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A Cox's Bazar court on Friday placed each of three accused on a further three days of remand over the killing of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan in Teknaf....
Consumers' Association of Bangladesh (CAB), Chattogram on Friday claimed that despite the coronavirus crisis, prices of essential consumer goods have been rising all over the country, reports UNB. A press...
Agriculture has been the most significant sector in Bangladesh economy. This sector generated 38.58 per cent employment in 2019 as against the global average rate of employment of 26.86 per...
The Novel Coronavirus (Covid19) outbreak has been so pervasive, intense and detrimental to the economic wellbeing of Bangladesh. Though the country had been experiencing significant economic growth in recent years...
More than 75 per cent of people with mental, neurological and substance use disorders receive no treatment for their condition at all in low- and middle-income countries (MICs), global organisations...
Multiple members of Chennai Super Kings, including an India player, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Dubai ahead of the Indian Premier League in the United Arab Emirates, cricket websites...
Those who have suggested and expected that Covid-19 would play an important role to improve the public transport system in Dhaka are most likely to prove wrong. Though their suggestion...
With the pandemic now becoming a new normal, the engine of the economy has again begun to hum. And so has started speculations about what lay in store for us...
Since long, it has admittedly been a huge challenge before the policymakers as young people in greater numbers have been swelling the ranks of the unemployed workforce every year. So,...
The Covid-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption of education systems in history, affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners in more than 190 countries and all continents. Closures of schools and...
Education is the key to personal development and the future of societies. It unlocks opportunities and narrows inequalities. It is the bedrock of informed, tolerant societies, and a primary driver...
Johnson & Johnson's Janssen unit will begin mid-stage trials for its coronavirus vaccine in Spain, the Netherlands and Germany next week, Spain's health minister said on Friday, as the US...
Holy Ashura and the death anniversary of Hazrat Imam Hussain (R) will be observed tomorrow (Saturday) at the Mia Shaheb's Maidan Khankah Sharif at Luxmibazar in old Dhaka. A discussion...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on a rare visit to Norway, warned Oslo against granting the Nobel Peace Prize to Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, much on the lines of awarding...
The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, reports thehindubusinessline.com citing PTI. The judge...
At least 251 people have died in Bangladesh due to floods over the last two months, according to government data. The National Health Crisis Management Centre recorded the fatalities between...
A total of 2,156 people died with Covid-19-like symptoms in the country in five months till August 22, according to a latest report. The week between August 16 and August...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police has arrested 15 more Nigerians over Facebook gift scam, from different parts of the capital. The law enforcers arrested them in separate drives...
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said intruders and opportunists are tarnishing the image of the ruling party as well as the...
Joint Action for Nutrition Outcome (JANO) project recently organised a webinar to publish the findings of a study on the value chain. The project is funded by the European Union...
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited (BPL) will invest in the Serum Institute of India (SII) Private Limited for the development of the Covid-19 vaccine. BPL will be the exclusive distributor of SII...
Authorities on Friday restored the 3G and 4G mobile phone network and internet services at the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar. “The services resumed today after it was suspended...
China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 has travelled around 100 million km as of 10:08am Friday, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The Mars probe is in stable condition and...
Bangladesh has registered 47 new fatalities from the novel coronavirus in a day, taking the death toll to 4,174. The tally of infections surged to 306,794 after 2,211 fresh cases...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) will investigate the financial transactions and other e-commerce activities of e-commerce platform Evaly. Head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) Abu Hena Razee Hasan informed reporters...
Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said on Friday it would lend $100 million to Bangladesh to help the country deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. The project will be co-financed...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving premier, announced his resignation because of poor health on Friday, ending a stint at the helm of the world’s third-biggest economy in which he...
The stand-off with China in eastern Ladakh is "the most serious situation” since 1962, Indian Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar has said, referring to the then Indo-China war, NDTV reports....
A couple was found dead at their rented flat in West Nakhalpara area of Dhaka city on Friday. The deceased were identified as Asmat Ali, 45, and his wife Farzana,...
India should commit to carbon neutrality by ending fossil fuel subsidies and investing in clean solar power as it mobilises trillion of dollars to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, the...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to resign, public broadcaster NHK said on Friday, adding that the long-serving leader wanted to avoid causing problems for the government due to...
The coronavirus infection rate among the slum-dwellers in Dhaka has been found to be relatively low but many researchers have dismissed the notion they have developed immunity to the virus,...
India’s deepest recession on record will linger through the rest of this year and begin to lift only in early 2021 as a rapid surge in the coronavirus spread squelches...
New details on Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul’s dealings and businesses in Kuwait have shown how the Bangladeshi MP was able to continue an ‘illegal permit trading scheme’ involving...
US President Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party's nomination for reelection in a speech from the White House South Lawn on Thursday night. "My fellow Americans, tonight, with a heart...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Home Ministry has suggested making dope test or special health test mandatory for students before their admission and any final examination in the higher...
A Russian employee of Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) has died after reportedly taking excessive alcohol at CDM Hospital in Rajshahi city. The deceased was identified as Sergey Smolnikov, 43,...
Uttara Foods and Feeds Bangladesh Limited, a sister concern of Indian VH Group, Venkateshwara Hatcheries Pvt Ltd, owes a debt of Tk 160 million (Tk16 crore) to 70 Bangladeshi traders....
The court issued arrest warrant against President of Jatiya Bongo League Swakat Hasan Meah on Wednesday for forging sign. The court issued the arrest warrant for his involvement in forging...
The 19th annual general meeting (AGM) of Asia Pacific General Insurance Co. Ltd was held recently using a digital platform, said a statement. The AGM passed the annual accounts and...
The 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB) was held on Thursday through digital platform, said a statement. MTB Chairman, Md. Hedayetullah, presided over the meeting....
Ten most-traded stocks accounted for 29 per cent transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday, with Orion Pharmaceuticals dominating the turnover chart. Market operators said investors continued to...
The central bank has turned down Rupali Bank's proposal of issuing stock dividend. As a result, the bank will place the proposal in its annual general meeting to seek shareholders'...
Walmart Inc said it was joining Microsoft in a bid for social media company TikTok’s US assets, revealing its plans hours after the video company’s chief executive said he would...
Four global liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers are in queue to supply the maiden cargo of the fuel from international spot market. The state-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL)...
The arrival of Bangladeshi workers back home from different countries has been continuing since April as the upshot of the coronavirus outbreak. More than 85,790 workers have returned home from...
Health officials have identified attitude problem of the people and young generation and reluctance to follow health guidelines, making it difficult for them to control and prevent the spread of...
The High Court on Thursday declared illegal the election to the board of directors held in the 37th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Pubali Bank Limited on July 30 last....
Planning Minister M A Mannan on Thursday said the projected 8.2 per cent economic growth would be achieved in this fiscal year (FY), 2020-21, as the economy would rebound at...
About 1,915 ready-made garment (RMG) factories were shut or laid off since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak in the country, resulting in job loss of about 0.324 million garment workers. Besides,...
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