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• Militants must act to make Syria truce work: Russia FM

• 28 February 2018 23:02

Russia says it has done its part to usher in calm in the militant-besieged Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta,...

• Remittance under anti-militancy radar

• 28 February 2018 21:02

Bangladesh government is monitoring foreign earnings in its efforts to trace the source of militancy funding

• Farmers’ children should continue farming: PM

• 28 February 2018 21:02

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on the children of farmers to be there in farming profession to utilis...

• ADB confirms increased financial support to BD

• 28 February 2018 21:02

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao today committed to further strengthen ADB’s 45-year part...

• All out effort needed to develop Insurance sector

• 28 February 2018 21:02

Speakers in a roundtable Tuesday stressed the need for all-out efforts from stakeholders to develop the countr...

• Govt okays export of uncut low-grade jute

• 28 February 2018 21:02

The government gave permission on the export of uncut low-grade jute, shipment procedures of which were comple...

• FBCCI rejects latest VAT rule amendment

• 28 February 2018 20:02

The apex chamber rejected government-proposed amendments to the existing VAT rules to resolve a standoff as it...

• Petrobangla to rise LNG cost to consumers

• 28 February 2018 20:02

State-run Petrobangla would propose to raise natural gas tariff next week, aimed at passing a portion of the i...

• Further depreciation of BDT likely if trade deficit widens

• 28 February 2018 20:02

The ministry of finance (MoF) foresees the necessity of depreciating taka further if Bangladesh's external fin...

• GCF approves $25m for women dev in BD

• 28 February 2018 20:02

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has granted around $25 million to support a project designed to build the adaptiv...

• US treasury puts sanctions on BD terror group

• 28 February 2018 20:02

The US Treasury Department on Tuesday added “ISIS-Bangladesh,” along with six other jihadist organizations and...

• EU prepares new sanctions on Myanmar

• 27 February 2018 20:02

European Union foreign ministers agreed to prepare sanctions against Myanmar generals over the killings of Roh...

• 5 more projects likely to get funding from AIIB

• 27 February 2018 20:02

The operation of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is likely to expand further in the...

• UGC introduces two mandatory courses in all universities

• 27 February 2018 20:02

A number of academicians believe that the current students lack patriotism and love for Bangla language, due t...

• Water problem in SW region end soon: WRM

• 27 February 2018 20:02

Water Resource Minister Anwar Hossain Manju has said the government has decided to take adequate measures to s...

• Saudi King reshuffles top military posts, adds a woman minister

• 27 February 2018 19:02

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman reshuffled some of the kingdom’s top military officers and several deputy ministers...

• Imports soar 28pc on food grains, machinery, fuel oils

• 27 February 2018 19:02

The country's overall imports jumped by more than 28 per cent or US$1.09 billion in January mainly due to high...

• 7 banks facing capital crisis of Tk 94.14b: Muhith

• 27 February 2018 18:02

Among the 57 banks in the country, four state-owned - Sonali Bank, Rupali Bank, Janata Bank and Basic Bank- ar...

• British boxer Scott Westgrath dies after winning tough fight

• 27 February 2018 00:02

Scott Westgrath had won the light-heavyweight fight on points and suffered a knockdown during the contest. Wes...

• Sridevi died of ‘accidental drowning’ in bathtub

• 27 February 2018 00:02

The death certificate accessed by the media said that the reason for Sridevi’s death was accidental drowning....