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US President Donald Trump arrived in India on last Monday on a two-day visit. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Trump on his arrival in Ahmedabad, the home city of...
The outbreak of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, that began in Wuhan, China, may well turn into a global pandemic. Nearly 50 countries have confirmed cases of the virus, with the...
The US and the Taliban have signed a peace agreement aimed at ending the 18-year war in Afghanistan, America’s longest, reports theguardian.com. The signing could help Donald Trump fulfil a...
Five Serie A matches this weekend have been postponed because of coronavirus, including Juventus' game at home to Inter Milan. Matches at Udinese, AC Milan, Parma and Sassuolo have also...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government wants to make the children of the country as worthy citizens keeping them away from terrorism, militancy, drugs and corruption by...
Australia Scientists detect largest explosion since Big Bang Scientists in Australia have detected the largest explosion seen in the Universe since the Big Bang, which emitted five times the...
Malaysia's king named former interior minister Muhyiddin Yassin as the new prime minister on Saturday in a shock decision that sidelined old rivals Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim after a...
Members of Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested 42 snatchers, including members of ‘Salam party’, a gang of snatchers, in separate drives in the city on Friday. DB police conducted...
Two Bangladeshi nationals have recovered from bouts with the novel coronavirus in Singapore. But the government's disease control agency, IEDCR, advised greater caution while pointing out that the chances of...
Some 26 workers of a Chinese company of Uttara Export Processing Zone were admitted to Adhunik Sadar Hospital in Nilphamari on Saturday morning with breathing problems. Civil surgeon Ranajit Kumar...
Describing the government’s move to increase the tariffs of power and water as an ‘anti-people move’, BNP has decided to organise human chain programmes across the country, including the capital,...
At least six people were killed after a car slammed into a tree at Kadirpur area in Godabari upazila of Rajshahi district on Saturday. The accident took place on the...
A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Bortola area in Moulvibazar Sadar upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Bulu Mia, reports UNB. Alamgir...
World’s first ever floating nuclear power plant (NPP) Akademik Lomonosov, currently in trial operation in Pevek town of Russia’s Chukotka Region, has supplied more than 21 million kWh of electricity...
A daylong cleanliness campaign was held at Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Saturday. IU vice-chancellor Professor M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari inaugurated the event as the chief guest around 12:00pm. Environmental...
A motorcyclist was killed as a bus hit his vehicle on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Folsatia bus stand area in Shivalaya upazila of Manikganj district on Saturday. The deceased was identified...
Vice-Chancellor of North South University Prof. Dr. Atiqul Islam opended NSU Arch Fest 2020 recently on the campus of the university. The Fest will close on Sunday evening. Up and...
Groups of refugees and migrants are heading towards the EU after Turkey said it would not abide by a deal to stop them reaching Europe. Turkey's communications chief said the...
A stipend giving ceremony was held recently for the meritorious children of the employees of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) in different academic levels (PSC, JSC, SSC, HSC, BBA, MBA,...
First Security Islami Bank Limited (FSIBL) organized a day-long workshop for all of its Branch Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officers (BAMLCOs), Divisional Heads and Managers of different branches on Anti...
The United States has decided to postpone a meeting with leaders of Southeast Asian countries due to worries about the coronavirus outbreak, two US officials familiar with the matter said...
‘Prime Bank Town Hall 2020’ for Dhaka region was held recently. More than 2300 employees of the Bank spent a fun-filled and interactive day in the presence of the Bank’s...
Millions of Afghans are anticipating that America’s longest war fought in their country will end on Saturday as US and Taliban negotiators are expected to sign a deal to allow...
The ambassadors of three Nordic countries–Denmark, Norway and Sweden–on Saturday promised to have a stronger partnership with Bangladesh with a focus on green growth and increased investment flow to help...
Harley-Davidson Inc on Friday named a board member hailed for turning around the Puma brand’s near-bankrupt business as its interim chief as the motorcycle maker gropes for an effective strategy...
Mexico's exports grew 3.2 per cent year on year in January, thanks in large part to the manufacturing and petroleum industries, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) has...
Brazil's gross domestic product (GDP) estimates will be reviewed, given the impact of the novel coronavirus epidemic, a government official has said. According to Adolfo Sachsida, economic policy secretary at...
Taking omega-3 supplements offers "little to no" benefit against cancer, say experts. Consumption of fish oil supplements is promoted as having a wide range of positive impacts on health. These...
A woman died as she fell down from a rickshaw when muggers tried to snatch her bag on Biswa Road in Mugda area in Dhaka on Saturday. The deceased was...
Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad will stand for prime minister on behalf of the former ruling coalition, he said on Saturday, less than a week after he quit and plunged the country...
South Korea has recorded its largest rise in coronavirus infections in a single day, with 594 new cases confirmed on Friday. The increase brings the total number of infections in...
Stocks tumbled in the outgoing week as worried investors' dumped their holdings amid concern on the looming impact of the single-digit interest rate on the banking business. Due to coronavirus...
The board of directors of six listed firms declared dividend up to 530 per cent for the year ended on December 31, 2019 in the outgoing week. The companies are:...
As many as 5,000 traders across the country will get an opportunity to import second-hand clothes in the current fiscal year (FY), officials said. The importers will be selected on...
Usmania Glass Sheet Factory Ltd (UGSFL) has become an albatross around the neck of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) owning to its gross mismatch between earnings and expenditures, officials said....
Prices of rice, beef, pulses and vegetables witnessed an increase over the last week, adding to the pressure on consumers. On the other hand, prices of local varieties of onion,...
Three bus passengers were killed and 15 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Zinglatoli in Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla on Saturday morning. The victims were...
The government is set to make use of national identity cards mandatory for the people willing to open accounts with Sanchaya Bank which belongs to Bangladesh Post Office. The latest...
Global firms are queuing up to build country's maiden LPG terminal under a joint venture (JV) with state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC). Seeing the country's robust growth in liquefied petroleum...
Many listed companies failed to utilise the IPO (initial public offering) funds within the stipulated time mentioned in their prospectuses. Some of them even could not complete the fund use...
After a gap of two years, the Bangladesh Development Forum (BDF) organised by Economic Relations Division (ERD) was held in Dhaka. The objectives of arranging such a programme is to...
The 7th Five-Year Plan (7FYP) of Bangladesh, which is also aligned with SDGs, outlines the goal for the power and energy sector as"Ensure sustainability in production, consumption and use of...
Poet and writer Abdullah Shuvro's novel 'Sesh Train' (The Last Train) has hit the Bangla Academy Amar Ekushey Boi Mela this year. The book has been published by Annesha Prokashon...
Amor Ekushay Boimela, the grand book-fair in memory of the heroes of the language movement, has not only turned into a display venue, but also has become a place for...
A few days ago the picture of an orangutan extending its hand to a man it thought was in trouble in the muddy river running through a Borneo conservation forest...
The month-long Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela comes to an end today. Some 5,000 books hit the stand this year and the total sale reached at around Tk 1.0 billion (or...
Among the things the nation can proudly celebrate in Mujib Borsho is, one is the achievements in the food sector. It is mainly because. Over the past three decades or...
In the ancient past, this region of which Bangladesh is a part, could impart knowledge about the art of livestock-raising and producing milk and its various derivatives to the rest...
Coronavirus panic sent world share markets skidding again on Friday, putting them on course for their worst weekly fall since the 2008 global financial crisis, with almost $6.0 trillion wiped...
In Dhaka, the city-dwellers are now going through a terrible time due to the abnormal air pollution in the atmosphere and chronic traffic congestions on the city roads. A study...
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