown

The DSEX index falls by 90 points or 1.67% to 5,164

21:32 11 April 2021

7 banks, one financial institution seeking 868 senior officers

7 banks, one financial institution seeking 868 senior officers

Seven banks, which are members of the Bankers` Selection Committee, and one financial institution have issued notifications for the recruitment of Senior officers (general)

20:47 11 April 2021

Keep factories open, urge exporters, as Bangladesh to go for strict lockdown

Keep factories open, urge exporters, as Bangladesh to go for strict lockdown

They said if the factories remain off in lockdown they may lose orders worth millions of US dollars. Also, buyers may shift their orders to other competing countries, they claimed

20:25 11 April 2021