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The government is planning to provide Tk 43.40 billion funds to the BCIC as a subsidy - to cut its existing trade gap in importing and selling fertilisers and make...
Vegetable prices witnessed a notable hike by Tk 10-40 a kg last week, raising the sufferings of the commoners - already battered with a rocketing price trend of most essentials....
Over Tk 1.5 billion has been splurged on projects in 20 years for installing an automated traffic-control system in Dhaka, but to no avail, as vehicle movement is still controlled...
Gruelling inflation now forces a section of low-income people either to go back to villages or shift their family members as a coping strategy, in a repeat of the corona-driven...
The possibility of refining imported Russian heavy crude at Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL) waned further as the country's lone refiner has said in a report that it does not have...
A final reckoning starts on the outcome of providing trade subsidies to different sectors and how further they need it to become self-reliant as spoon-feeding has to stop after Bangladesh's...
Overall output of Bangladesh's large and medium industries surged, propelled by export-propped clothing sector, but a large number of others saw a slump as per latest data. Many believe the...
The jubilation over the Bangladesh women's football team's triumph in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women's Championship 2022 is quite natural. When the men's football team is all frustration...
Data play an important role in determining policies, laws and budget decisions with a view to acquire gender equality under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Amid the pressing need for...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid's call for a two-state solution was a "positive development" but said the proof would be an immediate return to negotiations....
Imranur Rahman has shredded his own record in the national sprint by storming to a phenomenal 10.29-second 100m victory in Sultana Kamal National Summer Athletics, shaving 0.21 second off his...
From the beginning, it has been argued by many that the proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) would bring little benefit in terms of easing the traffic congestion in Dhaka. Nevertheless,...
The war in Ukraine has to all appearances taken a dangerous turn. And that is not because Russia has made substantial gains in its war with Ukraine. Quite contrary to...
The Myanmar authorities' failure to reciprocate Bangladesh's repeated requests to stop hostilities by their security forces at the common border between the two countries has compelled Bangladesh government to raise...
A team of experts commissioned by the UN's top human rights body to look into rights violations in Ukraine said Friday its initial investigation turned up evidence of war crimes...
The nursing workforce is expanding in size in Bangladesh and nurses are undertaking diverse tasks within and beyond the healthcare delivery system. However, the responsibilities the nurses carry, the critical...
The government has ordered the head of Bhurungamari Upazila administration in Kurigram to explain his alleged negligence in Secondary School Certificate question paper leaks. Upazila Chief Executive, or UNO, Dipak...
রাশিয়ার প্রেসিডেন্ট ভ্লাদিমির পুতিনকে ইউক্রেইনে হামলা চালাতে ঠেলে দেওয়া হয়েছে বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন ইতালির সাবেক প্রধানমন্ত্রী সিলভিও বারলুসকোনি। তিনি বলেন, কিইভে জেলেনস্কি সরকারের জায়গায় নতুন একটি যোগ্য সরকার বসাতে চওয়ার...
Saudi Arabia's mission to the International Space Station next year aboard a SpaceX capsule will include a woman who would become the world's first female Arab astronaut, according to Axiom...
State-organised demonstrations took place in several Iranian cities on Friday to counter anti-government protests triggered by the death of a woman in police custody, with some marchers calling for the...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has ruled that the seniority of the employees absorbed under the revenue budget from the development project is to be counted from the...
At least 71 people died when the migrant boat they were aboard sank off the Syrian coast after sailing from Lebanon earlier this week, the Lebanese transport minister said, as...
Under pressure to resign for declining to say whether he accepts the scientific consensus on global warming, World Bank President David Malpass said on Thursday it was clear greenhouse emissions...
Two more dengue patients died in 24 hours till Friday morning, raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 50. During this period, 125 more patients...
Protesters across Iran continued to clash violently with security forces early Friday following the death of a young woman in police custody, as Iranian state TV suggested the death toll...
Faidpur’s Padma and Madhumati rivers are swallowing farmlands and houses, leaving hundreds of villagers in panic. The erosion of the river banks has been going on in Alfadanga Upazila over...
Speakers at a webinar demanded annulling the provision of paying capacity payments to idle power plants to keep down overall electricity generation costs and keep the national economy vibrant. They...
বাংলাদেশ-নেপালের কূটনৈতিক সম্পর্কের সুবর্ণজয়ন্তীতে সাড়ে ২২ হাজার ফুট উঁচু ‘দোগারি হিমাল’ শৃঙ্গে প্রথমবারের মত দুই দেশের পতাকা ওড়াতে অভিযানে যাচ্ছেন দুই দেশের আট পর্বতারোহী। শুক্রবার ঢাকায় জাতীয় প্রেস ক্লাবের জহুর...
