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COVID-19 infection rate falls to 7.03pc in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has recorded 1,327 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the tally of infections to 1,528,542, according to...

Bangladesh receives new shipment of 5.4m Sinopharm vaccine doses

A new shipment of 5.4 million doses of China’s Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Bangladesh. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines...

US marks 20-year milestone anniversary of September 11 attacks

Twenty years after hijacked airliners smashed into New York City's World Trade Centre and the Pentagon outside Washington, Americans will...

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Sputnik V's efficacy against Delta varies from 83-94 pc

The Sputnik V Covid vaccine's efficacy against the Delta variant varies from 83-94 per cent,...

Students return to school Sunday, no tiffin inside premises allowed

On the eve of schools reopening in Bangladesh after almost 18 months, the head of...

301 more Dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs

Although no death from Dengue was reported in 24 hours till Saturday morning, 301 more...

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Bangladesh

Single-point mooring to save govt Tk 8.0b per annum

The government would save Tk 8.0 billion annually by cutting the carrying cost of petroleum products from outer anchorage to fuel tankers once the SPM...

Reduction in service charge for microfinance institutions uncertain

A government move to cut service charge...

Ministries alerted to lax execution of development budget

Lax execution performance and under-par quality of...

Global

IMF to launch virtual mission to Belarus to gather information about economic developments

The International Monetary Fund on Friday said it would begin a virtual mission to Belarus, amid concerns raised about the global lender's disbursement of new...

Chaos bleeding Libya's economy

Libya should reunify its fragmented economic system...

Racial inequities cost US economy more than $50tn since 1990, researchers say

Racial and ethnic inequities have cost the...

সুড়ঙ্গ খুঁড়ে পালিয়ে যাওয়ার ফিলিস্তিনি বন্দীদের চারজনকে ধরেছে ইসরায়েলি পুলিশ

ইসরায়েলের অত্যন্ত সুরক্ষিত একটি কারাগার থেকে যে ছ'জন ফিলিস্তিনি বন্দী দুর্ধর্ষ কায়দায় পালিয়ে গিয়েছিল তাদের চারজনকে ধরা হয়েছে বলে জানিয়েছে ইসরায়েলি পুলিশ। খবর বিবিসি বাংলা'র।...

করোনাভাইরাস : দেড় বছর পরেও বাংলাদেশে যেসব স্কুল ১২ই সেপ্টেম্বরে খুলছে না

সিলেটে মাজার জিয়ারত শেষে বিদিশা জানালেন তিনি ‘জাতীয় পার্টি পুনর্গঠন’ করবেন

আগামী নির্বাচন অবশ্যই নিরপেক্ষ সরকারের অধীনে হতে হবে: মির্জা ফখরুল

বন্ধু-পরিজনের সাথে হাওরে গিয়ে নিখোঁজ এক পর্যটক, চলছে ব্যাপক তল্লাশি

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Stock

DSE market cap adds Tk 226b in a week

The stock market witnessed yet another bullish week with market-cap...

Stocks stay afloat to hit new highs

Stocks continued to break their previous records, as all three...

China's Ximalaya drops US IPO plans

China's largest online audio platform Ximalaya said on Thursday it...

Coinbase lending product targeted

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has told Coinbase Global...

Stocks open higher amid positive trend

Doreen Power's stock jumps 18pc in four days sans PSI

Newly listed SBAC Bank declares 8.0pc dividend

Tech stocks power Nasdaq to record high

Asian shares rise on dovish US Fed chair, oil up

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bKash launches integrated transaction service with Community Bank

An integrated transaction service has been launched between bKash and Community Bank. Now the customers of Community Bank, including all the members of Bangladesh Police, can add money instantly to their bKash accounts and also transfer money, says...

Haier's new AC hits market

EBL concludes first SOFR-based deal with Wells...

Sugar still sells above officially fixed rates

Ford to stop car production in India

'Bitcoin is barter, not money'

Land-acquisition cost for Dhaka-Sylhet 4-lane highway project doubles

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

Govt declares three areas in Barishal as ‘Silent Zones’

The Department of Environment (DoE) in Barishal has declared three areas of Barishal City as 'Silent Zones', aiming to raise...

Schools may be shut again if Covid-19 cases go up, Dipu Moni says

Just a day before the reopening of educational intuitions after a prolonged closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Education Minister...

Rainfall likely to increase from Monday in most parts of country

Most parts of the country are likely to witness increased rainfall from Monday as a low pressure area has formed...

Politics

Bangladesh now 'friendless', says GM Quader

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Saturday said...

