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Iran said on Monday that countries should refrain from politicising the massive blast in Beirut last week, and that the United States should lift sanctions against Lebanon. “The blast should...
A Russian court on Monday fined Google 1.5 million roubles ($20,350) after finding it guilty of failing to block content banned in Russia, Reuters reported citing the Interfax news agency.
Stocks slipped back into the red on Monday, snapping 11-day winning streak, as risk-averse investors opted for quick-profit on selective issues. The market opened on an upward trend and the...
No new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours until Monday morning, while nine patients are currently undergoing treatment at different hospitals. The Directorate General of Health Services...
India’s government plans to promote the manufacturing of selected products, especially lines in which China enjoys a big share in the global market, as part of efforts to reduce imports...
The BIMSTEC is set to discuss its post-Covid-19 cooperation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, early next month. The discussion will be virtually held at the 21st Session of the BIMSTEC Senior...
Thirty-nine more people died from coronavirus (Covid-19) in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Monday, according to the statistics of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With this, the...
Microsoft Corp has emerged as the most likely buyer of the US operations of TikTok, the popular Chinese short-video app that US President Donald Trump is preparing to effectively ban...
The Ministry of Food and the World Food Programme on Monday formalised the inclusion of fortified rice in the Open Market Sales (OMS) which will directly benefit about 720,000 people...
The residents of the Chattogram city are interested in renting smaller homes but with three bedrooms, according to a recent analysis of Bproperty, the only property solutions provider in Bangladesh....
The Trustee Committees of nine more closed-end mutual funds have approved dividends for the year ended on June 30, 2020, according to separate disclosures on Monday. The mutual funds are: ICB AMCL...
Bangladeshi workers in Oman have decreased 8.9 per cent in the first half of the current year, compared with the corresponding period in 2019. Nationality-wise, Bangladeshis made up 37.2 per...
A Cox's Bazar court has granted bail to Shahadul Islam Sefat, a co-worker of the slain former army major Sinha Md Rashed Khan, in two cases involving murder and drug-related...
Vietnam exported nearly 6.1 billion US dollars of wood and wood-based products in the first seven months of this year, up 6.2 per cent against the same period last year,...
It is a national priority for children to return to school after months away from the classroom due to the coronavirus pandemic, a junior British health minister said on Monday....
The death toll from landslide at a tea plantation in the southern Indian state of Kerala rose to 43 on Sunday with nearly two dozen people feared trapped, a senior...
Stocks witnessed positive trend in early trading on Monday as optimistic investors continued their buying spree on sector-wise issues encouraged by the securities regulator’s market supportive moves. Following previous day’s...
Chinese government-linked hackers have been targeting US election infrastructure ahead of the 2020 presidential election, White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said on Sunday, indicating a more active level...
Tamim Islam, a young promising vocalist, composer and music director, is set to release a new folk song titled "Bondhu Re". The musician himself composed the lyric, melody and music....
Gunmen on motorcycles killed six French aid workers, a Nigerien guide and a driver in a wildlife park in Niger on Sunday, officials said. The group was attacked in a...
An Israeli jewelry company is making what it says the world's most expensive coronavirus mask, a gold, diamond-encrusted face covering with a price tag of $1.5 million. The 18-karat white...
The international community on Sunday pledged timely and sufficient aid, well-coordinated under the leadership of the United Nations (UN), to assist the Lebanese people hit by the massive explosions at...
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai became the highest-profile arrest under a new national security law on Monday, detained over suspected collusion with foreign forces as scores of police searched...
Lebanese police fired tear gas to try to disperse rock-throwing protesters blocking a road near parliament in Beirut on Sunday in a second day of anti-government demonstrations triggered by last...
Senior District Judge of Dinajpur Aziz Ahmed and his wife Moushumi Akhter, who tested positive for covid-19, were airlifted from Dinajpur to Dhaka on Sunday. An MI-171SH helicopter of Bangladesh...
The government has fixed Tk 7,810 as minimum monthly wages for the rice mill workers living in the cities other than the divisional headquarters. The minimum monthly wages for the...
Experts on Sunday sought increased budget allocation for health sector, strict implementation of hygiene guidelines and adaptation with the changed lifestyle in the wake of virus pandemic. They highlighted the...
The recent flood has damaged 328 roads, 73 bridges and culverts in 11 upazilas of Tangail district creating immense suffering to the local people, LGED office sources said. Local Government...
Speakers at a webinar on Sunday suggested the government cut the growing dependency on imports of different sorts of energy to ensure the country's energy security in future. They said...
Ferry services on the Daulatdia-Paturia ghat is being disrupted due to strong currents in the Padma river. Celebrating Eid many people are also returning to Dhaka city on the Shimulia-Kanthalbari...
The government is mulling over incorporating time-bound services into the proposed foreign exchange law to attract potential overseas investors, said officials at the financial institutions division. They said time-bound services...
The government is set to approve today (Monday) a new entry and exit point for Bangladesh and Nepal's goods transit through railways, officials have said. Under the new arrangement, Rohanpur...
The central bank has relaxed its loan restructuring policy for non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) to help the businesses overcome the adverse impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the relaxations, the...
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the economy hard. Although there are some positive signs here and there, the overall situation remains not too encouraging. Officially over a quarter of a...
Mismanagement and irregularities are common in most government health facilities. The private ones are also not immune to such vices. Some of the latter categories have been operating without valid...
So far as materialistic considerations are concerned, the lockdown or self-quarantine period accounts for unlimited losses. But before many the prolonged stay-home period has unfolded a world hitherto unexplored. Many...
At least 242 people were killed and 331 others injured in some 201 road accident during Eid-ul-Azha journeys in 13 days, from July 26 to August 7, across the country....
President Donald Trump, about three months away from the next US Presidential elections in November, is creating havoc for himself and his Republican Party through controversial comments and decisions. This...
The jail authorities in Cox’s Bazar have released Shipra Debnath after a court granted bail to the co-worker of the slain former army major Sinha Md Rashed Khan in a...
The speed and scope of the covid-19 outbreak surprised and halted the globe, as had happened many times earlier, but in a much bigger way. The corona regime revealed that...
Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said the numbers of both corona-infected people and deaths are declining in Bangladesh. "About 60-70 per cent of beds designated in hospitals for corona patients...
Around 63.0 per cent of the foreign borrowing of the country’s private sector is short-term in nature, according to the statistics released by the central bank. It showed that the...
State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mohammad Mahbub Ali said on Sunday that the construction of the third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will finish on time. He...
Though water level was declining in the major river basins, flood victims are yet to relieved from woes. Ten people died just in a day between Saturday noon to Sunday...
Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque on Sunday said that the government will review the overall situation, including the flood’s impact on aush and aman paddy, before deciding to import rice....
At least 10 patients have died after a fire at a temporary Covid hospital in Vijayawada, south-east India. The fire broke out at Swarna Palace, a hotel being used to...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said the government has a very strong stance against those involved in irregularities and corruption as it believes that political identity cannot...
BNP standing committee has voiced deep concern over the growing incidents of killing in police firing in the country. In a virtual meeting on Saturday night, members of the BNP’s...
A six-member parliamentary sub-committee, headed by Shajahan Khan, MP, was formed on Sunday to prepare lists of those who collaborated with the Pakistani occupation forces during the 1971 Liberation War....
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed public universities to prepare lists of indigent students who will need assistance to buy smartphones for attending online classes during the coronavirus crisis....
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