Dhaka, Saturday


18 May 2024


Rice price:  Millers, wholesalers, middlemen plotting to make extra profit

Rice price:  Millers, wholesalers, middlemen plotting to make extra profit

Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzak has expressed his annoyance at the role of a group of mill owners, wholesalers and brokers and blamed them for hatching conspiracy to make extra profit.

01:24 26 October 2020

BUBT, Robi hosts webinar on Career Progression in Post-Covid Era

BUBT, Robi hosts webinar on Career Progression in Post-Covid Era

Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) and Robi Axiata Limited jointly hosted a webinar on "Career Progression in the Digital and Post-Covid Era" on Saturday evening

01:12 26 October 2020

IFIC distributes loans to COVID-19 affected Micro Entrepreneurs

IFIC distributes loans to COVID-19 affected Micro Entrepreneurs

IFIC Bank Limited has started distribution of the sanctioned amount of loans to small traders under the Cottage, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise (CMSME) bailout package announced by the government

01:02 26 October 2020

Pandemic pushes business to get transformed

Pandemic pushes business to get transformed

Such business transformation requires dynamic leadership, emotional bonding among team members, trust and above all readiness to accept innovation and fresh ideas

00:26 26 October 2020

ICT Secretary visits Walton factory, launches new model of laptop

ICT Secretary visits Walton factory, launches new model of laptop

Senior Secretary of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division N M Ziaul Alam visited Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited in Gazipur’s Chandra on Saturday

00:25 26 October 2020

12 new dengue cases reported

12 new dengue cases reported

Twelve new dengue cases were reported in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

00:04 26 October 2020

Covid-19 pandemic hits Rahim Textile hard
The company declares only 11% dividend

Covid-19 pandemic hits Rahim Textile hard

Closure of the mills for two months and adverse impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have impacted the company’s business badly.

23:59 25 October 2020

Square Pharma recommends 52% dividend

Square Pharma recommends 52% dividend

The meeting has also approved Tk 250 crore budget for maintenance, renovation and procurement of capital machineries and lands for future expansion of the country’s top drug maker.

23:25 25 October 2020

Square Pharma recommends 52% dividend

Square Pharma recommends 52% dividend

The meeting has also approved Tk 250 crore budget for maintenance, renovation and procurement of capital machineries and lands for future expansion of the country’s top drug maker.

23:24 25 October 2020

Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee dies at 78

Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee dies at 78

Lee Kun-hee, the man who built the empire of Samsung Electronics and turned into a global tech giant, passed away on Sunday at the age of 78

22:47 25 October 2020

Govt takes `no mask, no service policy`

Govt takes `no mask, no service policy`

The government is going for mandatory use of mask at every government and nongovernment offices across the country in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus.

22:47 25 October 2020

Padma Bridge’s 34th span installed, making over 5.1km visible

Padma Bridge’s 34th span installed, making over 5.1km visible

The 34th span of the Padma Bridge was installed today, bringing a total of over 5.1 kilometers of the structure into view.

21:53 25 October 2020

Shun unethical journalism: PM to journalists

Shun unethical journalism: PM to journalists

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged journalists to write reports based on facts and perform their duties to the country and the nation, shunning unethical journalism.

20:58 25 October 2020

Suicide bombing kills 24, wounds dozens in Kabul

Suicide bombing kills 24, wounds dozens in Kabul

At least 24 people, including teenage students, were killed in a suicide bombing at an education centre in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Saturday

18:44 25 October 2020

Bangladesh economy on track to recovery: SANEM

Bangladesh economy on track to recovery: SANEM

However, they said true recovery needs recovering employment, income and wellbeing of millions of people.

01:08 25 October 2020

Cops too won’t be spared after committing crimes: Home minister

Cops too won’t be spared after committing crimes: Home minister

Hinting the Raihan’s death incident in Sylhet police custody, Home Minister Asaduzzaman today said the main culprit of the killing has been identified and police are engaged in carrying out drives to arrest him.

01:07 25 October 2020

Rafique-Ul Huq: On the right side of history

Rafique-Ul Huq: On the right side of history

When the hopes of a return to democracy seemed to be dwindling, Rafique-Ul Huq stepped forward

23:14 24 October 2020

Bangladesh, India in talks for JRC meeting

Bangladesh, India in talks for JRC meeting

Bangladesh and India are looking for ways to host a meeting of the Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) to resolve water-sharing issues of different common rivers

22:29 24 October 2020

China terms US remarks on its role over Rohingya issue ‘inappropr

China terms US remarks on its role over Rohingya issue ‘inappropr

The Chinese Embassy in Dhaka has reacted to US` claim that China has done very little to resolve the Rohingya issue and termed it “inappropriate and not constructive at all.”

22:07 24 October 2020

WB, BRAC to work with govt reducing 50% fatalities on roads by ‘3

WB, BRAC to work with govt reducing 50% fatalities on roads by ‘3

The World Bank and the nongovernment organization BRAC will jointly work with the government in reducing 50 percent fatalities on roads across the country by 2030.

21:42 24 October 2020

Timely execution of Rooppur power transmission projects looks unc

Timely execution of Rooppur power transmission projects looks unc

The timely execution of a number power transmission projects taken for electricity evacuation from the upcoming 2,400 MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) looks uncertain as the Indian financing agency is taking ‘unusual’ time to give a go-ahead for the bidding process.

20:32 24 October 2020

Bangladesh calls for increased participation of women in UN peace

Bangladesh calls for increased participation of women in UN peace

Bangladesh Permanent Representative to UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima has said increased women’s leadership in peacekeeping would require a holistic approach to women’s role in peace as a whole.

20:26 24 October 2020

Gambia submits case against Myanmar for Rohingya genocide

Gambia submits case against Myanmar for Rohingya genocide

The Gambia on Friday filed a more than 500-page Memorial, which also includes over 5,000 pages of supporting material, in its lawsuit against Myanmar at the ICJ in The Hague, making its case for how the Myanmar government is responsible for genocide against Rohingya.

20:16 24 October 2020

Celebrated lawyer Rafique-ul Huq laid to rest at Banani graveyard
President, Prime Minister mourn death of Rafique-ul Huq

Celebrated lawyer Rafique-ul Huq laid to rest at Banani graveyard

Renowned lawyer Barrister Rafique-ul Huq was laid to rest at Banani graveyard in Dhaka this afternoon.

17:53 24 October 2020