Awami League nominates Pran Gopal for Cumilla-7 by-polls

The Awami League has named Dr Pran Gopal...

Country

Guardians worry over reopening of schools sans vaccination

The guardians in Chattogram have expressed concern over...

Bamboo-made bridge over Chikli river collapses

Over 25,000 people, including traders, have been suffering...

Crime

Inspector Sohel Rana paid Tk 10,000 to enter India

Banani Police Inspector Sheikh Sohel Rana, who was...

ACC seeks information on Evaly over money laundering charges

The Anti-Corruption Commission or ACC has asked several...

World

Asia

India expresses concern over situation in Afghanistan

India Saturday made it clear that the situation in Afghanistan is of concern after Foreign Minister S Jaishankar held talks...

Sri Lanka central bank chief steps down as reserve crisis worsens

Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Weligamage Don Lakshman has...

Vietnam immunises people with shots of different vaccines

Vietnamese health officials have allowed Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to...

Americas

US could authorise Pfizer shot for kids in October

Top US health officials believe that Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine could be authorised for children aged 5-11 years old by...

Biden commemorates 9/11 anniversary by visiting all three attack sites

President Joe Biden will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the...

Haitian prosecutors seek to interview PM over president's assassination

Haiti's chief public prosecutor invited Prime Minister Ariel Henry on...

Europe

Queen Elizabeth says prayers for victims, survivors of 9/11

Britain's Queen Elizabeth said on Saturday that her prayers remained with the victims and survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001...

Poorer nations say lack of vaccines may exclude them from climate talks

The world's poorest countries asked for more help on Friday...

A 'Bite of Heaven' awaits Pope Francis in Hungary

Confectioner Zsolt Karl has made a special cake he calls...

Africa

Ivory Coast military helicopter crash kills five on board

A military helicopter crashed in northern Ivory Coast while on a reconnaissance mission near the border with Burkina Faso, killing...

Islamists routed in Morocco's parliamentary election as Liberals win most seats

Morocco's liberal RNI party has won most seats in the...

Rhino ranch keeps poachers away, but at a cost

South Africa's largest private rhino breeder says he has kept...

Editorial

Addressing the issue of long-term financing

It is natural for businesses to seek cheap and easy money to run their existing units and establish new ones. The longing for the same has gone a few notches up now because of the losses they have suffered due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Traders, industrialists and relevant others during a face-to-face meeting with the country's top bankers, held under...

Recognising e-business as separate entity

No doubt, due to restrictions on physical movement amid the pandemic, online trade has gained increased acceptance among the public. Thus the volume of online commercial transactions has witnessed a remarkable rise recently. Against this backdrop, the question that naturally arises is, if such a rise in online trade, as observed, is making the expected contribution to the economy. If...

Views

How nature fills our hearts with joy

People often misunderstand nature as a place that is outside of the urban landscape, somewhere close to the countryside, a scenic place of superfluous greenery....

Finance productive capacities in LDCs

Teacher quality is the key to improving education in Asia and the Pacific

Five board games you probably never heard of

Malaysian vaccination programme and its exchange rates

Reduced trade barriers on vaccines can balance economic recovery

Afghanistan under the Taliban: daunting economic challenges ahead

Columns

How Bangladesh may benefit from new int'l development banks

Bangladesh has finally joined the so-called BRICS bank, The New...

Opinions

Accessing informed knowledge of Dhaka Metro Rail

By starting the formal trial run of Dhaka's first ever...

Reviews

9/11 & the racial limitations of religious freedom in America

Each anniversary of the 9/11 attacks generates debates on how...

Analysis

Businesses, life and living plagued by pandemic

Ajay Banerjee, an employee of a very well reputed company...

Education

ICAB to provide interest-free study loans to its students

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) has launched Quard-E-Hasana Project for its students to facilitate their study in...

Computer skills crucial before entering university

Computer skills are a necessary complement to conventional education. Students...

Career in magical realms of cinema

A lot of people explore the latent cinephile in them...

Sci-Tech

Apple dealt huge blow in Epic Games trial

Apple has been dealt a major blow in its ongoing trial against Fortnite-maker Epic Games. A court in Oakland, California,...

Google may be exposed to EU fine of 10pc of global turnover

Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) under investigation by EU antitrust regulators...

China launches Zhongxing-9B satellite

China successfully launched a new satellite from the Xichang Satellite...

Health

EU adds rare nerve disorder as possible side-effect of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Europe's medicines regulator has added an extremely rare nerve-damaging disorder, Guillain-Barré syndrome, as a possible side-effect of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine,...