Stocks on both the bourses witnessed an upward trend in the early trading on Monday as investors showed their buying appetite based on the latest quarterly earnings. Following the previous...
Chanting slogans against Russian President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across the country to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up...
Software giant Microsoft Corp is confident its search product Bing can fill the gap in Australia if Google pulls its search over required payments to media outlets, Prime Minister Scott...
Chief selector Minhajul Abedin Nannu believes that Bangladesh would face a sterner challenge in the forthcoming two-match Test series against West Indies unlike the ODI series which was a lopsided...
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have...
The High Court (HC) has directed the authority concerned to shut down all illegal brick kilns that do not have license within February 18. The bench of Justice Md Mozibor...
The new companies would now be able to register their entities with the Office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC) within 24 hours as the process...
iHealthScreen Bangladesh Limited, a local healthcare service provider, in collaboration with Diabetic Association of Bangladesh will offer services to diabetic patients in the country from the first week of February....
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, officials said. According to...
Bangladesh urged India to consider allowing the use of new land and rail routes and land ports via India to facilitate connectivity between Bangladesh and Nepal as well as Bhutan,...
Over 50 per cent of enlisted people in Pirojpur district were deprived of cash assistance provided by the government as part of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic this fiscal...
Myanmar’s elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior ruling party figures were detained in morning raids on Monday amid fears of a military coup following a disputed election,...
The central bank has decided to stick to the expansionary monetary policy during the second half (H2) of this fiscal year (FY) with some adjustments, taking into account the money...
The central bank on Sunday withdrew the general waiver of loan moratorium facility. The Bangladesh Bank offered a deferral loan classification facility from January 2020 to December 2020, considering the...
Not just one, but three teachers of the University of Dhaka have been found guilty of plagiarism in their thesis papers and the university syndicate has penalised them with demotion....
Bangladesh nationals employed abroad sent home a record amount -- US$22 million -- in the year 2020. The reason behind their remitting such a large amount during a year that...
To the relief of assiduous students and their parents, the country's secondary schools and colleges are poised to open sooner rather than later. The eagerly awaited announcement came from Education...
Britain will next week formally apply to join a trans-Pacific trading bloc of 11 countries, with negotiations set to start later this year, the government said on Saturday. Since leaving...
Following months of interdisciplinary research assessing tens of thousands of lung cells infected with the novel coronavirus, scientists have created one of the most comprehensive maps to date of the...
As many as 42 prominent citizens have written to President Abdul Hamid again, calling for an investigation into allegations of irregularities and serious financial misconduct against the Election Commission. They...
The government is overhauling the curriculum apart from emphasising vocational and ICT education, infrastructural development and teacher training to improve the quality of education, Dr Dipu Moni said Sunday. At...
Iran has hosted the political leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban during the past week, offering Tehran’s own help as a mediator in peace talks between the insurgents and the Afghan government...
The High Court (HC) on Sunday directed the authority concerned to shut down all illegal brick kilns that do not have license within February 18. The bench of Justice Md...
World's attention has been drawn recently to various aspects related to the growth of poverty and income disparity because of the Covid pandemic. This came to the surface during the...
There might be much routine work that is not at all beneficial for our body and mind. These things have become a part of our life almost unconsciously. But have...
About 4,000 fresh leprosy cases are being detected every year in Bangladesh and almost eight per cent of the patients suffer from leprosy-related disability, according to a document from Leprosy...
The global Covid-19 pandemic has terrorised the world, unleashing huge number of infections and sad loss of lives. On March 23 the Government of Bangladesh imposed a lockdown that was...
Power utility bodies have to respond to consumers' applications for power connections digitally, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said Sunday. He gave the directive at...
An awareness campaign titled ‘Coronake Korobo Joy’ was held at Shilkhali High School under Pekua upazila of Cox's Bazar on Friday. NeoSTAR Innovation under its e-health programme launched the initiative,...
Dhaka University (DU) has decided to reopen its residential halls for the candidates of honours final and master’s examinations from March 13. The decision was taken at an academic council...
The Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating in many countries and uncertainty is unusually high. Decisive government actions are necessary to ensure swift and extensive vaccine rollouts, protect the most vulnerable households...
International troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline envisaged by the insurgent Taliban’s deal with the United States, four senior NATO officials said, a move that could...
Thirty-two Bangladeshi apparel makers have received US$5.0 million so far in cash out of $41 million work orders from American buyer – Sears – through a settlement reached after a...
Three units of HNA, once China’s most acquisitive conglomerate, said nearly $10 billion had been embezzled by shareholders, in disclosures to stock exchanges that come amid a government-led probe into...
Selectors have named five fast bowlers in the Bangladesh squad for the two-Test series against the West Indies keeping in mind bowlers’ combination for overseas series in the future. Bangladeshi...
Police detained more than 1,000 people and broke up rallies in Moscow and across Russia on Sunday as supporters of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny took to the streets to protest...
The country’s higher educational institutions will face no crisis in enrolling almost all students who have passed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations this year, said University Grants...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has underscored the necessity of a strong opposition party for democracy and said they want the continuation of the democratic trend. "For a democracy, a strong...
A teenage flower seller girl was found dead near Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Saturday night. The 17-year-old was identified as Mim, who used to sell flowers in Shahbagh,...
A civil court in India has rejected an injunction application filed on behalf of Cutish-Biotech against Serum Institute of India (SII), claiming Trademark ‘Covishield’ of the Covid-19 Vaccine. Earlier this...
A dozen of factories are scaling up handset assembly operations in Bangladesh to meet the full demand of the country within this year. People involved with the mobile phone sector...
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday protesters that stormed New Delhi’s Red Fort had caused “insult” to the country, his first public comments on a months-long farmers’ agitation...
Former Bangladesh captain and left-handed opener Shahriar Nafees might take a new role at the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The 35-year-old batsman told reporters that he got a call from...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are likely to hold a meeting in Dhaka on March 27 to take forward the relations between the two countries....
The government is preparing to launch the Surokkha mobile application, through which people can register online for the mass vaccination campaign against the coronavirus outbreak, by the end of this...
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organisation and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has alleged that said BNP has been continuing the politics of killing and terrorism since its inception. “BNP did evil politics not only in...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume commercial passenger flights to Nepal on Feb 18 after a suspension of nine months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The national flag carrier will operate...
Police detained more than 450 people at rallies in Siberia and Russia’s Far East on Sunday as supporters of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny took to the streets to protest his...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam on Sunday said Hungary and Bolivia have sought doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from Bangladesh. The state minister also said in the parliament...
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