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• Power plant fined Tk 20 lakh for polluting Halda River

• 18 July 2019 20:07

The Department of Environment  here on Wednesday suspend production of Picking power plant in Hathazari upazil...

• Asylum ban may further strain immigrant detention facilities

• 18 July 2019 20:07

A new policy to deny asylum to anyone who shows up on the Mexican border after traveling through another count...

• Rifat’s wife Minni put on 5-day remand

• 18 July 2019 20:07

A court here on Wednesday placed Aysha Siddika Minni, who was arrested on Tuesday night, on a 5-day remand for...

• Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergency

• 18 July 2019 20:07

The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization ann...

• US kicking NATO ally Turkey out of fighter program

• 18 July 2019 20:07

In a major break with a longtime ally, the Trump administration on Wednesday said Turkey is being kicked out o...

• Old Dhaka building collapse: Another body recovered

• 18 July 2019 20:07

Rescuers recovered the body of another man from the rubble of a two-storied building that caved in on Wednesda...

• Govt plans to introduce electric, high-speed trains: PM

• 18 July 2019 02:07

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government has a plan to introduce electric and high-speed...

• Armed forces ready to help: Army Chief

• 17 July 2019 23:07

Bangladesh Army chief General Aziz Ahmed on Wednesday said the armed forces are ready to help if the flood sit...

• Confusion grips small traders over VAT exemption

• 17 July 2019 23:07

Small businesses that were enjoying package VAT (value-added tax) system until June 30 are in confusion over t...

• Exclusive hotel rates for Emirates passengers across UAE

• 17 July 2019 23:07

Airline giant Emirates has come up with lucrative offers for its passengers travelling to and through Dubai —...

• PM flags off ‘Benapole Express’

• 17 July 2019 23:07

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated ‘Benapole Express’, an intercity train that will plying...

• Leading milk brands contain ‘excessive lead’, BSTI claims

• 17 July 2019 22:07

Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) on Tuesday claimed to have found excessive amount of lead...

• Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad 50 years later

• 17 July 2019 22:07

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago...

• US sanctions Myanmar generals over killings of Rohingya

• 17 July 2019 22:07

The United States is hitting four top Myanmar generals, including the country's commander in chief and his dep...

• DSE, CSE rise amid low turnover at opening

• 17 July 2019 22:07

Stocks witnessed positive trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday as investors showed their buying spree...

• BSEC approves draft prospectus of new mutual fund

• 17 July 2019 22:07

The securities regulator has approved the draft prospectus of an open-ended mutual fund, Capitec Popular Life...

• Bazal Ahmed elected vice chairman of UCB

• 17 July 2019 22:07

Bazal Ahmed has been elected vice chairman of the United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) at the 439th board meet...

• Singapore exports drop most in six years as electronics slump

• 17 July 2019 22:07

Singapore’s exports fell more than expected in June, marking their biggest decline in six years, as the city-s...

• Import growth 6.0pc in July-May of FY '19

• 17 July 2019 21:07

Country's imports grew by nearly 6.0 per cent in the first 11 months of fiscal year (FY) 2018-19, riding on hi...

• BD gets $6.21b foreign aid, $9.78b pledged in FY ‘19

• 17 July 2019 21:07

Bangladesh received foreign assistance amounting to US$ 6.21 billion in the last fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, wh...