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Stringent health restrictions on top of a triple-layer security measure will be in place at the Ekushey Book Fair that opens on Mar 18 after a long delay due to...
The sister of North Korean leader, Kim Yo Jong, criticised ongoing military drills in South Korea and warned the new US administration that the smell of cordite wafting over the...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved six projects, including a Tk 41.23 billion one to construct 30,000 houses for insolvent freedom fighters and their...
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) on Tuesday formally launched one new service to its virtual One-Stop Service (OSS) portal to help facilitate investment procedure in the country. The new service...
Former US first lady Michelle Obama said Meghan's recollections about a remark made by one member of the British royal family about the possible darkness of her son's skin were...
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition seeking postponement of the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination. As per the HC order, the examination will be...
More than 400 people from Myanmar, many of them policemen, have crossed into neighbouring India since late February, an Indian police officer said on Monday, as Myanmar security forces seek...
Bangladesh has recorded 1,719 new cases of the coronavirus infections, taking the tally to 560,887, reports bdnews24.com. The death toll climbed to 8,597 after 26 fatalities were registered in the...
First namaz-e-janaza of AZM Anas, the Economic Editor at The Financial Express, was held at Jatiya Press Club (JPC) on Tuesday afternoon. Former president of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists...
Coronavirus infections are rising exponentially in Germany, an expert at the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases said on Tuesday, adding that the risk of AstraZeneca’s vaccine was relatively low....
A fisherman was shot to death during a river police operation against illegal fishing in the Meghna River in Matlab North in Chandpur district early on Tuesday. The deceased has...
Aid agency Save the Children says Islamist militants are beheading children as young as 11 in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado. One mother told the agency she had to...
Finnish telecoms group Nokia said on Tuesday it plans to cut between 5,000 and 10,000 jobs within the next two years to trim costs and invest more in research capabilities....
Australia on Tuesday said it has no plans to halt the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, even though several European countries paused administering the vaccine after reports of possible...
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and his wife Ummey Ahmed Shishir have been blessed with a baby boy -- their third child, confirmed a source close to the cricketer's family....
Swedish Free-to-play gaming studio Stillfront group has completely acquired Moonfrog labs including its Dhaka based subsidiary Ulka Games Limited. The Stockholm based gaming giant has bought 91 per cent of...
AZM Anas, the Economic Editor at The Financial Express, passed away on Tuesday morning. He died of cardiac arrest around 8:00 am at his residence at Dhanmondi area of Dhaka....
Stocks soared at the opening on Tuesday thanks to the regulatory measures taken to boost the capital market. Within the first hour of trading, the DSEX advanced more than 28...
রাজশাহী প্রকৌশল ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের (রুয়েট) এক গবেষক দল মানুষের কণ্ঠস্বর নিয়ন্ত্রিত একটি স্মার্ট হুইলচেয়ার তৈরি করেছে। দেশে প্রযুক্তির এ ধারার উন্নয়ন এবারই প্রথম। দলটিতে বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের দু’জন শিক্ষার্থী রয়েছেন, যারা...
“Quo Vadis, Aida?”, a Bosnian film about the Srebrenica genocide, was named on Monday as one of five contenders in the international feature film category for this year’s Oscars. In...
Iran released images and film footage on Monday of what it said was a new Revolutionary Guards base armed with cruise and ballistic missiles and “electronic warfare” equipment. A report...
Switzerland’s former soccer captain Stephan Lichtsteiner may have called time on his glittering sports career, but he has now started a new venture - training to become a watchmaker. Lichtsteiner,...
Germany, France and Italy said on Monday they would suspend AstraZeneca Covid-19 shots after several countries reported possible serious side-effects, but the World Health Organization (WHO) said there was no...
Myanmar security forces shot dead at least 20 pro-democracy protesters on Monday, an activist group said, and the military junta imposed martial law in parts of the main city Yangon,...
Steve Bannon, the former adviser to ex-US President Donald Trump, has lost a legal battle to set up a right-wing Catholic political academy in an abbey in Italy. The Council...
