Bangladesh PM unveils Tk 72,750cr stimulus packages

The government on Sunday announced four fresh stimulus packages worth Tk 67,750 crore to enhance its effort to overcome the economic losses ..

RMG workers left in the lurch

Indecision of factory owners and lack of coordination among the government agencies multiplied the sufferings of readymade garment workers,..

Coronavirus means that no one's talking about Brexit any more

The UK performed a significant U-turn in its handling of the coronavirus pandemic this week. After days of savage criticism in the press..

Trump says it was 'inappropriate' of ex-USS Theodore Roosevelt commander to write memo

President Donald Trump on Saturday said it was "inappropriate" for the former USS Theodore Roosevelt commander to widely send a letter warning..

Taiwan's coronavirus response is among the best globally

On January 25, as the world was still waking up to the potential danger of the novel coronavirus spreading rapidly out of central China, ..

COVID-19 death toll passes 60,000 worldwide

The novel coronavirus pandemic killed over 60,000 people worldwide, nearly three quarters of them in Europe, since it emerged in China ..

BKMEA decides to keep factories shut, BGMEA urges factories not to reopen

Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association at about midnight on Saturday announced its decision to keep knitwear factories..

Coronavirus Crisis BNP asks government to adopt Tk 87,000cr package

Opposition BNP on Saturday proposed to the government to adopt a Tk 87,000 crore incentive package to tackle the economic crisis caused..

Validities of bails, injunctions extended

Chief justice Syed Mahmud Hossain issued an administrative order Saturday extending the validities of ad-interim bails and the time given..

Licences to be cancelled if private hospitals deny treatment: minister

Health minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday said the government would take stern action including scraping licences if the private hospitals and clinics..