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Has there been any change in the traditional practice of receiving and giving dowries in Bangladesh society? Now really! The devil of dowry still prevails here. Amid concern over violence...
Amnesty International has called upon the Bangladesh authorities to drop plans to relocate more than 100 Rohingya families to a remote island in the Bay of Bengal. The international rights...
Bangladesh has recorded 28 fatalities and 1,847 new cases of the novel coronavirus in 24 hours, taking the tally of infections so far to 445,281. The death toll climbed to...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested gold trader Monir Hossain, locally known as Golden Monir, for possession of illegal assets, a firearm and liquor. The elite police unit apprehended...
Bangladesh Bank, on behalf of the government, issued lower amount of tradable fixed income securities in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (FY21) when compared with the same...
Detectives in a drive on Saturday arrested three people from Paltan area in the city in connection with the recent arson attacks on buses in different parts of the capital....
Several rockets hit residential areas in the early rush hour in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, killing at least eight civilians and wounding 31, police officials said. The explosions,...
Japan's capital confirmed a record 539 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, beating its previous high of 534 cases, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Saturday marks the third day that...
Leaders of the 20 biggest world economies (G20) will debate this weekend how to deal with the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic that has caused a global recession and how to manage...
A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead allegedly by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) along Rowmari border in northern Kurigram district. The incident occurred near the sub-pillar-3 of international border pillar-1,062...
Popular Bangladeshi singer Baby Nazneen has been diagnosed with Covid-19 on Friday evening (US time) at Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC) in New Jersey, United States where she was undergoing...
US President Donald Trump's oldest son has tested positive for coronavirus, according to his spokesman. Donald Trump Jr, 42, was diagnosed at the start of this week and has been...
The head of an Indian company contracted to make AstraZeneca Plc's Covid vaccine said it could deliver it to health care workers and elderly Indians by January as the country's caseload...
President Donald Trump’s desperate bid to overturn the November 3 election result was dealt another blow on Friday after it was announced he had lost Georgia, while the winner, President-elect...
Bangladeshi children have called on the decision-makers to take steps to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, to spend more on education, training and green economy and to protect children...
‘Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) project’ of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under ICT Division has received international honour in the Public-Private Partnership category of the ‘2020 WITSA Global ICT...
Apart from having a safe and comfortable accommodation at Bhasanchar (floating island), the Rohingya refugees will have an opportunity to engage themselves in income-generating activities. "This will be a really...
Country's microfinance institutions (MFIs) have demanded the withdrawal of annual fees charged by the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA). In a recent letter, Credit and Development Forum (CDF), an association of...
Fearing large investment of illegally earned money in the insurance sector, the anti-graft watchdog has sought detailed information on depositors/investors and sources of their funds. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) suggests...
CHATTOGRAM: The production of tea for January to October period in Chattogram zone has decreased this year compared to the same period of the last year. Lack of irrigation, sunshine...
The government's rice procurement drive during this year's Aman season is facing hurdles because of the mismatch between the ruling market prices and that fixed by the government of both...
Bangladesh is going to send manpower to Romania soon, creating an opportunity for overseas jobseekers to find jobs in the European country, officials said. Romania is a country located at...
The country's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are not in a good state at all amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The deadly virus caused disruption to their production and sales. Nearly...
Currently the Covid-19 pandemic has hit livelihood hardest. This terrible epidemic has not only claimed lives but also disrupted livelihood of marginal people. According to a joint statement by ILO,...
German police said they had opened a murder inquiry against a senior doctor in the western city of Essen over the killing of two seriously ill coronavirus patients with a...
Police have seized 31 crude bombs from an under-construction building in Dhaka’s Uttara. Information gleaned from two suspects arrested over bombings during the Nov 12 Dhaka-18 election led to the...
Trial of circular bus service in Dhaka has failed. After operation for around four months in 2019, the authorities stalled the service. There was also no visible initiative to review...
Over the past few months there were a lot of musings if a second wave of Covid-19 pandemic would after all strike Bangladesh and if so when. If it so...
Bangladesh's performance in the export and foreign remittance sectors has been impressive over the years. Excepting the early few weeks since the end of March when the pandemic-induced shutdowns were...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for global efforts to fight antimicrobial resistance through coordinated actions to raise awareness against the widespread use of antibiotics. She made the call at...
Onion prices increased again on Friday after showing a gradual decline for the last two weeks. Prices of local variety of onion increased by Tk 10 per kg both at...
People who’ve had Covid-19 are highly unlikely to contract it again for at least six months after their first infection, according to a British study of healthcare workers on the...
The banking sector in Bangladesh has been diligently navigating the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis since the beginning. Initially, the sector has successfully met the cash flow challenges in the economy during...
The United Nations (UN) 75th anniversary has reminded us of the importance of promoting cooperative "solutions of international economic, social, health, and related problems," as outlined in the UN Charter....
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday urged BNP leaders to find out the reason behind inconsistent statements of their BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. “Mirza Fakhrul is...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that opposition leaders and activists are being made disappeared to stop the criticisms of the government for its 'misdeeds'. "The...
With increasing supply, the prices of winter vegetables have begun to drop, but the customers in Dhaka have no respite from price hike as fine quality rice and soybean oil...
The Armed Forces Day will be celebrated through various programmes on Saturday amid festivity and enthusiasm, marking the establishment of the forces during the 1971 Liberation War. The day’s programme...
Bangladesh has urged Jordan to open its embassy in Dhaka to further strengthen bilateral relations and trade cooperation between the two nations. The request was made during a meeting between...
Bangladesh is seeing a steady rise in dengue cases amid the Covid-19 outbreak. Fifteen more people were hospitalised with dengue fever in the past 24 hours until early Friday, taking...
Superbrands Bangladesh has honoured Walton, country’s leading electronics company, as one of the most prestigious brands for 2020-21. Sajib Mahbub, general manager and executive editor of Bangladesh Brand Forum, handed...
A Bangladeshi couple based in Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty in a US federal court to providing support to family members who joined IS in Syria. The US Attorney's Office announced...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested seven people from Pallabi area in the capital on Thursday night for buying and selling stolen mobile phones and recovered 275 phones and Taka 22,520...
Shekh al Mamun, a migrants' rights activist and movie director, has become the first winner of the Minu Memorial Award, recognising him for his years-long contribution to enhancing immigrant workers'...
Pfizer said Friday it is asking US regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early...
Commerce Secretary Dr Md Jafor Uddin said the government will provide all sorts of assistance on a priority basis for the expansion of tea cultivation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts...
Social media giant Twitter Inc faced censure from Indian legislators for a second time in weeks for failing to take down posts critical of India's top court and judges that...
The impact of COVID-19 on women in the readymade garment (RMG) has worsened owing to discrimination, harassment, inadequately represented voice, wage gaps, and unevenly shared unpaid care and family obligations,...
Bangladesh has recorded 2,275 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 443,434. The death toll climbed to 6,322 after...
The Dhaka University has suspended the admission test of its Faculty of Business Studies MBA (evening) courses amid controversy. The exam was scheduled to be held today. Vice-Chancellor Prof Akhtaruzzaman...
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