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Two new inland container depots may be operational by this year

The construction of two new private inland container depots (ICDs) in Chattogram is going on in full swing, and those...

Dhaka requests Delhi not to impose anti-dumping duty on CFG

Bangladesh has requested India not to impose anti-dumping duty (ADD) on its clear float glass (CFG) as such Bangladeshi product...

Execution of foreign-funded projects being hampered

The execution of development projects, especially those funded by donors and mega ones, is hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic....

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Lockdown dealing a severe blow to low-income people

The ongoing strict lockdown imposed to stem the spread of coronavirus is dealing a severe...

'War has changed', CDC says, calling for new response to Delta variant of coronavirus

The "war has changed" against Covid-19 because of the highly contagious Delta variant, the US...

Dengue, Covid-19 crippling healthcare facilities

Resurgence of the dengue cases is causing serious trouble for the healthcare facilities, particularly in...

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Bangladesh

All export-oriented industries in Bangladesh will resume operations on Aug 01

The Bangladesh government has allowed export-oriented factories to resume production on Aug 1 amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. The Cabinet Division announced the decision on...

Bangladesh goes ahead with expansionary monetary policy

The central bank has announced to continue...

World Bank lauds Bangladesh's growth, despite downturn

The World Bank has acknowledged Bangladesh’s remarkable...

Global

Covid 'pingdemic' sharply slows UK’s growth

Britain's rapid economic bounce-back from the Covid-19 pandemic slowed sharply in July as a new wave of cases forced hundreds of thousands of workers to...

Delta dims global recovery outlook

A drubbing in world equity markets and...

ADB lowers developing Asia’s economic growth forecast

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has marginally...

মৌলভীবাজারের সাপের রাজ্যে বিষের চিকিৎসা কতদূর

পাহাড় ও বনজঙ্গল ঘেরা মৌলভীবাজারে সাপের উপদ্রপ থাকলেও নেই চিকিৎসার ব্যবস্থা। এখানে সাপের কামড়ের রোগীকে চিকিৎসা নিতে কয়েক ঘণ্টার সড়ক পাড়ি দিয়ে যেতে হয় বিভাগীয়...

৯ মাস পর চীনে পুনরায় কাঁকড়া রপ্তানি শুরু

‘অস্ট্রেলিয়া ক্রিকেট দল বাংলাদেশে প্রত্যাশারও বেশি সুযোগ-সুবিধা পাচ্ছে’

ডিজিটাল নিরাপত্তা আইনের মামলায় তিন দিনের রিমান্ডে হেলেনা জাহাঙ্গীর

‘অন্তত ৫ আগস্ট পর্যন্ত কারখানাসহ সবকিছু বন্ধ রাখার অনুরোধ করেছিল স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তর’

গ্রামে-গঞ্চে কীভাবে এত দ্রুত করোনাভাইরাস ছড়িয়ে পড়লো?

রোববার থেকে রপ্তানিমুখী কারখানা খোলা থাকবে

Stock

SBAC Bank’s investors get minimum 60 IPO shares

A general investor will get a minimum of 60 initial...

DSEX records new high as investors stay afloat

Stocks posted a marginal gain on Thursday, with the key...

Axiata seeks 66pc stake in Indonesia's Link Net

Malaysian telecoms group Axiata Group Bhd is exploring a deal...

Asian shares hit 1-week lows on renewed virus scare

Asian shares slipped to a one-week low on Monday and...

Stocks down in early trading on profit-booking

Premier Bank to issue Tk 4.0b perpetual bond

National Life Insurance declares 32pc cash dividend

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

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

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Substandard solar panels banned

The government has prohibited selling, distribution and advertising of solar panels and inverters unless they meet Bangladesh Standard (BDS). The industries ministry has recently issued a gazette notification in this regard, mentioning the specifi...

Nomita Halder gets appointed as next PKSF...

'Monopoly' awarded to single entity distorting competition:...

BB asks banks to bring more entities under stimulus

Self-skilled workers can enter formal job market: NSDA

New mobile financial, payment service 'tap' launched

Local contracting firms allowed to open bank accounts abroad

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

Saudi Arabia blocks reentry of deported expatriates

Saudi Arabia will not allow re-entry of deported expatriates with employment visas, according to a circular of the Consulate General...

Influx into Dhaka amid lockdown continues

People continued to return to Dhaka on Friday despite all chances of spreading viral infection that has already taken a...

Court grants three-day remand to interrogate Helena Jahangir

A Dhaka court on Friday granted a three-day remand to interrogate Helena Jahangir, an expelled member of the ruling Awami...

Politics

Lawmaker Ali Ashraf dies at 73

Professor Md Ali Ashraf, a lawmaker from Cumilla-7...

Mask are more effective than vaccine, says Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has urged...

Country

Netrakona farmers start harvesting jute

Farmers in Netrakona district have started harvesting jute,...

Corona situation worsens in Chandpur

Corona situation is worsening day by day in...

Crime

Pradip, wife ‘amass over Tk 23.5m’ beyond known sources of income

The Anti-corruption Commission has formally charged in court...

Man arrested for attempt to smuggle Tk 25m in foreign currencies

The Armed Police Battalion (APBn) arrested a man...

World

Asia

Armenia urges Russia to deploy troops along border with Azerbaijan

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has urged Russia to deploy its forces along the length of Armenia's border with Azerbaijan...

New Zealand introduces bill to outlaw LGBT conversion therapy

New Zealand introduced on Friday legislation that proposes up to...

Saudi Arabia will reopen to tourists from Sunday

Saudi Arabia will reopen its borders to tourists on Sunday...

Americas

Trump's son-in-law to leave politics, launch investment firm

Jared Kushner, a top adviser to former President Donald Trump, plans to launch an investment firm in coming months, a...

$100 incentive for Covid shot: Biden pushes cash reward to get Americans vaccinated

President Joe Biden on Thursday urged local governments to pay...

US, China positions ossify at entrenched Tianjin talks

With no indication of a US-China leaders' summit in the...

Europe

Johnson worried about his dog's 'romantic urges'

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that his dog Dilyn had "romantic urges" and was "endlessly at people's...

Once Germany’s strength, water now threatens the country

Bad Muenstereifel's transformation from picturesque but sleepy German tourist town...

Britain's Prince George marks eighth birthday with a grin

Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate released a new...

Africa

Tunisia's democracy in crisis as president ousts government

Tunisia faced its biggest crisis in a decade of democracy on Monday after President Kais Saied ousted the government and...

Kidnappers in Nigeria free 28 schoolchildren, another 81 still held

Kidnappers who raided a boarding school in northern Nigeria earlier...

Sierra Leone parliament repeals death penalty

Sierra Leone's parliament voted unanimously on Friday to repeal the...

Editorial

The crucial mass vaccination drive

The government's announcement that mass vaccination drive at the Union level will start from August 07 could not have come a day later. Further, reports have it that arrangements have been made so that at the Union level people with or without NID cards will get the jabs. This is definitely a practical approach towards a speedy and hassle-free conduct...

Industrial accidents: Role of the watchdog

Years ago when the Directorate of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) was given more authority and the organisation was elevated as a Department with the promise of increased manpower, there was a feeling among many that the government wanted to ensure a reasonably disciplined and compliant system in the setting up and functioning of factories and industrial units in...