Business & Commerce
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed US$23.6 billion from its own resources in 2023, including US$9.8 billion for climate action, to help Asia and the Pacific progress on sustainable development.These figures are among the financial and operational results published on Sunday in the ADB's ...
After witnessing a downward trend in the three sessions, stocks on Sunday rebounded in the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges as investors remained active on sector-wise issues.After witnessing volatility, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 97.36 points or 1.76 per...
Bangladesh and Bhutan have agreed on forging mutual cooperation in reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers to boost bilateral trade alongside increasing export facilities, investment, transit, communication, power and energy cooperation, tourism and to address the existing challenges at customs and ...
Moreover, establishment of Three new export processing zone (EPZs) are under process which will be ready for the investors by the end of 2025, said BEPZA Executive Chairman Major General Abul Kalam Md. Ziaur Rahman. Highlighting the incentives and facilities provided by the present gove...
Sports,Cricket
Zimbabwe, led by Sikandar Raza, arrived in Bangladesh on Sunday for a five-match T20 International series against the Tigers, starting on May 3.The East African nation travelled to Chattogram straightway after landing in Dhaka as the port city will host first three matches on May 3, 5 and 7. The fou...
Country, Districts
Three youths were killed as a truck rammed a motorbike on the Sylhet-Zakiganj highway at Barothakuri village under Zakiganj upazila of the district last night.The deceased were identified as Delwar Hossain, 36, a businessman of Kaliganj market and son of late Abdul Shukur of Barothakuri village unde...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two youths with counterfeit notes worth Taka 1.66 lakh from the city last night, according to a RAB-6 press release on Sunday.The arrested were identified as Md Rubel Biswas and Akash Biswas, residents of Abhaynagar upazila in Jashore district.A case was filed w...
National,Back Page
Bangladesh envoy to the UK, Saida Muna Tasneem, has received the 'Diplomat of the Year Award 2024' from globally eminent Diplomat Magazine.British parliament speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle handed over the award to the Bangladesh High Commissioner on April 22 in London, said a press release r...
National,Front Page
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has decided to take all preparations to facilitate flight operations of two new foreign carriers - Ethiopia airlines and Air China - to and from Bangladesh from May.“We have started taking our preparation to facilitate Ethiopian Airlines and Ai...
State Minister for Labour and Employment Md Nazrul Islam Chowdhury on Saturday said that the government would give Green Factory Award-2023 today (Sunday) to some 29 factories and institutions in 12 sectors out of the internationally acclaimed 213 green factories of the country.State Minister for La...
City
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat and Mauritius Information Technology, Communication and Innovation Minister Deepak Balgobin at a meeting have emphasized on strategic actions to combat the spread of misinformation through the social media.They underpinned the need ...
State Minister for Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury, MP, has urged the British-Bangladeshis to send remittances through legal channels for building the Smart Bangladesh announced by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina."The money sent by expatriates in Bangladesh th...
'National Legal Aid Services Day' will be observed across the country today with a view to ensuring the rule of law, fundamental human rights and justice for everyone.To mark the day, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliament and National Legal Aid Services Organisation have jointly taken vari...
A workshop on "Mango production, processing and increasing prospects of exporting fresh mangoes and mango products" was held at Mobarakpur union under Shibganj upazila of the district on Saturday.Bangladesh Mango Producer Merchants Association (BMPMA) arranged the daylong workshop in assoc...
Foreign minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has urged the Thai private sector to make investment in Bangladesh by taking full advantage of Dhaka's various incentives for foreign business and partnership.He also emphasized on the importance of early commencement of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Ban...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged Thailand to explore investment opportunities in Bangladesh's hospitals and medical facilities alongside investing in special economic zones and hi-tech parks."We discussed the possibility of cooperation on training and capacity building for Bangl...
In line with present government's commitment to provide justice for all, National Legal Aid Services Organisation (NLASO) from 2009 to March, 2024, has provided legal aid to 3, 77,454 people in different cases through its 64 district committees.Of total 2, 53,825 cases, in which legal aid were p...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday asked the leaders and activists of Awami League to work for the development of the country and its people as well as spread the ideals of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. "You should work for the development of the country and i...
Bangladesh and Thailand have agreed to work together towards a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and both the countries also have expressed optimism that the Letter of Intent would help to expedite the negotiation process.Bangladesh Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina and Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin mad...
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said that Bangladesh and Thailand have expressed their keenness to work together on the Rohingya issue.“Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Thai Prime Minister Shretha Thavisin have expressed their interest in working together to solve the Roh...
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