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The Indian High Commission in Dhaka has announced resumption of online visa application services for Bangladesh citizens, reports UNB. Visa categories currently allowed are medical, business, employment, entry, journalist, diplomatic,...
Armenia and Azerbaijan have confirmed that their foreign ministers will come for talks to Moscow, Russia’s foreign ministry said on Friday. With Russian President Vladimir Putin calling for a halt...
Egg production in Bangladesh increased by 2.86 times in the last 10 years, according to a keynote paper. The paper also revealed that per capita egg consumption in the country...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has written an article revisiting her memory lane – how newspaper became an essential element of her everyday life and how she developed the habit since...
Bangladesh on Friday reported the death of 17 Covid-19 patients in a day – the lowest daily deaths since May 28, when the country had reported 15 deaths. With the...
North Koreans wearing medical masks have gathered in the capital of Pyongyang, state media reported this week, ahead of what is expected to be a big military parade on Saturday,...
Teachers of government schools of Belabo Upazila in Narsingdi, only 71 kilometres from the capital Dhaka, are offering online classes in line with the education ministry’s instructions. But the response...
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is set to resume its passenger flights on the Dhaka-Singapore route on October 20. The airline will carry passengers every Tuesday and Thursday on its Airbus A350-900...
The government has issued a new set of guidelines for teachers on the use of social media platforms, reports bdnews24.com. The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education sent the six-point...
The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in areas...
Amnesty International has called on the Bangladesh authorities to address violence and heighten security inside the camps in Cox’s Bazar where over one million Rohingya people are living. The London-based...
Bangladesh’s current state of inequality may be worse than official surveys suggest, says a global report which notes that authorities have not taken “decisive actions” to stop widening disparity. Bangladesh...
A police constable was arrested from Tafalbari village in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat district on Thursday night for his alleged involvement in the killing of his pregnant wife. The deceased...
The dollar edged lower on Friday and was headed for a second consecutive week of losses as investors increased bets Joe Biden would win the US presidency and offer fiscal...
China has joined a global scheme for the distribution of Covid-19 vaccine backed by the World Health Organization (WHO), it said on Friday, giving a major boost to an initiative...
Bangladesh imported 7.1 million bales of cotton in the 2019-20 financial year at a cost of around Tk 300 billion (30,000 crore). The Cotton Development Board (CDB), under the Ministry...
The Human Rights Watch has called on Bangladesh government to take meaningful action to combat sexual violence and to support survivors. “Bangladeshi women have had enough of the government’s abject...
Five newly launched Chinese funds targetting Ant Group’s upcoming mega stock listing raised 60 billion yuan ($8.93 billion) cumulatively from more than 10 million retail investors, selling out within days,...
Thirteen men, seven of them associated with an anti-government militia group called the Wolverine Watchmen, have been arrested on charges of conspiring to kidnap the Michigan governor, attack the state...
A poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy found 78 per cent of Americans believe that US government policies caused the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in the...
Americans are rushing to cast ballots ahead of the November 3 election at an unprecedented pace, early voting numbers show, indicating a possible record turnout for the showdown between President...
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he may return to the campaign trail with a rally on Saturday after the White House physician said he had completed his course of...
These last few days have been marked by protests – online and on the streets in Bangladesh – against sexual violence, misogyny and dominance of patriarchy. Ever since the barbaric...
Investors need to make prudent decisions based on financial literacy to get higher returns on their investments in the capital market, experts said at a webinar on Thursday. They also...
Global sourcing demand is picking up pace in manufacturing hubs throughout Asia with Vietnam and Bangladesh ahead of the pack, says a new report. Last month, the demand for textile...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Thursday that they are not ruling out possibility of hosting two international T20 matches between Asia XI and World XI to mark the birth...
Bangladesh needs to adopt twin strategies for sustainable LDC (least developed country) graduation so that it can avert possible adverse impacts, an economist said on Thursday. To avoid the adverse...
The government plans to introduce capital punishment in rape cases as protests have continued over the recent incidents of sexual violence against women, report agencies. A proposal for the legal...
Four state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) have been asked to go for small and medium loans for faster execution of stimulus packages to accelerate recovery of the pandemic-hit economy. The central...
Around 21.33 per cent households of the country received government assistance or relief items during the Covid-19 period, from March to August. Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus gave...
When the world saw the coronavirus outbreak back in March, many people across the country stayed staying at their homes. Adjusting to this new lifestyle has been a real challenge...
"Change is the only constant," said Heraclitus, a 5th century BC Greek philosopher. Ever imagined a concert where people are standing six feet apart? Well, now it's reality. Novel coronavirus...
"Animals have come to mean so much in our lives. We live in a fragmented and disconnected culture. Politics are ugly, religion is struggling, technology is stressful, and the economy...
A famous saying goes by, "Help someone not for the reward, but for the sake of changing a life." These humanitarian words inspired some truly motivated youth organisations like KUET...
Barcelona have begun a process to reduce the pay of players, coaches and non-sporting staff to adapt to the huge losses suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a club source...
Expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Chowdhury Samrat has returned to jail after staying at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for 11 months. Senior Jail Super Suvash Kumar Das said...
The upcoming three-team 50-over competition involving the top players of the country has been named BCB President’s Cup, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced Thursday. The competition will commence October...
The number of job posting on a leading Bangladeshi portal dropped by 87 per cent in April this year, compared to the number a year ago, said a recent study....
Nazma Begum has become the first woman in Bangladesh Army to be promoted to the rank of Brigadier General from the Army Medical Core (Health care management). Brig Gen Nazma...
The High Court (HC) has asked the police to explain why 219 migrants, who returned home recently from three Gulf countries, were detained without an arrest warrant. Upon hearing a...
Given the rising trends of visiting coastal spots among the upper middle-class domestic tourists, Bangladesh has long deserved the operation of deluxe liners. After the completion of the preparatory works...
The outcome of the US presidential election on November 3 will have momentous consequences for America in terms of economic policy, racial justice, the judiciary, health care, and the overall...
Unlike other markets, the capital market is highly sensitive to the contents and speed of information and a large part of capital market efficiency is driven by the content and...
The launch of $10 million fund by the government to offer matching grant facility under Export Readiness Fund (ERF) aimed at selecting export sectors should be considered a welcome move,...
According to the Department of Narcotics Control, drug addicts are involved in the country's 80 per cent cases of rape and murder after rape. Sources of the law enforcement agencies,...
It has been more of a common practice on the part of the aggrieved section of people to approach the newsmen to vent their grievances, if there is any. They...
Enhancing connectivity and bilateral trade, and completion of Line of Credit (LoC) projects will be on priorities. India's new High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami said this in his maiden...
An estimated 14.0 million tonnes of harmful microplastics may be present in the bottom of the world’s deep oceans as a result of the pervasive use of plastic, according to...
Md. Siddiqur Rahman, chairman of Sterling Stocks & Securities, has been appointed as new shareholder director of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). The board of directors of the DSE selected...
The government has named AM Amin Uddin, the president of Supreme Court Bar Association, as the successor to late Attorney General Mahbubey Alam, reports bdnews24.com. President Md Abdul Hamid made...
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