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Doctors treating President Donald Trump for Covid-19 sent conflicting signals about the severity of his condition on Sunday, hours before the president surprised supporters gathered outside the hospital with an...
US President Donald Trump briefly left the military hospital where he is being treated for Covid-19 in a motorcade on Sunday to wave to supporters gathered outside, sparking criticism that...
The authorities concerned could not resolve yet the problem created over not having adequate vertical and horizontal clearances at the crossing point of rail tracks and approach roads of the...
Prices of edible oils have increased notably over the last one and a half weeks in the country, adding to the woes of common people already battered by the high...
No headway has yet been made in opening branches of some Bangladeshi scheduled banks in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), officials said. The move for opening more branches in KSA...
The central bank has allowed a section of industrial enterprises located in domestic processing areas of economic zones to settle foreign currency payment against royalty and technical services fees from...
The country's merchandise shipments during the first quarter (Q1) of current fiscal year (FY), 2020-21, grew by 2.58 per cent to US$ 9.89 billion over that of the same period...
Most part of the work orders worth over US$ 3.0 billion that the local apparel makers had reported either cancelled or held up have been reinstated by their respective global...
US President Donald Trump's condition is improving as he is being treated for COVID-19 at a military hospital, and he could return to the White House as early as Monday,...
Under severe stress and strain, not many people can keep their cool. Coronavirus has created a most stifling environment with little manoeuvrability for common people. Pursuing one's interests that elevate...
The Covid-19 pandemic has been taking a heavy toll, in terms of life and livelihood, since it first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year. No...
In her article published in The Financial Times, London, on September 28, 2020, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has identified 'green recovery' as a panacea for the world's present afflictions. The...
Bangladesh Truck-Covered Van Owners-Workers Coordination Council on Sunday called a 48-hour strike across the country to press home their nine-point demand including an amendment to the Road Transport Act. The...
The electronic and print media over the last few days have been focusing on different continents being on fire, on the melting of glaciers, and also coral reefs dying in...
While browsing for news on onion prices in Bangladesh, an interesting piece of report came to my notice. It was a news published in a local daily on December 02,...
Two Boeing 777-200 aircraft leased from Egypt five years ago has plunged Biman Bangladesh Airlines into a tailspin of losses worth a whopping Tk 11 billion. This piece of information...
Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said Bangladesh witnessed lower COVID-19 fatality rate as the government has taken multiple preventive measures. He also mentioned that COVID-19 situation in Bangladesh is now...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Bangladesh Police will soon issue a red notice through Interpol to bring back the human traffickers involved in the killing 26 Bangladeshi migrant workers...
A Dhaka court on Sunday fixed October 27 for delivering its verdict in a case filed over the murder of blogger Washiqur Rahman Babu. Dhaka's Third Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge's...
Research to develop a safe, effective, and widely available Covid-19 vaccine is advancing rapidly. But when it will happen is not clear. Much depends on how we govern the production...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday filed a case against Rajuk employee Mohammad Mohiuddin for allegedly acquiring illegal assets worth around Tk 7.2 million. Nargis Sultana, Assistant Director, ACC Head...
No procession will be allowed to be brought out across the country ahead of the immersion of idols during Durga Puja this time due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision...
Rights activists demanded a law to be passed for the welfare and social protection of the elderly people in the country. The demand was made in a webinar organised by...
Voicing displeasure over the chaotic use of illegal billboards and signboards in the city, Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation Atiqul Islam on Sunday said no one will be allowed...
Colleges have begun conducting online lessons for new class XI students as the coronavirus pandemic continues to keep schools and other educational institutions across the country shut. Education Minister Dipu...
China’s private Sinovac Biotech Ltd has sought co-financing from Bangladesh for phase-3 clinical trial of its prospective anti-COVID-19 vaccine, more than a month after securing approval to carry out the...
Democrat Joe Biden opened his widest lead in a month in the US presidential race after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and a majority of Americans think...
Gono Forum, led by its president Dr Kamal Hossain, has served show cause notices on its four senior leaders, including former general secretary Mostafa Mohsin Montu, for ‘creating chaos in...
Planning Minister M A Mannan has assured full support of the government to formulate and implement a national strategy and action plan for making Bangladesh 4IR responsive. He was addressing...
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows revealed that President Donald Trump's condition on Friday was far worse than officials had made public, saying doctors recommended the president go to...
Here's one bit of advice for those who solely rely on a cup of strong, black coffee to galvanise them into action in mornings after a bad night's sleep -...
Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Bangladesh Ambassador Rensje Teerink on Sunday said the demand for highly skilled, socially engaged people worldwide and in Bangladesh is increasing....
Dhaka University authorities have decided to start the classes of new semester online without taking exams , aiming to avert session jams amid the coronavirus pandemic. A letter issued by...
The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) will begin a drive to take battery-powered rickshaws and vans off the streets on Monday. "A mobile court will launch a drive to discipline...
India hopes to receive up to 500 million doses of coronavirus vaccine by July to inoculate about 250 million people, health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday, as infections in...
The Saudi Airlines authorities in Dhaka resumed sale of tickets and distribution of tokens for Bangladeshi expatriates on Sunday morning after a brief disruption. Witnesses said a number of Bangladeshi...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will depart for Japan on Sunday but will not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally planned, the State Department said on Saturday,...
Illegal sand lifting in Bilkenduai village in Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila is going on unabated, posing threat to a vast track of farmland. Farmers of the village said they are worried...
Hostel accommodation for single women in Dhaka may face a severe crisis in the post-lockdown period as most of them have been forced to close during the lockdown. Talking to...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Saturday arrested a local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) as he allegedly raped a teenager in Dariapara area of Sylhet city. The...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Sunday) wished early recovery of US President Donald J. Trump and his wife Melania Trump from the COVID-19. PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said the...
Bangladesh has recorded 1,125 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking the tally so far to 368,690. The death toll jumped to 5,348 after 23...
Mecca slowly stirred from a seven-month hibernation on Sunday as pilgrims trickled in after Saudi Arabian authorities partially lifted a coronavirus ban on performing umrah - a pilgrimage to Islam's...
A Dhaka court has handed down the death sentence to two domestic workers for the murder of former Eden College principal Mahfuza Chowdhury Parveen in 2019. Judge Abu Zafar Md...
Stocks ended almost flat on Sunday after choppy trading as investors were active on both sides of the trading fence. The market opened on an upbeat note and the key...
ISACA’s (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) 2nd Annual Community Day was observed on Saturday (October 3) globally. The local chapter of Bangladesh ‘ISACA Dhaka Chapter’ celebrated the day with...
The death reference of six convicts, including Ayesha Siddika Minni, in the much-talked about Rifat Sharif murder case in Barguna has reached the High Court (HC) with a view to...
Celebrated cricket player and former captain of the national team Mushfiqur Rahim has been named as UNICEF’s newest National Ambassador in Bangladesh. The cricketer is joining forces with UNICEF to...
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday that he stands ready to work with his Bangladeshi counterpart, Md Abdul Hamid, to better align the two countries' strategies and jointly promote...
Sherpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mohammad Liyakat Ali Sheikh escaped unhurt as miscreants attacked his car at Boroitoli Naldangi in Sherpur upazila of Bogura district on Saturday night. However, his...
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