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• Groundwater pumping could ‘devastate’ river systems

• 03 October 2019 22:10

Found underground in cracks in soil, sand and rock, groundwater is the largest useable source of freshwater on...

• UK PM set to suspend parliament from Oct 8-14: Downing St

• 03 October 2019 21:10

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to ask for parliament to be suspended from October 8 to 14, his D...

• Govt starts giving 2.0pc incentive on remittance

• 03 October 2019 21:10

In the national budget for the fiscal 2019-20, the government announced 2.0 per cent cash incentive on remitta...

• US Congress ‘on a path to yes’ on USMCA trade deal: Pelosi

• 03 October 2019 21:10

The Democratic-controlled US Congress is making progress towards approving a new free trade agreement with Can...

• Tokyo stocks open lower on worries over economy

• 03 October 2019 21:10

Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday following losses on Wall Street after lacklustre US jobs data exacerbate...

• Suarez scores 2 to give Barca 2-1 comeback win over Inter

• 03 October 2019 21:10

Luis Suarez found the best way to silence his critics at Camp Nou

• Lobby on to supply LNG as prices slip

• 03 October 2019 21:10

The energy ministry has adopted a go-slow policy in striking deals for securing long-term supplies of LNG

• PM Sheikh Hasina flies to Delhi

• 03 October 2019 21:10

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for New Delhi on Thursday on a four-day official visit.

• Imran Khan phones Hasina

• 03 October 2019 21:10

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan phoned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday afternoon and exchanged...

• IFC sees potentials in local green bond market

• 03 October 2019 21:10

Considering there are relatively few opportunities to invest in fixed-income assets in Bangladesh as the bond...

• BB sets 9.0pc interest for onion import

• 03 October 2019 20:10

BB asked banks to finance in importing of onion with 9.0 per cent interest for ensuring enough supply of onion...

• Onion prices witness downward trend

• 03 October 2019 20:10

Wholesale sellers were selling local onion at Tk 68 to 72 and Indian onion at Tk 62 to 65 on Wednesday, accord...

• How BD’s economic growth is stealing India’s thunder: TIE

• 03 October 2019 01:10

The structure of Bangladesh's economy is quite different from India's. Unlike India, where the services sector...

• Farmers produced 5.56 lakh tonnes Aush rice in Rajshahi

• 03 October 2019 01:10

The farmers have, so far, produced around 5.56 lakh tonnes of Aush rice as its harvesting process is now on th...

• 45 Rohingyas detained in Ctg

• 03 October 2019 01:10

A total of 45 Rohingya men, who fled from refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, were detained from a house at Keshobpu...

• Ensure proper use of public money for development: PM

• 03 October 2019 00:10

Asking those who embezzled public money from development projects ‘termites’, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on...

• PM opens private TV channels’ commercial transmission using BS-1

• 03 October 2019 00:10

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the commercial transmission of all local private television cha...

• Govt for ensuring time-bound training for Navy: President

• 02 October 2019 23:10

President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday said the government is putting emphasis on ensuring time-bound training for...

• WB to provide $500m for creating technical manpower

• 02 October 2019 22:10

Initially the project cost is likely to be $ 700 million to $ 800 million. The WB is expected to provide $500...

• CTG port makes record in container handling

• 02 October 2019 22:10

Chittagong seaport set a new record of handling containers in the last month. 2,72,922 TEUs of containers were...