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• Bangladesh against forceful Rohingya repatriation

• 26 February 2018 18:02

Bangladesh will not repatriate anybody ‘without his or her will’ but urged the international community to keep...

• Major shakeup in police, NBR, public administration

• 26 February 2018 18:02

The government, in a major shuffle, has transferred officials of Bangladesh Police, National Board of Revenue...

• Khaleda Zia's wait for bail extends till Monday

• 25 February 2018 23:02

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has failed to secure bail in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case as the High Court...

• Russia ban lifted if no more doping violations

• 25 February 2018 19:02

Russia's Olympic ban will be lifted if there are no further doping violations from their athletes at Pyeongcha...

• Norway suggests BIDA for ‘one-stop service’

• 25 February 2018 18:02

Sidsel Bleken, Norwegian Ambassador in Dhaka, suggested the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA)...

• Improving corporate ethical practices in banks

• 25 February 2018 18:02

Financial crime is not a new phenomenon in the banking world. In both developed and developing economies such...

• UN approves 30-day ceasefire in Syria

• 25 February 2018 18:02

The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to allow a...

• ADB inks deal with DBBL to boost trade

• 25 February 2018 17:02

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement with Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) to provide $10...

• Govt likely to make gold-import policy

• 25 February 2018 16:02

The government moves to remove the bar to gold import with a twin objective: check smuggling and make the prec...

• Legendary Bollywood 'Diva' Sridevi dies

• 25 February 2018 16:02

Having a career which expanded for over four decades, Bollywood's Veteran actress Sridevi passed away a few ho...

• ‘Bengali Beauty’ storms past Tk75 lakhs at the US Box Office

• 24 February 2018 20:02

Rahsaan Noor’s “Bengali Beauty” crossed the Tk75 Lakhs mark at the United States box office over the weekend a...

• Saudis to invest $64b in entertainment industry

• 24 February 2018 20:02

Saudi Arabia plans to invest $64 billion (£46 billion) in developing its entertainment industry over the next...

• Bangladesh budgeting 'least transparent' in South Asia

• 24 February 2018 19:02

Bangladesh's budgeting process is least transparent in South Asia as the system lacks sufficient public partic...

• People nowadays prefer metal arks for savings!

• 24 February 2018 19:02

People are now increasingly taking recourse to putting their money in metal arks, commonly known as sinduk, to...

• 2nd Int’l Sufi Fest kicks off

• 24 February 2018 18:02

The three-day Second International Sufi Fest, a musical festival of traditional music, kicked off in the city...

• Cash incentives for ICT exporters

• 24 February 2018 18:02

The government has finally agreed to allow cash incentive to information and communication technology (ICT) ex...

• PM’s day out with grand-children

• 24 February 2018 18:02

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina spent her weekly off-day with her grandchildren at her official residence Gonobha...

• ADB President due Feb 27

• 24 February 2018 18:02

Takehiko Nakao, President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expected to come to Bangladesh on February 27...

• EEU trade deal gets delayed as Dhaka not ready

• 24 February 2018 17:02

Signing of a deal with Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) to expand trade with East European countries mainly targe...

• China likely to confirm $3.0b loan for Padma Bridge next month

• 24 February 2018 17:02

The much-awaited US$3.0 billion (Tk 247.49 billion) Chinese loan for the Padma Bridge railway link mega projec...