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The much-hyped Second Belt and Road (BR) Forum for International Cooperation started in Bejing, China on Friday amid the presence of heads of state and government from 38 countries. Chinese...
An electrical short-circuit on the seventh floor of the FR Tower triggered the deadly FR Tower fire, according to an investigation by the home ministry. A Security Services Division team...
The final consultation on the proposed movable property act has ended, but its implementation largely depends on the amendment of at least 10 existing key laws, officials said. The World...
The insurance regulator has finalised a policy, which will provide migrant workers with benefits in cases of their death and accidental disability, officials said. Intended migrant workers can buy any...
The Bangladesh U-19 women's football team emerged Group B champion in the Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup Football, reports BSS. They beat Kyrgyzstan by 2-1 goals in their second...
According to very recent information, the country's light engineering sector has sought policy support from the government. For its part the sector has been preparing a set of proposals that...
The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-- 8 points to sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth and decent work. This goal "focuses on improving economic growth that is sustainable while ensuring that...
The decision to introduce Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Dhaka is one of the wrong steps to streamline the chaotic public transport in the capital city. What prompts the...
Shooting erupted between security forces and a group of men in eastern Sri Lanka on Friday during a search and cordon operation related to the Easter Sunday attacks, a military...
In developing economies, informal sector plays an important role in the generation of income, employment and absorption of surplus labourers, especially during economic downturn or economic transition. Despite its importance,...
Mass protests in Algeria and Sudan have recently removed two aging autocrats, ending 20 and 30 years, respectively, of absolutist rule. In both countries, the insurgents are now locked in...
The grim revelation that unemployment has doubled since 1994 suggests that much more is required to be done in the public and private sectors to address the issue. Procrastination in...
It is widely known that the tax-to-GDP ratio of Bangladesh is still below 10 per cent. Compared with the tax-to-GDP ratios of some of its neighbours, Bangladesh has the lowest...
Is typical storytelling dying or evolving to something else? Do creative professionals need to rethink how to strategise brand content? Can marketers still follow Aristotle's three act structure or Freytag's...
Lately, economists have included Human Development Index (HDI) in addition to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as an indicator of development. This is a significant factor for development of any society,...
Indonesian businesses have expressed their interest to invest in energy, rail, tourism and infrastructure sectors of Bangladesh. "Indonesia and Bangladesh are considered emerging economies with a combined population of 420...
Even in a competitive job market in this country, A Science graduate in Textile Engineering has quite a demand. Managing a job is not beyond such a graduate's ability. And...
That smoking causes serious diseases is widely known. Still, most people in Bangladesh do not seem very concerned to protest against this issue. Additionally, the dearth of laws that can...
The technological space is constantly shifting, and with it the nature of work itself. Although the standard arrangement of working 9-5 at an office still exists, there is a growing...
Fish has been an extensively accepted food since antique epoch throughout the world. Many moons ago when aquaculture was not incepted, people had to rely merely on the wild source...
A 100-bed hospital would be established at every upazila across the country aiming to provide healthcare facilities to all the people living in rural areas. State Minister for Health and...
Sujan Halder and Shima Sharmin were made the president and general secretary respectively of Bangladesh Television (BTV) Reporters Unity (BTRU). A 45-member committee was formed on Friday to ensure the...
US President Donald Trump on Friday said trade talks with China are going very well, as the world’s two largest economies seek to end talks with a trade agreement to...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has accused the US of acting in 'bad faith' during the summit earlier this year with US President Donald Trump, according to the Korean Central...
Airport Armed Police (AAP) arrested a man from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) and recovered 10 gold bars hidden in his rectum on Friday. The seized gold weighed around...
Law Minister Anisul Huq has said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir does not know how to respect leaders and activists of his own party. “One BNP leader took...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said it is not her policy to divide any party or do anything that leads a party to a split. "To divide a party...
BNP leader Zahidur Rahman, who took oath as a member of the 11th parliament from Thakurgaon 3 constituency violating the BNP's decision, was pressured into taking oath by the government....
The board of directors of Karnaphuli Insurance Company has recommended 6.0 per cent cash and 5.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final...
The board of directors of Standard Bank has recommended 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend will come...
A woman was gang raped by four men at Karai Barishal Char in Chilmari upazila of Kurigram on Wednesday night. Two suspected rapists were arrested the following day after the...
At 12:10 pm Friday, men and boys in a Muslim neighbourhood in Sri Lanka’s capital did something everyone had warned them not to do: They came together to pray. Hundreds...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has condemned the deadly suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Hasina also called for a united stand against militancy and terrorism. She made...
Getafe picked up a first La Liga point against illustrious neighbours Real Madrid since 2012 to boost their Champions League hopes. The hosts moved back into fourth place - one...
A woman was killed and another injured by a lightning strike at Beergor village in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Nilufar Begum, 25,...
A housewife was tortured to death for dowry allegedly by her husband at Kulibari village in Baghmara upazila of Rajshahi district on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Mukti...
The alleged ringleader behind Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings was killed in the attacks, President Maithripala Sirisena said. Mr Sirisena said Zahran Hashim, a radical preacher, died at the Shangri-La...
Experts at a training programme on Thursday suggested allocating adequate fund for fire safety in industrial units and households. They also stressed the need for setting up of necessary fire...
The board of directors of Export Import (EXIM) Bank of Bangladesh has recommended 10 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of...
Turkish prosecutors on Friday ordered the detention of 210 military personnel over their alleged links to a group accused of masterminding a coup bid in 2016, local media reported. Police...
China’s Belt and Road initiative must be green and sustainable, President Xi Jinping said at the opening of a summit on his grand plan on Friday, adding that the massive...
A woman and her son have died from electrocution at their residence in Chuadanga’s Jibannagar Upazila. Two others were injured in the incident. The victims were identified as Ashura Khatun,...
The seasonal adjusted citizen unemployment rate of Singapore inched up slightly from 3.1 per cent in December 2018 to 3.2 per cent in March 2019, the Ministry of Manpower announced...
Scheduled banks have disbursed more than 74 per cent of the annual farm loan target in the first nine months of the current fiscal year (FY), a central bank official...
Indian shares ticked higher on Friday as a volatile week draws to a close, with Tata Steel Ltd climbing the most in 14 months after the steelmaker beat expectations for...
Asian shares were mostly lower on Friday after an overnight decline on Wall Street spurred by disappointingly weak earnings reports from 3M and other industrial companies. Concern that China may...
The United Nations Higher Commission of Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday relocated 350 illegal immigrants in a reception centre in south of the Libyan capital Tripoli. The UNHCR and the IOM...
The mayor of Mixtla de Altamirano municipality, her husband and her driver were shot to death by gunmen in the Mexican Gulf state of Veracruz, officials said. They were travelling...
Visiting three top UN officials have urged the donors to do more and act faster to share the burden that Bangladesh is shouldering due to presence of huge number of...
Facebook is preparing for a record-setting fine from US regulators over privacy issues, but Wall Street shrugged at the looming penalty after the company added users and trounced profit expectations...
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