দেশে টানা পঞ্চম দিনের মত ২৪ ঘণ্টায় ছয়শর বেশি কোভিড রোগী শনাক্ত হয়েছে, শনাক্তের হার ছাড়িয়েছে ১৫ শতাংশ। স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তর জানিয়েছে, শুক্রবার সকাল পর্যন্ত ২৪ ঘণ্টায় ৪ হাজার ৩১ জনের...
A US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Friday for the first time in about four years, set to join other military vessels in a show of force intended...
Boeing Co will pay $200 million to settle civil charges by the US Securities and Exchange Commission that it misled investors about its 737 MAX, which was grounded for 20...
পুলিশ হেফাজতে এক নারীর মৃত্যুতে ক্ষুব্ধ বিক্ষোভকারীদের উদ্দেশ্যে এখন পর্যন্ত দেওয়া সবচেয়ে কঠোর সতর্কবার্তায় ইরানের সেনাবাহিনী বলেছে, জনগণের সুরক্ষা নিশ্চিত করতে তারা ‘শত্রুদের মোকাবেলায়’ নামবে। ‘অনুপযুক্ত পোশাক’ পরার দায়ে গত...
Russia launched referendums in four occupied areas of Ukraine on Friday expected to be used by Moscow to justify annexation, but Kyiv said the voting was mandatory with residents being...
ভারতের উত্তরাঞ্চলে লাদাখ সংলগ্ন হিমালয়ের ছয় হাজার মিটার উচ্চতার চারটি পর্বত ১০ দিনে আরোহণ করেছেন দুই বাংলাদেশি অভিযাত্রী। শুক্রবার অ্যাডভেঞ্চার কমিউনিটি অদ্রি এক সংবাদ বিজ্ঞপ্তিতে জানিয়েছে, পর্বতারোহী সালেহীন আরশাদী ও...
The first sequel to blockbuster movie "Avatar" will focus on a theme of protecting family and will expand the world of Pandora that enchanted audiences more than a decade ago,...
Emmanuel Lefebvre produces thousands of tonnes of endives on his farm in northern France annually, but this year he may abandon his crop because of the crippling energy costs required...
Iran's army warned on Friday that it would "confront the enemies" to ensure security and peace in the country, according to a statement, as protests rage over the death of...
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to Bangladesh Essa bin Yousef Al Duhailan has said Saudi companies have expressed their eagerness to invest in Bangladesh in various sectors...
Eight mountaineers from Bangladesh and Nepal have formed an expedition to become the first group to climb the 21,443 foot-high ‘Dogari Himal’ peak in the Himalayas to commemorate 50 years...
Bangladesh reported another death from Covid-19 with 620 more cases in 24 hours till Friday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,347 while the total...
Kazakhstan has seen an increased number of arrivals from neighbouring Russia, Kazakh authorities said on Friday, after Moscow announced a conscription drive this week the war in Ukraine. Russian President...
Traffic into Finland across its southeastern border with Russia was heavy on Friday, border guards told Reuters, adding that the number of Russians who entered the previous day was more...
Syrian authorities have recovered the bodies of at least 61 people who were aboard a migrant boat that sank off its coast after sailing from Lebanon earlier this week, a...
Wedged between China and India, the country known for its natural beauty and ancient Buddhist culture, first opened to wealthy tourists in 1974. In March 2020 it shut its borders...
Tom Andrews, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, has said that conditions for Myanmar’s 54 million people have gone from “bad to worse to horrific” since...
গাড়ির জানালা স্বয়ংক্রিয়ভাবে নামানোর সফটওয়্যারে ত্রুটির কারণে চার মডেলের প্রায় ১১ লাখ গাড়ি বাজার থেকে ফেরত নিচ্ছে বিদ্যুৎ চালিত গাড়ি নির্মাতা টেসলা। স্বয়ংক্রিয়ভাবে বন্ধ হওয়ার সময় জানালার কাচ আর ফ্রেমের...
The US has announced over $170 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingyas inside and outside Myanmar as well as for host communities in Bangladesh. "With this new funding, our...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FBCCI) has invited US entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh‘s ICT sector after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared to establish a dedicated...
Britain's new finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng unleashed historic tax cuts and huge increases in borrowing on Friday in an economic agenda that floored financial markets, with British government bonds in...
বাণিজ্যিক সহযোগিতা সম্প্রসারণে বাংলাদেশ ও কম্বোডিয়ার মধ্যে একটি মুক্ত বাণিজ্য চুক্তি হতে পারে বলে আভাস দিয়েছেন পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী একে আব্দুল মোমেন। জাতিসংঘ সাধারণ পরিষদের অধিবেশনের ফাঁকে বুধবার নিউ ইয়র্কের হোটেল লোটে...
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