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There are few film buffs not taking interest in watching film shootings --- be they indoors or held on an outdoor location. In the heyday of Bangladesh cinema in the...
The government has unveiled draft guidelines for installation of onshore wind power plants as part of its efforts to enhance clean energy generation in the country. According to the official...
The Covid-19 vaccination, one of the most-discussed issue in the world, starts the programme in Bangladesh today (Sunday). It is a notable achievement since many countries are yet to purchase...
A surreal, blood-red river inundated the Indonesian village of Jenggot after floods hit a nearby batik factory on Saturday, causing a frenzy on social media. Thousands of users on Twitter...
At least 168 people were killed in 159 motorcycle accidents, 37.23 per cent of total incidents, across the country between January 1 and January 31 of this year, according to...
Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal on Saturday said graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status would be a matter of great honour and pride for the country....
Big pharmaceutical companies, commonly referred to as 'Big Pharma', claim that patents protecting intellectual property rights (IPRs) are essential for innovations. They opposed the developing country proposal to temporarily suspend...
In a major reform of the state-dominated economy, the Cuban government will allow small private businesses to operate in most fields, eliminating its limited list of activities, state-run media reported...
Three Indians, suspected of being members of an international gang of bookmakers, were detained from Chattogram’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium area during the Bangladesh-West Indies Test on Saturday. Members of...
A coup d'etat, or a commandeering of the state by force of arms, is an anachronism these days. It is a truth the new military junta in Myanmar does not...
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has issued a new directive on February 1, 2021, about the methods that Eligible Institutional (EI) investors should use in determining the fair value...
The post-World War II period was marked by increasing economic and military dominance by the Unites States. The US hegemony during this period was largely maintained through establishment of a...
The 14th edition of the International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh (ICFFB) came to an end on Friday, reports UNB. Organised by the Children’s Film Society (CFS), the closing ceremony of...
Hasan Ali took 5-54 as Pakistan ended day three of the second Test against South Africa in Rawalpindi in a strong position. The seamer starred as South Africa were bowled...
FBCCI President Sheikh Fazle Fahim has said Bangladesh would get new facilities in commerce graduating out of the least developed country (LDC). Describing LDC graduation as a big achievement for...
Joe Root scored an imperious double century as England continued their strong start to the first Test against India on day two in Chennai. England captain Root resumed on 128...
Implementing a ‘zero-waste’ community is the ultimate solution to address the growing waste management crisis, observed experts. Every day Bangladesh generates 35,000 tonnes of solid waste in the urban areas,...
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said BNP is again carrying out its evil attempts to launch violence in the name of...
BNP on Saturday announced a countrywide protest programme for Monday to mark the third anniversary of the imprisonment of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a graft case. Party senior joint...
Facebook is extremely concerned about orders to shut down internet access in Myanmar and called on authorities to unblock access to social media services, an official from the social media...
Mehidy Hasan Miraz picked up three wickets in the last session of the fourth day of the first Test in Chattogram on Saturday as West Indies chase a massive target...
Thousands of farmers across India blocked roads on Saturday with makeshift tents, tractors, trucks and boulders to pressure the government to roll back agricultural reforms that have triggered months-long protests....
Sinovac Biotech said on Saturday that its unit's COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use by the general public by China's medical products regulator. It marks the second COVID-19 vaccine...
An intensified campaign during the ongoing ‘Mujib Year’ specially brought an extra fortune for some 8,000 ethnic minority poorer families alongside other vulnerable people nationwide. They have got a permanent...
Myanmar's junta shut down the internet in the country on Saturday as thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon to denounce this week's coup and demand the release...
Bangladesh has recorded 305 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 537,770. The death toll climbed to 8,190 after eight...
Bangladesh skipper Mominul Haque has scored his 10th century in Test cricket as the Tigers set a daunting target of 395 for the West Indies in Chattogram. Mominul notched up...
China's garment industry registered lower profits and revenue in 2020, data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has shown. Profits of the country's major garment enterprises came in...
Myanmar has written to Bangladesh through its Ambassador in Yangon explaining why the military took over on February 1. The current interim government conveyed that some 10.4 million fake votes...
Bangladesh is set to start a nationwide immunisation drive against the coronavirus (Covid-19) in 1,015 centres on Feb 7 after revising its vaccination plan to administer 3.5 million doses in...
The virtual world is often crowded with more or less aggression and hate. Social media comment sections, news media, YouTube, blogs or any platform where mass people can voice their...
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was poised to become the first African and first woman to lead the embattled World Trade Organization (WTO) after a South Korean rival withdrew on Friday and...
Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque hit a ton in the ongoing Test against West Indies at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Saturday. During the 61st over of Bangladesh’s...
Christopher Plummer, a patrician Canadian who starred as widower Captain von Trapp opposite Julie Andrews in the blockbuster 1965 musical “The Sound Of Music” and in 2012 became the oldest...
South Korea unveiled a 48.5 trillion won ($43.2 billion) plan to build the world’s largest wind power plant by 2030 as part of efforts to foster an environmentally-friendly recovery from...
Colette Maze says she began playing the piano when she was four years old to find in music the warmth absent in her strict upbringing. Today, at the age of...
Shares of GameStop and other companies caught in the recent social media-fueled trading frenzy bounced on Friday, after online broker Robinhood lifted all the buying curbs imposed at the apex...
Bangladesh skipper Mominul Haque is leading from the front as Bangladesh's lead crossed 300 runs at lunch on the fourth day of the ongoing Test against West Indies at the Zahur...
The railway communication with Sylhet has fully restored after an oil-laden train derailed in Fenchuganj upazila of the district on Thursday night. Confirming the matter, Abdus Sattar, officer-in-charge of Sylhet...
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) filed a total of 2,108 cases and realised over Tk 2.96 million in fines in January 2021 for violating traffic rules. The number of mobile...
Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company on Friday announced six new projects in development for Netflix Inc, including a love story with a supernatural twist and a young adult thriller....
Oil prices rose about 1.0 per cent on Friday, after hitting their highest in a year and closing in on $60 a barrel, supported by economic revival hopes and supply...
Tech giant Google on Friday launched a platform in Australia offering news it has paid for, striking its own content deals with publishers in a drive to show legislation proposed...
Probashi Kallyan Bank (PKB) is set to provide loans to general clients by this month with a view to expanding its service as a scheduled bank. Officials said one can...
Global rice prices hit a seven-month high in January 2021 in which Bangladesh's import policy revision, among others, also played a role, according to the latest report of Food and...
Insurance industry insiders have hailed abolishing commission system in non-life business procurement by the regulator, saying it will strengthen financial health of the insurance companies. As a part of its...
The country's cyber crime management system is still flimsy due to lack of necessary manpower, infrastructure and expertise, although the incidents of such crimes are mounting along with gradual increase...
Many corporations are learned to manipulate their financial statements through supplying 'false information', which often misleads investors and causes monetary loss to them. Adoption of information technology can be one...
All 507 Australian Open players and staff who stayed at a quarantine hotel where a worker contracted coronavirus have tested negative and been cleared to participate in the Grand Slam,...
India has said it was restoring high-speed mobile internet in the federal territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the first time since August 2019, when the government withdrew the special...
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