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A cold wave sweeping over the country is likely to linger at least another day. “The situation will start improving from Sunday,” Kawser Parvin, deputy director of Bangladesh Meteorological Department...
The Awami League on Saturday re-elected Sheikh Hasina as the president and Obaidul Quader as the general secretary to lead the ruling party for next three years. The councillors of...
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged councillors of the party to work for gaining public trust and confidence so that the party can continue serving the people getting...
Catastrophic fire warnings are in place across the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), where firefighters are tackling more than 100 blazes. Authorities have urged Christmas travellers to delay...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has entered into an alliance with Gift Management Dhaka Limited to introduce an exclusive reward platform for their premium credit cardholders. EBL Managing Director and CEO...
Biman’s brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner ‘Sonar Tori’ has started its journey for Dhaka from Seattle, USA. It left Boeing Everett Delivery Center at 12.30pm (local time) on Friday and...
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called a meeting with his council of ministers on Saturday to discuss the security situation in the country following protests against a controversial citizenship law,...
At least 18 inmates were killed and 16 wounded during a fight between rival gangs in a Honduran penitentiary on Friday, authorities said, in one of the worst recent outbreaks...
Ten most-traded firms accounted for one-fourth transactions of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) last week that ended on Thursday. Ring Shine Textiles, which made debut on December 12, emerged as...
Weeks after US authorities brought a spying case against three Saudi nationals for digging up dissidents’ personal data at Twitter, the company suspended tens of thousands of accounts that appear...
The rate of online sales through different e-commerce platforms accounts for a very limited portion of the total retail sales in Bangladesh, according to a World Bank (WB) study. "Global...
The government is going to set up a shelter home for returnee women migrant workers near the Dhaka airport to provide them with emergency support, officials said. To this end,...
Jhilmil, one of the largest housing projects for lower and middle-income groups, is yet to make any tangible progress even after two years into a construction deal. Even the government...
Flight operations were disrupted as a severely dense fog overcast the sky of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for five and a half hours on Saturday. It resumed around 9:30am...
A mild cold wave sweeping over the northwestern regions of the country is likely to continue till Saturday, according to a meteorologist at Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The weather is...
Farm credit disbursement grew by more than 11 per cent in the first five months of the current fiscal year (FY), 2019-20, as demand for such loan has been picked...
Women workers are more vulnerable than their male counterparts to losing their jobs due to automation in five key sectors in Bangladesh, according to a study. It said women in...
Councillors of the ruling Awami League will gather at The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) on Saturday morning to elect the next committee of the party for three years. The...
The government's procurement drive could hardly provide any relief to the farmers, as paddy prices dropped notably in this Aman harvesting season. After incurring loss, many of the farmers are...
Irregularities and problems of various nature in the country's banking and financial sector have hit its growth, as the sector's expansion rate has fallen in the last fiscal year (FY),...
Is uncouth behaviour taking over courteous and dignified manner? It is difficult to think otherwise. There is no formal parameter to determine the level of such behaviour. Whether uncouth behaviour...
The Lancet is a world-renowned journal of medical science and research. In its recent issue, it drew our attention to the twin problems existing in the arena of in health...
Two factory fires in less than a week on the outskirts of the capital leave no doubt that defiance of rules and regulations with utter disregard for workplace safety is...
The goals of the sustainable development agenda promoted by the United Nations are highly relevant to sustain the progression of the human race. One of the key challenges has been...
The economic performance as revealed by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) indicates the economy maintained its real growth inertia with 8.15 per cent over the fiscal year 2018-2019, which is...
One of the main discussions at the COP25 climate change talks (December 02-15, 2019) was Article 6, which is designed to provide financial support to emerging economies and developing countries...
The e-commerce landscape in Bangladesh is quickly evolving as more than three million people placed an e-commerce or f-commerce order in the last twelve months. With the rise of smartphone...
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of chair emeritus of world’s largest non-government development organisation Brac, passed away on Friday night at the age of 83. He breathed his last at...
After a brief respite, onion prices have once again begun soaring in the markets due to a supply shortage for the key kitchen staple, traders say. The spike in the...
Authorities shut down the internet in parts of northern India on Friday and imposed a curfew in a southern city after two people died in clashes between police and stone-throwing...
The High Court has ordered the ministry of women and children affairs, the ministry of social welfare and others concerned to submit within 40 days what measures they have taken...
Can you recall the characters of the Bangla classic 'Jok' of Abu Ishak that you might have read in your teens? Beat your brains and you will remember the textbook...
Sharmin Aktar (not real name) is living almost alone at home. She is about to forget laughing and even playing with her mates. Sharmin, a 10 years old girl, is...
How this special floor derived Bengal was greatly influenced by the Asia-minor region as well as Persia. Islam became a mission to spread over the hinterland. Sultans adopted the cultural...
Bangladesh Navy personnel have rescued five fishermen from the Bay of Bengal, after three days the fishing boat become out of work. The rescued fishermen are: M Yasin, 18, Omar...
Britain’s Prince Philip, the 98-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, was taken to hospital on Friday as a precautionary measure for treatment for a pre-existing condition, Buckingham Palace said on Friday....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has described Awami League as the largest and strongest political party of the country Sheikh Hasina, the president of Awami League, made the remarks while addressing...
An earthquake shook some buildings in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kashmir State in India on Friday, witnesses said. The magnitude 6.1 quake was centred in mountainous Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan,...
The Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has entered into the of online banking aimed at providing modern services to its clients. The RAKUB’s online Real Time Banking Solution Services was...
With the onset of winter, the roadside pitha shops in Lalmonirhat not only give people something warm and delicious to nibble on but also provide seasonal labourers a much-needed livelihood....
Khulna Tigers stunned Rangpur Rangers by eight wickets to register their third consecutive win in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Friday. Rangers...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Friday arrested alleged drug peddler and recovered 11,600 Yaba tablets from his possession fin the city. “ A team of the RAB recovered 11,600 yaba...
Chants of 'Remove Modi' filled the air after Friday prayers at the historic Jama Masjid as protesters gathered to march toward New Delhi’s center, one of many demonstrations across India...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said that Ankara would retaliate against possible US sanctions over its purchase of Russian defense systems and a natural gas pipeline. US Congress has...
France’s competition authority fined Google $167 million for anti-competitive behaviour and for having unclear advertising on the Google Ads page. The fine comes as France and other European countries maintain...
ISHO is pushing the boundaries of the existing furniture industry in Bangladesh and endeavours to make furniture that is more accessible, user friendly and efficient. With its own unique innovation lab ISHO incorporates...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the 21st National Council of ruling Awami League at the Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka on Friday afternoon. Sheikh Hasina, also the AL president, opened the...
The Latin American economy will accelerate slowly in 2020 due to decreased concerns over global political and commercial risks, according to experts. After showing almost zero growth in 2019, the...
India's state-owned trading enterprise - Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation of India (MMTC) has ordered an import of an additional 12,500 metric tonnes (MT) of onions from Turkey, officials said...
Authorities in India’s Assam state have resumed mobile internet services, 10 days after it was suspended in the wake of violent protests over the controversial new citizenship law, officials said....
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