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Govt may extend ongoing lockdown by another week, says State Minister

Bangladesh is likely to go under another weeklong lockdown right after the ongoing one as the Covid-19 situation keeps worsening...

Bangladesh reports another grim record of 102 Covid deaths

Bangladesh has confirmed 102 new virus deaths, setting another record in the daily count. The grim data came on Sunday...

Coronavirus patients are now dying faster, IEDCR report says

The mortality rate and severity of the coronavirus infections have risen this year, according to government data. The data was...

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Myanmar quake sends tremors to Chattogram, Cox's Bazar

An earthquake centred in Myanmar has sent tremors in the southern regions of Bangladesh, including...

PM to provide cash support to families affected by Covid, natural disasters

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will provide financial assistance to some 3.6 million families who have...

Bangladesh opens largest hospital dedicated to coronavirus treatment

Health Minister Zahid Maleque has inaugurated DNCC COVID Hospital, the largest hospital dedicated to the...

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Bangladesh

e-fund transfer system resumes at Bangladesh Bank after five days

Inter-bank cheque settlement and electronic fund transfer system of Bangladesh Bank resumed on Sunday morning after five days of suspension. The system was suspended on...

Bangladesh sees 17m 'new poor', loses 3pc jobs during pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has rendered about 3.0...

Experts for more growth-friendly, transparent tax system

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) should...

Global

India's 'Solar Man' lights path out of poverty with clean power

Since he was a child, Santipada Gon Chaudhuri had sought ways to help India's rural poor, so when the electrical engineer was invited to visit...

China’s economy grows at record pace in first quarter

China’s economic recovery quickened sharply in the...

India to spend $200m in next 5-7 years to promote hydrogen use

India will spend $200 million over the...

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দীর্ঘ ২০ বছর পর আমেরিকান এবং ব্রিটিশ সৈন্যরা আফগানিস্তান ছেড়ে চলে যাচ্ছে। এ মাসেই প্রেসিডেন্ট বাইডেন ঘোষণা করেছেন যে প্রায় ২৫০০ থেকে ৩৫০০ মার্কিন সৈন্য...

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ইলিয়াস আলীকে নিয়ে আমার ‘সহজ-সরল’ বক্তব্য বিকৃত করা হয়েছে: মির্জা আব্বাস

জীবিকার চেয়ে জীবন বেশি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ: প্রধান বিচারপতি

বাংলাদেশে করোনায় প্রতি ১৫ মিনিটে একজনের মৃত্যু হচ্ছে

৫ হাজার টাকা করে নগদ সহায়তা পাবে ৩৬ লাখ পরিবার

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Stock

Stocks extend gaining streak despite lockdown

Stocks extended the gaining streak for the fourth straight session...

Stocks open mixed trend amid lockdown

Stocks witnessed volatility in early trading on Sunday after three...

EU regulators set July 27 deadline for decision on Aon, Willis deal

European Union antitrust regulators have extended until July 27 the...

Insurance broker Aon's EU concessions for $30b Willis bid may not be enough

Insurance broker Aon’s offer to sell assets in five EU...

Stocks snap four-week losing streak despite lockdown

DSE adds three new companies to core index

Stocks soar beating strict lockdown worries

Asian markets cautious ahead of US earnings and inflation data

Microsoft in talks to buy AI firm Nuance Communications for 16b

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Auditors rue companies' ‘arbitrary’ assessment

BPC receiving bids to import 1.23m tonnes of refined petroleum products

Citigroup to shut consumer banking operations in 13 countries

Port city dwellers too struggling with price-hike of essentials

Prices of some vegetables, potato high in Dhaka's kitchen market

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

12.5m families to receive food aid, says Quader

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said 12.5 million families will receive food...

Holding numbers won’t be issued to buildings without fire safety, DNCC mayor says

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will not provide holding numbers or trade licence to the buildings which will not...

Chief Justice says saving lives must come before livelihoods

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain believes it is more important now to prioritise saving lives than livelihoods as the coronavirus...