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is going to hold a public hearing on March 30 to understand users' experiences on quality of telecom services, according to an announcement published on...
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia on Monday announced it has partnered with Microsoft, Amazon web services and Google to develop new cloud-based 5G radio solutions with its radio access network...
Risks of waterlogging and landslides are sill prevailing in Chattogram district despite awareness campaigns and projects taken by the government. If we want to free ourselves from waterlogging and landslide,...
The Bangladesh Tele-communication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is set to install a state-of-the-art benchmarking system to strengthen the commission's capacity to monitor service quality of its licensees. The commission invited an...
Bangladesh’s container ship operator HR Lines Limited, a subsidiary of shipowner Karnaphuli Group, will expand its connectivity with regional transhipment hubs with the procurement of up to six boxships, each...
How many times have you heard people struggling with their second language? Well, it is believed that we all come across certain difficulties when we are taught to prioritise multiple...
The number of hazardous buildings in both public and private sectors saw a fourfold rise in 2020 as compared to that of 2019 while the most hazardous buildings increased threefold,...
The central bank has decided to increase by 5.0 percentage points the maximum ceiling of dividend offered by banks to the shareholders. If implemented, the banks would be able to...
The decision taken by Saudi Arabia to reform the much-hyped Kafala or sponsor system has come as an opportunity for outbound Bangladeshi workers. According to global media reports, the Arab...
The central bank is learnt to have created a Tk.5 billion fund to provide financial support to the start-ups in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT), in short IT, sector....
When it comes to unusual geographical location, Bangladesh can be compared with Lesotho, a southern African sovereign country landlocked by South Africa. Thanks to the Bay of Bengal rimming its...
As many as 13,886 underage girls of this land were married off in just seven months between April and October, 2020. The accelerated rate of child marriage is most likely...
Last-minute training of Miss Universe Bangladesh 2020 competition is going on at a fierce pace. This beauty pageant has come to the final stage very quickly through various stages. As...
The Ministry of Commerce has decided to raise the prices of edible oil to keep pace with the international market and stave off any volatility ahead of Ramadan. The decision...
জাতির জনক বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমানের জন্মশতবার্ষিকী এবং স্বাধীনতার সুবর্ণজয়ন্তী উপলক্ষে দশ দিনের আয়োজনে যোগ দিতে ঢাকায় আসছেন প্রতিবেশী দেশগুলোর পাঁচ রাষ্ট্র ও সরকার প্রধান। ১৭ থেকে ২৬ মার্চ জাতীয়...
The High Court on Monday wanted to know from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) as to why the agency was not arresting former central bank deputy governor SK Sur Chowdhury and...
The German government said Monday that it's suspending the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine over new reports of dangerous blood clots in connection with the shot. The Health Ministry said...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said BNP’s affection on artificial spirit of the Liberation War is nothing but to gain interest. The road transport and bridges minister...
Expressing wonder over the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s (DMP’s) instruction on avoiding political programmes between March 17 and March 26 on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Independence, BNP on...
Clustering is a recognised strategy to strengthen and consolidate SMEs through promoting interconnectedness, competition, and cooperation. Policymakers take interest in the cluster based SME development because of the evidences that...
Fashion brands should fix their "broken industry" by ensuring millions of pandemic-hit workers receive their full wages and by guaranteeing severance pay if jobs are cut, a coalition of more...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine was safe and that the government was very confident about using it in its vaccination push. Asked if...
দেশের বিভিন্ন ক্যাম্পাসের আইকনিক স্থানগুলোর অন্যতম হল রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ‘প্যারিস রোড’। রাস্তাটির খ্যাতি এর দু’পাশজুড়ে বিস্তৃত ৩০ থেকে ৪০ মিটার উচ্চতার গগন শিরিষ গাছের রাজসিক সমাহারের জন্য। বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের কাজলা গেট...
The total number of mobile phone subscribers has reached 173.357 million as of February, 2021, according to data by telecom regulator. The data of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) also...
David Fincher's "Mank" led nominations to the 93rd Academy Awards with 10 nods Monday, and for the first time, two women - Chloe Zhao and Emerald Fennell - were nominated...
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