The government has allowed the private sector to import 3.92 lakh tonnes of rice within this month, aiming to keep rice price stable on the retail market across the country, according to the food ministry...
SENEGALESE conservationist Baba Dioum at a meeting of the International Union for Conservation of Nature in New Delhi in 1968 said: 鈥業n the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we are taught.鈥� If we accept the statement to be true, World Soil Day is of paramount importance in conserving soil, a non-renewable resource...
The Chattogram Development Authority is going to ban the movement of motorcycles and trailers on the elevated expressway between Lalkhan Bazar and Shah Amanat International Airport from...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Ashraf Ahmed on Wednesday observed that private equity and venture capital should be popularised in Bangladesh to expand the small enterprises...
The amount of private sector short-term foreign loans dropped to $10.72 billion in September, hitting its lowest in three years and six months amid slow business and increased repayments...
With the beginning of potato cultivation season, farmers of the sixteen districts under Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions are worried about shortage of quality seeds and its high price...
The Foreign Exchange Policy Department of the Bangladesh Bank has issued three new directives concerning foreign currency exchanges for private travel entitlements through licenced money changers...
AS THE world grapples with the escalating consequences of climate change, it has become clear that today鈥檚 youth are not only the most affected but also the most fervent advocates for change. Young people across the globe are stepping into critical roles as climate activists, leaders, innovators, and educators, determined to shape a sustainable...
The spiritual leader of the Catholic Church Pope Francis and chief adviser of Bangladesh interim government professor Muhammad Yunus have jointly launched a 鈥楶ope Francis Yunus 3Zero Club鈥� in Rome in an effort to usher in a transformative and inclusive future for humanity...
China on Wednesday announced a raft of tax policies aimed at boosting the country鈥檚 ailing real estate market, state media said, including cuts to property deed taxes and VAT...
Almost half of all warm-water species of coral are threatened with extinction 鈥� and climate change is the chief culprit, a new report said on Wednesday...
Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh fell sharply in September, reaching a three-year low amid turmoil in the banking sector and broader economic challenges.
Literary magazine Agnisetu on Saturday at Dhaka University organised a discussion to address the role of private university students in the July-August student-led mass uprising that...
Eight members of the fisheries department were injured in the early hours of Wednesday when they were attacked by a group during a hilsa conservation drive near Babur Char on the Padma River in Jazira upazila...
The Bangladesh Bank has imposed a Tk聽5 lakh fine on NRBC Bank for the private commercial bank鈥檚 failure to report suspicious transactions by a client and ordered it to take disciplinary actions against officials concerned for their failure to do duties and for providing false information...
After almost a year-long legal battle, the dispute between the three foreign investment and shareholding companies under the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project has come to an end recently.
The remaining 25 per cent works of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project, which would take less than a year to complete, has been at a near halt since early this year over...
The National Board of Revenue on Thursday issued a gazette notification exempting import duty on sugar and eggs, and import and local VAT on edible oil to increase supply and...
The private sector credit growth in the country dropped in August compared with that in the previous month amid turmoil in the banking sector and business environment...
The 5th International Elevator and Escalator Expo 2024 began at International Convention Centre Bashundhara in Dhaka on Thursday...
The ongoing flash flooding puts hundreds of farmer families at immediate risk of starvation in Sherpur district, washing away the rice they stored from the previous harvest and also...
THIS is heart-breaking to see struggles of hundreds and thousands of poor artisanal fishers. The increased level of unjust treatment and oppression that artisanal fishers have experienced in recent years in the name of hilsa conservation is concerning...
A private helicopter crashed in western India on Wednesday, killing three people on board, a fire official said...
The international conference on accreditation for quality medical education began at the InterContinental Hotel in Dhaka on Sunday...
South Korea made the biggest jump among the world's 10 most innovative economies in the UN's annual rankings published Thursday, alongside a gloomy global outlook for innovation investment.
Md Mofizur Rahman has been elected chairman of Provati Insurance Company Limited, said a press release.
THE printing and publishing industry despite its essential role in cultural preservation and economic development has for long been neglected. The sector, crucial for passing down history and knowledge to next generations, has remained in the shadows as other industries have progressed. Now is the time for the industry to be recognised...
Prime Bank PLC, a leading financial institution committed to innovation and customer-centric financial solutions, has recently signed an agreement with Nippon Signal Bangladesh Private Ltd at the bank鈥檚 corporate office, says a press release.
The interim government on Sunday formed committees at district and ministry levels to make recommendations for the withdrawal of politically motivated cases filed against political leaders and...
Members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) arrested a leader of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) with a foreign firearm and 10 rounds of bullets from a Rohingya camp in Cox鈥檚 Bazar鈥檚 Ukhiya upazila on Thursday night, said the authority.