Politics

Mirza Abbas accuses media of distorting his comments about Ilias

BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas on Sunday...

BNP spreading propaganda over lockdown, Obaidul Quader says

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and...

Country

Blast disease shatters Jashore Boro farmers' dream

BENAPOLE: Boro farmers' dreams have been shattered by...

Farmers expect bumper litchi production in Rangpur region

Healthier growth of tender litchi amid favourable climatic...

Crime

Man stabbed dead in Jatrabari

A man was stabbed to death by allegedly...

Life of housewife cut short in ‘loan trap’

A housewife was murdered by an interest trader...

World

Asia

Deadly clashes after Islamists take police hostage in Lahore

Police in Pakistan said a hardline Islamist group had taken six security personnel hostage at its headquarters in Lahore on...

Officials of Saudi Arabia, Iran hold direct talks in Iraq

Senior Saudi and Iranian officials held direct talks in a...

Israel lifts public mask mandate, opens schools

Israel has lifted a public mask mandate and fully reopened...

Americas

Canada reports second case of blood clots after immunisation with AstraZeneca vaccine

Canada on Saturday reported a second case of rare blood clots with low platelets after immunisation with AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine...

US Sikh group demands probe of possible hate bias

Half of the eight workers shot to death at an...

US imposes fresh sanctions on Russia for ‘malign’ actions including election meddling

The United States on Thursday (US standard time) imposed a...

Europe

Queen Elizabeth stands alone as her 'strength' Philip is laid to rest

Queen Elizabeth and her family paid their last respects to Prince Philip at a funeral on Saturday that celebrated his...

Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny at growing risk of kidney failure

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is at increasing risk of...

Russia to expel 10 US diplomats in retaliatory move

Russia will ask 10 US diplomats to leave the country...

Africa

Nearly a million going hungry in conflict-hit Mozambique, UN says

Almost one million people face severe hunger in northern Mozambique, where hundreds of thousands have fled Islamist militant attacks, the...

Egyptians celebrate Ramadan despite Covid-19 worries

Egyptians are celebrating the start of the Islamic holy month...

Ten lost lives in inter-communal violence amid protests in eastern Congo

Ten people have been killed and 34 injured in fighting...

Editorial

Lockdown-hit petty traders

Any lengthy suspension of normal economic activities first hits the petty businesses. It has been seen in this country during non-stop hartals and other similar political programmes. Few seem to have bothered to give serious thoughts to their plight. The nondescript traders suffer in silence. These days the state-recognised small businesses and cottage industries receive financial stimulus to keep them...

Helping the poor during lockdown

The latest government move to distribute cash and food assistance to more than 16 million poor families across the country deserves strong appreciation. More than 3.6 million families, according to media reports, are expected to get cash aid worth Tk2,500 each as an 'Eid gift'. The finance ministry has already sent a proposal to distribute Tk. 6.11 billion for approval...

Views

E-waste management challenges in the country

The Government of Bangladesh has approved the Hazardous Waste (e-waste) Management Rules, 2021 under the Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, 1995 and it is expected to...

Tehran-Washington relation mired by provocation, intimidation and distrust

Sustainable finance for green recovery

A Sovereign Wealth Fund, by another name

Resolving conflict within the cultural dimension

Office workers' hazards, safety and wellbeing

Leveraging greater value from data to help the poor

Columns

New LPG price does satisfy none

The energy regulator---Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC)---on April 12 last,...

Opinions

'FY'22 budget focus should be on higher spending'

FINANCIAL EXPRESS (FE): Country's economy has been going through a...

Reviews

Food safety and socio-economic dimensions during Ramadan

Eagerly awaited by Muslims all over the world, this ninth...

Analysis

The decline of Model United Nations

Extra curricular activities have always been an important part of...

Education

Brac University appoints Charalabos Doumanidis as vice president for research

Brac University has appointed Professor Charalabos (Haris) Doumanidis as Brac University’s inaugural vice president for research. According to a press...