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Two EZs await $2bn investment

Two EZs await $2bn investment

The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) is expecting an investment of US$2 billion in two eco...
Jul. 30
Outer ring road to ease Dhaka gridlock

Outer ring road to ease Dhaka gridlock

An outer ring road will be constructed around Dhaka with public-private funding to free the capital ...
Jul. 30
NBL Poverty Alleviation Scheme is a unique example

NBL Poverty Alleviation Scheme is a unique example

Chairman of National Bank Limited Zainul Haque Sikder launched the ‘Poverty Alleviation’...
Jul. 30
132,960 recover so far

132,960 recover so far

Bangladesh on Thursday registered 2,695 new cases of coronavirus, 48 deaths and 2,668 recoveries in ...
Jul. 30
Eid-ul-Azha tomorrow

Eid-ul-Azha tomorrow

Under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic that keeps people away from leading a normal life, the ...
Jul. 30
Eid rush can up virus risk

Eid rush can up virus risk

A large number of people with the mad rush for home gathered pace in different bus, launch and train...
Jul. 30
6 Eid Jamaats to be held at Baitul Mukarram mosque

6 Eid Jamaats to be held at Baitul Mukarram mosque

In compliance with hygiene rules and maintaining social distancing, a total of six Eid congregations...
Jul. 30
Jostle-free Eid journey

Jostle-free Eid journey

The capital city of Dhaka wore a deserted look on Thursday as a large number of city dwellers left t...
Jul. 30
Water level in Ganges basin starts receding

Water level in Ganges basin starts receding

After a rising trend amid heavy downpour and onrush from the upper catchment in the last few days, t...
Jul. 30

Sports

Uncapped players to get individual training facilities after Eid

Uncapped players to get individual training facilities after Eid

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is trying hard to resume cricketing activities in the country. And to...
Jul. 30
West Indies bowlers undermined by batting woes

West Indies bowlers undermined by batting woes

When the West Indies arrived in England for a three-Test series, many observers wondered if their ba...
Jul. 30
Ibrahimovic likens himself to Benjamin Button after two-goal performance

Ibrahimovic likens himself to Benjamin Button after two-goal performance

Irrepressible AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic likened himself to film character Benjamin Button ...
Jul. 30
Juve lose to Cagliari as Ronaldo's Golden Boot hopes fade

Juve lose to Cagliari as Ronaldo's Golden Boot hopes fade

Cristiano Ronaldo’s hopes of finishing the season as top scorer in Italy’s Serie A faded...
Jul. 30
BCB to start U19 camp in BKSP with 45 players

BCB to start U19 camp in BKSP with 45 players

In a bid to prepare the players for the 2022 ICC Under-19 World Cup in West Indies, the Bangladesh C...
Jul. 30
Xavi says recovered from coronavirus

Xavi says recovered from coronavirus

Former Barcelona star Xavi Hernandez said on Wednesday that he had recovered from the coronavirus, r...
Jul. 30

Business

ADB, HSBC to finance $1.2b in trade to boost supplies

ADB, HSBC to finance $1.2b in trade to boost supplies

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the HSBC have launched a programme to support up to $1.2 billio...
Jul. 30
Mismatch exists between demography, social protection spending: Experts

Mismatch exists between demography, social protection spending: Experts

Speakers at a webinar on Wednesday said that there is a mismatch between demography and Social Prote...
Jul. 30
Dr Mahfuzur new chairman of Janata Bank

Dr Mahfuzur new chairman of Janata Bank

Dr. S. M. Mahfuzur Rahman has been appointed as the chairman of the Board of Directors of Janata Ban...
Jul. 30
BB asks banks to ensure smooth ATM, MFS services during Eid vacation

BB asks banks to ensure smooth ATM, MFS services during Eid vacation

Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Wednesday asked the commercials banks to ensure smooth and uninterrupted tra...
Jul. 30
Stocks maintain positive trend

Stocks maintain positive trend

Like previous five days, stocks on Wednesday also witnessed positive trends in Dhaka and Chittagong ...
Jul. 30
Germany braces for historic quarterly GDP decline on virus hit

Germany braces for historic quarterly GDP decline on virus hit

The German economy suffered a record slump in the second quarter as coronavirus lockdowns took their...
Jul. 30
Padma Bank launches agent banking operation

Padma Bank launches agent banking operation

When the world is at a standstill due to pandemic COVID19, Padma Bank, a fourth generation comm...
Jul. 30
BARVIDA expels vice-president Sadat

BARVIDA expels vice-president Sadat

Bangladesh Reconditioned Vehicles Importers and Dealers Association (BARVIDA) has temporarily expell...
Jul. 30
Samsung Electronics net profit climbs 7.3% in Q2

Samsung Electronics net profit climbs 7.3% in Q2

Samsung Electronics reported Thursday its net profit grew 7.3 percent year-on-year in the second qua...
Jul. 30

World

Maskless lawmakers may be thrown out, warns Pelosi

Maskless lawmakers may be thrown out, warns Pelosi

The US House of Representatives has ordered all members and staff to wear masks as the nation's ...
Jul. 30
Nasa Mars rover: Perseverance robot ready to fly

Nasa Mars rover: Perseverance robot ready to fly

The weather in Florida is set fair for the launch of the American space agency's (Nasa) big new ...
Jul. 30
Australia's Victoria records huge coronavirus case jump

Australia's Victoria records huge coronavirus case jump

Australia's virus-hit state of Victoria has reported its worst death toll and case rise, prompti...
Jul. 30
Jordan 'rotten meat': Child dies and 800 poisoned near Amman

Jordan 'rotten meat': Child dies and 800 poisoned near Amman

A child has died and more than 800 people have been taken to hospital after falling ill with food po...
Jul. 30
Quarter of UK mammals under extinction threat

Quarter of UK mammals under extinction threat

A quarter of native mammals now at risk of extinction in the UK, reports BBC.This is according to th...
Jul. 30
Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google face claims of 'harmful' power

Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google face claims of 'harmful' power

The heads of some of the world's biggest tech companies have appeared before Washington lawmaker...
Jul. 30
Federal forces ready for phased pullout

Federal forces ready for phased pullout

The Trump administration is planning to withdraw some federal security forces from Portland, Oregon,...
Jul. 30
Yazidi children still haunted by Islamic State: Amnesty Int’l

Yazidi children still haunted by Islamic State: Amnesty Int’l

Amnesty International says children of the Yazidi religious and ethnic minority who survived brutal ...
Jul. 30
Holy Hajj today

Holy Hajj today

Today is the day of holy Hajj. After the Fajr prayers, pilgrims left for the field of Arafat where t...
Jul. 30
Chinese military remains a staunch force for world peace

Chinese military remains a staunch force for world peace

Li JimingAugust 1, 2020 marks the 93rd anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liber...
Jul. 30

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