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Living gets costlier with inflation upswing

Living gets costlier for people as inflation maintains a steep rise amid price rises, although official figures apparently water down...

Black money shies away tough terms for whitening

The government received a lukewarm response on its black money-whitening scheme during the first quarter of the current fiscal year...

Europe's largest packaging industry to build plant in Bangladesh

Europe's largest packaging enterprise, ALPLA, plans to build its plant in Bangladesh to seize a market share of packaging and...

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Bangladesh, Vietnam can thrive on China 'predicament', says BTMA president

Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) on Thursday placed a four-point proposal, calling upon Vietnam to...

Iqbal Hossain, key suspect in anti-Hindu violence, arrested in Cox’s Bazar

Police have arrested Iqbal Hossain, who allegedly placed a copy of the Quran at a...

Another ride-sharing biker sets motorcycle on fire

In the second such incident in about a month, a ride-sharing biker set his motorcycle...

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Bangladesh

Kamal seeks soft IFC loans for private sector

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has requested the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to provide private sector with loans on simple conditions. He put forward the...

BB allows receiving remittances through OPGSPs

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has allowed receiving inward...

Stimulus loan disbursement for CMSMEs may miss Dec deadline

Bangladesh’s cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises...

Global

US, EU, other allies urge China to liberalise further

The United States said on Wednesday that China’s industrial policies "skew the playing field" against imported goods and services, as well as their foreign providers,...

Overseas football tourism a massive boost for UK economy

Overseas football tourism has proved to be...

Thousands of unvaccinated workers across US at risk of losing jobs

Thousands of unvaccinated workers across the United...

দলকে ‘ছোট’ করায় মাহমুদউল্লাহর কণ্ঠে ক্ষোভের আগুন

ঝড়ো ব্যাটিংয়ে ক্যারিয়ারের দ্রুততম ফিফটি। ব্যাট হাতে সামনে থেকেই নেতৃত্ব দিলেন মাহমুদউল্লাহ। কে জানত, বড় ঝড়ের তখনও বাকি! ম্যাচের পর সংবাদ সম্মেলনে বইয়ে দিলেন যেন...

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রেকর্ড গড়া জয় বাংলাদেশের

মুক্তিযোদ্ধাদের ‘ফ্রি’ চিকিৎসায় বারডেমের সঙ্গে চুক্তি নবায়ন

আবার পুলিশের ওপর রাগ করে নিজ মোটরসাইকেলে আগুন

তালিকা পেলে শিশুদের টিকা এ মাসেই: স্বাস্থ্যমন্ত্রী

সোজা পথে দুর্ঘটনা বেশি, কারণ অতিরিক্ত গতি: সমীক্ষা

Stock

Stocks snap week-long losing streak

Stocks broke the seven-day losing streak on Thursday after high...

Bourses witness downturn in early trading

Bourses witnessed a downward trend in the early hours of...

JPMorgan edges closer to leaving pandemic behind

JPMorgan Chase & Co beat analysts’ profit estimates on Wednesday,...

Casino firm shares slump on money laundering claim

Shares in Australian gambling giant Star Entertainment have slumped after...

Govt plans to create Tk 8.5b revolving fund for capital market

Heavyweights see price correction amid low turnover on Dhaka bourse

Investors reluctant to inject fresh funds

Zoom, Five9 to terminate nearly $15b all-stock deal

Apple shares recover ground after court ruling slide

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Nagad's low-cost service fuels new wave of entrepreneurship

Small and medium-level entrepreneurship has gone to the next level following the cost-effective and easy to avail mobile financial service in Bangladesh. Nagad, the mobile financial wing of Bangladesh Post Office, has pioneered this new wave of entr...

Pandemic fallout could slow US online holiday...

