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• DNCC builds bypass drain at Kalshi to relieve waterlogging

• 19 May 2019 20:05

Construction of a bypass underground drain at the city's Kalshi to relieve severe waterlogging during monsoon...

• Minister rules out raising paddy procurement prices

• 19 May 2019 20:05

Agriculture minister Abdur Razzaque ruled out Saturday the possibility of raising the government's food grain...

• Advance launch tickets for Eid from Tuesday

• 19 May 2019 20:05

Sale of advance launch tickets for the Eid-ul-Fitr holidaymakers will begin on Tuesday, according to sources o...

• BFBOA wants govt to lift fishing ban in Bay

• 19 May 2019 20:05

Bangladesh Fishing Boat Owners Association (BFBOA) has demanded withdrawal of a 65-day fishing ban in the Bay...

• July-March tax collection growth lowest in decade

• 19 May 2019 20:05

The overall tax collection fell short of the target by over half a trillion taka in the last three quarters of...

• Bangladesh’s largest freshwater lake inching towards death

• 19 May 2019 00:05

Kaptai Lake, the biggest manmade lake in Bangladesh, is heading for a tragic end as sediments fill up its bott...

• Loan Defaulters: BB extends fresh rescheduling facility

• 18 May 2019 23:05

In a baffling move, the central bank yesterday extended a set of new facilities to loan defaulters to give the...

• Mercantile Bank inks deal with Provita Group

• 18 May 2019 23:05

Mercantile Bank Limited recently signed an agreement with Provita Group regarding collection of funds from cou...

• FBCCI president assumes office on May 19

• 18 May 2019 23:05

Sheikh Fazle Fahim, the 24th president of FBCCI will assume the office on May 19.

• Chapainawabganj mangoes ready to hit the market

• 18 May 2019 21:05

Growers and businesses here are hopeful of harvesting and bringing their mangoes to the market within the next...

• Weekly analysis: Stocks keep sliding as pessimism lingers

• 18 May 2019 20:05

Stocks continued its losing streak for the second consecutive week that ended on Thursday, reflecting a lack o...

• PM greets Tigers for winning tri-nation series

• 18 May 2019 20:05

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday congratulated the Bangladesh national cricket team on winning a tri-n...

• BCIC to get Tk 48b counter-guarantee

• 18 May 2019 20:05

The measure will facilitate uninterrupted imports of fertiliser for the country's agriculture sector.

• Buddha Purnima today

• 18 May 2019 20:05

Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, is being celebrated across the count...

• Kim Kardashian West reveals Psalm as new baby's name

• 18 May 2019 20:05

To messages of support and puzzlement, Kim Kardashian West has, seemingly, revealed her newborn's name: Psalm...

• Latest concessions to loan defaulters draw mixed reactions

• 18 May 2019 20:05

The Bangladesh Bank's (BB) decision to offer concessions to loan defaulters and good borrowers to reduce the s...

• Red-hot Tigers beat West Indies to win maiden title in tri-nation tournament

• 18 May 2019 20:05

It was the seventh time lucky for the Tigers who had failed in their six previous tries to win a tournament.

• World Bank under fire for development plan in Rakhine

• 18 May 2019 20:05

Aid groups and human rights advocates have warned the World Bank that a $100 million development project it is...

• Export to India soars 53pc to $1.07b

• 18 May 2019 19:05

The country's overall export to India reached US$1.07 billion during July-April period of the current fiscal (...

• Minimum Fitra fixed at Tk 70

• 16 May 2019 22:05

 This year, the minimum Fitra has been fixed at Tk 70 per person.