Bangladesh face tough Bhutan test
Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera expects a tough battle against Bhutan when the two sides meet in the first of their two-match FIFA international friendlies at the Changlimithang Football Stadium in Thimphu today...
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Xi hosts two dozen African leaders at China鈥檚 biggest summit in years
Chinese president Xi Jinping hosted more than two dozen African leaders at a banquet in Beijing on Wednesday, kicking off the city鈥檚 biggest summit in years with promises of cooperation in infrastructure, energy and education...
Countrywide joint operation begins
The first day of the countrywide joint drives to recover illegal arms and bring drug dealers to book apparently was a lackluster one...
Sheikh Muhammad Shaheedullah remembered
Politicians, academics and professionals on Tuesday at a commemoration meeting in Dhaka said that Sheikh Muhammad Shaheedullah was a man who led movements for saving national wealth...
Metro rails to run on Fridays also
The authorities of the metro rail services on Monday started preparatory work to run the services on Fridays soon...
Remittance rises in Aug
The remittance inflow to Bangladesh increased in August compared with that in the previous month, as expatriates sent more money through formal channels following the changes in the country鈥檚 political landscape on August 5...
Salahuddin elected Modhumoti Bank EC chair
Salahuddin Alamgir has been elected executive committee chairman of Modhumoti Bank PLC during the bank鈥檚 79th board meeting held on August 28, said a press release...
Saidur becomes Asia Pacific Insurance CEO
KM Saidur Rahman has been appointed as chief executive officer of Asia Pacific General Insurance Company Limited, said a press release...
IFC calls for joint management of 54 common rivers
The International Farakka Committee has called for an agreement of the integrated joint management of all common rivers between Bangladesh and India in view of the...
S Alam鈥檚 proposal on ERL Unit-2 scrapped
The ministry of power, energy and mineral resources on Thursday decided to cancel the S Alam Group鈥檚 proposal for implementation of installation of Eastern Refinery Limited Unit-2...
Prime Bank partners with Toyota-Navana Limited
Prime Bank PLC, a leading financial institution committed to innovation and customer-centric financial solutions, has signed a partnership with Toyota鈥揘avana Limited, authorized distributor of brand new Toyota vehicles in Bangladesh...
White Paper to enlighten reforms path: Debapriya
The probable report of White Paper Committee on the state of the country鈥檚 economy would enlighten the reforms pathway of the interim government and thus help to avert the deviations of the economy occurred over the years, said economist Debapriya Bhattacharya...
Expressions cos鈥� staff donate to chief adviser鈥檚 relief fund
Employees of Expressions Limited, Express Events and Digital Expressions 鈥� referred to as Expressions Family, made donations to the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Relief and Welfare Fund on Tuesday, said a press release...
Palli Bidyut Samity officials call off mass leave
Officers and employees of Palli Bidyut Samity called off their planned mass leave and mass resignation programme after discussion with the chairman of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board and...
UNB editor-in-chief Enayetullah invited to 6th World Media Summit
Enayetullah Khan, editor-in-chief of United News of Bangladesh, has been invited to participate in the 6th World Media Summit, scheduled to take place in October 14-20...
Implementation of Phulbari agreement demanded
National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports observed the 18th anniversary of Phulbari Day, placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital...
Young leaders form citizen body to uphold spirits of mass uprising
The young professionals who acted behind the recent student-led mass uprising have resolved to form a Citizens Committee with a view to upholding the democratic spirit of the uprising in running the affairs of the...
Full implementation of Phulbari agreement a must
ON AUGUST 26, the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power, and Port commemorated the lives lost in the movement against an open-pit coal mine in Phulbari, Dinajpur, and expressed their sheer frustration at successive governments鈥� indifference towards the full implementation of the Phulbari Agreement...
Phulbari tragedy victims, agreement forgotten
The 18th anniversary of Phulbari Tragedy Day will be observed today with the demand of full implementation of the Phulbari agreement signed between the government and the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports...
BB raises cash withdrawal limit to Tk 4 lakh daily
The Bangladesh Bank has ordered commercial banks not to allow cash withdrawals of more than Tk 4 lakh per account daily...
Bangladesh Bank dissolves S Alam-controlled board of SIBL
Bangladesh Bank on Sunday dissolved the board of directors of Social Islami Bank Limited and appointed independent directors in an effort to free the bank from the controversial...
Biman reduces ticket price amid flood
The Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited offered ticket re-dating and re-issue services free of charge, including ticket price reduction, amid the flood situation, said a press release on Saturday...
Ganatantrik Odhikar Committee led by Prof Serajul Islam Choudhury formed
A platform named Ganatantrik Odhikar Committee was formed with Professor emeritus Serajul Islam Choudhury as its convener to stand against any measures against the deprivation of democratic rights and freedom of expression in Bangladesh...
CPJ urges procedural rights of journalist couple Shakil, Rupa
The Committee to Protect Journalists has expressed concern over the arrests of journalist couple Shakil Ahmed, former head of news at Ekattor Television, and Farzana Rupa, the channel鈥檚 former principal correspondent....
BO accounts of Nafeez Sarafat, Hasan frozen
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday froze the beneficiary owner鈥檚 accounts of Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat and his business partner Hasan Taher Imam after an inspection team of the commission was denied entry to their brokerage house 鈥� Multi Securities and Services Limited...
NBR probes into tycoons鈥� corruption, tax evasion
The Central Intelligence Cell of the National Board of Revenue began investigations against high profile businesses for their suspected accumulation of illegal assets and...
All corruptions of Banglaadesh Biman will be eliminated: chairman
The chairman of the board of directors of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited, Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury, said that all corruptions of the airlines would be eliminated...
Survivors demand proper redress
Survivors of the tragic Rana Plaza collapse and devastating fire incident at Tazreen Fashion Limited on Tuesday demanded proper compensation, rehabilitation and lifelong treatment facilities...
Green TV鈥檚 broadcasting suspended for dues
The Green Multimedia Limited鈥檚 satellite broadcasting services have been suspended due to repeated failure to pay broadcasting service dues and repeated breach of terms of notices sent for payment of arrears...
Adviser from persons with disability demanded
The Bangladesh Pratibandhi Kalyan Samity and the National Alliance of Disabled Peoples鈥� Organisations on Monday demanded the inclusion of an adviser representing the persons with disabilities in the interim government...