Readymade garments Industry brands, manufacturers and unions have joined together to launch the RMG Sustainability Council (RSC) in Bangladesh with a view to sustaining workplace safety. The... Read more
Increased antibiotics use in combating the COVID-19 pandemic will strengthen bacterial resistance and ultimately lead to more deaths during the crisis and beyond, the World Health Organizati... Read more
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said that the main opposition BNP had dragged themselves to a position of ‘political isolation’, through years of what he called nega... Read more
Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday said that coronavirus is seriously affecting public life as the government has failed to control its outbreak in the country. In a statement,... Read more
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood today warned that no corrupt person would be spared in any situation in the country. “No matter how difficult the time is. Once corrup... Read more
The High Court on Tuesday ordered United Hospital authorities to explain the reason behind the death of five people, who died in a fire at the hospital. The hospital authorities will have to... Read more
The Liberation War Affairs Ministry has issued a gazette notification recognizing 1,256 people as freedom fighters. The gazette was published today following a decision taken at the 66th mee... Read more
Terming the refusal of health facilities to provide medical services as a punishable offence, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said the government would take actions against author... Read more
The Dhaka University (DU) authorities have decided to arrange online classes during the coronavirus crisis and bring all students under health insurance coverage. The decisions came from a m... Read more
The inflow of remittance in May rose by 38.34% from the previous month, as expatriate Bangladeshis sent $1.08 billion in remittance in April The country received $1.50 billion in remittance... Read more
The export earnings from jute and jute goods is also 17% higher than the target set by the government for the first ten months of outgoing fiscal year Bangladesh earned $791.3 million from t... Read more
Country’s prominent economists and experts have said that the next national budget should focus on ensuring survival of people through strengthening health, medical and social security secto... Read more
Country’s both the bourses -Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) plummeted today amid the fear of COVID-19 pandemic. Presence of investors at the brokerage houses w... Read more
A total of 9.8 lakh kilograms of tea have been sold in the second auction of the current auction year held at World Tread Centre (WTC) in Chattogram today. Earlier, following the instruction... Read more
Four auto oil mills under the Naogaon BSCIC Industrial City are producing around 20 thousand liters edible oil and 36 thousand kgs oilcake (khail) daily. “The edible oil is being marketed in... Read more
Accord on Fire and Building Safety, after operating for seven years in Bangladesh, handed over charge to RMG Sustainability Council (RSC). The RSC was formed with readymade garments (RMG) ma... Read more
Standard Chartered Bangladesh has contributed USD 1.6 million to Red Cross and UNICEF programmes that are providing emergency relief to communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In tota... Read more
South Korean Company Ms Giant BD Co Ltd is going to expand their business with an investment of US$10 million more in Bangladesh, an official release said. The South Korean concern will esta... Read more
Mark Waugh and Steve Waugh, the legendary twin brothers, have plenty of memorable innings, partnerships and moments together in their long and illustrious careers for Australia. Picking out... Read more
Indian paceman Jasprit Bumrah said cricket should seek an “alternative” for shining the ball if the game’s governing body ban the use of saliva during the coronavirus pande... Read more