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UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie has highly appreciated Bangladesh for the generosity and leadership it demonstrated in dealing with the Rohingya crisis. She recently wrote a letter to Prime Minister...
At least 18 people, including a child and four women, were injured after a private car ploughed through a crowd at Kurmitola in Dhaka city on Sunday noon. Four of...
Padma Bank Limited recently launched mobile phone App ‘Padma Click’ to open a bank account in just one minute. The bank took the intiative to strengthen the financial inclusion and also...
A total of 43,128 motorcycles were registered in January 2020 across the country, official data showed. Of the motorcycles, 8,903 were registered in Dhaka alone during the period, according to...
Two fake members of the Rapid Action Battalion have been arrested with firearms in Dhaka’s Keraniganj upazila, the RAB said. They were taken into custody from Chunkutia area of South...
At least 685 people were killed in boat capsize across the country in 2019, as per official data. A total of 820 incidents of boat capsize occurred last year, according...
The continuous rise in urbanization for decades has increased the global urban population from a mere 751 million in 1950 to 4.2 billion in 2018. According to the 2018 Revision...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has expressed optimism about reopening of labour market in Malaysia soon as discussion is going on between the two countries. "I'm hopeful," the Foreign...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday introduced a hotline to allow Bangladeshi expatriates lodge complaints about irregularities and corruption. Expatriates can call +8809612106106 between 9am and 5pm Bangladesh local time....
Country’s largest online marketplace Daraz Bangladesh Limited (daraz.com.bd) has come up with a new initiative to provide its e-commerce services to the people living in the remote areas of the...
A woman and her nine-month-old daughter were killed and five others injured in a road accident at Mouchak Aambagan area in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur district on Sunday morning. The...
Stocks witnessed volatility in the early hours of trading on Sunday despite a surge in Grameenphone (GP) shares following the news of the telcom operator's decision to deposit Tk 10...
Bernie Sanders solidified his front-runner status with what appeared to be a decisive victory in the Democratic presidential caucuses in Nevada on Saturday, while Joe Biden was on track for...
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi was in a prolific mood as his side crushed Eibar 5-0 at home in La Liga on Saturday, scoring four goals to placate supporters who began...
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he is "not sure" a UK-EU trade deal will be struck by 31 December, the end of the Brexit transition period. Mr Macron said...
Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, ranked second among the cities with worst air quality in the world on Sunday morning. It had an AQI score of 230 at 08:27am. The air was...
Thai Airways has cancelled some flights to Dhaka and other seven destinations until March as coronavirus outbreak has hit hard the global aviation industry. Flight adjustments this month and most...
US president Donald Trump will raise the issue of religious freedom in India during his meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week, a senior administration official said, a sensitive...
The spread of the coronavirus in and outside of China and subsequent fall in oil prices in international market turned to be a 'boon' to Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC). The...
The government is set to launch a pilot project on economic reintegration support for returnee migrant workers by this March aiming to help them get involved with income generating activities,...
China reported another fall in the new coronavirus infections outside of its epicentre on Sunday, but world health officials warned it was too early to make predictions about the outbreak...
Some 25 companies are set to raise an aggregate amount of capital worth Tk 13.34 billion from the capital market. The companies will raise capitals floating IPOs (initial public offerings)...
The first monument dedicated to the Language Movement was constructed in the very year of 1952, when the streets of Dhaka became soaked in the blood of the Bangla Language...
Unplanned housing is a major problem facing Bangladesh's rural people. A few government-initiated rural housing projects, namely cluster and ideal village projects are implemented, but those are very small in...
That Coronavirus outbreak, in addition to taking a human toll, would affect the global trade to a notable extent is now almost certain since it is deeply hurting the world's...
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has welcomed the government's decision to form a banking commission in a bid to pull the country's financial services sector out of its current...
The Aam Aadmi (Common Man) Party (AAP) led by Arvind Kejriwal returned to power in the state of Delhi after winning 62 out of 70 seats in the Legislative Assembly...
Making sure that opportunities to enter the workforce are fair and rewarding for women benefits everyone. Yet, the average female workforce participation rate across countries is still 20 percentage points...
Six people were killed by mob beatings across the country in January, according to a report by an independent rights and legal aid body. The highest number of incidents of...
Would you believe the following story if you heard it? Imagine a small, rural town with one general store that sells to, and buys from, the farmers living in the...
Bangladesh is a country of about 170 million people and annually consumes about 3.0 million tonnes of oils and fats, which include both edible and inedible. As revealed from the...
Bangladesh Navy members detained 24 Sri Lankan fishermen in the Bay of Bengal for intruding into Bangladesh maritime boundary on Saturday. Md Arefin Jewel, additional superintendent of Chattogram Metropolitan Police...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken a selfie with her sister Sheikh Rehana and daughter Saima Wazed Putul standing in front of a portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday vowed to make the nation a dignified one as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman through achieving economic emancipation. "We...
Samsung Electronics on Saturday confirmed one coronavirus case at its mobile device factory complex in the southeastern city of Gumi in South Korea, causing a shutdown of its entire facility...
More than 2,500 poor patients received free treatment and were distributed with necessary medicine on Friday at a ‘Free Medical Camp’, held at Hatibandha, Shakhipur in Tangail. Kidney Awareness Monitoring...
The number of registered motorised vehicles in the country stood at 51,669 in January 2020 as per official data. Of the total, 12,868 motorised vehicles were registered in Dhaka, according...
Sacked RAB officer Hasinur Rahman returned home after remaining traceless for one and a half years. Hasinur appeared devastated when he arrived home Saturday, his wife Shamima Akhter said. Shamima...
President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) Sheikh Fazle Fahim on Saturday hoped that trade with China will become normal from Monday, reports UNB. "We...
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has said unnecessary panic about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will hinder efforts to prevent the disease. "Rumours should not be spread...
Dozens of Rohingya Muslims, including two children, appeared in court in Myanmar on Friday, the latest group to face charges after attempting to flee conflict-torn Rakhine state. The group of...
A new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours until 8:00am on Saturday, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). According to the daily update from DGHS,...
Afghanistan passed a grim milestone with more than 100,000 civilians killed or hurt in the last 10 years since the international body began documenting casualties in a war that has...
Two more people in the UAE, including a 39-year-old Bangladeshi, have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID19), the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced on Friday, reports UNB. This...
Pakistan won an extra four months to meet international anti-terrorism financing norms on Friday when a global dirty money watchdog decided to keep the country off its blacklist for now,...
Aiming to assist students to familiarise with the world of MS Excel, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) Finance Society has come up with the initiative of launching Excel Maestros 2020,...
A former professor of Khulna University has died after ‘attempting to board a moving train’ in Khulna. Mizanur Rahman, 65, was wounded around 6:00am on Saturday, said Wahid Khan, chief...
The cast of Friends is to reunite for a one-off special, more than 15 years since the show ended. The episode will air on the HBO Max streaming service, which...
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has recently hosted a Seminar titled ‘Preventing Terrorism and Extremism through Community Engagement’ at the university’s own campus in Bashundhara, Dhaka. Anti Terrorism Unit (ATU)...
The Election Commission plans to meet the candidates of the upcoming Dhaka 10 by-poll to reach an agreement in reducing pollution in campaigns. The EC scheduled a meeting for Sunday...
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