• IFC proposes $40m investment in IDLC Finance

• Published: 2018-03-06 20:50:44

IFC invested BDT25 million ($301,000) to pick up a 10 per cent stake in IDLC before fully divesting from the latter in 2005.... বিস্তারিত

• Petrol, diesel prices marginally higher for sixth straight day

• Published: 2018-03-06 20:59:30

Petrol prices on Tuesday in Delhi shot to Rs 72.39 per litre, Kolkata Rs 75.12 per litre, Mumbai Rs 80.26 per litre and Chennai Rs 75.07 per litre.... বিস্তারিত

• 'Birangona' Ferdousi Priyabhashini no more

• Published: 2018-03-06 21:24:45

Noted sculptor Ferdousi Priyabhashini, who was undergoing treatment at Labaid Hospital, breathed her last around 12:45pm... বিস্তারিত

• Sri Lanka imposes state of emergency over communal violence

• Published: 2018-03-06 21:41:27

Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency for 10 days to rein in the spread of communal violence, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after Buddhists and Muslims clashed in the Indian Ocean island's central distri... বিস্তারিত

• Kim Jong-un ‘wants closer North-South Korea ties’

• Published: 2018-03-06 22:10:04

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he wants to “vigorously advance” closer ties with South Korea... বিস্তারিত

• Bangladesh military 57th most-powerful in the world

• Published: 2018-03-06 22:24:26

Bangladesh has been ranked the 57th most powerful military power in the world in the Global Fire Power Index 2017... বিস্তারিত

• Remittance inflow rises by 16.56% in 8 months

• Published: 2018-03-06 22:28:04

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent US $9,461.15 million remittance in the first eight months of the current fiscal 2017-18, which is 16.56% higher than the amount received in the corresponding period of the preceding fiscal... বিস্তারিত

• BEZA gets $17b investment commitment in 7 months

• Published: 2018-03-07 00:24:03

The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) received investment commitment of $17 billion, including $8 billion as FDI, in last seven months... বিস্তারিত

• Govt raises tannery workers’ minimum wages by 46.28pc

• Published: 2018-03-07 00:48:39

The minimum monthly wages for the grade-V workers living in the divisional cities and in Savar area has been fixed at Tk 13,500. It is Tk 12,800 for the workers living in other cities... বিস্তারিত

• Inventor of oral saline; Dr Rafiqul Islam dies

• Published: 2018-03-07 00:55:39

Dr Rafiqul Islam, who contributed to the development of oral rehydration solution (ORS) has passed away... বিস্তারিত