A woman in Australia has shared a heartbreaking video of her young son crying and saying he wants to kill himself because of the constant bullying he faces at school...
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said he was watching the coronavirus impact on the economy with “grave concern,” in a nod to the growing toll the epidemic is taking...
Fast bowler Kyle Jamieson claimed a third wicket between lunch and tea Friday to continue a dream debut on the first day of the first cricket Test between New Zealand...
An intergovernmental group of Asian countries on Thursday pledged support to China in its fight against the killer coronavirus outbreak, according to Arab News. Member states of the Association of...
Robi, the second largest mobile operator in Bangladesh, is seeking to raise Tk 5.2 billion from the capital market through an initial public offering (IPO), reports bdnews24.com. It plans to...
The authorities of Chittagong University (CU) on Thursday night decided to hold the admission test according to their existing rules instead of the integrated admission test of public universities which...
Two suspected robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with police early Friday in Palpara area in Sadar upazila of Cumilla district, according to UNB. The deceased were identified as...
A man suspected of shooting dead nine people in shisha bars in a German town before killing himself and his mother had posted a manifesto online including conspiracy theories and...
South Korea has stepped up measures to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, as confirmed infections rose sharply for a second day, reports BBC. Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun described...
His premature demise did not hit the headlines of national dailies. Nor would many people outside his close circle know or remember who Dr. Kazi Ali Toufique was. His name...
Mohammad Badrul Ahsan, an embodiment of wisdom, humility and lover of humanity, left us on February 06, 2020, at the age of 60 years. Educated in Economics at Dhaka University,...
China reported an uptick in new cases of coronavirus on Friday although the rise in infections remained at its slowest pace since January, a downward trend which the World Health...
The nation is paying respects to the martyrs of the 1952 Language Movement on Friday, marking 'Amar Ekushey', the Language Martyrs’ Day and International Mother Language Day. The great Language...
SYLHET, Feb 20: Drastic fall in the water level on the small rivers in Sylhet division, especially on the lower region of Sunamagnj and Habiganj, has caused severe congestion of...
RANGPUR, Feb 20: Though the growers of Rangpur agriculture region are aware about the harmful effect of tobacco on both human health as well as environment, its farming is still...
Some people occupying the high seats in Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority (DWASA), apparently, are not interested in taking into cognizance the paying capacity of most consumers. That is why...
The High Court has issued a rule directing the cabinet secretary to explain why indifference to use of Bangla date alongside English to mark the national days would not be...
The Bangalees have a unique record of sacrificing lives for the love of their mother tongue. Immortalised as language movement of 1952, the occasion's spirit still runs deep in the...
Even after one year of the fire occurrence at Churihatta (Chakbazar), the family members of the victims have not got financial support. The family members of the victims mentioned this,...
The government has named nine individuals, including two posthumously, Commander Abdur Rouf and Anwar Pasha, and educational institute Bharateswari Homes for the Independence Award. The recipients of Bangladesh’s highest civilian...
After a long gap, this scribe one evening a couple of days back logged in to his Facebook account. Nearly a year ago, the page would remain filled with harmless...
When UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the 193-member General Assembly last December, he focused on the smoldering climate crisis - pointing out that the last five years have been the...
Our hopes may be colliding with our inheritances. One set of instincts dashes in that 'developed country' direction, evident in our dialogues and dictionaries, yet without amply modifying our practices,...
At least 98 women were raped in the month of January alone across the country, according to report of an independent rights and legal aid body. Of them, one was...
Three people have been killed and nine others injured in a crane accident on the set of actor Kamal Haasan's upcoming film 'Indian 2', reports NDTV. The incident took place...
The authorities of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) on Wednesday decided not to join the integrated admission test of public universities which is expected to begin from the...
The nation is set to observe 'Amar Ekushey', the Language Martyrs' Day (Shaheed Day) and the International Mother Language Day on Friday, marking the supreme of sacrifice of the language...
Larry Tesler, an icon of early computing, has died at the age of 74, reports the BBC. Mr Tesler started working in Silicon Valley in the early 1960s, at a...
A Bangladeshi youth was picked up by the members of Indian Border Security Force from Khalishakothal bordering area of Fulbari upazila in Kurigram on Wednesday night. The detainee was identified...
The government has started a process to formulate a master plan, aiming to attract more and more tourists -- both local and foreign ones -- through transforming the country’s tourism...
Stocks finished week on marginally lower Thursday as risk-averse investors went on sell-offs on sector-wise shares. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), settled at 4,733, shedding...
Economics Career Alliance (ECA), a club at the Economics department of University of Dhaka, has launched Career Expo 2020, a three-day long event aiming to bridge the gap between students...
The Pakistan Cricket Board has suspended batsman Umar Akmal under its anti-corruption code hours before the start of its premier domestic Twenty20 event in Karachi on Thursday. The PCB did...
Canada’s passenger rail company on Wednesday said blockades by demonstrators had forced it to temporarily lay off 1,000 employees, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to solve a...
China has gone all out to treat COVID-19 patients both with mild symptoms and in severe conditions alike in the epicentre city of Wuhan as the number of hospital beds...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Grameenphone (GP) to pay Tk 10 billion by Monday (February 24) out of an audit claim of Tk 125.79...
Walmart Inc might finally have found the sweet spot in Japan’s food market with a fast-growing venture ranked third in a nascent online grocery sector, as the brick-and-mortar stores it...
A bus collided head-on with a truck in southern India early Thursday, killing at least 19 people and injuring 23 others, police said. The accident occurred near Avanashi, a town...
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka again ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Thursday morning. It had an AQI score of 287 at 08:18am. The air was classified as ‘very...
The Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Tk 1.0 million on Southeast University for enrolling more than 50 students in its law department for a semester in breach of...
Two passengers from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship moored near Tokyo have died and 29 people were in a serious condition, Japanese media reported on Thursday, as a second group of...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday distributed the prestigious Ekushey Padak-2020 among 20 eminent personalities and an organisation in recognition of their contributions to various fields. The Prime Minister handed...
Larry Tesler, an icon of early computing, has died at the age of 74. Mr Tesler started working in Silicon Valley in the early 1960s, at a time when computers...
Stocks witnessed an upward trend in the early hours of trading on Thursday as investors maintained their appetite on sector-wise issues. Following the previous day’s modest gain, the Dhaka Stock...
The board of directors of Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation Ltd has recommended 20 per cent cash and 15 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31,...
China reported a dramatic drop in new cases in the province at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak, while scientists reported the new virus may spread even more easily than...
A former Republican congressman has denied he offered a pardon to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on behalf of US President Donald Trump. Assange's lawyer said Dana Rohrabacher claimed to be...
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is planning to complete installation of National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR), a system meant to check use of fake handsets, by this July. To...
The securities regulator has settled above 92 per cent of total complaints made by investors in last six months through newly-introduced online complaint module. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission...
At least 70 Bangladeshi workers have been staying in Malaysia without jobs in last five months, though they moved to the Southeast Asian country legally, people familiar with the situation...
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