Versace boss joins Burberry

PayPal in $45b bid for Pinterest

DCCI president stresses technology transfer to boost productivity

Daraz asked not to run 'lottery' programme

Vivo, ZEISS bring professional camera to smartphone for photography-loving generation

Currency	Sell	Purchase

Commodity	Price	Change
GOLD	2,034.80 (US$/oz)	+1.38%
SILVER	28.32 (US$/oz)	+2.32%
COPPER	6,437.00 (US$/oz)	+1.05%
CRUDE OIL	42.19 (US$/bbl.)	-2.36%
COTTON # 2	0.62 (USc/lb)	+2.47%
WHEAT (CBOT)	210.09 (USD/bu)	-0.1%
PALM OIL	823.96 (USD/MTon)	3.4%
Soybean OIL	35.04 (USc/lb)	+0.26%
Sugar # 11	14.31 (USc/lb)	+2.00%

National

HC asks Evaly customers not to insist for refund in six months

The High Court (HC) has asked the customers or creditors of the e-commerce platform Evaly Limited not to insist upon...

CID arrests Islamic speaker for instigating temple attack

A team of Crime Investigation Department (cyber monitoring cell) has arrested an Islamic preacher from Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka on...

Journo S. M. Shawkat Hossain passes away

Senior reporter of ‘Bangladesher Khobor’ S. M. Shawkat Hossain (Shawkat Reza) has passed away. He was 50. Reza, also a...

Politics

Hasina asks partymen to strengthen vigilance to maintain communal harmony

Describing the recent incident in Cumilla as very...

68 people sued in connection with Magura clash over election

Three days after the incident a case has...

Country

Floating school a need of time for students on char areas

Nearly 40 thousand people living in Raj Rajeswar...

Littering threatens haor environment in Kishoreganj as tourists swell

The all-weather Itna-Mithamoin-Austragram road in Kishoreganj district is...

Crime

Student stabbed dead on college campus in Sylhet

An 18-year-old college student was hacked to death...

Police arrest three over kidnapping expatriates from Dhaka airport

Three people have been arrested for their involvement...

World

Asia

India among 11 'countries of concern' on climate change

Afghanistan, India and Pakistan were among 11 countries singled out by US intelligence agencies on Thursday as being "highly vulnerable"...

Late monsoon floods kill more than 150 in India, Nepal

More than 150 people have died in flooding across India...

Death toll from Nepal floods, landslides rises to 43

At least 43 people have died and another 30 are...

Americas

Biden says US has commitment to defend Taiwan from Chinese attack

The United States would come to Taiwan's defense and has a commitment to defend the island China claims as its...

CDC expands booster rollout, OKs mixing shots

Millions more Americans can get a COVID-19 booster and choose...

US House committee backs contempt charge against Trump aide Bannon

A US congressional committee probing the deadly January 6 assault...

Europe

Kremlin critic Navalny wins EU rights prize for ‘immense bravery’

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was awarded the European Parliament's annual human rights prize on Wednesday for his efforts to...

Germany may miss COVID-19 vaccine donation goal

Germany may miss its target to donate 100 million COVID-19...

EU has exported over 1.0b COVID-19 vaccines to over 150 countries

Over one billion COVID-19 vaccines produced in the European Union...

Africa

Water-poor Egypt aims to quadruple desalination capacity in five years

Water-scarce Egypt aims to more than quadruple desalination capacity by granting private companies concessions from its sovereign wealth fund to...

50 killed after truck plunges into Congo river

At least 50 people were killed in the southern Democratic...

Haiti gang demands $17m for release of kidnapped missionaries

A Haitian gang that kidnapped a group of American and...

Editorial

Economic zone for Japanese investors

The move for setting up economic zone with country-specific tag is the latest towards attracting foreign investment in the country. Earlier, it was the Korean EPZ meant exclusively for Korean investors which despite prospects did not make any headway--- most likely due to some unresolved issues with the government. Now, in recognition of the fact that EPZs are for hundred...

Seeking int'l support to tackle climate change

When climate change is no longer an abstract scientific concept but a matter of daily experience, the significance of the upcoming climate summit cannot be overemphasised. A lot is being expected from the Glasgow summit of the parties to begin on October 31. To note, the parties signed the 1994's United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Understandably, the...

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Revolutions in the 21st century perspective

Human species is revolutionary by birth. He is a born rebel. Since his earliest stage, he has been demonstrating the trait to express his dissatisfaction...