Three Democratic US senators introduced a bill that would limit Section 230, a law that shields online companies from liability over content posted by users, and make the companies more...
Russia on Friday expelled diplomats from three EU member states it accused of attending illegal protests in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, and pointedly ignored a public call...
Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday found the court has jurisdiction over war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories, paving the way for a possible criminal investigation, despite...
A total of 101 consumers on Friday scooped Tk 1.22 million on the lottery of electronic fiscal device (EFD) invoices they got after purchases this January. The National Board of...
Newly-listed companies, which rallied over the last few weeks, suffered the biggest hits in the outgoing week that ended on Thursday as four out of top ten losers were newcomers....
A high-level review of the implementation of government's 'fast-track' projects will take place soon, officials said on Friday. The first-track project monitoring taskforce, headed by principal secretary to the Prime...
Bangladesh is now weighing two Indian proposals for either providing 'price undertaking' or stopping subsidies in order to get anti-dumping duty on jute goods withdrawn, officials say. Price undertaking by...
Mohammad Badrul Ahsan left us exactly one year back. The embodiment of wisdom, humility and love for humanity left us on February 6 last year at the age of only...
What is your lifelong dream? To get married? To own a car? Ask yourself. Almost everyone dreams about the same thing-A house. A permanent shelter of one's own. It is...
Although developing countries attracted a record share of global foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2020, finance for infrastructure and productive sectors fell significantly, weakening their COVID-19 recovery prospects. FDI flows...
The government has finally reduced the registration fee of a motorcycle. The cost of registering 100cc motorcycles has come down to Tk 2,000 from Tk 4,200. For those over 100cc,...
The coup staged by the Burma's military (Tatmadaw in Burmese) on the morning of February 1 (Monday) has again taken the country back to where it had been for the...
The Finance Bill 2020 gives holders of the so-called undisclosed income the privilege of legalising their money by paying a nominal tax of 10 per cent. Although it has a...
Russia has expelled diplomats from Germany, Sweden and Poland. The foreign ministry said in a statement the EU diplomats "took part in illegal protests" held in support of Putin critic...
The oath taking by Joe Biden as president and Kamala Harris as vice president of the United States on January 20 marks the end of the episode of months long...
Teachers and students in Myanmar rallied on Friday to a growing civil disobedience campaign as the anti-coup protest movement won the support of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party....
According to a new report, 'The Inequality Virus' released by Oxfam, the wealth of the world's billionaires increased by US$3.9 trillion between 18 March and 31 December 2020. Their total...
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday resigned his membership in the American actors union before it met to decide whether to expel the former TV reality star from its ranks....
For a long time, the banking industry has dominated the financial landscape of Bangladesh by providing its customers with a wide array of financial services. But the problem that persisted...
Kuwait said on Wednesday it will suspend entry for non-citizens for two weeks as of February 7, following a rise in coronavirus cases in the Gulf Arab state. The cabinet...
The leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia on Friday said they were seeking a special meeting of Southeast Asian nations to discuss the situation in Myanmar, where an elected government was...
Pakistan's medium pacer Hasan Ali took two wickets off successive deliveries as South Africa reached 26-2 at tea on the second day of the second Test in Rawalpindi on Friday....
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the reports of Al Jazeera against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government are intentional ones and a dirty manifestation of propaganda. “Media in...
The BNP on Friday accused the government of vote fraud in the elections to city corporations and announced to hold public rallies in six cities, demanding fair and credible polls....
Aarong, a lifestyle retail chain of the country, inaugurated a new multi-brand outlet in Tejgaon area of Dhaka on Friday. Managing Director of BRAC social enterprises Tamara Hasan Abed inaugurated...
Joe Root marked his 100th Test with a commanding century - his third in as many matches - as England made an impressive start to the first Test against India....
India needs to restructure its export basket on lines of Bangladesh for achieving achieve high growth in exports, says Economic Survey, an annual document of India's Ministry of Finance. It...
The Tigers are leading by 218 runs in Chattogram Test at the end of day three after wrapping up the West Indies for 259 in their first innings. Mominul Haque...
After its takeover, the military administration in Myanmar has 'reached out to Rohingya in Rakhine State which is seen as military junta's "desire to gradually bring back normalcy" in the...
From an eatery run by an enterprising undergraduate to a successful businessman having a catering service, Sylhet city is now bustling with restaurants. Even though there weren't enough fine dines...
Hungary has refused to take five thousand doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines offered by Bangladesh as a token of gratitude. The foreign ministry of Hungary gave the information without making...
China has accused the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) of pushing “fake news” in its reporting on the coronavirus outbreak. The country also demanded an apology from the corporation saying that...
Myanmar police arrested another key aide of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and media said at least 30 people had been detained over pot-banging protests against a military coup...
Scientists say they discovered a sunflower seed-sized subspecies of chameleon that may well be the smallest reptile on Earth. Two of the miniature lizards, one male and one female, were...
Diners in Malaysia can now enjoy restaurant meals from the safety and comfort of their vehicles after an eatery started a drive-in service for people eager to eat out during...
When Abdul Kader Tizini graduated with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from RWTH Aachen, one of Germany’s top technical universities, he thought it would be a matter of weeks...
Far beneath the ocean surface, a cacophony of industrial noise is disrupting marine animals’ ability to mate, feed and even evade predators, scientists warn. With rumbling ships, hammering oil drills...
Bangladesh has recorded 435 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 537,465. The death toll climbed to 8,182 after seven...
Bosnia’s most popular rock band, Dubioza Kolektiv, has a new recruit who sings and plays musical instruments - a humanoid robot called Robby Megabyte. Students from Sarajevo University’s electrical engineering...
Pfizer Inc has withdrawn an application for emergency-use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in India that it has developed with Germany's BioNTech, the company said on Friday. The US company,...
It was not many years ago when we saw Bangladeshi children being used as camel jockeys in the Gulf countries, far from their sweet homes. The doleful situation has changed...
Bangladesh are off to a stuttering start in the second innings, losing Tamim Iqbal and Nazmul Hossain Shanto for ducks after bundling out the West Indies for 259 on Day...
At least three people were killed and four others injured as a truck collided head-on with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Bakolia area in Chattogram city on Friday. The deceased were...
Consulting firm McKinsey & Company on Thursday said it has agreed to pay nearly $600 million to resolve investigations by most US states into its alleged role in “turbocharging” sales...
German airline Lufthansa said it had issued a 1.6 billion euro ($1.92 billion) bond on Thursday, money that will be used to repay part of a bailout given last year...
The founder of a New York money manager and two associates were criminally charged on Thursday with running a $1.8 billion Ponzi-like fraud where thousands of victims were falsely promised...
Cameras on Google Pixel smartphones will be able to measure heart and breathing rates starting next month, in one of the first applications of Alphabet Inc’s artificial intelligence technology to...
US President Joe Biden has said that he plans to raise annual refugee admissions to 125,000 in the coming fiscal year, a more than eight-fold increase after former President Donald...
Governments and developers around the world are exploring the potential use of “vaccine passports” as a way of reopening the economy by identifying those protected against the coronavirus. Those developing...
In the present chaotic world full of diverse minds, there are two possible mental health problems that almost everyone can relate to – stress and anxiety. They can silently cast...
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