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Biman Bangladesh Airlines will continue to suspend its flights to Manchester, Medina, Kathmandu, Bangkok and Kuwait amid the second wave of coronavirus infections in winter. No flights to these five...
The captivity of this pandemic has taught people a lot, which many of us were unknowingly neglecting for years. We are learning how much luxury and wastage in life could...
Japan's leading gauge of inflation fell at the fastest pace in October in more than nine years, owing to a domestic tourism-boosting subsidy programme and weak energy prices amid the...
Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam and three others have won the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)-2020 International Press Freedom Award. “Whether covering the pandemic or protests, journalists everywhere are under attack,”...
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Ambassador Rabab Fatima has sought greater international support for migrant workers to cope up with Covid-19 job market and beyond. She said re-aligning...
Gilead’s drug remdesivir is not recommended for patients hospitalised with Covid-19, regardless of how ill they are, as there is no evidence it improves survival or reduces the need for...
India crossed the grim milestone of 9 million coronavirus cases, with 45,882 new infections recorded in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Friday. India is only the...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained four members of an Islamist outfit from a suspected militant hideout in Sirajganj's Shahjadpur Upazila. They surrendered after a seven-hour standoff with elite...
A total of 2,203 people died with Covid-19 symptoms in the last eight months from March 22 to November 14 across the country, according to a latest report. Besides, a...
A teenage girl was "gang-raped" by her cousin and one more on Wednesday night in Kalyanpur area of Dhaka. Four more youths were also involved. As the victim informed the...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have cordoned off a house in Sirajganj's Shahjadpur upazila on suspicion of it being a militant hideout. Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Ashique Billah, RAB...
With the advent of the winter, a good number of date juice collectors, locally known as Gachhi, who extract juice by cutting head of tree are preparing date tress to...
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will attend a virtual summit of Asia Pacific leaders on Friday to discuss the coronavirus and global economic recovery, with...
A kindergarten student, Sadiq, hasn't recently sat to study or tried to play with his toys at all. Rather, he remains stuck at the mobile screen for a big part...
CFA Society Bangladesh has awarded a total of 162 scholarships to CFA Level-I candidates for 2021. Sponsored by CFA Institute of the USA, the scholarship programme which students get through...
A research team from Rajshahi University (RU) Fisheries department is working to bring back the abundance of indigenous fishes in Baors. They also work to introduce sustainable management of Baor...
Country's drugmakers have sought an exemption from all sorts of related duties and taxes on import of plastic items used in packaging exportable drugs, officials and industry insiders said. Currently,...
Onion prices declined further in the city markets last week thanks to optimum import as well as local supply of the spice. Big traders in Dhaka, Faridpur, Rajbari, Pabna and...
Mini-tax fairs have started gaining momentum in the tax zones across the country with only 10 days left for submission of tax returns by individual taxpayers. The deadline for submission...
Board members of the Bangladesh Bridges Authority (BBA) have rejected a proposal of toll hike at two major bridges amid the pandemic-hit current economic state. Sources said all 13 board...
The Power Division will soon seek suggestions from the Prime Minister about the fate of under-construction and proposed coal-fired power plant projects. The division under the Ministry of Power, Energy...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that the government has taken all-out preparations to bring COVID-19 vaccine whenever it will be available. "The vaccine is about to invented or...
It's a mixed bag of news as far as the Covid pandemic is concerned. Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have raised hope among billions across the world. The efficacy of their vaccines...
The coming into existence of the world's largest free trade bloc is the most significant development on the economic front the planet has known since the beginning of the pandemic....
One of the key farm sectors hit hard by the pandemic, particularly at the initial months of unofficial lockdown, is the dairy sector. Although there are attempts lately to get...
In the wake of the recent protests against sexual assault and rape, multiple school communities have called for immediate change in institutional culture through renewed policies, teacher training and important...
The global economy is recovering from the depths of the coronavirus crisis, but there are signs of slowing momentum in countries with resurging infection rates, the International Monetary Fund said...
Country’s electronics giant Walton gave a grand reception to Sadat Rahman for bringing glory for Bangladesh by winning the ‘International Children’s Peace Prize 2020,’ a prestigious prize known as ‘Children’s...
Our oceans have been generous to us. They generate oxygen, help protect us from the sun's heat, provide food and livelihoods to millions of people, and serve humanity in myriad...
The global economy seems to be coming out of the deep recession induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Major developed countries, e.g., USA, UK, France and Germany attained positive GDP growth...
Ranks Petroleum Limited, macro distributor of lubricant supplier Shell has launched two new fully synthetic engine oils in Bangladesh for two-wheeler segment, says a press release. Shell Advance Long Ride...
Baseer: An Eloquent Mind'-- an art exhibition is underway at Bengal Shilpalay and will continue till January 16 next year. This three- month long exhibition is commemorating the veteran Bangladeshi...
Young people who are not so familiar with the basics of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator for making social media posts and covers often find these tasks quite daunting. But, since the...
Fantasy sports platforms have been gaining popularity in the subcontinent since the advent of platforms like India's Dream 11 and Mobile Premier League (MPL.) Game Plan was born with the...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed regulations allowing industrial enterprises to remit their 1.0 per cent of sales revenue for different legitimate current payments without prior approval from the central...
Perhaps few movie-goers and critics have bothered to identify a distinctive feature in the acting career of the late Soumitra Chatterjee. It becomes clear if anyone compares the actor's performance...
FIFA plans to formulate new regulations to protect the rights of women players, including mandatory maternity leave. The reforms were put forward by FIFA’s Football Stakeholders Committee (FSC) and will...
The 'Narcotics Control (Amendment) Bill, 2020' was passed in Parliament on Thursday dropping the provision of setting up separate narcotic control tribunals to pave the way for competent courts to...
Positive news about possible vaccines had helped push the MSCI World Index to a record high earlier in the week, but investors pulled back as a host of countries announced...
AstraZeneca and Oxford University's potential COVID-19 vaccine produced a strong immune response in older adults, data published on Thursday showed, with researchers expecting to release late-stage trial results by Christmas....
The High Court on Thursday sought information from the government about the steps being taken to bring back Proshanto Kumar Halder, the disgraced director of International Leasing and Finance Services...
India's market regulator has filed a petition with the Supreme Court asking it to direct embattled Sahara conglomerate chief Subrata Roy and two of his companies to deposit 626 billion...
For Naela Abu Jibba, a mother of five who lives and works in the Gaza Strip, taking the road less travelled has become a way of life. The first woman...
The world’s three most expensive cities are now Hong Kong, Zurich and Paris, according to a new cost of living report. Singapore and Osaka, which were equal first with Hong...
Global regulators have held off approving the Boeing 737 MAX despite a decision by the US Federal Aviation Administration to end a 20-month grounding, highlighting changes in the global regulatory...
The government on Thursday signed a $100 million grant financing agreement with the World Bank to scale up access to energy, water, sanitation services and disaster-resilient infrastructures for the Rohingya...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday renewed her warning that the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic in the country is imminent and asked all to wear masks. "I request you...
UNICEF in a new report warned of significant and growing consequences for children as the COVID-19 pandemic lurches toward a second year, according to a statement issued on Thursday. Released...
A Pakistan court has awarded a 10-year jail term to suspected Mumbai attack mastermind and Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed in two terror cases, reports thequint.com citing PTI. A court...
The Ministry of Women’s and Children’s Affairs and the Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commission, with the support of UNHCR and UNICEF, jointly launched the Minimum Standards for...
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