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The Covid-19 pandemic and its socio-economic fallout pose high risks to migrant workers in the Asia-Pacific, a new report by the United Nations has claimed. These migrant workers are more...
President M Abdul Hamid on Friday called upon all concerned to carry out all types of court proceedings as well as preserve all its documents digitally. “Carry out court proceedings...
Bangladesh will soon need to go for innovative financing for its development projects apart from utilising existing financial resources earmarked for attaining globally aligned development goals. The suggestion came at...
Gemcon Khulna lifted the title of Bangabandhu T20 Cup on Friday, beating Gazi Group Chattogram by 5 runs in the final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Khulna batted first...
'Cheap labour' is one of the catchwords coined by Bangladeshi authorities for attracting investments in the country. However, it is ironic that although the Bangladeshi workers produce comparatively more outputs...
The deplorable working conditions in many employment sectors of Bangladesh economy especially in its small and medium enterprises and informal sectors necessitate adapting creative approaches to outreach workers in these...
Scores of schoolboys who were rescued from kidnappers in northwest Nigeria arrived back home on Friday, many of them barefoot and wrapped in blankets after their week-long ordeal. The boys,...
The first cold wave of the season is sweeping over the three regions in the north of Bangladesh at the beginning of winter. The mercury has dropped to around 9.0...
Potatoes and onions have become more costlier in Dhaka, but traders say the costs of the root vegetables are expected to go down as new harvests have begun hitting the...
Khanqueh-e-shaheed (RA) Mia Saheb's maidan Khanqueh Sarif , located at luxmibazar, will hold religious discussion, Fateha khwani, zikir asker ,milad and doa mahfil marking the holy annual urs after Maghrib...
At least 39 Indian nationals on board two ships have been stranded in Chinese waters for several months now, India’s foreign ministry has said, adding that efforts are under way...
The COVAX alliance, which aims to secure COVID-19 vaccines for the world’s most vulnerable people, said on Friday it had gained access to nearly 2 billion doses, roughly doubling its...
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad has said a total of 3,26,758 migrant workers returned home after losing their jobs from April 1 to November 30 this year....
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said Bangladesh has surpassed Pakistan in maximum socio-economic indexes before the golden jubilee of independence. He said Bangladesh’s development stories are now...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has accused the government of using state machinery to control the country by eliminating opposition parties. “One-party rule is now the only way...
38 non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) will receive the commercially important person (CIP) status on January 6 next year for their outstanding contribution to the country's economy. The expatriates' welfare and overseas...
The US energy department is the latest agency to confirm it has been breached in what is being described as the worst-ever hack on the US government. The department is...
The United Nations human rights office called on Thailand on Friday to amend its lese majeste law which it said had been used against at least 35 activists - one...
As the door of the vaccine transport cart opens at Singapore’s Changi airport, the sub-zero temperatures inside collide with the warm, tropical air, creating a carpet of steam like hot...
All five babies born to women with COVID-19 infection during a study in Singapore have had antibodies against the virus, although the researchers said it is not yet clear what...
Vandals have defaced another sculpture in Kushtia, this time the one of Jatindranath Mukherjee, a revolutionary leader of the anti-British movement known as Bagha Jatin, weeks after damaging Bangabandhu Sheikh...
Economies of Asia and the Pacific must put water security at the top of their agenda to recover from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and adapt to climate change,...
Security forces on Thursday rescued nearly 350 schoolboys who had been kidnapped in northwestern Nigeria and taken into a vast forest, the governor of Katsina state said, bringing relief to...
Bangladesh has registered 25 new fatalities from the novel coronavirus in a daily count, taking the death toll so far to 7,217. The caseload climbed to 498,293 after 1,318 people...
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by US officials this week, adding a top technology target to...
With the arrival of new batches, onions prices are cooling down in Khulna, thinning the previously seen long queues of people in front of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) trucks...
The United States is set to add dozens of Chinese companies, including the country’s top chipmaker SMIC, to a trade blacklist on Friday, two people familiar with the matter told...
Iran has begun construction on a site at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo amid tensions with the US over its atomic program, satellite photos obtained Friday by The Associated...
The Bangladesh government has decided to appoint new Ambassadors to Thailand and Algeria. Mr Mohammed Abdul Hye, currently serving as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Algeria, has been appointed as...
A panel of outside advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday overwhelmingly endorsed emergency use of Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine, virtually assuring a second option for protecting...
The European Union (EU) will start vaccination for coronavirus (Covid-19) after Christmas, the bloc's executive chief Ursula von der Leyen has announced. "It's Europe's moment. On 27, 28 and 29...
India’s Supreme Court has declined calls to ban a weeks-long farmers’ protest and asked the government and unions to help form a committee of experts to mediate between them. “We...
Bangladesh has extended the shutdown of schools and other educational institutions to January 16 as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to surge. The education ministry issued a notice on Friday,...
Many Indians appear hesitant to get vaccinated for Covid-19 as infections have fallen sharply since a mid-September peak and some people are worried about possible side-effects, according to a survey...
The inclusion of breakdancing at the 2024 Olympics may be surprising but organisers were drawn to the sport’s potential to attract a younger fanbase and grow the Olympic audience in...
Unprecedented workplace changes in 2020 had a silver lining for DocuSign Chief Executive Dan Springer. His San Francisco-based company, which has helped businesses manage agreements electronically since its founding in...
The avuncular man in the TV ad has an urgent-sounding message from his employer, the oil giant Chevron Corp. “I think renewable energy is vital to our planet,” says the...
Reviving Iran’s nuclear deal under US President-elect Joe Biden would require striking a new agreement setting out how Iran’s breaches should be reversed, UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said....
Orchids are not often called ugly, but that is how the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, described a new species of the normally vibrant and delicate flower discovered in...
Gemcon Khulna and Gazi Group Chattogram are all set to lock horns in the final of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup which will take place on Friday at 4:30 pm at...
Today, students from the country’s top universities are entering what is called the gig economy as full-time and part-time freelancers, inspiring others. The bigger picture is: their initiatives are turning...
The recovery of the telecom industry is vulnerable to a potential second wave in the winter period, according to a new report. The GSMA National Dialogues' report, published on Thursday,...
The government has taken an initiative to maintain the emergency dredging of Barnabad channel of Payra Port aiming to carry out the port activities smoothly. As part of the move,...
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has proposed to purchase a pool of 56 vehicles at Tk 261.8 million for Dhaka-Sylhet-Tamabil road-widening projects. Among the vehicles, insiders said on Monday,...
Fundraising by the listed companies by way of rights issues fell sharply in the outgoing calendar year, hitting a five-year low. Only one listed firm -- Pragati Life Insurance --...
The High Court on Thursday expressed intense anger over the role of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) as the anti-graft body failed to submit the names and addresses of the persons...
Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski was named The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2020 on Thursday, beating off competition from last year’s winner Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Lewandowski, who won...
Non-implementation of the Teesta water-sharing deal and India's failure to end border killing are frustrating for Bangladesh, said Foreign Minister Dr A K Momen on Thursday. "As a Bangladeshi, I...
Traffic congestion in Dhaka has long been taking a heavy toll on five areas including working hour loss, additional fuel consumption, pavement damage, accident during peak hour, and environmental impact,...
The cancellation of the Bangla Academy Ekushey Book Fair 2021 by the organising authorities has disappointed lots of people. Apart from thousands of serious book lovers and dozens of publishers,...
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