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• Mexico battle past South Korea 2-1

• 24 June 2018 16:06

Mexico laid one foot in the World Cup's last 16 and left South Korea on the brink of elimination after goals f...

• News on interest rate cut breathes life into stocks

• 24 June 2018 16:06

Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB), a platform of bank owners, announced on Wednesday cuts in interest rate...

• French firm to finalise design for second oil refinery next month

• 24 June 2018 16:06

Technip had submitted a draft of the final design of the refinery to the state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corpor...

• Bitcoin drops to four-month low in persistent bearish trend

• 23 June 2018 22:06

Bitcoin dropped to a more than four-month low on Friday, So far in 2018, it has fallen nearly 56 per cent, con...

• Paddy price rises as tariffs on rice imports loom

• 23 June 2018 21:06

The impact of the tariffs has yet to be felt in the rice market due to the relatively low trade after Eid and...

• Outflow of women migrants on rise despite workplace abuse

• 23 June 2018 18:06

During the same period of 2017, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) hired 37,856 domestic helps from the country...

• Nigeria beat Iceland, give Argentina lifeline

• 23 June 2018 18:06

Nigeria defeated Iceland 2-0 in their Group D match on Friday to register their first win in this year’s World...

• Malaysia halts Bangladesh worker hiring system

• 23 June 2018 17:06

Malaysian newspaper The Star said in a report on Friday that a syndicate spearheaded by the Bangladeshi busine...

• ADB to provide $300m for infrastructure projects

• 23 June 2018 17:06

The ADB, in a note, said Bangladesh faces an infrastructure financing gap of US$9.0 billion a year.

• Agri sector not getting its due in national budget

• 23 June 2018 17:06

The country's agriculture sector is witnessing a sluggish growth in recent years and it is inadequate to prope...

• Insurers' life fund declines 6.0pc in ‘17

• 23 June 2018 17:06

The "life fund" of all the 32 life insurers shrank by nearly 6.0 per cent in calendar year 2017

• UN calls for support to HR-friendly businesses

• 23 June 2018 16:06

A group of UN experts has urged states to use their trade, finance and investment incentives to promote busine...

• NBR forms special unit to reduce risk of state security, check duty evasion

• 23 June 2018 16:06

The main task of the Unit will be to increase technological assistance and install intelligence equipment to f...

• Fund raising thru IPOs rises by 38.78pc in FY18

• 23 June 2018 16:06

Eleven companies including two mutual funds raised Tk 541.25 crore in FY18, while nine companies including thr...

• Rice prices on the rise

• 23 June 2018 16:06

The prices of fish and onion also went up in the city’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday due to sup...

• 28 killed in road accidents across the country

• 23 June 2018 16:06

28 people were killed in separate road accidents at Palashbari of Gaibandha, Sayel Shah of Rangpur, Natore, Si...

• Nigeria ride on Musa double

• 23 June 2018 16:06

Ahmed Musa struck twice to become the first Nigerian to score at two World Cups Friday as the Super Eagles sec...

• Coutinho, Neymar late show saves Brazil

• 23 June 2018 15:06

The clock had ticked past 90 minutes, and the five-times champions looked to be edging to a second disappointi...

• Central bank asks NBFIs to rationalise deposit rates

• 23 June 2018 15:06

The advice came at an unscheduled meeting with chief executives of 11 NBFIs held at the Bangladesh Bank (BB) h...

• Bangladesh has become self-sufficient in food: Agriculture Minister

• 21 June 2018 22:06

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