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Speakers at a programme on Saturday stressed the need for skills development of the existing workforce and making popular the technical and vocational education as the key measures to accelerate...
Early arriving foggy weather has been affecting the winter crops, especially Boro seedbeds and potatoes, dashing farmers' hopes for the expected output. The farmers in the northern, north-eastern, southern and...
Opening of Padma Bridge to traffic is possible by early March 2022 marking the historic March 7, a memorable day in the history of Bangalees, project insiders said. However, the...
Tourism in the Chattogram Hill Tract (CHT) has registered a rapid growth in recent years with improved road connectivity, improved accommodation and security. In recent times, the picturesque Sajek Valley...
Commerce minister Tipu Munshi on Saturday said the government would consider providing the second stimulus package for businesses, especially for the apparel sector, if the situation demands. "It depends on...
Winter presages a dreadful time in the European and North American countries. In those regions, many people simply cringe in fear at the very mention of this dreadful season. To...
Of late, Indian ONGC Videsh Ltd has agreed to drill two exploratory wells in two separate offshore blocks of Bangladesh in the next drilling season starting from October 2021. Accoding...
Pending the final celebration, which is expected to take place by the end of next year, the nation has reasons to be elated when the last span was placed on...
Sheikh Hasina has called on global leaders to step up efforts to meet the goals set under the Paris Agreement with a stark reminder of the threat of climate change....
Speakers at a national dialogue said funds crisis are the main challenge amid Corona in creating start-ups. Though many young entrepreneurs are entering the competitive market with new ideas, ultimately...
Government officials staged countrywide protest rallies against the vandalism of an under-construction sculpture of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Kushtia. Officials of 29 Bangladesh Civil Service...
A car plowed into a crowd of about 50 people at a protest that spilled into the streets of Manhattan in New York on Friday afternoon, injuring several people. The...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said world leaders should declare states of ‘climate emergency’ in their countries to spur action to avoid catastrophic global warming. Antonio Guterres made the call...
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) would be entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining the city's canals by January next year. Local Government and Rural...
Niaz Morshed has been elected president of Junior Chamber International (JCI)Bangladesh, says a press release. The election was held at the end of the general meeting of the volunteer organisation...
President elect Joe Biden announced his economic team last week. He hopes his six person economic team can guide the US back to solid economic footing. The president elect referred...
Bangladesh's garment exporters will lose $4 billion if the European Union (EU) ends the duty-free trade benefit for the country following its graduation to a developing nation, according to a...
Historians will no doubt look back on 2020 as a turning point for the European Union. But which of two competing headlines will capture this critical moment? On one hand,...
The report is stark. It is concerning. After a year of living through dangerous times, the danger being the overwhelming presence of the coronavirus pandemic in our lives, with all...
Fog and winter chills continued to disrupt life on Saturday amid a forecast of drizzle in northern Bangladesh. Bangladesh Meteorological Department predicted light rain in parts of Rangpur, Rajshahi and...
Bangladesh national football team’s captain Jamal Bhuyan has tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection in Qatar. The midfielder underwent the COVID-19 test on Thursday before returning home after Bangladesh’s...
Dense fog and poor visibility forced a Chattorgram-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines from Dubai to make an emergency landing at Sylhet airport on Saturday. Besides, the arrival of three...
Indonesian Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab was arrested in Jakarta on Saturday on suspicion of having breached coronavirus restrictions by holding events that drew thousands of followers in the city, his...
Mexico has become the fourth country to approve emergency use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, following authorisation from health regulator Cofepris, a health official said on Friday. "Cofepris has granted emergency...
Senior Secretary of Land Ministry Md. Muksodur Rahman Patwary and his team have won the 'Digital Bangladesh Award 2020' at the 'National Level' in the 'Government - General Category'. They...
Child killings during the period from January to November 2020 increased drastically across the country, according to a local independent rights body. A total of 535 children were killed in...
As Bangladesh looks forward to graduating out of the least developed country (LDC) status in 2024, it's increasingly emphasising on bilateral preferential trade agreement (PTA) and free trade agreement (FTA)...
Bangladesh’s economy will get a huge boost with the expected ‘industrial revolution’ in 21 southwestern districts after the inauguration of the long-cherished Padma Multi-Purpose Bridge within a year or a...
South Korea reported a record 950 daily coronavirus cases on Saturday, exceeding the late February peak of 909, with the president calling the country’s third wave of COVID-19 an “emergency”,...
The Royal Bengal Tiger has been sighted at an altitude of 3,165 m above sea level for the first time in Nepal, raising concerns about the impact of global warming...
Judges in Chattogram have held a rally to protest the defacement of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s sculpture amid a growing clamour against the construction of statues by Islamist groups in...
Commercial farming of high yielding guava has been gaining popularity in the region including its vast barind tract and char (riverbed) areas of the Padma river as the farmers reap...
Kyle Jamieson took his second five-wicket haul as New Zealand ripped through the West Indies batting lineup to leave them in dire straits on 124-8 at the close of play...
President Abdul Hamid on Saturday emphasised the importance of innovations instead of imitation to take the benefits of ‘Digital Bangladesh’ to people. “Technology is the tool of development. Information technology...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will pledge to end direct government support for overseas fossil fuel projects at a UN summit on Saturday, aiming to spur similar moves by other...
Government secondary schools across the country will start the process of taking online admission applications from December 15. Students can apply for admission until 5 pm on December 27, according...
Business leaders have warned against any attempt to defame Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. They came up with the warning on Saturday amid the opposition by Islamic...
The death toll from the coronavirus (Covid-19) infection in Bangladesh has surged to 7,020 after 34 new fatalities were registered in a 24-hour period as the pandemic continues to intensify...
UNCTAD’s 15th quadrennial ministerial conference (UNCTAD15) has been postponed to later in 2021. The conference will now take place in Bridgetown, Barbados from Sunday, 3 October through to Friday, 8...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Saturday said Bangladesh and India can offer a tough race for other competitors in global textile business considering India as one...
Veteran New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has been dropped for the Twenty20 series against Pakistan, while Kane Williamson and Trent Boult have been recalled after they were rested for last...
Bangladesh Bank and Dhaka Bank Limited have signed an agreement to support Safety, Retrofits and Environmental Upgrades in the Bangladeshi Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector Project (SREUP). They signed the agreement...
US workers could soon face choices such as free Covid-19 shots and a cash bonus if all get immunised, or those unwilling to be vaccinated get reassigned or even lose...
After radio, when television first came to Bangladesh, it changed the landscape for media. Satellite channels brought more options and TV-watching freedom for the viewers. What is newer are streaming...
Thailand's Ministry of Commerce has unveiled a strategy outline to boost export in 2021 by focusing on online trade promotion activities. "We will arrange an online business match-making every week...
Iranian dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, who was convicted of fomenting violence during the 2017 anti-government protests, was executed on Saturday, Iran’s state television reported. Iran’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld...
Business leaders and officials of Bangladesh and the Philippines have said Dhaka and Manila have enormous potential to increase bilateral trade and investment, as they recommend widening cooperation between the...
Five key genes are linked with the most severe form of coronavirus (Covid-19), scientists said on Friday, in research that also pointed to several existing drugs that could be repurposed...
Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua and Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev pulled off their masks and engaged in face-to-face verbal sparring on Friday at their weigh-in for Saturday’s title clash. The 31-year-old...
Leading southern Indian TV actress VJ Chitra's death has now snowballed into a major controversy, with her parents accusing her husband of killing her. Chitra, best known for playing Mullai...
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