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'Bangladesh becomes self-sufficient in fish production'

Bangladesh has attained self-sufficiency in fish production as the country’s per capita fish consumption has increased to 62.58 grams per...

Two in five jobs face risk of automation

Two in five jobs are facing risk of automation in five key sectors like RMG and textile, agro-food, furniture, tourism...

8-km viaduct of metro rail now visible

The construction work of the metro rail is progressing fast as an 8.04-kilometre viaduct from Uttara to Agargaon has become...

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ICCB's conference on financing for sustainable development to begin Tuesday

The International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh (ICCB) is going to organise a three-day conference on...

Govt plans to introduce virtual court: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government is thinking about introducing a virtual...

'AL to choose leaders on merit'

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has warned party leaders and activists that the days...

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Bangladesh

Q1 budget deficit soars

The budget deficit during the July-September period last increased by nearly 200 per cent compared with the corresponding three months in 2018, as gains in...

‘Businesses hampered as private banks yet to reduce lending rates’

No private bank has reduced the lending...

Import taxes on seeds of spices go

Importers have been exempted from payment of...

Global

China’s RMG industry reports lower revenue

The revenue of China's ready-made garment (RMG) industry was lower in the first 10 months of the current year, said the Ministry of Industry and...

Cyprus economy likely to slow down in 2020

Cypriot Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides had said...

Canada's jobless rate climbs to 5.9pc in Nov

Canada's jobless rate rose to 5.9 per...

Stock

LafargeHolcim tops turnover for second week

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd dominated the Dhaka bourse's turnover chart for...

Weekly review: Stocks continue to bleed on...

Stocks backed into the red in outgoing week that ended...

Saudi Aramco raises $25.6b in world's biggest...

State-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco has raised a record $25.6bn...

UK banknote printer fears for its future

De La Rue, the company that prints the UK's banknotes,...

Port city bourse revises CSE30, Shariah indices

SK Trims generates highest turnover

Selling spree brings down DSE, CSE

Trade optimism lifts world shares

China approves two new IPOs

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India's central bank says all-day digital money transfer to be available

India's central banking institution Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said round-the-clock transactions will be available under the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) system from Dec. 16 to promote digital transactions, officials said Saturday. Acc...

Maruti Suzuki recalls over 60,000 vehicles across...

China Harbour celebrates Volunteers’ day with Mirsarai...

E-banking impacts banks' profitability

BCIC disputes Q1 financial report of Miracle Industries

Saudi, Russia win over oil producers to deeper cuts

China to waive tariffs for some US soybeans, pork

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

Rabab Fatima presents her credentials to UN SG

The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Rabab Fatima presented her credentials to the UN Secretary...

BGB detains 12 Bangladeshis returning from India

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained twelve Bangladeshis on Saturday from Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah district shortly after returning to...

Police recover scientist’s body in Rajshahi

Police have recovered the body of a retired scientist from his house in Moulovipara area in Rajshahi district. The deceased...

Politics

Pro-BNP lawyers’ behaviour unpardonable: Obaidul Quader

Terming the behaviour of pro-BNP lawyers at a...

BNP likely to come up with simultaneous programmes this month

BNP is likely to come up with simultaneous...

Country

Meghna launch collision kills one

A collision between two launches on the Meghna...

Coordinated and evidence based response is key to disaster management

Department of Disaster Management (DDM) of the Ministry...

Crime

Four to die for Kushtia double murder

A Kushtia court on Sunday sentenced four people...

World

Asia

Brucellosis cases rise in NW China’s Gansu Province

At least 96 people in a veterinary research institute in Lanzhou, Northwest China's Gansu Province were diagnosed with brucellosis by...

Dinosaur footprints found in ancient Chinese imperial resort

Paleontologists announced Friday the discovery of numerous dinosaur footprint fossils...

Indian rape victim dies in hospital after being set ablaze

A 23-year-old rape victim died in a hospital in the...

Americas

Trump calls for World Bank to stop loaning to China

US President Donald Trump on Friday called for the World Bank to stop loaning money to China, one day after...

White House declines to participate in Trump impeachment hearing

The White House said on Friday it would refuse to...

Trump halts plan to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorists

US President Donald Trump has delayed plans to legally designate...

Europe

Hungary fines Facebook for misleading users

Facebook has been fined around $4.0 million for allegedly misleading its users in Hungary by claiming the use of its...

Denmark passes climate law

A climate law to ensure that Denmark achieves the goal...

France paralysed by biggest national strike in years

A nationwide strike has severely disrupted schools and public transport...

Africa

Ceramics factory fire in Sudan kills 23

Twenty-three people were killed and more than 130 injured when a fire broke out after a gas tanker exploded while...

At least 24 die in Tunisia bus crash

At least 24 Tunisians were killed on Sunday after a...

Burkina Faso church attack kills 14

At least 14 people have been killed after gunmen opened...

Editorial

Negative sign on export horizon

The numbers that have emerged lately about the country's exports are enough to trigger worries. For, those represent a worsening export scenario that unless rolled back in good time could destabilise the overall macro-economy, at least, to a certain degree. The development has again brought to the fore a couple of weaknesses of the country's export sector. The first one...

Steering the vehicle of growth

The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)-sponsored two day conference that ended in the capital city last Monday came up with a host of basic issues that may be considered pivotal to the future of the country. Despite a good rate of GDP growth, in fact one of the fastest in the world at nearly 8.0 per cent per annum,...

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SDGs implementation: Where does Bangladesh stand?

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a follow-up on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) adopted in 2000 and completed in 2015. However, SDGs differ from...