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Cricketers demand fair share of BCB revenue

The striking national cricket players have demanded a fair share of revenue earned by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and...

Road safety law comes into effect from Nov 1

The much-awaited road safety law is going to be effective from Nov 1. The Road Transport and Highways Division announced...

ACC imposes travel ban on 22 persons over 'casino involvement'

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has imposed travel restriction on 22 graft suspects, who reportedly accumulated illegal wealth through Casino business,...

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156 officers become additional secretaries

The government has promoted 156 administrative officers to the rank of additional secretary from joint...

Russia begins equipment delivery for RNPP

Russian company ZiO-Podolsk has started equipment delivery for the second unit of the under construction...

BSCIC cancels allocation of 11 plots at Savar tannery estate

The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) has cancelled the allotment of 11 plots...

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Bangladesh

Phenomenal rise in industrial sector NPL

The volume of classified loans, belonging to the industrial sector, jumped by more than 48 per cent in the fiscal year (FY) 2018-19. The main...

ECNEC approves five projects involving Tk 46.37 billion

The Executive Committee of the National Economic...

Bangladesh seeks French investment in major sectors

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has...

Global

Ukraine forecasts GDP growth of up to 3.7pc in 2020

The Ukrainian government predicted next year's gross domestic product (GDP) growth to be up to 3.7 per cent, Interfax Ukraine reported on Tuesday. Sergiy Nikolaichuk,...

German budget surplus at 1.7pc of GDP in Q2

Germany’s seasonally adjusted budget surplus was 1.7...

S Korea's export drops 19.5pc in first 20 days of Oct

South Korea's export dropped in double figures...

Stock

Stocks post marginal gain after sharp fall

Stocks ended marginally higher on Wednesday, after suffering a big...

Square Textile recommends 20pc cash dividend

The board of directors of Square Textile Ltd has recommended...

Netflix shares jump as subscribers grow ahead...

Netflix Inc added slightly more paying subscribers than Wall Street...

Apple's stock sets new all-time high

Apple shares are currently trading above the $234 mark on...

MJL BD recommends 45pc cash dividend

DSEX dips below 4,700-mark in early trading

Quasem Industries recommends 12pc div

PBOC drains 30b yuan from market

Asian shares follow Wall Street higher on trade optimism

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EBL offers ATM, CDM facilities at Jamuna Future Park

Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) is offering ATM and Cash Deposit Machine (CDM) facilities at the Wholesale Club premises of Jamuna Future Park, allowing customers to perform cash withdrawals and deposits while shopping at the country's first hypermarket. Zak...

Huawei launches foldable phone in China

BR mulls over fare hike on ADB...

BPDB seeks rise in bulk power tariff or subsidy

BB updates BEFTN system

Exports to Turkey see sharp fall in five years

ICMAB event at Bali

Currency	Sell	Purchase

Commodity	Price	Change
GOLD	1,315.80 (US$/oz)	+1.38%
SILVER	17.44 (US$/oz)	+2.32%
COPPER	3.07 (US$/oz)	+1.05%
CRUDE OIL	46.74 (US$/bbl.)	-2.36%
COTTON # 2	69.83 (USc/lb)	+2.47%
WHEAT (CBOT)	647.25 (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

'Bangladesh would be a tobacco-free country by 2040'

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said the country would be freed from tobacco consumption within 2040 as the government...

BCB plans talks on cricketers’ strike

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has moved to hold talks on a strike by cricket players over their 11-point demand...

Mobile court confiscates 16,000 books from school storeroom

A RAB mobile court has confiscated 16,000 books meant for free distribution from a storeroom in Postogola Bhasha Prodeep High...

Politics

Quader takes jab at Menon over election comment

Taking a swipe at Workers Party President Rashed...

Oikyafront wants to hold public rally on October 22

Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, has...

Country

Woman gives birth to quadruplets in Satkhira

A woman gave birth to quadruplets at a...

Kushtia road crash kills two motorcyclists

Two motorcyclists were killed and another was injured...

Crime

Ctg youth held for sharing provocative Facebook post

Police arrested a youth from a hotel at...

12 to die for killing law chamber clerk in Kishoreganj

A Dhaka court has sentenced 12 people to...

World

Asia

HK formally scraps extradition bill that sparked protests

Hong Kong's legislature has formally withdrawn a controversial extradition bill that has sparked months of unrest. The bill - which...

India test-fires two BrahMos missiles

Indian Air Force (IAF) has test-fired two BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito proclaims enthronement in highly ritualised ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Tuesday proclaimed his enthronement in a...

Americas

Canada's Trudeau set to form government again

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held on to his job in Monday’s election, securing his spot as one of the...

Plane crashes in Brazilian street, killing three

A small plane crashed on a street shortly after takeoff...

Five dead after looters torch garment factory amid Chile protests

Five people have died after a garment factory was set...

Europe

Johnson to push for election if EU offers longer Brexit delay

The British PM will push for a general election if the EU proposes to delay Brexit until January, No 10...

Brexit in the balance as Johnson faces crunch votes

Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces two pivotal votes in parliament...

UK PM to push for Brexit deal vote again

Britain's Parliament must be given "a straight up-and-down vote" on...

Africa

Burundi security forces kill 14 armed men plotting attack

Security forces in Burundi have killed at least 14 armed men who had intended to launch an attack in the...

Road crash kills 24 DR Congo

At least 24 people were killed in a traffic accident...

Archaeologists discover 30 ancient coffins in Egypt

Egypt on Saturday unveiled the details of 30 ancient wooden...

Editorial

Message from RMG export decline

To go by the report on negative growth experienced by readymade garments (RMG) export to some major destinations in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, there is no reason to give a knee-jerk reaction to the development. Developments beyond Bangladesh's shores may indeed negatively affect the country's export, particularly when it is overwhelmingly dependent on RMG trade; competitors...

Virtual window to speed up customs clearance

The pains that businesses undergo at the country's ports, particularly at seaports, are proverbial. They do suffer at every stage there and count extra costs because of the delays in taking delivery of import cargoes and sending export items to their destinations. The two major consequences of the delays -- hike in the cost of doing business and erosion in...

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Import-export business: How to deal with impending compliance requirement

Nowadays, compliance has become the most important aspect in carrying out interbank transactions. During the last ten years, regulatory requirements have changed so rapidly that...