Dhaka, Friday


10 May 2024


Man with 60 gold bars held at Dhaka airport

Man with 60 gold bars held at Dhaka airport

Customs Intelligence claimed to have held a man with 60 gold bars at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka today.

20:36 18 November 2020

Fu-Wang Ceramic reports 10% decline in Q1 earnings

Fu-Wang Ceramic reports 10% decline in Q1 earnings

The Fu-Wang Ceramic Industries Ltd has reported only a 10 percent decline in their earnings amid the pandemic

18:30 18 November 2020

Trump fires election security official who rejected fraud claims

Trump fires election security official who rejected fraud claims

Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the government’s top election security official, who had rejected the president’s unsubstantiated claims of “massive” fraud in the vote he lost to Joe Biden.

18:20 18 November 2020

Bangladeshi IT firm Brain Station 23 joins Moodle partner network

Bangladeshi IT firm Brain Station 23 joins Moodle partner network

The open-source learning management system (LMS) Moodle welcomes the Brain Station 23, a globally known software development company based in Bangladesh, as the latest certified partner to join the Moodle partner network

18:07 18 November 2020

Bangladesh given $256.5m from Green Climate Fund

Bangladesh given $256.5m from Green Climate Fund

In the first ever concessional credit line and the first private sector financing from the global Green Climate Fund (GCF) in the country, Bangladesh on Saturday received $256.5 million

18:05 18 November 2020

Earnings of Golden Harvest Agro goes down by 200%

Earnings of Golden Harvest Agro goes down by 200%

Golden Harvest Agro Industries’ earnings per share (EPS) has gone down by 203.03% to negative 0.34 for Q1 (July-September) of 2020

18:03 18 November 2020

Commonwealth pvt sector targets green, digital recovery
Bangladesh, Commonwealth to host dialogue Nov 23

Commonwealth pvt sector targets green, digital recovery

Trade ministers and business leaders from across the Commonwealth will gather virtually on November 23 to examine how they can work together to spur a digitally-inclusive and green recovery in the face of devastating economic impacts linked to Covid-19.

17:47 18 November 2020

Heavy rains cloud prospects of Boro cultivation

Heavy rains cloud prospects of Boro cultivation

These days, farmers in the haor areas (wetlands) of Sunamganj district are a worried lot. This is because they have not yet been able to prepare boro paddy seedbeds as breaches caused by heavy downpours in water channels has led to farm fields being inundated.

17:19 18 November 2020

50% mutual funds still traded at low prices

50% mutual funds still traded at low prices

Out of 37 mutual funds, 17 were traded at more than 11% discount rate while the remaining 20 were traded at premium.

14:50 18 November 2020

Apex Footwear enters Nepal market

Apex Footwear enters Nepal market

Apex Footwear, in its Facebook page, said customers in Nepal can now enjoy the exclusive collections offered by Venturini along with Apex’s other private labels, such as Maverick, Sprint, Moochie, Nino Rossi, Sandra Rosa, and a wide range of accessories from internationally renowned brands Cross and Police.

04:06 18 November 2020

Reactor pressure vessel, steam generator reach Rooppur plant site

Reactor pressure vessel, steam generator reach Rooppur plant site

Earlier, on October 20, the equipment arrived on the cargo vessel at Mongla port, from where those were reloaded onto a river barge.

03:45 18 November 2020

NBR raids Lakeshore Hotel on VAT evasion charges

NBR raids Lakeshore Hotel on VAT evasion charges

The VAT intelligence of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Tuesday conducted a raid at the Lakeshore Hotel in the capital’s Gulshan area on charges of VAT evasion

02:21 18 November 2020

In Pictures: Masking the Unmasked

In Pictures: Masking the Unmasked

On behalf of the Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka, an executive magistrate fines people for not wearing masks through a mobile court drive

01:45 18 November 2020

Stocks gain amid caution

Stocks gain amid caution

On Tuesday, DSEX — the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange — rose over 33 points or 0.69% to end at 4,905.

01:39 18 November 2020

Ex deputy speaker Shawkat laid to rest

Ex deputy speaker Shawkat laid to rest

Former deputy speaker and valiant freedom fighter Col (retd) Shawkat Ali was laid to eternal rest at his village in Shariatpur district today.

01:08 18 November 2020

ASP Anisul`s death: Registrar of NIMH held

ASP Anisul`s death: Registrar of NIMH held

Police arrested the registrar of National Institute of Mental Health & Hospital (NIMH) from city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area today over the death of Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Anisul Karim.

00:30 18 November 2020

20 more dengue cases reported in 24 hrs: DGHS

20 more dengue cases reported in 24 hrs: DGHS

With the increase in the number of dengue patients, Bangladesh today reported 20 new cases in the last 24 hours across the country.

00:13 18 November 2020

Rohingya repatriation talks after full formation of Myanmar govt:

Rohingya repatriation talks after full formation of Myanmar govt:

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today said Bangladesh will approach for resuming the Rohingya repatriation talks after the full formation of a new government in Myanmar, saying Bangladesh stands ready to send back Rohingyas.

00:07 18 November 2020

Bangladesh reports 39 Covid-19 deaths, 2,212 news cases

Bangladesh reports 39 Covid-19 deaths, 2,212 news cases

A total of 15,990 samples were tested at 117 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.

22:47 17 November 2020

Govt okays Tk 5,906cr project to repair rural infrastructures

Govt okays Tk 5,906cr project to repair rural infrastructures

Revealing the details of the project, Planning Commission member Md Zakir Hossain Akand said that the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) under the Local Government Division will implement the project titled “Rehabilitation of rural road infrastructures affected due to cyclone Amphan and Flood” with an estimated cost of Taka 5,905.59 crore with entire government fund by December 2023.

22:21 17 November 2020

Indian High Commission makes special wristwatches on Mujib Year

Indian High Commission makes special wristwatches on Mujib Year

The Indian High Commission here has made a special edition of wristwatch in honor of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of Mujib Year, the birth centenary of Bangabandhu.

22:02 17 November 2020

EBL to sell 87% holdings in EBL NRB Mutual Fund

EBL to sell 87% holdings in EBL NRB Mutual Fund

Market price of EBL NRB Mutual Fund rose to Tk 7.4 a unit on November 17 from Tk 5.8 on October 18 this year. However, the price per unit came down to Tk 6.9 on Tuesday due to profit taking by investors.

21:56 17 November 2020

Govt releases Tk735.77cr for Covid-19 vaccine

Govt releases Tk735.77cr for Covid-19 vaccine

Tk635.77 crore will be used for buying 15 million vaccines, while Tk100 crore will be used for nationwide distribution

21:33 17 November 2020

Cost Audit will be implemented soon: Commerce Secretary

Cost Audit will be implemented soon: Commerce Secretary

Commerce Secretary Dr Md Jafar Uddin said that he will take necessary steps to implement cost audit soon

21:26 17 November 2020