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The British High Commissioner Robert Chatterton Dickson met with the Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday to formally propose the establishment of a UK-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Dialogue on behalf...
Bangladesh and India are expected to hold their Director General-level border talks in Guwahati later this month, the first time the biannual meeting will be held outside Delhi, official sources...
China on Thursday said it was within its legitimate rights to build a dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo river close to the Line of Actual Control...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged Swedish and Spanish investors to invest in Bangladesh's special economic zones (SEZs) to avail all opportunities in those zones. She made the call...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has extended the usance period for the import of Ophthalmic Medical Equipment to 180 days from 90 days, including intraocular lens. “To facilitate the imports of Ophthalmic...
Record-high Covid infections and hospitalisations have been reported in the US, with fears they will not slow in the run-up to Christmas. The number of people in hospital passed 100,000...
The United Nations has unanimously adopted Bangladesh’s flagship resolution on the ‘Culture of Peace’. While introducing the resolution in the General Assembly, the Permanent Representative (PR) of Bangladesh Ambassador Rabab...
Poor fishermen and inhabitants of some small villages near the nationally acclaimed vast Ratargul Swamp forest have started getting benefits of an initiative taken up under a research programme by...
Bangladesh has recorded 2,316 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 471,739, reports bdnews24.com. The death toll increased to 6,748...
Some 26 people were killed and 1,344 others injured in 118 incidents of political violence across the country in the first ten months of the current calendar year, according to...
A court has handed down the capital punishment to a woman and her four accomplices for the murder of her husband over an extramarital affair in Khagrachhari's Guimara in 2016....
Bangladesh is introducing antigen tests for the diagnosis of novel coronavirus infection on Saturday, two and half months after approving the guidelines on the tests. For the launch, the government...
The American Center at the US Embassy Dhaka has announced the Community College Initiative (CCI) Programme for the academic year 2021-22, according to a statement issued on Thursday. The CCI...
Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) opened its 55th sub-branch at Budhata Bazar in Assasuni of Satkhira district on Dec 2. Managing director and CEO of the bank Quazi Osman Ali...
Ethiopia and the United Nations agreed on Wednesday to channel desperately-needed humanitarian aid to the northern region of Tigray, where a month of war is believed to have killed thousands...
Bangladesh has announced the National Film Awards for 2019, naming “No Dorai” and “Fagun Haway” as the best films of the year, reports bdnews24.com. No Dorai that translates “Not Afraid”...
The International Court of Justice genocide suit against Myanmar on behalf of the Rohingya, which was initiated by The Gambia, is garnering increasing support from other nations around the world....
Indian government ministers began talks with farmers’ leaders on Thursday to try and break a deadlock over laws passed earlier this year seeking to deregulate the agriculture sector that has...
It is seven months since educational institutions around the country were shut down as part of efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19. The shift to online classes from engaging,...
The euro zone economy will contract again this quarter as renewed lockdown measures stifle activity, according to a Reuters poll which showed the bloc’s GDP would then return to pre-crisis...
LafargeHolcim is allocating 100 million Swiss francs (111.89 million US dollar) to reduce its CO2 emissions in India, the world’s largest cement maker said on Thursday. The Swiss company will...
Covid-19-related school closures risk is pushing an additional 72 million primary school aged children into "learning poverty" - meaning that they are unable to read and understand a simple text...
As three Covid-19 vaccines look ready to be rolled out in different countries soon, one question is now crossing the public mind -- where actually Bangladesh is in the line...
Big and small brands in Bangladesh, more often than not, brainstorm on how to reach their target customers. According to analysts, it can be realised most effectively via social media...
The sudden demise of 27-year-old Indian actress Mishti Mukherjee due to kidney failure related to “keto diet” has recently cast doubt on the boons of the trendy diet. While scrolling...
Police have pressed formal charges against eight suspects in connection with the gang-rape of a newly-wed woman in Sylhet's MC College, an incident that sparked outrage and led to protests...
Britain’s Prince Harry has suggested that the coronavirus pandemic is a rebuke from nature as he called for more action to tackle climate change. The prince spoke during a conversation...
Police in India's Uttar Pradesh state have arrested a Muslim man for allegedly trying to convert a Hindu woman to Islam. He's the first to be arrested under a new...
Human Rights Watch on Thursday called on the Bangladesh government to immediately halt the imminent relocation of Rohingya refugees to the remote island of Bhasan Char. Authorities in Bangladesh have...
Under a new regulation issued Wednesday by the US Department of Transportation, airlines will no longer consider emotional support animals as service animals, limiting dogs as the only type that...
Twitter has expanded its policy barring hateful speech to include “language that dehumanizes people on the basis of race, ethnicity and national origin,” it said in a statement on Wednesday....
Lionel Messi and Barcelona have been fined a combined 780 euros (945 US dollars) after the player was shown a yellow card for lifting his shirt to pay tribute to...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Wednesday said it has become a global challenge to prevent grafts like money laundering and tax evasion due to technological advancements....
Experts focus on the adaptation of integrated pest management (IPM) approach to fight back fall armyworm (FAW), one of the deadliest pests for maize across the globe. Ispahani Agro Ltd...
Iran has moved to stop UN inspections of its nuclear sites and step up uranium enrichment under a new law approved by its parliament. The bill would require the government...
The state-owned Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) has undertaken a handwash basin installation project without any feasibility study but with higher costs for the job. As per the proposal,...
Disputes over land rights still remain a key barrier to peace in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) even 23 years after the signing of the CHT Peace Accord. In three...
Donald Trump hinted he may be ready to move on to planning another run for the US presidency in 2024 as President-elect Joe Biden prepared on Wednesday to confront the...
The central bank has relaxed its regulations for receiving cash incentives on the money sent by expatriate Bangladeshis further aiming to expedite the inflow of remittances despite the Covid-19 pandemic,...
The real minimum wages in Bangladesh witnessed the largest fall in Asia and the Pacific (APAC) region in the last decade while Vietnam recorded highest growth, according to a latest...
Bangladesh will offer land for free to electric car producers as this has huge economic opportunities, PM's private sector industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman said on Wednesday. "We'll...
Chittagong University Research and Higher Study Society (CURHS) has arranged an internship programme named 'Autumn Research Internship Program 2020' for the students of Chattogram. 120 students, selected from 25 institutions,...
Winter is a season of merriment to some, and terror to others. Most privileged people enjoy it due to the warmth of blankets, outdoor activities, and countless delicacies. On the...
On a fine morning in 1969, two best friends set out to get themselves admitted into Dhaka Medical College (DMC). Suddenly, one friend stopped and took a sudden turn to...
Sports is another name of passion, and Bangladeshi people have a full dose of that feeling in their hearts. Sports fan base of Bangladesh is enormous irrespective of gender, class,...
China’s plan to develop a dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet is now at a "preliminary planning and demonstration" stage, a Chinese official in New Delhi said on Wednesday....
China is forcing restaurants, e-commerce platforms and delivery services to report their use of single-use plastics. The Ministry of Commerce of China said it had established a nationwide system for...
Strongly protesting the restriction on holding rallies and public meetings in Dhaka metropolitan areas without prior police permission, BNP Wednesday said this ‘anti-people’ move is an ‘ominous’ sign both for...
That a team of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested six members of a gang of highway robbers following a robbery the gang committed on a running bus on...
Bangladesh Coast Guard has arrested seven Myanmar nationals in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday with 280,000 pieces of Yaba. In-Charge of Coast Guard Teknaf Station Lt Commander Amirul said...
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