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• Trump heaps another 5.0 per cent tariff on Chinese goods in latest tit-for-tat escalation

• 24 August 2019 21:08

US President Donald Trump on Friday lashed back at a new round of Chinese tariffs by heaping an additional 5.0...

• Sri Lanka ends emergency rule imposed after Easter bombings

• 24 August 2019 20:08

Sri Lanka has ended four months of emergency rule imposed after Easter Sunday suicide attacks killed more than...

• Former Iraq PM warns Israel of 'strong response'

• 24 August 2019 20:08

The Latest on the situation in Iraq, after U.S. officials confirmed Israel last month bombed a weapons depot b...

• Youth stabbed dead for resisting rape bid in Chuadana; Criminal lynched

• 24 August 2019 20:08

A criminal was beaten to death by angry mob after he reportedly stabbed dead a youth who resisted  a rape atte...

• Bangladesh now counts on cattle; large-scale meat export planned

• 24 August 2019 20:08

Once highly dependent on Indian cattle for meeting the huge demand of sacrificial animals during Eid-ul-Azha,...

• Cotton import from USA: BD sticks to its decision on fumigation checks

• 22 August 2019 21:08

Bangladesh sticks to its decision to continue carrying out fumigation checks on import of cotton from the USA.

• Top 10 corporate taxpayers pay Tk 58b in FY '19

• 22 August 2019 21:08

Led by network operator GrameenPhone, taxes paid by top 10 corporate bodies grew by 18 per cent to Tk 58.43 bi...

• Govt borrows Tk 230b from banks in 35 days

• 22 August 2019 21:08

The government borrowed nearly Tk 230 billion from the country’s banking system in the first 35 days of the cu...

• Another dengue patient dies in Barishal

• 22 August 2019 21:08

A man died of dengue at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SMCH) in the district on Thursday.

• BIDA launches massive hunt for entrepreneurs

• 22 August 2019 21:08

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority  (BIDA) has launched an innovative campaign across the country...

• Perpetrators of August 21 grenade attack will be punished: PM

• 22 August 2019 20:08

Accusing the past BNP-Jamaat government and Begum Khaleda Zia and her elder son Tarique Rahman of perpetrating...

• Rohingya repatriation set to start today

• 22 August 2019 20:08

The joint move by the governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar to start repatriation of the Rohingya refugees fro...

• 1.84pc ADP implemented in July

• 21 August 2019 21:08

The first month of the current fiscal year 2019-20, July registered 1.84 percent implementation of the Annual...

• Modi invites Sheikh Hasina to visit India

• 21 August 2019 21:08

 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has formally invited his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina for a bilat...

• DSE closes flat after post Eid winning sessions

• 21 August 2019 21:08

Country’s capital bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), closed in flat today after two days of post Eid winning...

• BB asks banks to avoid expensive vehicles, luxury decoration at HQ, branches

• 21 August 2019 21:08

BRPD also asked banks to go for a competitive range of price when renting or leasing office/floor space

• New managing directors appointed to state-owned Sonali, Agrani and Rupali banks

• 21 August 2019 21:08

The Financial Institution Division's Commercial Bank Unit issued a circular, signed by its Deputy Secretary Mo...

• Mistrust, new conditions threaten to derail Rohingya repatriation move

• 21 August 2019 20:08

The Myanmar government has betrayed us many times in the past. We don’t trust it anymore” – this is how Joynab...

• Central VAT reg rules issued for businesses

• 21 August 2019 20:08

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued the central VAT registration rules to help businesses obtain si...

• July exports up by 8.55pc

• 21 August 2019 20:08

Country's earnings from shipment of merchandise products grew by 8.55 per cent in the first month of the curre...