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Depositors’ money to be more secure under new act: BB

The Bangladesh Bank has said depositors’ money in banks and financial institutions will be more secure after implementation of proposed...

'Interest on post office savings to return to previous rates'

The interest on the post office savings tools, which were slashed recently, are likely to return to their previous rates...

UGC scraps combined admission test, announces cluster system

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to hold examinations to admit students to public universities under a cluster system...

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ACC identifies 14 sources of corruption in land ports

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has identified 14 sources of corruption in the country’s land ports...

Death toll rises to 20 from riots, Modi appeals for calm

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed for calm on Wednesday after days of clashes between...

'Coronavirus affects RMG supply chain, no negative impact on export'

The country's readymade garment (RMG) sector is facing some problems in supply chain due to...

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh, India discuss ways to boost trade ties

Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday discussed trade and business opportunities between Bangladesh and India and ways to bolster trade relations taking advantage of the...

NEC approves second perspective plan

The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved...

BB sets 9.0pc interest rate on all loans

The central bank has instructed banks to...

Global

Trump, Modi hope talks lead to phase one of US-India trade deal

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to “promptly” conclude ongoing trade talks that they hope can lead to the...

India has 98pc of coal resources among BIMSTEC states: Report

India is top with more than 98...

Daimler warns of “significant adverse effects” of virus outbreak

German luxury carmaker Daimler on Friday warned...

Stock

GSK BD declares 530pc cash dividend

The board of directors of GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh Ltd has recommended...

Stocks mixed in early trading

Stocks witnessed mixed trend in the early hours of trading...

China firms in $10 billion share sale rush as funding rules eased amid virus worries

Listed Chinese companies are queuing up to issue shares and...

Stocks head for worst week in four as coronavirus spreads

Shares across the world fell on Friday and were set...

Stocks extend losses for third day

Dutch-Bangla Bank to issue bond worth Tk 5.0 billion

DSE, CSE witness volatility in early trading

Jump in new coronavirus cases stymies stock rally

Nokia posts surprise quarterly profit rise

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BB increases loan limit of export development fund

The Bangladesh Bank has increased the loan limit of its Export Development Fund (EDF) to $20 million from $15 million. “It has now been decided to enhance the limit of $15.00 million to $20.00 million for member mills of the Bangladesh Knitwea...

Walt Disney’s Iger steps down as CEO

Emirates recognises extraordinary ideas from young talents‎

EBL loan for Runner motorbike buyers

Third EU trade mission to visit BD next month

Emphasis on submitting documents of imported goods within three days

Economic diplomacy, governance crucial to boost growth

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

Government Employees’ Welfare Federation places six-point demand

Bangladesh Government Employees’ Welfare Federation pushed for a six-point demand including reshaping wage structure to alleviate ‘disparities’ in the wage...

Germany pledges 15 million euros to Rohingya cause

German Development Minister Gerd Müller promised €15 million ($16.3 million) to the Rohingya refugees during his trip to Bangladesh on...

Dhaka again ranks worst in Air Quality Index

Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka again ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Wednesday morning. It had an AQI score...

Politics

Working to make Bangla UN’s official language: Info Minister

The government is working to register Bangla as...

BD envoy discusses Modi’s Dhaka visit with Jaishankar

Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Muhammad Imran on...

Country

Farmer dies in Joypurhat road crash

A farmer was killed as a sand-laden truck...

RAB arrest 2 with fake judicial stamps

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Friday arrested two...

Crime

Papia, Sumon on 15-day remand in three cases

Two separate courts in Dhaka on Monday placed...

HC acquits four in Jamalpur murder case

The High Court has acquitted four people out...

World

Asia

Hong Kong to give cash gift of $1,200 to residents

Hong Kong will hand out cash to adult permanent residents, to help boost spending and ease financial burden. As part...

24 dead as bus falls into river in Rajasthan

At least 24 people, including 10 women and 3 children,...

Coronavirus infects US soldier in South Korea

South Korea reported 169 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, including...

Americas

US pledges $1.0b for coronavirus vaccine as pandemic risks grow

US president Donald Trump will seek $2.5 billion from Congress to fight the coronavirus epidemic and US and South Korean...

Sanders projected for decisive win in Nevada

Bernie Sanders solidified his front-runner status with what appeared to...

Russia interfering ‘to help Trump get reelected’

Intelligence officials have warned lawmakers that Russia is interfering in...

Europe

EU ministers to approve negotiating mandate for UK trade deal

European Union governments are set to adopt a negotiating mandate for their executive European Commission on Tuesday to clinch a...

Car drives into carnival crowd in German town

A car has driven into a crowd at a carnival...

US extradition bid for Assange to go before a British court

A British court begins hearings on Monday to decide whether...

Africa

Sudan to investigate violence against protesters in Khartoum

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Saturday ordered an investigation into a violent crackdown by security forces on protesters in...

23 dead in Niger aid stampede: Officials

At least 23 people died in a stampede as Nigerian...

26 dead in central Nigeria attacks

A total of 26 people were killed in recent attacks...

Editorial

Improved child nutrition

Reports on child nutrition until recently were exasperating, to say the least. The litany that malnutrition and stunting held back a large segment of children's physical and mental development marked most such reports. Now the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2019 conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) makes a bold claim...

Tourism's potential

The tourism sector, though looking up given the rising trend in its contribution to the GDP, which was 4.4 per cent in 2018, is yet to grow into a full-fledged service industry. While travel and tourism have over the past few years grown into a major engine of employment generation globally with its share of 20 jobs out of every...

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e.GP: Leading to a better public procurement environment

As the size of the national budget has increased significantly, it has been a challenging task for the ministries and divisions to ensure proper and...